Montreal vs Pune - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Montreal	Pune
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1928	$502
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4433	$1207
🏠 One person rent	$992	$202
🏘️ Family rent	$1658	$354
🍽️ Food expenses	$585	$194
🚐 Transport expenses	$192	$57.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3005	$415
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	100	58
😀 Quality of life	96	64
🏙️ Population	1.8M	5.95M

The cost of living in Montreal is 284% more expensive than in Pune. Cities ranked 2284th and 8708th ($1928 vs $502) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 58th and 9th in Canada and India, respectively. Check Canada vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Montreal compared to 0.8 months in Pune. Montreal ranked 1st best city to live in Canada vs Pune ranked 8th in India, while ranked 11th and 5379th 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	$16.8	$4.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.9	$16.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.9	$5.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.46	$2.2
☕ Cappuccino	$4.06	$2.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.04	$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1085	$241
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$852	$158
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1939	$435
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1436	$286
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$51.8	$19.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$79.4	$30
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41.8	$8.07
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.47%	8.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5305	$2347
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4101	$1123
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.78	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$76.6	$11
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.2	$2.68
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.38	$0.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.89	$0.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$0.75
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.56	$1.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.3	$6.43
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$3.57
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.1	$6.55
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.38	$2.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$0.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.24	$1.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.33	$0.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$0.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$0.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.99	$0.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.49	$1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13	$8.65
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.77	$2.24
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12	$3.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$1.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.44	$2.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.53	$2.31
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.54	$0.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.1	$21.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.8	$5.21
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$117	$10
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.6	$2.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.6	$32.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$55
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$568	$109
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5550	$2558

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Cities near Montreal

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.3 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1875
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Westmount	$1862
4.4 km or 2.8 mi	Longueuil	$1923
6.4 km or 4 mi	Mount Royal	$1876
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1893
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Brossard	$2080
11 km or 7 mi	La Prairie	$1960
13 km or 8.3 mi	Boucherville	$1897
14 km or 8.9 mi	Candiac	$1940
16 km or 9.8 mi	Saint-Constant	$1910
16 km or 10 mi	Dorval	$1923
17 km or 10 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1918
17 km or 10 mi	Laval	$2047
20 km or 12 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1891
20 km or 12 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1944
20 km or 13 mi	Chateauguay	$1914
21 km or 13 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1920
22 km or 14 mi	Varennes	$1861
22 km or 14 mi	Terrebonne	$1907
23 km or 14 mi	Chambly	$1918
24 km or 15 mi	Boisbriand	$1934
25 km or 15 mi	Kirkland	$1930
26 km or 16 mi	Repentigny	$1846
26 km or 16 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1950
27 km or 17 mi	Mascouche	$1852
27 km or 17 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1948
29 km or 18 mi	Beloeil	$1838
31 km or 19 mi	Blainville	$1935
31 km or 20 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1857
38 km or 23 mi	L'Assomption	$1723
39 km or 24 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1924
41 km or 26 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1800
44 km or 27 mi	Mirabel	$1896
46 km or 28 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1864
49 km or 31 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1642
53 km or 33 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$1971
57 km or 35 mi	Joliette	$1458
66 km or 41 mi	Granby	$1142
68 km or 42 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1589
91 km or 56 mi	Plattsburgh	$1805

Cities near Pune

Distance	City	Cost of living
94 km or 58 mi	Satara	$268
106 km or 66 mi	Navi Mumbai	$504
110 km or 68 mi	Kalyan	$379
119 km or 74 mi	Mumbai	$733
119 km or 74 mi	Thane	$475
120 km or 75 mi	Bhiwandi	$355
153 km or 95 mi	Vasai	$294
165 km or 102 mi	Nashik	$346
199 km or 123 mi	Sangli	$282
206 km or 128 mi	Kolhapur	$303
213 km or 132 mi	Ichalkaranji	$296
216 km or 134 mi	Aurangabad	$344
237 km or 147 mi	Solapur	$282
237 km or 147 mi	Malegaon	$362
273 km or 169 mi	Bijapur	$319
287 km or 179 mi	Navsari	$286
288 km or 179 mi	Latur	$385
303 km or 188 mi	Belgaum	$428
314 km or 195 mi	Surat	$693
330 km or 205 mi	Jalgaon	$302
338 km or 210 mi	Panjim	$388
342 km or 212 mi	Gulbarga	$254
347 km or 215 mi	Mormugao	$441
361 km or 224 mi	Margao	$397
366 km or 227 mi	Hubli	$349
373 km or 232 mi	Nanded	$321
403 km or 250 mi	Bhavnagar	$287
411 km or 255 mi	Akola	$286
426 km or 265 mi	Vadodara	$382
447 km or 278 mi	Nizamabad	$301
452 km or 281 mi	Hospet	$262
474 km or 295 mi	Godhra	$366
476 km or 296 mi	Nadiad	$373
480 km or 299 mi	Mahbubnagar	$343
486 km or 302 mi	Adoni	$376
488 km or 303 mi	Amravati	$301
501 km or 312 mi	Davanagere	$282
504 km or 313 mi	Hyderabad	$462
505 km or 314 mi	Secunderabad	$391
511 km or 318 mi	Indore	$355