Montreal vs Soweto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Montreal Soweto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1949
$966
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4600
$1772
🏠 One person rent
$982
$565
🏘️ Family rent
$1703
$569
🍽️ Food expenses
$606
$243
🚐 Transport expenses
$190
$92.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2800
$1742
😷 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 102% more expensive than in Soweto. Cities ranked 2014th and 5911th ($1949 vs $966) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 53rd 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 1.4 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 7053rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Montreal Soweto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.5
$6.54
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$76.2
$28.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11
$4.04
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.82
$2
☕ Cappuccino
$3.98
$2.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.21
$1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1045
$878
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$851
$365
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1984
$545
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1482
$415
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$49.3
$61.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$76.9
$92.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.2
$35.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.32%
11.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7467
$917
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4409
$724
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.78
$2.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$73.6
$32.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.3
$8.53
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.31
$1.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.9
$0.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.93
$1.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.73
$2.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16
$7.83
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$4.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15
$6.53
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.36
$1.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$1.51
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.29
$1.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.44
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$1.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$1.34
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.24
$0.61
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.07
$1.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.5
$7.71
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.16
$1.53
🚬 Cigarette pack
$11.4
$2.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$3.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.64
$2.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.69
$1.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.02
$0.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33
$13.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.4
$6.18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$121
$22.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$32.9
$3.16
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.4
$49.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.8
$75.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$674
$218
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6998
$4872

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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
$1858
4.4 km or 2.8 mi Longueuil
$1895
6.4 km or 4 mi Mount Royal
$1871
9.4 km or 5.9 mi Cote-Saint-Luc
$1886
9.9 km or 6.1 mi Brossard
$2059
11 km or 7 mi La Prairie
$1945
13 km or 8.3 mi Boucherville
$1887
14 km or 8.9 mi Candiac
$1927
16 km or 9.8 mi Saint-Constant
$1917
16 km or 10 mi Dorval
$1915
17 km or 10 mi Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville
$1919
17 km or 10 mi Laval
$2003
20 km or 12 mi Sainte-Julie
$1888
20 km or 12 mi Dollard-des-Ormeaux
$1902
20 km or 13 mi Chateauguay
$1971
21 km or 13 mi Pointe-Claire
$1922
22 km or 14 mi Varennes
$1850
22 km or 14 mi Terrebonne
$1848
23 km or 14 mi Chambly
$1904
24 km or 15 mi Boisbriand
$1741
25 km or 15 mi Kirkland
$1901
26 km or 16 mi Repentigny
$1824
26 km or 16 mi Sainte-Therese
$1789
27 km or 17 mi Mascouche
$1820
27 km or 17 mi Saint-Eustache
$1835
29 km or 18 mi Beloeil
$1824
31 km or 19 mi Blainville
$1809
31 km or 20 mi Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu
$1858
38 km or 23 mi L'Assomption
$1736
39 km or 24 mi Vaudreuil-Dorion
$1917
41 km or 26 mi Saint-Lin-Laurentides
$1774
44 km or 27 mi Mirabel
$1829
46 km or 28 mi Saint-Jerome
$1796
49 km or 31 mi Saint-Hyacinthe
$1651
53 km or 33 mi Salaberry-de-Valleyfield
$1999
57 km or 35 mi Joliette
$1537
66 km or 41 mi Granby
$1185
68 km or 42 mi Sorel-Tracy
$1630
91 km or 56 mi Plattsburgh
$1607

Cities near Soweto

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Johannesburg
$1078
24 km or 15 mi Randburg
$876
26 km or 16 mi Sandton
$998
46 km or 28 mi Vereeniging
$713
46 km or 29 mi Benoni
$823
48 km or 30 mi Vanderbijlpark
$771
56 km or 34 mi Centurion
$836
58 km or 36 mi Springs
$696
66 km or 41 mi Pretoria
$916
73 km or 45 mi Brits
$848
91 km or 56 mi Potchefstroom
$719
92 km or 57 mi Rustenburg
$945
137 km or 85 mi Klerksdorp
$690
159 km or 99 mi Bethal
$815
166 km or 103 mi Kroonstad
$790
170 km or 106 mi Middelburg
$838
222 km or 138 mi Welkom
$774
228 km or 142 mi Mmabatho
$806
249 km or 155 mi Lobatse
$691
266 km or 165 mi Gaborone
$717
282 km or 175 mi Butha-Buthe
$561
290 km or 180 mi Kanye
$691
315 km or 196 mi Molepolole
$654
321 km or 199 mi Teyateyaneng
$535
329 km or 204 mi Mbabane
$621
335 km or 208 mi Vryheid
$790
341 km or 212 mi Maseru
$625
350 km or 217 mi Manzini
$457
354 km or 220 mi Bloemfontein
$697
367 km or 228 mi Mahalapye
$663
399 km or 248 mi Mafeteng
$580
412 km or 256 mi Kimberley
$861
420 km or 261 mi Palapye
$552
446 km or 277 mi Pietermaritzburg
$674
447 km or 278 mi Serowe
$601
461 km or 286 mi Matola
$1004
472 km or 293 mi Maputo
$1117
506 km or 314 mi Durban
$837
567 km or 353 mi Francistown
$588
595 km or 370 mi Xai-Xai
$1043