Why are apartment rents cheap in Montreal compared with other big cities in Canada?
Yes, it’s supply and demand. Cities such as Vancouver, Toronto, Calgary and elsewhere attract far more new residents to them then Montreal does. There are multiple reasons for this, but as a reasult there are far fewer available places in those cities as compaired to Montreal. I currently live in Montreal, and one of the things that shocked me when I first arrived was, not only are places so cheap, but very often you see deals like ‘first months rent is free’, and other perks. You can’t take a walk in Montreal without seeing tons of ‘logement a louer’ (place for rent) signs everywhere. Also, I was never asked for a reference to rent an appartment, wheras in Vancouver (where I am from) you could not even dream of renting a place without multiple references. So, yes, basically, supply and demand. There are far more vacant places here in Montreal, so the price drops. This is also great because you, as the renter, can be choosey. Whearas in Vancouver, you take what you can get, here in Mon
