Montreal vs Surat - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Montreal	Surat
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1903	$705
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4337	$990
🏠 One person rent	$969	$458
🏘️ Family rent	$1582	$305
🍽️ Food expenses	$579	$161
🚐 Transport expenses	$191	$45.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2945	$271
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	100	40
😀 Quality of life	95	55
🏙️ Population	1.8M	5.94M

The cost of living in Montreal is 170% more expensive than in Surat. Cities ranked 2306th and 7068th ($1903 vs $705) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 52nd and 2nd in Canada and India, respectively. Check Canada vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Montreal compared to 0.4 months in Surat. Montreal ranked 4th best city to live in Canada vs Surat ranked 45th in India, while ranked 46th and 6284th 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	$16.2	$3.24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.6	$11.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.9	$3.38
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.78	$3.41
☕ Cappuccino	$3.93	$1.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.98	$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1055	$215
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$839	$484
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1821	$390
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1381	$234
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47.9	$20.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$74.1	$31.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.4	$7.65
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.06%	9.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6195	$822
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4493	$576
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.66	$0.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$72.8	$5.63
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.9	$2.24
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.14	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.31	$0.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.63	$0.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.14	$0.67
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.78	$0.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.2	$4.66
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$2.87
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.6	$8.04
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.48	$1.65
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$0.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.62	$0.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.77	$0.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$0.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$0.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$0.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.29	$0.96
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.5	$8.27
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.63	$2.51
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.9	$3.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$2.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.32	$3.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.39	$0.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.45	$0.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.5	$18.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.9	$3.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$133	$14.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.1	$2.36
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.2	$24.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$42.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$509	$59.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4789	$922

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Cities near Montreal

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.3 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1828
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Westmount	$1814
4.4 km or 2.8 mi	Longueuil	$1842
6.4 km or 4 mi	Mount Royal	$1820
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1835
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Brossard	$2055
11 km or 7 mi	La Prairie	$1911
13 km or 8.3 mi	Boucherville	$1820
14 km or 8.9 mi	Candiac	$1892
16 km or 9.8 mi	Saint-Constant	$1864
16 km or 10 mi	Dorval	$1853
17 km or 10 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1869
17 km or 10 mi	Laval	$1930
20 km or 12 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1822
20 km or 12 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1829
20 km or 13 mi	Chateauguay	$1867
21 km or 13 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1838
22 km or 14 mi	Varennes	$1786
22 km or 14 mi	Terrebonne	$1805
23 km or 14 mi	Chambly	$1853
24 km or 15 mi	Boisbriand	$1763
25 km or 15 mi	Kirkland	$1835
26 km or 16 mi	Repentigny	$1767
26 km or 16 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1785
27 km or 17 mi	Mascouche	$1766
27 km or 17 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1806
29 km or 18 mi	Beloeil	$1776
31 km or 19 mi	Blainville	$1780
31 km or 20 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1805
38 km or 23 mi	L'Assomption	$1671
39 km or 24 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1850
41 km or 26 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1719
44 km or 27 mi	Mirabel	$1782
46 km or 28 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1753
49 km or 31 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1586
53 km or 33 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$1935
57 km or 35 mi	Joliette	$1449
66 km or 41 mi	Granby	$1120
68 km or 42 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1549
91 km or 56 mi	Plattsburgh	$1811

Cities near Surat

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Navsari	$278
98 km or 61 mi	Bhavnagar	$291
131 km or 82 mi	Vadodara	$374
164 km or 102 mi	Nashik	$350
170 km or 106 mi	Nadiad	$375
189 km or 117 mi	Vasai	$267
192 km or 119 mi	Malegaon	$382
196 km or 122 mi	Godhra	$366
208 km or 130 mi	Ahmedabad	$442
209 km or 130 mi	Bhiwandi	$363
216 km or 134 mi	Kalyan	$399
222 km or 138 mi	Thane	$487
228 km or 142 mi	Gandhinagar	$407
239 km or 148 mi	Navi Mumbai	$503
244 km or 152 mi	Rajkot	$324
245 km or 152 mi	Mumbai	$705
274 km or 170 mi	Mehsana	$382
284 km or 177 mi	Jalgaon	$303
296 km or 184 mi	Aurangabad	$349
314 km or 195 mi	Pune	$517
332 km or 206 mi	Ratlam	$303
338 km or 210 mi	Porbandar	$330
356 km or 221 mi	Indore	$361
377 km or 234 mi	Ujjain	$264
389 km or 242 mi	Udaipur	$315
399 km or 248 mi	Bhuj	$290
406 km or 252 mi	Satara	$273
436 km or 271 mi	Akola	$297
499 km or 310 mi	Latur	$396
500 km or 311 mi	Bhilwara	$328
505 km or 314 mi	Solapur	$285
511 km or 318 mi	Amravati	$310
512 km or 318 mi	Sangli	$290
514 km or 320 mi	Pali	$305
518 km or 322 mi	Kolhapur	$309
521 km or 324 mi	Nanded	$328
526 km or 327 mi	Bhopal	$366
526 km or 327 mi	Ichalkaranji	$302
541 km or 336 mi	Kota	$333
570 km or 354 mi	Bijapur	$333