Montreal vs Surat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Montreal Surat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1821
$809
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4326
$1207
🏠 One person rent
$928
$554
🏘️ Family rent
$1624
$485
🍽️ Food expenses
$569
$166
🚐 Transport expenses
$172
$49.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2722
$411
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
100
40
😀 Quality of life
95
51
🏙️ Population
1.76M
5.94M

The cost of living in Montreal is 125% more expensive than in Surat. Cities ranked 2281st and 6358th ($1821 vs $809) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 76th and 1st 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 0.5 months in Surat. Montreal ranked 1st best city to live in Canada vs Surat ranked 37th in India, while ranked 30th and 6236th 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
$15.9
$3.63
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$69.3
$10.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.7
$3.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.11
$2.4
 Cappuccino
$3.77
$1.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.01
$0.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1044
$491
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$780
$529
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1952
$1128
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1385
$264
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52
$26.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$81.9
$41.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.7
$6.82
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.41%
8.68%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7593
$862
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4320
$717
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.78
$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$71.5
$6.03
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.6
$2.54
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.11
$0.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.94
$0.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$0.73
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.51
$0.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$5.05
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$3.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.1
$8.82
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.38
$1.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$0.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.58
$1.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.14
$0.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$0.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$0.37
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.1
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.02
$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.1
$7.28
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.15
$3.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$11
$4.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.29
$2.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.48
$3.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.06
$0.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.95
$0.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.9
$15.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11
$3.01
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$119
$13.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.5
$2.54
👖 Brand Jeans
$62.4
$27.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90
$41.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$703
$70.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7624
$1785

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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 Surat

Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi Navsari
$301
98 km or 61 mi Bhavnagar
$296
131 km or 82 mi Vadodara
$399
164 km or 102 mi Nashik
$377
170 km or 106 mi Nadiad
$396
189 km or 117 mi Vasai
$315
192 km or 119 mi Malegaon
$345
196 km or 122 mi Godhra
$385
208 km or 130 mi Ahmedabad
$505
209 km or 130 mi Bhiwandi
$368
216 km or 134 mi Kalyan
$391
222 km or 138 mi Thane
$482
228 km or 142 mi Gandhinagar
$339
239 km or 148 mi Navi Mumbai
$457
244 km or 152 mi Rajkot
$353
245 km or 152 mi Mumbai
$706
274 km or 170 mi Mehsana
$377
284 km or 177 mi Jalgaon
$359
296 km or 184 mi Aurangabad
$379
314 km or 195 mi Pune
$510
332 km or 206 mi Ratlam
$323
338 km or 210 mi Porbandar
$358
356 km or 221 mi Indore
$390
377 km or 234 mi Ujjain
$281
389 km or 242 mi Udaipur
$338
399 km or 248 mi Bhuj
$308
406 km or 252 mi Satara
$400
436 km or 271 mi Akola
$375
499 km or 310 mi Latur
$431
500 km or 311 mi Bhilwara
$338
505 km or 314 mi Solapur
$345
511 km or 318 mi Amravati
$325
512 km or 318 mi Sangli
$359
514 km or 320 mi Pali
$336
518 km or 322 mi Kolhapur
$352
521 km or 324 mi Nanded
$342
526 km or 327 mi Bhopal
$334
526 km or 327 mi Ichalkaranji
$352
541 km or 336 mi Kota
$370
570 km or 354 mi Bijapur
$361