Chennai vs Montreal - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Chennai	Montreal
🚶 Cost of living one person	$409	$1901
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1006	$4422
🏠 One person rent	$142	$984
🏘️ Family rent	$243	$1684
🍽️ Food expenses	$156	$567
🚐 Transport expenses	$67	$193
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$254	$2928
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	79	100
😀 Quality of life	65	93
🏙️ Population	6.6M	1.9M

The cost of living in Chennai is 78% less expensive than in Montreal. Cities ranked 8947th and 2370th ($409 vs $1901) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 15th and 64th in India and Canada, respectively. Check India vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Chennai compared to 1.5 months in Montreal. Chennai ranked 2nd best city to live in India vs Montreal ranked 2nd in Canada, while ranked 5131st and 49th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chennai vs Montreal

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	Chennai	Montreal
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.12	$15.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$10.9	$64.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.18	$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.57	$6.08
☕ Cappuccino	$1.59	$3.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.41	$1.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$160	$1096
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$97.5	$842
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$282	$1985
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$178	$1459
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$24	$51.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$36.6	$79.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$7.79	$40.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.78%	4.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1739	$5122
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$712	$3877
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.31	$2.68
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$10.6	$75.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.75	$17.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.06	$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.54	$2.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.5	$2.87
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.72	$2.83
🥚 Eggs, x12	$0.85	$3.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.58	$15.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.18	$12.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.29	$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.94	$3.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.85	$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$3.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.46	$3.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.46	$2.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.43	$2.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.2	$1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.01	$2.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.82	$12.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.79	$2.64
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.37	$11.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$0.75	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.25	$5.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.94	$4.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.73	$2.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$15.6	$32.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.6	$11.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$29.9	$119
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.53	$21.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$23	$54.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$37.6	$99.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$71.7	$607
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1792	$6432

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Cities near Chennai

Distance	City	Cost of living
111 km or 69 mi	Tirupati	$306
124 km or 77 mi	Vellore	$232
125 km or 78 mi	Chittoor	$302
138 km or 85 mi	Pondicherry	$322
153 km or 95 mi	Nellore	$508
159 km or 99 mi	Cuddalore	$294
198 km or 123 mi	Madanapalle	$320
219 km or 136 mi	Kadapa	$348
260 km or 162 mi	Proddatur	$339
269 km or 167 mi	Ongole	$317
279 km or 173 mi	Salem	$283
282 km or 175 mi	Thanjavur	$275
290 km or 180 mi	Bangalore	$507
304 km or 189 mi	Chirala	$290
305 km or 189 mi	Tiruchirappalli	$297
312 km or 194 mi	Hindupur	$339
328 km or 204 mi	Nandyal	$325
338 km or 210 mi	Anantapur	$331
339 km or 211 mi	Erode	$274
344 km or 214 mi	Tumkur	$303
353 km or 219 mi	Tenali	$273
354 km or 220 mi	Machilipatnam	$292
357 km or 222 mi	Guntur	$265
361 km or 224 mi	Tiruppur	$330
383 km or 238 mi	Vijayawada	$328
388 km or 241 mi	Kurnool	$317
396 km or 246 mi	Dindigul	$290
402 km or 250 mi	Mysore	$332
411 km or 256 mi	Eluru	$280
423 km or 263 mi	Madurai	$342
428 km or 266 mi	Coimbatore	$313
428 km or 266 mi	Adoni	$359
453 km or 282 mi	Nalgonda	$255
462 km or 287 mi	Rajahmundry	$281
463 km or 288 mi	Khammam	$247
474 km or 294 mi	Mahbubnagar	$327
476 km or 296 mi	Kakinada	$271
482 km or 300 mi	Hospet	$250
494 km or 307 mi	Davanagere	$264
509 km or 317 mi	Malappuram	$259

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