Bangalore vs Montreal - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Bangalore	Montreal
🚶 Cost of living one person	$507	$1901
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1227	$4422
🏠 One person rent	$216	$984
🏘️ Family rent	$375	$1684
🍽️ Food expenses	$179	$567
🚐 Transport expenses	$68.1	$193
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$211	$2928
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	76	100
😀 Quality of life	63	93
🏙️ Population	12.3M	1.9M

The cost of living in Bangalore is 73% less expensive than in Montreal. Cities ranked 8636th and 2370th ($507 vs $1901) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 64th in India and Canada, respectively. Check India vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Bangalore compared to 1.5 months in Montreal. Bangalore ranked 5th best city to live in India vs Montreal ranked 2nd in Canada, while ranked 5497th and 49th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bangalore vs Montreal

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	Bangalore	Montreal
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.64	$15.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$16.7	$64.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.73	$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.64	$6.08
☕ Cappuccino	$2.43	$3.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.43	$1.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$288	$1096
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$164	$842
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$513	$1985
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$295	$1459
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$17.9	$51.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$27.4	$79.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.61	$40.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.57%	4.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1811	$5122
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1018	$3877
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.52	$2.68
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$15.4	$75.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.37	$17.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.11	$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.61	$2.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.56	$2.87
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$2.83
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.07	$3.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.55	$15.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.68	$12.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.46	$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$3.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.72	$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$3.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.41	$3.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.37	$2.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.35	$2.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.2	$1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.81	$2.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.5	$12.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.97	$2.64
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.18	$11.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.36	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.54	$5.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.07	$4.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.54	$2.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$15.9	$32.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.22	$11.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11.1	$119
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.81	$21.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$30.8	$54.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$52	$99.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$136	$607
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4228	$6432

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Cities near Bangalore

Distance	City	Cost of living
68 km or 42 mi	Tumkur	$303
96 km or 60 mi	Hindupur	$339
117 km or 73 mi	Madanapalle	$320
126 km or 78 mi	Mysore	$332
159 km or 99 mi	Salem	$283
166 km or 103 mi	Vellore	$232
166 km or 103 mi	Chittoor	$302
182 km or 113 mi	Erode	$274
191 km or 118 mi	Anantapur	$331
198 km or 123 mi	Tiruppur	$330
211 km or 131 mi	Tirupati	$306
212 km or 132 mi	Kadapa	$348
221 km or 137 mi	Proddatur	$339
230 km or 143 mi	Coimbatore	$313
244 km or 151 mi	Shimoga	$318
246 km or 153 mi	Davanagere	$264
266 km or 166 mi	Tiruchirappalli	$297
269 km or 167 mi	Pondicherry	$322
270 km or 168 mi	Cuddalore	$294
271 km or 168 mi	Malappuram	$259
273 km or 169 mi	Kannur	$312
276 km or 172 mi	Kozhikode	$315
286 km or 178 mi	Hospet	$250
290 km or 180 mi	Chennai	$409
294 km or 183 mi	Dindigul	$290
295 km or 183 mi	Thanjavur	$275
295 km or 183 mi	Mangalore	$379
295 km or 183 mi	Nandyal	$325
298 km or 185 mi	Adoni	$359
303 km or 188 mi	Nellore	$508
311 km or 194 mi	Udupi	$265
312 km or 194 mi	Thrissur	$335
321 km or 199 mi	Kurnool	$317
344 km or 214 mi	Madurai	$342
362 km or 225 mi	Ernakulam	$329
363 km or 226 mi	Kochi	$372
386 km or 240 mi	Ongole	$317
390 km or 242 mi	Hubli	$333
394 km or 245 mi	Kottayam	$268
421 km or 261 mi	Mahbubnagar	$327

Cities near Montreal

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.3 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1856
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Westmount	$1828
4.4 km or 2.8 mi	Longueuil	$1874
6.4 km or 4 mi	Mount Royal	$1852
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1870
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Brossard	$2051
11 km or 7 mi	La Prairie	$1937
13 km or 8.3 mi	Boucherville	$1861
14 km or 8.9 mi	Candiac	$1921
16 km or 9.8 mi	Saint-Constant	$1905
16 km or 10 mi	Dorval	$1917
17 km or 10 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1892
17 km or 10 mi	Laval	$2058
20 km or 12 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1875
20 km or 12 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1918
20 km or 13 mi	Chateauguay	$1905
21 km or 13 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1915
22 km or 14 mi	Varennes	$1829
22 km or 14 mi	Terrebonne	$1863
23 km or 14 mi	Chambly	$1892
24 km or 15 mi	Boisbriand	$1913
25 km or 15 mi	Kirkland	$1914
26 km or 16 mi	Repentigny	$1817
26 km or 16 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1928
27 km or 17 mi	Mascouche	$1828
27 km or 17 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1926
29 km or 18 mi	Beloeil	$1816
31 km or 19 mi	Blainville	$1903
31 km or 20 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1850
38 km or 23 mi	L'Assomption	$1702
39 km or 24 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1906
41 km or 26 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1772
44 km or 27 mi	Mirabel	$1864
46 km or 28 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1832
49 km or 31 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1675
53 km or 33 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$1942
57 km or 35 mi	Joliette	$1421
66 km or 41 mi	Granby	$1199
68 km or 42 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1575
91 km or 56 mi	Plattsburgh	$1828