Montreal vs Surat - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Montreal	Surat
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1928	$693
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4433	$974
🏠 One person rent	$992	$449
🏘️ Family rent	$1658	$292
🍽️ Food expenses	$585	$159
🚐 Transport expenses	$192	$45.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3005	$310
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	100	40
😀 Quality of life	96	60
🏙️ Population	1.8M	5.94M

The cost of living in Montreal is 178% more expensive than in Surat. Cities ranked 2284th and 7286th ($1928 vs $693) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 58th and 2nd in Canada and India, respectively. Check Canada vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Montreal compared to 0.4 months in Surat. Montreal ranked 1st best city to live in Canada vs Surat ranked 23rd in India, while ranked 11th and 5975th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Montreal vs Surat

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	Montreal	Surat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.8	$3.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.9	$11.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.9	$3.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.46	$3.28
☕ Cappuccino	$4.06	$1.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.04	$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1085	$206
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$852	$471
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1939	$367
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1436	$220
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$51.8	$22.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$79.4	$35.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41.8	$7.72
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.47%	9.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5305	$735
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4101	$489
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.78	$0.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$76.6	$5.49
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.2	$2.37
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.38	$0.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.89	$0.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$0.71
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.56	$1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.3	$4.74
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$2.97
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.1	$6.78
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.38	$1.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$0.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.24	$0.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.33	$0.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$0.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$0.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.99	$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.49	$0.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13	$8.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.77	$2.13
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12	$3.89
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$1.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.44	$2.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.53	$0.84
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.54	$0.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.1	$17.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.8	$3.02
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$117	$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.6	$2.31
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.6	$24.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$46.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$568	$58.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5550	$929

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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 Surat

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Navsari	$286
98 km or 61 mi	Bhavnagar	$287
131 km or 82 mi	Vadodara	$382
164 km or 102 mi	Nashik	$346
170 km or 106 mi	Nadiad	$373
189 km or 117 mi	Vasai	$294
192 km or 119 mi	Malegaon	$362
196 km or 122 mi	Godhra	$366
208 km or 130 mi	Ahmedabad	$437
209 km or 130 mi	Bhiwandi	$355
216 km or 134 mi	Kalyan	$379
222 km or 138 mi	Thane	$475
228 km or 142 mi	Gandhinagar	$401
239 km or 148 mi	Navi Mumbai	$504
244 km or 152 mi	Rajkot	$310
245 km or 152 mi	Mumbai	$733
274 km or 170 mi	Mehsana	$378
284 km or 177 mi	Jalgaon	$302
296 km or 184 mi	Aurangabad	$344
314 km or 195 mi	Pune	$502
332 km or 206 mi	Ratlam	$297
338 km or 210 mi	Porbandar	$324
356 km or 221 mi	Indore	$355
377 km or 234 mi	Ujjain	$257
389 km or 242 mi	Udaipur	$326
399 km or 248 mi	Bhuj	$284
406 km or 252 mi	Satara	$268
436 km or 271 mi	Akola	$286
499 km or 310 mi	Latur	$385
500 km or 311 mi	Bhilwara	$331
505 km or 314 mi	Solapur	$282
511 km or 318 mi	Amravati	$301
512 km or 318 mi	Sangli	$282
514 km or 320 mi	Pali	$317
518 km or 322 mi	Kolhapur	$303
521 km or 324 mi	Nanded	$321
526 km or 327 mi	Bhopal	$360
526 km or 327 mi	Ichalkaranji	$296
541 km or 336 mi	Kota	$326
570 km or 354 mi	Bijapur	$319