Montreal vs Soweto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Montreal Soweto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1821
$875
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4326
$1598
🏠 One person rent
$928
$511
🏘️ Family rent
$1624
$523
🍽️ Food expenses
$569
$215
🚐 Transport expenses
$172
$89.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2722
$1509
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
29 km
🎓 Higher education
100
62
😀 Quality of life
95
44
🏙️ Population
1.76M
1.27M

The cost of living in Montreal is 108% more expensive than in Soweto. Cities ranked 2281st and 6110th ($1821 vs $875) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 76th and 4th 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 1.7 months in Soweto. Montreal ranked 1st best city to live in Canada vs Soweto ranked 9th in South Africa, while ranked 30th and 6750th 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
$15.9
$5.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$69.3
$25.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.7
$3.62
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.11
$1.84
☕ Cappuccino
$3.77
$1.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.01
$0.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1044
$793
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$780
$327
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1952
$488
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1385
$379
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52
$57.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$81.9
$88.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.7
$34
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.41%
11.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7593
$731
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4320
$624
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.78
$1.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$71.5
$28.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.6
$9.38
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.11
$0.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.94
$0.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.51
$2.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$7.01
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$3.79
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.1
$5.78
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.38
$1.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$1.3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.58
$1.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.14
$1.32
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$1.14
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.1
$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.02
$1.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.1
$7.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.15
$1.25
🚬 Cigarette pack
$11
$2.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.29
$2.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.48
$2.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.06
$1.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.95
$0.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.9
$12.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11
$5.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$119
$20
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.5
$2.84
👖 Brand Jeans
$62.4
$43.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90
$67.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$703
$202
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7624
$2867

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Cities near Montreal

Distance City Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.3 mi Saint-Lambert
$1869
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Westmount
$1808
4.4 km or 2.8 mi Longueuil
$1962
6.4 km or 4 mi Mount Royal
$1821
9.4 km or 5.9 mi Cote-Saint-Luc
$1840
9.9 km or 6.1 mi Brossard
$2105
11 km or 7 mi La Prairie
$1949
13 km or 8.3 mi Boucherville
$1882
14 km or 8.9 mi Candiac
$1912
16 km or 9.8 mi Saint-Constant
$1888
16 km or 10 mi Dorval
$1846
17 km or 10 mi Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville
$1924
17 km or 10 mi Laval
$1874
20 km or 12 mi Sainte-Julie
$1874
20 km or 12 mi Dollard-des-Ormeaux
$1835
20 km or 13 mi Chateauguay
$1841
21 km or 13 mi Pointe-Claire
$1846
22 km or 14 mi Varennes
$1835
22 km or 14 mi Terrebonne
$1820
23 km or 14 mi Chambly
$1906
24 km or 15 mi Boisbriand
$1813
25 km or 15 mi Kirkland
$1845
26 km or 16 mi Repentigny
$1783
26 km or 16 mi Sainte-Therese
$1808
27 km or 17 mi Mascouche
$1772
27 km or 17 mi Saint-Eustache
$1827
29 km or 18 mi Beloeil
$1816
31 km or 19 mi Blainville
$1808
31 km or 20 mi Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu
$1847
38 km or 23 mi L'Assomption
$1659
39 km or 24 mi Vaudreuil-Dorion
$1894
41 km or 26 mi Saint-Lin-Laurentides
$1705
44 km or 27 mi Mirabel
$1797
46 km or 28 mi Saint-Jerome
$1757
49 km or 31 mi Saint-Hyacinthe
$1626
53 km or 33 mi Salaberry-de-Valleyfield
$2014
57 km or 35 mi Joliette
$1397
66 km or 41 mi Granby
$1158
68 km or 42 mi Sorel-Tracy
$1558
91 km or 56 mi Plattsburgh
$1576

Cities near Soweto

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Johannesburg
$908
24 km or 15 mi Randburg
$776
26 km or 16 mi Sandton
$889
46 km or 28 mi Vereeniging
$637
46 km or 29 mi Benoni
$741
48 km or 30 mi Vanderbijlpark
$698
56 km or 34 mi Centurion
$755
58 km or 36 mi Springs
$631
66 km or 41 mi Pretoria
$783
73 km or 45 mi Brits
$751
91 km or 56 mi Potchefstroom
$625
92 km or 57 mi Rustenburg
$845
137 km or 85 mi Klerksdorp
$621
159 km or 99 mi Bethal
$746
166 km or 103 mi Kroonstad
$701
170 km or 106 mi Middelburg
$866
222 km or 138 mi Welkom
$682
228 km or 142 mi Mmabatho
$719
249 km or 155 mi Lobatse
$631
266 km or 165 mi Gaborone
$656
282 km or 175 mi Butha-Buthe
$511
290 km or 180 mi Kanye
$633
315 km or 196 mi Molepolole
$603
321 km or 199 mi Teyateyaneng
$511
329 km or 204 mi Mbabane
$558
335 km or 208 mi Vryheid
$739
341 km or 212 mi Maseru
$535
350 km or 217 mi Manzini
$447
354 km or 220 mi Bloemfontein
$601
367 km or 228 mi Mahalapye
$605
399 km or 248 mi Mafeteng
$511
412 km or 256 mi Kimberley
$753
420 km or 261 mi Palapye
$511
446 km or 277 mi Pietermaritzburg
$609
447 km or 278 mi Serowe
$554
461 km or 286 mi Matola
$978
472 km or 293 mi Maputo
$1084
506 km or 314 mi Durban
$780
567 km or 353 mi Francistown
$550
595 km or 370 mi Xai-Xai
$952