Montreal vs Soweto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Montreal Soweto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1928
$1057
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4433
$1932
🏠 One person rent
$992
$620
🏘️ Family rent
$1658
$639
🍽️ Food expenses
$585
$268
🚐 Transport expenses
$192
$99.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3005
$1631
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
29 km
🎓 Higher education
100
63
😀 Quality of life
96
48
🏙️ Population
1.8M
1.27M

The cost of living in Montreal is 83% more expensive than in Soweto. Cities ranked 2284th and 5251st ($1928 vs $1057) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 58th and 6th in Canada and South Africa, respectively. Check Canada vs South Africa comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Montreal compared to 1.5 months in Soweto. Montreal ranked 1st best city to live in Canada vs Soweto ranked 8th in South Africa, while ranked 11th and 6890th 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
$16.8
$7.11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$65.9
$30.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.9
$4.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.46
$2.17
☕ Cappuccino
$4.06
$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.04
$1.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1085
$942
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$852
$394
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1939
$587
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1436
$452
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51.8
$79.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.4
$124
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.8
$36.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.47%
11.11%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5305
$933
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4101
$779
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.78
$2.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$76.6
$35.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.2
$9.53
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$1.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.38
$1.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.89
$1.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.92
$1.52
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.56
$2.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.3
$8.88
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$4.58
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.1
$7.57
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.38
$1.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.24
$1.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.33
$1.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$1.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.99
$0.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.49
$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13
$7.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.77
$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12
$3.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.7
$3.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.44
$2.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.53
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.54
$0.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.1
$15.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.8
$5.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$117
$23.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$22.6
$3.44
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.6
$52.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$101
$76.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$568
$229
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5550
$4370

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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 Soweto

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Johannesburg
$1171
24 km or 15 mi Randburg
$958
26 km or 16 mi Sandton
$1089
46 km or 28 mi Vereeniging
$765
46 km or 29 mi Benoni
$892
48 km or 30 mi Vanderbijlpark
$865
56 km or 34 mi Centurion
$967
58 km or 36 mi Springs
$792
66 km or 41 mi Pretoria
$1049
73 km or 45 mi Brits
$950
91 km or 56 mi Potchefstroom
$791
92 km or 57 mi Rustenburg
$1017
137 km or 85 mi Klerksdorp
$826
159 km or 99 mi Bethal
$910
166 km or 103 mi Kroonstad
$875
170 km or 106 mi Middelburg
$899
222 km or 138 mi Welkom
$826
228 km or 142 mi Mmabatho
$901
249 km or 155 mi Lobatse
$697
266 km or 165 mi Gaborone
$731
282 km or 175 mi Butha-Buthe
$604
290 km or 180 mi Kanye
$694
315 km or 196 mi Molepolole
$662
321 km or 199 mi Teyateyaneng
$573
329 km or 204 mi Mbabane
$652
335 km or 208 mi Vryheid
$912
341 km or 212 mi Maseru
$681
350 km or 217 mi Manzini
$511
354 km or 220 mi Bloemfontein
$763
367 km or 228 mi Mahalapye
$628
399 km or 248 mi Mafeteng
$630
412 km or 256 mi Kimberley
$927
420 km or 261 mi Palapye
$551
446 km or 277 mi Pietermaritzburg
$716
447 km or 278 mi Serowe
$583
461 km or 286 mi Matola
$916
472 km or 293 mi Maputo
$966
506 km or 314 mi Durban
$948
567 km or 353 mi Francistown
$633
595 km or 370 mi Xai-Xai
$950