Montreal vs Soweto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Montreal Soweto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1954
$971
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4616
$1777
🏠 One person rent
$986
$568
🏘️ Family rent
$1716
$574
🍽️ Food expenses
$608
$243
🚐 Transport expenses
$190
$92.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2805
$1724
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
29 km
🎓 Higher education
100
62
😀 Quality of life
93
39
🏙️ Population
1.76M
1.27M

The cost of living in Montreal is 101% more expensive than in Soweto. Cities ranked 2002nd and 5883rd ($1954 vs $971) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 54th and 5th in Canada and South Africa, respectively. Check Canada vs South Africa comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Montreal compared to 1.8 months in Soweto. Montreal ranked 2nd best city to live in Canada vs Soweto ranked 11th in South Africa, while ranked 60th and 7063rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Montreal Soweto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.6
$6.55
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$76.2
$28
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.1
$4.09
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.72
$2.03
☕ Cappuccino
$3.94
$2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.2
$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1044
$883
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$856
$368
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2012
$544
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1492
$421
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$49.3
$61.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$77
$92.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$42.7
$35.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.28%
11.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7494
$917
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4431
$735
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.79
$2.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$73.2
$32.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.3
$8.62
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.27
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.34
$1.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.92
$0.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.95
$1.29
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.73
$2.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.1
$7.79
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$4.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.9
$6.47
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.4
$1.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.28
$1.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.36
$1.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$1.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$1.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.06
$1.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.7
$7.71
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.18
$1.52
🚬 Cigarette pack
$11.5
$2.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$3.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.65
$2.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.67
$1.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.01
$0.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.2
$13.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.3
$6.19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$121
$22
💇 Haircut, simple
$32.8
$3.15
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.4
$50.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.7
$74.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$669
$216
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6957
$4830

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Cities near Montreal

Distance City Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.3 mi Saint-Lambert
$1873
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Westmount
$1861
4.4 km or 2.8 mi Longueuil
$1896
6.4 km or 4 mi Mount Royal
$1871
9.4 km or 5.9 mi Cote-Saint-Luc
$1890
9.9 km or 6.1 mi Brossard
$2057
11 km or 7 mi La Prairie
$1960
13 km or 8.3 mi Boucherville
$1878
14 km or 8.9 mi Candiac
$1927
16 km or 9.8 mi Saint-Constant
$1912
16 km or 10 mi Dorval
$1912
17 km or 10 mi Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville
$1912
17 km or 10 mi Laval
$1996
20 km or 12 mi Sainte-Julie
$1884
20 km or 12 mi Dollard-des-Ormeaux
$1898
20 km or 13 mi Chateauguay
$1964
21 km or 13 mi Pointe-Claire
$1908
22 km or 14 mi Varennes
$1845
22 km or 14 mi Terrebonne
$1849
23 km or 14 mi Chambly
$1901
24 km or 15 mi Boisbriand
$1751
25 km or 15 mi Kirkland
$1897
26 km or 16 mi Repentigny
$1823
26 km or 16 mi Sainte-Therese
$1785
27 km or 17 mi Mascouche
$1821
27 km or 17 mi Saint-Eustache
$1839
29 km or 18 mi Beloeil
$1836
31 km or 19 mi Blainville
$1799
31 km or 20 mi Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu
$1843
38 km or 23 mi L'Assomption
$1740
39 km or 24 mi Vaudreuil-Dorion
$1921
41 km or 26 mi Saint-Lin-Laurentides
$1773
44 km or 27 mi Mirabel
$1828
46 km or 28 mi Saint-Jerome
$1805
49 km or 31 mi Saint-Hyacinthe
$1657
53 km or 33 mi Salaberry-de-Valleyfield
$2002
57 km or 35 mi Joliette
$1540
66 km or 41 mi Granby
$1187
68 km or 42 mi Sorel-Tracy
$1624
91 km or 56 mi Plattsburgh
$1610

Cities near Soweto

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Johannesburg
$1079
24 km or 15 mi Randburg
$874
26 km or 16 mi Sandton
$997
46 km or 28 mi Vereeniging
$717
46 km or 29 mi Benoni
$822
48 km or 30 mi Vanderbijlpark
$768
56 km or 34 mi Centurion
$838
58 km or 36 mi Springs
$696
66 km or 41 mi Pretoria
$909
73 km or 45 mi Brits
$848
91 km or 56 mi Potchefstroom
$717
92 km or 57 mi Rustenburg
$943
137 km or 85 mi Klerksdorp
$689
159 km or 99 mi Bethal
$819
166 km or 103 mi Kroonstad
$788
170 km or 106 mi Middelburg
$841
222 km or 138 mi Welkom
$774
228 km or 142 mi Mmabatho
$809
249 km or 155 mi Lobatse
$692
266 km or 165 mi Gaborone
$718
282 km or 175 mi Butha-Buthe
$559
290 km or 180 mi Kanye
$690
315 km or 196 mi Molepolole
$654
321 km or 199 mi Teyateyaneng
$533
329 km or 204 mi Mbabane
$623
335 km or 208 mi Vryheid
$791
341 km or 212 mi Maseru
$627
350 km or 217 mi Manzini
$459
354 km or 220 mi Bloemfontein
$696
367 km or 228 mi Mahalapye
$663
399 km or 248 mi Mafeteng
$581
412 km or 256 mi Kimberley
$859
420 km or 261 mi Palapye
$554
446 km or 277 mi Pietermaritzburg
$674
447 km or 278 mi Serowe
$600
461 km or 286 mi Matola
$1003
472 km or 293 mi Maputo
$1116
506 km or 314 mi Durban
$834
567 km or 353 mi Francistown
$585
595 km or 370 mi Xai-Xai
$1045