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The only thing Miami wins on is winter weather and beach. Montreal on everything else.
I don't think Montreal beats us on our nightlife either. Or shopping. We have so many high end boutiques here because we're a mega tourist destination 24/7 and 365 days a year. I cannot imagine much if any tourists coming to Montreal for half of their year. I certainly wouldn't. I would love to visit in the summer though. Maybe this year.
COL, no idea, but I imagine Miami is cheaper. We have less taxes (no state income tax - though we get taxed up the ass on sales, and all those tourists renting cars gauge our gas prices). Miami west of the 95 is very poor, more so than people realize. When I stayed in little Haiti, as I was looking for my place in Miami Beach, I could buy a giant Cuban sandwich with fresh bread for 3$. In theory you could eat two of those and be overly full for the entire day for just 6$. And that's just eating out, obviously we also have cheap produce and fruits.
Beauty I would give to Miami in a heartbeat, our beaches and lush tropical fauna and flora. I have coconut palms outside my window.
Food/Culture can be debated. Do you prefer latino-Caribbean food? Or do you prefer Canadian-French fusion of cuisine.
I don't think Montreal beats us on our nightlife either. Or shopping. We have so many high end boutiques here because we're a mega tourist destination 24/7 and 365 days a year. I cannot imagine much if any tourists coming to Montreal for half of their year. I certainly wouldn't. I would love to visit in the summer though. Maybe this year.
I think you're underestimating Montreal's nightlife
The tourists certainly diminish in the winter, but they do come!
I think you're underestimating Montreal's nightlife
The tourists certainly diminish in the winter, but they do come!
Maybe, like I said somewhere else, never been to Montreal. I also never heard of it being a party place like I've heard for some other cities I never been to like Ibiza, Macau, and Bali.
But still, can it really top Miami? We have some mega night clubs, some night clubs on the beach, some big festivals (Ultra is coming soon), as well as a plethora of lounges, bars and pubs.
Quite frankly it's tiresome sometimes living here. Just going for groceries I'm walking past bars, clubs full of drunk partiers (most of them tourists) on a weekday at 3am in the morning. Can Montreal sustain that intensity?
If it does in the summer, which I doubt for whatever reason, it probably won't the other times of the year.
Maybe, like I said somewhere else, never been to Montreal. I also never heard of it being a party place like I've heard for some other cities I never been to like Ibiza, Macau, and Bali.
But still, can it really top Miami? We have some mega night clubs, some night clubs on the beach, some big festivals (Ultra is coming soon), as well as a plethora of lounges, bars and pubs.
Quite frankly it's tiresome sometimes living here. Just going for groceries I'm walking past bars, clubs full of drunk partiers (most of them tourists) on a weekday at 3am in the morning. Can Montreal sustain that intensity?
If it does in the summer, which I doubt for whatever reason, it probably won't the other times of the year.
Yep, it does sustain that intensity. Drinking age at 18 (and frankly 15-year old kids could even get by as nobody ever bothers to check). Alcohol last call at 3 am, with the city pushing a pilot project to extend that to 6 AM.
Yep, it does sustain that intensity. Drinking age at 18 (and frankly 15-year old kids could even get by as nobody ever bothers to check). Alcohol last call at 3 am, with the city pushing a pilot project to extend that to 6 AM.
Late call in Miami Beach is 5am. 3am was my just random example.
Late call in the rest of Miami-Dade can be non-existent and there are some mega clubs that don't close.
I guess a drinking age of 18 probably attracts a lot of Americans.
Maybe, like I said somewhere else, never been to Montreal. I also never heard of it being a party place like I've heard for some other cities I never been to like Ibiza, Macau, and Bali.
But still, can it really top Miami? We have some mega night clubs, some night clubs on the beach, some big festivals (Ultra is coming soon), as well as a plethora of lounges, bars and pubs.
Quite frankly it's tiresome sometimes living here. Just going for groceries I'm walking past bars, clubs full of drunk partiers (most of them tourists) on a weekday at 3am in the morning. Can Montreal sustain that intensity?
If it does in the summer, which I doubt for whatever reason, it probably won't the other times of the year.
Montreal has Ingloofest in the winter. 4 weekends in January and February.
Believe me, Montreal parties. It rivals any US city IMO. NYC included.
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