Montreal vs Pune - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Montreal	Pune
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1903	$517
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4337	$1237
🏠 One person rent	$969	$209
🏘️ Family rent	$1582	$359
🍽️ Food expenses	$579	$200
🚐 Transport expenses	$191	$59.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2945	$490
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	100	58
😀 Quality of life	95	62
🏙️ Population	1.8M	5.95M

The cost of living in Montreal is 268% more expensive than in Pune. Cities ranked 2306th and 8553rd ($1903 vs $517) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 52nd and 6th in Canada and India, respectively. Check Canada vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Montreal compared to 0.9 months in Pune. Montreal ranked 4th best city to live in Canada vs Pune ranked 9th in India, while ranked 46th and 5617th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Montreal vs Pune

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	Montreal	Pune
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.2	$4.51
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.6	$16.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.9	$5.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.78	$2.26
☕ Cappuccino	$3.93	$2.43
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.98	$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1055	$244
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$839	$167
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1821	$436
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1381	$294
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47.9	$17.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$74.1	$27.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.4	$9.06
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.06%	9.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6195	$2151
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4493	$1102
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.66	$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$72.8	$11.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.9	$2.83
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.14	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.31	$0.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.63	$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.14	$0.79
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.78	$1.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.2	$6.78
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$3.94
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.6	$6.61
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.48	$2.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$0.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.62	$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.77	$0.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$0.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$0.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.29	$1.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.5	$8.73
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.63	$2.29
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.9	$4.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$1.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.32	$2.88
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.39	$2.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.45	$0.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.5	$19.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.9	$4.49
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$133	$11
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.1	$2.35
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.2	$33.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$62.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$509	$109
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4789	$2540

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Cities near Montreal

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.3 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1828
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Westmount	$1814
4.4 km or 2.8 mi	Longueuil	$1842
6.4 km or 4 mi	Mount Royal	$1820
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1835
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Brossard	$2055
11 km or 7 mi	La Prairie	$1911
13 km or 8.3 mi	Boucherville	$1820
14 km or 8.9 mi	Candiac	$1892
16 km or 9.8 mi	Saint-Constant	$1864
16 km or 10 mi	Dorval	$1853
17 km or 10 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1869
17 km or 10 mi	Laval	$1930
20 km or 12 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1822
20 km or 12 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1829
20 km or 13 mi	Chateauguay	$1867
21 km or 13 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1838
22 km or 14 mi	Varennes	$1786
22 km or 14 mi	Terrebonne	$1805
23 km or 14 mi	Chambly	$1853
24 km or 15 mi	Boisbriand	$1763
25 km or 15 mi	Kirkland	$1835
26 km or 16 mi	Repentigny	$1767
26 km or 16 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1785
27 km or 17 mi	Mascouche	$1766
27 km or 17 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1806
29 km or 18 mi	Beloeil	$1776
31 km or 19 mi	Blainville	$1780
31 km or 20 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1805
38 km or 23 mi	L'Assomption	$1671
39 km or 24 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1850
41 km or 26 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1719
44 km or 27 mi	Mirabel	$1782
46 km or 28 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1753
49 km or 31 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1586
53 km or 33 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$1935
57 km or 35 mi	Joliette	$1449
66 km or 41 mi	Granby	$1120
68 km or 42 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1549
91 km or 56 mi	Plattsburgh	$1811

Cities near Pune

Distance	City	Cost of living
94 km or 58 mi	Satara	$273
106 km or 66 mi	Navi Mumbai	$503
110 km or 68 mi	Kalyan	$399
119 km or 74 mi	Mumbai	$705
119 km or 74 mi	Thane	$487
120 km or 75 mi	Bhiwandi	$363
153 km or 95 mi	Vasai	$267
165 km or 102 mi	Nashik	$350
199 km or 123 mi	Sangli	$290
206 km or 128 mi	Kolhapur	$309
213 km or 132 mi	Ichalkaranji	$302
216 km or 134 mi	Aurangabad	$349
237 km or 147 mi	Solapur	$285
237 km or 147 mi	Malegaon	$382
273 km or 169 mi	Bijapur	$333
287 km or 179 mi	Navsari	$278
288 km or 179 mi	Latur	$396
303 km or 188 mi	Belgaum	$463
314 km or 195 mi	Surat	$705
330 km or 205 mi	Jalgaon	$303
338 km or 210 mi	Panjim	$398
342 km or 212 mi	Gulbarga	$251
347 km or 215 mi	Mormugao	$476
361 km or 224 mi	Margao	$422
366 km or 227 mi	Hubli	$355
373 km or 232 mi	Nanded	$328
403 km or 250 mi	Bhavnagar	$291
411 km or 255 mi	Akola	$297
426 km or 265 mi	Vadodara	$374
447 km or 278 mi	Nizamabad	$305
452 km or 281 mi	Hospet	$266
474 km or 295 mi	Godhra	$366
476 km or 296 mi	Nadiad	$375
480 km or 299 mi	Mahbubnagar	$353
486 km or 302 mi	Adoni	$383
488 km or 303 mi	Amravati	$310
501 km or 312 mi	Davanagere	$295
504 km or 313 mi	Hyderabad	$470
505 km or 314 mi	Secunderabad	$398
511 km or 318 mi	Indore	$361