Montreal vs Soweto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Montreal Soweto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1901
$1031
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4422
$1903
🏠 One person rent
$984
$604
🏘️ Family rent
$1684
$628
🍽️ Food expenses
$567
$268
🚐 Transport expenses
$193
$90.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2928
$382
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
29 km
🎓 Higher education
100
63
😀 Quality of life
93
43
🏙️ Population
1.9M
1.27M

The cost of living in Montreal is 84% more expensive than in Soweto. Cities ranked 2370th and 5331st ($1901 vs $1031) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 64th and 7th in Canada and South Africa, respectively. Check Canada vs South Africa comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Montreal compared to 0.4 months in Soweto. Montreal ranked 2nd best city to live in Canada vs Soweto ranked 10th in South Africa, while ranked 49th and 7513th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Montreal vs Soweto

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Montreal Soweto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.7
$6.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64.1
$29.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.6
$4.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.08
$2.12
☕ Cappuccino
$3.94
$2.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.97
$1.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1096
$911
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$842
$382
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1985
$566
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1459
$444
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51.6
$81.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.7
$125
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.1
$34.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.54%
11.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5122
$980
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3877
$760
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.68
$2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$75.6
$34
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.7
$8.05
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.33
$1.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.87
$1.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.83
$1.46
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.57
$2.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.4
$8.54
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$4.62
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.1
$7.66
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.46
$1.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.53
$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$1.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$1.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1
$0.87
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.41
$1.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.8
$8.13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.64
$1.69
🚬 Cigarette pack
$11.6
$2.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$3.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.34
$2.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.03
$1.3
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.5
$0.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32.9
$14.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.5
$5.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$119
$23
💇 Haircut, simple
$21.4
$3.31
👖 Brand Jeans
$54.9
$53.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.6
$78.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$607
$243
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6432
$5012

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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

Cities near Soweto

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Johannesburg
$1204
24 km or 15 mi Randburg
$912
26 km or 16 mi Sandton
$1104
46 km or 28 mi Vereeniging
$742
46 km or 29 mi Benoni
$851
48 km or 30 mi Vanderbijlpark
$867
56 km or 34 mi Centurion
$997
58 km or 36 mi Springs
$784
66 km or 41 mi Pretoria
$1015
73 km or 45 mi Brits
$950
91 km or 56 mi Potchefstroom
$789
92 km or 57 mi Rustenburg
$994
137 km or 85 mi Klerksdorp
$860
159 km or 99 mi Bethal
$902
166 km or 103 mi Kroonstad
$872
170 km or 106 mi Middelburg
$875
222 km or 138 mi Welkom
$811
228 km or 142 mi Mmabatho
$903
249 km or 155 mi Lobatse
$691
266 km or 165 mi Gaborone
$723
282 km or 175 mi Butha-Buthe
$589
290 km or 180 mi Kanye
$691
315 km or 196 mi Molepolole
$663
321 km or 199 mi Teyateyaneng
$558
329 km or 204 mi Mbabane
$607
335 km or 208 mi Vryheid
$882
341 km or 212 mi Maseru
$660
350 km or 217 mi Manzini
$494
354 km or 220 mi Bloemfontein
$742
367 km or 228 mi Mahalapye
$615
399 km or 248 mi Mafeteng
$611
412 km or 256 mi Kimberley
$904
420 km or 261 mi Palapye
$549
446 km or 277 mi Pietermaritzburg
$725
447 km or 278 mi Serowe
$590
461 km or 286 mi Matola
$912
472 km or 293 mi Maputo
$1014
506 km or 314 mi Durban
$938
567 km or 353 mi Francistown
$632
595 km or 370 mi Xai-Xai
$965