Chennai vs Montreal - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chennai Montreal
🚶 Cost of living one person
$430
$1857
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1140
$4312
🏠 One person rent
$152
$940
🏘️ Family rent
$346
$1577
🍽️ Food expenses
$163
$575
🚐 Transport expenses
$65.4
$187
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$848
$2742
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
78
100
😀 Quality of life
66
93
🏙️ Population
6.6M
1.8M

The cost of living in Chennai is 77% less expensive than in Montreal. Cities ranked 8897th and 2225th ($430 vs $1857) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 17th and 51st in India and Canada, respectively. Check India vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Chennai compared to 1.5 months in Montreal. Chennai ranked 4th best city to live in India vs Montreal ranked 1st in Canada, while ranked 4021st and 51st 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
$1.83
$15.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$11.6
$64.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.01
$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.05
$6.26
☕ Cappuccino
$1.98
$3.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.46
$2.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$170
$1030
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$102
$807
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$470
$1828
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$254
$1371
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.5
$47.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39
$73.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.3
$40.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.23%
6.03%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1935
$6524
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$767
$4131
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$2.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.4
$73.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.84
$17.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$2.36
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.51
$2.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$2.93
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.91
$3.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.5
$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.47
$12.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.5
$14.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.69
$3.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$1.51
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$4.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$4.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.53
$2.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$2.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.22
$1.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.13
$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.67
$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.78
$2.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4
$11.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.82
$9.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.54
$4.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.03
$4.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.79
$2.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$18.7
$34.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.86
$10.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.1
$126
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.73
$16.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.2
$59.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$48.6
$94.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$80.7
$639
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1573
$5725

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Distance City Cost of living
111 km or 69 mi Tirupati
$315
124 km or 77 mi Vellore
$258
125 km or 78 mi Chittoor
$354
138 km or 85 mi Pondicherry
$360
153 km or 95 mi Nellore
$514
159 km or 99 mi Cuddalore
$306
198 km or 123 mi Madanapalle
$346
219 km or 136 mi Kadapa
$367
260 km or 162 mi Proddatur
$355
269 km or 167 mi Ongole
$338
279 km or 173 mi Salem
$304
282 km or 175 mi Thanjavur
$302
290 km or 180 mi Bangalore
$533
304 km or 189 mi Chirala
$311
305 km or 189 mi Tiruchirappalli
$314
312 km or 194 mi Hindupur
$375
328 km or 204 mi Nandyal
$359
338 km or 210 mi Anantapur
$304
339 km or 211 mi Erode
$295
344 km or 214 mi Tumkur
$351
353 km or 219 mi Tenali
$292
354 km or 220 mi Machilipatnam
$316
357 km or 222 mi Guntur
$280
361 km or 224 mi Tiruppur
$300
383 km or 238 mi Vijayawada
$354
388 km or 241 mi Kurnool
$349
396 km or 246 mi Dindigul
$316
402 km or 250 mi Mysore
$311
411 km or 256 mi Eluru
$304
423 km or 263 mi Madurai
$310
428 km or 266 mi Coimbatore
$339
428 km or 266 mi Adoni
$366
453 km or 282 mi Nalgonda
$298
462 km or 287 mi Rajahmundry
$330
463 km or 288 mi Khammam
$272
474 km or 294 mi Mahbubnagar
$357
476 km or 296 mi Kakinada
$307
482 km or 300 mi Hospet
$272
494 km or 307 mi Davanagere
$292
509 km or 317 mi Malappuram
$306

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Distance City Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.3 mi Saint-Lambert
$1790
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Westmount
$1773
4.4 km or 2.8 mi Longueuil
$1835
6.4 km or 4 mi Mount Royal
$1792
9.4 km or 5.9 mi Cote-Saint-Luc
$1803
9.9 km or 6.1 mi Brossard
$2004
11 km or 7 mi La Prairie
$1889
13 km or 8.3 mi Boucherville
$1804
14 km or 8.9 mi Candiac
$1852
16 km or 9.8 mi Saint-Constant
$1824
16 km or 10 mi Dorval
$1810
17 km or 10 mi Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville
$1836
17 km or 10 mi Laval
$1900
20 km or 12 mi Sainte-Julie
$1800
20 km or 12 mi Dollard-des-Ormeaux
$1814
20 km or 13 mi Chateauguay
$1841
21 km or 13 mi Pointe-Claire
$1819
22 km or 14 mi Varennes
$1764
22 km or 14 mi Terrebonne
$1776
23 km or 14 mi Chambly
$1829
24 km or 15 mi Boisbriand
$1732
25 km or 15 mi Kirkland
$1807
26 km or 16 mi Repentigny
$1743
26 km or 16 mi Sainte-Therese
$1753
27 km or 17 mi Mascouche
$1735
27 km or 17 mi Saint-Eustache
$1768
29 km or 18 mi Beloeil
$1742
31 km or 19 mi Blainville
$1761
31 km or 20 mi Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu
$1769
38 km or 23 mi L'Assomption
$1651
39 km or 24 mi Vaudreuil-Dorion
$1830
41 km or 26 mi Saint-Lin-Laurentides
$1690
44 km or 27 mi Mirabel
$1762
46 km or 28 mi Saint-Jerome
$1733
49 km or 31 mi Saint-Hyacinthe
$1562
53 km or 33 mi Salaberry-de-Valleyfield
$1894
57 km or 35 mi Joliette
$1433
66 km or 41 mi Granby
$1106
68 km or 42 mi Sorel-Tracy
$1532
91 km or 56 mi Plattsburgh
$1692