Montreal vs Surrey - Cost of Living Comparison

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Montreal Surrey
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1857
$2280
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4312
$5399
🏠 One person rent
$940
$1407
🏘️ Family rent
$1577
$2721
🍽️ Food expenses
$575
$575
🚐 Transport expenses
$187
$155
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2742
$2766
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
100
80
😀 Quality of life
93
91
🏙️ Population
1.8M
568K

The cost of living in Montreal is 19% less expensive than in Surrey. Cities ranked 2225th and 1194th ($1857 vs $2280) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 51st and 11th in Canada.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Montreal compared to 1.2 months in Surrey. Ranked 1st vs 6th best cities to live in Canada, and 51st vs 122nd among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Montreal vs Surrey

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Montreal Surrey
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.9
$17.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64.3
$69.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11
$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.26
$5.58
☕ Cappuccino
$3.71
$4.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.06
$2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1030
$1405
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$807
$1196
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1828
$2952
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1371
$2383
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.4
$103
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$73.9
$158
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.8
$66.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.03%
6.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6524
$9496
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4131
$8417
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.65
$2.95
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$73.4
$122
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.8
$14.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.36
$2.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.76
$2.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.93
$5.23
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.61
$3.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.7
$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$10.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$20.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.37
$3.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$1.27
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.19
$2.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.33
$3.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$1.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$1.83
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.19
$1.14
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.89
$2.51
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.8
$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.89
$3.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$11.8
$14
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.31
$8.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.99
$4.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.48
$2.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.49
$2.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.4
$58
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.9
$13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$126
$84
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.6
$18.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.3
$53
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.6
$99.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$639
$862
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5725
$12026

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Cities near Montreal

Distance City Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.3 mi Saint-Lambert
$1790
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Westmount
$1773
4.4 km or 2.8 mi Longueuil
$1835
6.4 km or 4 mi Mount Royal
$1792
9.4 km or 5.9 mi Cote-Saint-Luc
$1803
9.9 km or 6.1 mi Brossard
$2004
11 km or 7 mi La Prairie
$1889
13 km or 8.3 mi Boucherville
$1804
14 km or 8.9 mi Candiac
$1852
16 km or 9.8 mi Saint-Constant
$1824
16 km or 10 mi Dorval
$1810
17 km or 10 mi Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville
$1836
17 km or 10 mi Laval
$1900
20 km or 12 mi Sainte-Julie
$1800
20 km or 12 mi Dollard-des-Ormeaux
$1814
20 km or 13 mi Chateauguay
$1841
21 km or 13 mi Pointe-Claire
$1819
22 km or 14 mi Varennes
$1764
22 km or 14 mi Terrebonne
$1776
23 km or 14 mi Chambly
$1829
24 km or 15 mi Boisbriand
$1732
25 km or 15 mi Kirkland
$1807
26 km or 16 mi Repentigny
$1743
26 km or 16 mi Sainte-Therese
$1753
27 km or 17 mi Mascouche
$1735
27 km or 17 mi Saint-Eustache
$1768
29 km or 18 mi Beloeil
$1742
31 km or 19 mi Blainville
$1761
31 km or 20 mi Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu
$1769
38 km or 23 mi L'Assomption
$1651
39 km or 24 mi Vaudreuil-Dorion
$1830
41 km or 26 mi Saint-Lin-Laurentides
$1690
44 km or 27 mi Mirabel
$1762
46 km or 28 mi Saint-Jerome
$1733
49 km or 31 mi Saint-Hyacinthe
$1562
53 km or 33 mi Salaberry-de-Valleyfield
$1894
57 km or 35 mi Joliette
$1433
66 km or 41 mi Granby
$1106
68 km or 42 mi Sorel-Tracy
$1532
91 km or 56 mi Plattsburgh
$1692

Cities near Surrey

Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi Burnaby
$2495
12 km or 7.4 mi Coquitlam
$2490
12 km or 7.7 mi Delta
$2317
17 km or 10 mi Langley
$2021
19 km or 12 mi Maple Ridge
$1969
20 km or 12 mi Vancouver
$2488
21 km or 13 mi Richmond
$2093
22 km or 13 mi North Vancouver
$2388
41 km or 25 mi Abbotsford
$1883
55 km or 34 mi Bellingham
$2466
65 km or 41 mi Chilliwack
$1761
79 km or 49 mi Nanaimo
$1719
87 km or 54 mi Saanich
$2121
93 km or 58 mi Victoria
$2093
93 km or 58 mi Mount Vernon
$2542
95 km or 59 mi Langford
$2047
100 km or 62 mi Oak Harbor
$2751
105 km or 65 mi Whistler
$2023
124 km or 77 mi Sequim
$2692
127 km or 79 mi Port Angeles
$2527
134 km or 84 mi Marysville
$2598
142 km or 88 mi Lake Stevens
$2604
144 km or 89 mi Everett
$2589
147 km or 91 mi Mukilteo
$2637
154 km or 96 mi Mill Creek
$2642
157 km or 98 mi Lynnwood
$2726
157 km or 98 mi Edmonds
$2785
163 km or 101 mi Shoreline
$2973
164 km or 102 mi Bothell
$2625
165 km or 102 mi Courtenay
$1810
165 km or 103 mi Kenmore
$2718
171 km or 107 mi Bainbridge Island
$2810
173 km or 108 mi Kirkland
$2882
177 km or 110 mi Redmond
$3239
179 km or 112 mi Seattle
$3015
180 km or 112 mi Bremerton
$2462
181 km or 113 mi Bellevue
$3273
185 km or 115 mi Sammamish
$2759
185 km or 115 mi Mercer Island
$2826
193 km or 120 mi Issaquah
$2606