Montreal vs Surat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Montreal Surat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1954
$785
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4616
$1240
🏠 One person rent
$986
$533
🏘️ Family rent
$1716
$534
🍽️ Food expenses
$608
$167
🚐 Transport expenses
$190
$46.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2805
$456
😷 Air quality
Good
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
100
40
😀 Quality of life
93
48
🏙️ Population
1.76M
5.94M

The cost of living in Montreal is 149% more expensive than in Surat. Cities ranked 2002nd and 6501st ($1954 vs $785) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 54th and 1st in Canada and India, respectively. Check Canada vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Montreal compared to 0.6 months in Surat. Montreal ranked 2nd best city to live in Canada vs Surat ranked 41st in India, while ranked 60th and 6339th 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
$16.6
$3.26
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$76.2
$9.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.1
$3.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.72
$2.37
 Cappuccino
$3.94
$1.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.2
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1044
$476
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$856
$509
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2012
$1088
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1492
$341
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$49.3
$24.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$77
$37.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$42.7
$6.53
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.28%
8.9%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7494
$881
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4431
$664
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.79
$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$73.2
$5.92
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.3
$2.05
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.27
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.34
$0.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.92
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.95
$0.82
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.73
$0.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.1
$4.81
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$3.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.9
$8.76
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.4
$1.45
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$0.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.28
$0.99
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.36
$0.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$0.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$0.37
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$0.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.06
$1.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.7
$8.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.18
$3.11
🚬 Cigarette pack
$11.5
$4.14
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$2.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.65
$3.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.67
$0.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.01
$0.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.2
$14.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.3
$2.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$121
$14.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$32.8
$2.48
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.4
$24.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.7
$42.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$669
$55.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6957
$1527

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Distance City Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.3 mi Saint-Lambert
$1873
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Westmount
$1861
4.4 km or 2.8 mi Longueuil
$1896
6.4 km or 4 mi Mount Royal
$1871
9.4 km or 5.9 mi Cote-Saint-Luc
$1890
9.9 km or 6.1 mi Brossard
$2057
11 km or 7 mi La Prairie
$1960
13 km or 8.3 mi Boucherville
$1878
14 km or 8.9 mi Candiac
$1927
16 km or 9.8 mi Saint-Constant
$1912
16 km or 10 mi Dorval
$1912
17 km or 10 mi Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville
$1912
17 km or 10 mi Laval
$1996
20 km or 12 mi Sainte-Julie
$1884
20 km or 12 mi Dollard-des-Ormeaux
$1898
20 km or 13 mi Chateauguay
$1964
21 km or 13 mi Pointe-Claire
$1908
22 km or 14 mi Varennes
$1845
22 km or 14 mi Terrebonne
$1849
23 km or 14 mi Chambly
$1901
24 km or 15 mi Boisbriand
$1751
25 km or 15 mi Kirkland
$1897
26 km or 16 mi Repentigny
$1823
26 km or 16 mi Sainte-Therese
$1785
27 km or 17 mi Mascouche
$1821
27 km or 17 mi Saint-Eustache
$1839
29 km or 18 mi Beloeil
$1836
31 km or 19 mi Blainville
$1799
31 km or 20 mi Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu
$1843
38 km or 23 mi L'Assomption
$1740
39 km or 24 mi Vaudreuil-Dorion
$1921
41 km or 26 mi Saint-Lin-Laurentides
$1773
44 km or 27 mi Mirabel
$1828
46 km or 28 mi Saint-Jerome
$1805
49 km or 31 mi Saint-Hyacinthe
$1657
53 km or 33 mi Salaberry-de-Valleyfield
$2002
57 km or 35 mi Joliette
$1540
66 km or 41 mi Granby
$1187
68 km or 42 mi Sorel-Tracy
$1624
91 km or 56 mi Plattsburgh
$1610

Cities near Surat

Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi Navsari
$284
98 km or 61 mi Bhavnagar
$297
131 km or 82 mi Vadodara
$406
164 km or 102 mi Nashik
$346
170 km or 106 mi Nadiad
$399
189 km or 117 mi Vasai
$288
192 km or 119 mi Malegaon
$394
196 km or 122 mi Godhra
$391
208 km or 130 mi Ahmedabad
$471
209 km or 130 mi Bhiwandi
$368
216 km or 134 mi Kalyan
$396
222 km or 138 mi Thane
$484
228 km or 142 mi Gandhinagar
$424
239 km or 148 mi Navi Mumbai
$480
244 km or 152 mi Rajkot
$326
245 km or 152 mi Mumbai
$716
274 km or 170 mi Mehsana
$402
284 km or 177 mi Jalgaon
$357
296 km or 184 mi Aurangabad
$406
314 km or 195 mi Pune
$519
332 km or 206 mi Ratlam
$327
338 km or 210 mi Porbandar
$344
356 km or 221 mi Indore
$379
377 km or 234 mi Ujjain
$285
389 km or 242 mi Udaipur
$347
399 km or 248 mi Bhuj
$295
406 km or 252 mi Satara
$312
436 km or 271 mi Akola
$304
499 km or 310 mi Latur
$409
500 km or 311 mi Bhilwara
$360
505 km or 314 mi Solapur
$294
511 km or 318 mi Amravati
$283
512 km or 318 mi Sangli
$310
514 km or 320 mi Pali
$338
518 km or 322 mi Kolhapur
$332
521 km or 324 mi Nanded
$335
526 km or 327 mi Bhopal
$367
526 km or 327 mi Ichalkaranji
$321
541 km or 336 mi Kota
$368
570 km or 354 mi Bijapur
$348