Montreal vs Surrey - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Montreal	Surrey
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1954	$2417
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4616	$5664
🏠 One person rent	$986	$1503
🏘️ Family rent	$1716	$2821
🍽️ Food expenses	$608	$606
🚐 Transport expenses	$190	$162
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2805	$2696
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	100	80
😀 Quality of life	93	90
🏙️ Population	1.76M	568K

The cost of living in Montreal is 19% less expensive than in Surrey. Cities ranked 2002nd and 890th ($1954 vs $2417) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 54th and 10th in Canada.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Montreal compared to 1.1 months in Surrey. Ranked 2nd vs 8th best cities to live in Canada, and 60th vs 138th 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	$16.6	$16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$76.2	$88.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.1	$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.72	$5.9
☕ Cappuccino	$3.94	$4.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.2	$2.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1044	$1570
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$856	$1333
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2012	$3345
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1492	$2491
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$49.3	$66.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$77	$103
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$42.7	$56.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.28%	6.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7494	$11501
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4431	$10221
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.79	$3.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$73.2	$129
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.3	$14.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.27	$1.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.34	$1.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.92	$2.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.95	$3.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.73	$3.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.1	$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$14.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$17.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$3.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$1.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$2.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.36	$4.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$2.14
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$2.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.26	$1.11
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.06	$2.65
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.7	$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.18	$2.96
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.5	$14.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$8.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.65	$4.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.67	$2.89
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.01	$2.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.2	$40.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.3	$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$121	$90.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$32.8	$19.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.4	$59.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.7	$98.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$669	$1012
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6957	$12698

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Cities near Montreal

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 Surrey

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi	Burnaby	$2589
12 km or 7.4 mi	Coquitlam	$2553
12 km or 7.7 mi	Delta	$2330
17 km or 10 mi	Langley	$1983
19 km or 12 mi	Maple Ridge	$2243
20 km or 12 mi	Vancouver	$2650
21 km or 13 mi	Richmond	$2220
22 km or 13 mi	North Vancouver	$2502
41 km or 25 mi	Abbotsford	$1976
55 km or 34 mi	Bellingham	$2278
65 km or 41 mi	Chilliwack	$1765
79 km or 49 mi	Nanaimo	$1789
87 km or 54 mi	Saanich	$2248
93 km or 58 mi	Victoria	$2263
93 km or 58 mi	Mount Vernon	$2314
95 km or 59 mi	Langford	$2185
100 km or 62 mi	Oak Harbor	$2612
105 km or 65 mi	Whistler	$2469
124 km or 77 mi	Sequim	$2609
127 km or 79 mi	Port Angeles	$2546
134 km or 84 mi	Marysville	$2576
142 km or 88 mi	Lake Stevens	$2581
144 km or 89 mi	Everett	$2569
147 km or 91 mi	Mukilteo	$2619
154 km or 96 mi	Mill Creek	$2692
157 km or 98 mi	Lynnwood	$2769
157 km or 98 mi	Edmonds	$2821
163 km or 101 mi	Shoreline	$3091
164 km or 102 mi	Bothell	$2866
165 km or 102 mi	Courtenay	$1913
165 km or 103 mi	Kenmore	$2784
171 km or 107 mi	Bainbridge Island	$2904
173 km or 108 mi	Kirkland	$2901
177 km or 110 mi	Redmond	$3229
179 km or 112 mi	Seattle	$2908
180 km or 112 mi	Bremerton	$2491
181 km or 113 mi	Bellevue	$3179
185 km or 115 mi	Sammamish	$2743
185 km or 115 mi	Mercer Island	$2759
193 km or 120 mi	Issaquah	$2655