Montreal vs Surat - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Montreal	Surat
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1901	$663
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4422	$933
🏠 One person rent	$984	$428
🏘️ Family rent	$1684	$278
🍽️ Food expenses	$567	$152
🚐 Transport expenses	$193	$43.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2928	$267
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	100	40
😀 Quality of life	93	60
🏙️ Population	1.9M	5.94M

The cost of living in Montreal is 187% more expensive than in Surat. Cities ranked 2370th and 7534th ($1901 vs $663) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 64th 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 2nd best city to live in Canada vs Surat ranked 17th in India, while ranked 49th and 5942nd 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	$15.7	$3.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.1	$10.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.6	$3.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.08	$3.18
☕ Cappuccino	$3.94	$1.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.97	$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1096	$192
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$842	$451
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1985	$338
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1459	$211
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$51.6	$22.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$79.7	$34.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40.1	$7.33
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.54%	9.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5122	$691
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3877	$415
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.68	$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$75.6	$5.28
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.7	$2.26
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.33	$0.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.87	$0.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.83	$0.7
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.57	$0.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$4.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$2.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$6.21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.46	$1.65
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$0.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.53	$0.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.29	$0.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$0.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$0.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1	$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.41	$0.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.8	$7.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.64	$1.87
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.6	$4.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$1.88
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.34	$2.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.03	$0.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.5	$0.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$32.9	$18.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.5	$2.92
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$119	$13.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$21.4	$2.21
👖 Brand Jeans	$54.9	$24.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.6	$46.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$607	$49.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6432	$877

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Cities near Montreal

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.3 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1856
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Westmount	$1828
4.4 km or 2.8 mi	Longueuil	$1874
6.4 km or 4 mi	Mount Royal	$1852
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1870
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Brossard	$2051
11 km or 7 mi	La Prairie	$1937
13 km or 8.3 mi	Boucherville	$1861
14 km or 8.9 mi	Candiac	$1921
16 km or 9.8 mi	Saint-Constant	$1905
16 km or 10 mi	Dorval	$1917
17 km or 10 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1892
17 km or 10 mi	Laval	$2058
20 km or 12 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1875
20 km or 12 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1918
20 km or 13 mi	Chateauguay	$1905
21 km or 13 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1915
22 km or 14 mi	Varennes	$1829
22 km or 14 mi	Terrebonne	$1863
23 km or 14 mi	Chambly	$1892
24 km or 15 mi	Boisbriand	$1913
25 km or 15 mi	Kirkland	$1914
26 km or 16 mi	Repentigny	$1817
26 km or 16 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1928
27 km or 17 mi	Mascouche	$1828
27 km or 17 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1926
29 km or 18 mi	Beloeil	$1816
31 km or 19 mi	Blainville	$1903
31 km or 20 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1850
38 km or 23 mi	L'Assomption	$1702
39 km or 24 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1906
41 km or 26 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1772
44 km or 27 mi	Mirabel	$1864
46 km or 28 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1832
49 km or 31 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1675
53 km or 33 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$1942
57 km or 35 mi	Joliette	$1421
66 km or 41 mi	Granby	$1199
68 km or 42 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1575
91 km or 56 mi	Plattsburgh	$1828

Cities near Surat

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Navsari	$267
98 km or 61 mi	Bhavnagar	$273
131 km or 82 mi	Vadodara	$358
164 km or 102 mi	Nashik	$329
170 km or 106 mi	Nadiad	$360
189 km or 117 mi	Vasai	$252
192 km or 119 mi	Malegaon	$370
196 km or 122 mi	Godhra	$350
208 km or 130 mi	Ahmedabad	$433
209 km or 130 mi	Bhiwandi	$335
216 km or 134 mi	Kalyan	$355
222 km or 138 mi	Thane	$464
228 km or 142 mi	Gandhinagar	$391
239 km or 148 mi	Navi Mumbai	$476
244 km or 152 mi	Rajkot	$298
245 km or 152 mi	Mumbai	$717
274 km or 170 mi	Mehsana	$367
284 km or 177 mi	Jalgaon	$285
296 km or 184 mi	Aurangabad	$335
314 km or 195 mi	Pune	$495
332 km or 206 mi	Ratlam	$283
338 km or 210 mi	Porbandar	$312
356 km or 221 mi	Indore	$346
377 km or 234 mi	Ujjain	$241
389 km or 242 mi	Udaipur	$314
399 km or 248 mi	Bhuj	$273
406 km or 252 mi	Satara	$256
436 km or 271 mi	Akola	$282
499 km or 310 mi	Latur	$365
500 km or 311 mi	Bhilwara	$316
505 km or 314 mi	Solapur	$269
511 km or 318 mi	Amravati	$281
512 km or 318 mi	Sangli	$279
514 km or 320 mi	Pali	$299
518 km or 322 mi	Kolhapur	$287
521 km or 324 mi	Nanded	$308
526 km or 327 mi	Bhopal	$335
526 km or 327 mi	Ichalkaranji	$288
541 km or 336 mi	Kota	$309
570 km or 354 mi	Bijapur	$298