Montreal vs Surrey - Cost of Living Comparison

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Montreal Surrey
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1821
$2407
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4326
$5259
🏠 One person rent
$928
$1528
🏘️ Family rent
$1624
$2705
🍽️ Food expenses
$569
$588
🚐 Transport expenses
$172
$156
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2722
$3089
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
100
80
😀 Quality of life
95
80
🏙️ Population
1.76M
518K

The cost of living in Montreal is 24% less expensive than in Surrey. Cities ranked 2281st and 831st ($1821 vs $2407) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 76th and 10th in Canada.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Montreal compared to 1.3 months in Surrey. Ranked 1st vs 22nd best cities to live in Canada, and 30th vs 457th 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
$14.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$69.3
$59.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.7
$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.11
$4.77
☕ Cappuccino
$3.77
$4.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.01
$2.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1044
$1513
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$780
$1360
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1952
$3165
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1385
$2363
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52
$80.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$81.9
$125
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.7
$57
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.41%
7.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7593
$11457
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4320
$10205
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.78
$3.11
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$71.5
$135
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.6
$13.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$1.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.11
$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.94
$2.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$7.79
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.51
$3.35
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$14.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.1
$18.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.38
$4.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$1.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.58
$2.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.14
$4.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$1.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$2.38
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.1
$1.07
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.02
$2.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.1
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.15
$3.41
🚬 Cigarette pack
$11
$15.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.29
$8.89
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.48
$4.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.06
$2.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.95
$2.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.9
$23
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11
$13.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$119
$90.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.5
$13.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$62.4
$53.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90
$90.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$703
$463
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7624
$7382

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Cities near Montreal

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 Surrey

Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi Burnaby
$2595
12 km or 7.4 mi Coquitlam
$2595
12 km or 7.7 mi Delta
$2329
17 km or 10 mi Langley
$2034
19 km or 12 mi Maple Ridge
$2218
20 km or 12 mi Vancouver
$2564
21 km or 13 mi Richmond
$2255
22 km or 13 mi North Vancouver
$2529
41 km or 25 mi Abbotsford
$1990
55 km or 34 mi Bellingham
$2251
65 km or 41 mi Chilliwack
$1760
79 km or 49 mi Nanaimo
$1455
87 km or 54 mi Saanich
$2141
93 km or 58 mi Victoria
$2210
93 km or 58 mi Mount Vernon
$2255
95 km or 59 mi Langford
$2134
100 km or 62 mi Oak Harbor
$2588
105 km or 65 mi Whistler
$2445
124 km or 77 mi Sequim
$2576
127 km or 79 mi Port Angeles
$2451
134 km or 84 mi Marysville
$2585
142 km or 88 mi Lake Stevens
$2593
144 km or 89 mi Everett
$2604
147 km or 91 mi Mukilteo
$2627
154 km or 96 mi Mill Creek
$2663
157 km or 98 mi Lynnwood
$2750
157 km or 98 mi Edmonds
$2837
163 km or 101 mi Shoreline
$3118
164 km or 102 mi Bothell
$2729
165 km or 102 mi Courtenay
$1721
165 km or 103 mi Kenmore
$2728
171 km or 107 mi Bainbridge Island
$2810
173 km or 108 mi Kirkland
$2920
177 km or 110 mi Redmond
$3262
179 km or 112 mi Seattle
$2974
180 km or 112 mi Bremerton
$2313
181 km or 113 mi Bellevue
$3345
185 km or 115 mi Sammamish
$2758
185 km or 115 mi Mercer Island
$2814
193 km or 120 mi Issaquah
$2651