Montreal vs Surrey - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Montreal	Surrey
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1903	$2297
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4337	$5212
🏠 One person rent	$969	$1408
🏘️ Family rent	$1582	$2484
🍽️ Food expenses	$579	$585
🚐 Transport expenses	$191	$158
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2945	$2682
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	100	79
😀 Quality of life	95	92
🏙️ Population	1.8M	568K

The cost of living in Montreal is 17% less expensive than in Surrey. Cities ranked 2306th and 1272nd ($1903 vs $2297) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 52nd and 13th 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 4th vs 12th best cities to live in Canada, and 46th vs 146th 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	$16.2	$17.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.6	$72
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.9	$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.78	$5.75
☕ Cappuccino	$3.93	$3.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.98	$2.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1055	$1406
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$839	$1198
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1821	$2473
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1381	$2211
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47.9	$99.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$74.1	$151
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.4	$68.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.06%	5.92%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6195	$9695
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4493	$8527
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.66	$3.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$72.8	$123
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.9	$15.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.14	$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.31	$2.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.63	$2.36
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.14	$5.28
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.78	$3.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.2	$9.95
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$10.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.6	$25
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.48	$3.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$1.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.62	$2.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.77	$3.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$2.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$1.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$1.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.29	$2.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.5	$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.63	$3.8
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.9	$14.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$8.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.32	$4.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.39	$2.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.45	$2.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.5	$43
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.9	$12.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$133	$84.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.1	$22.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.2	$60
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$98.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$509	$869
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4789	$12061

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Cities near Montreal

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.3 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1828
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Westmount	$1814
4.4 km or 2.8 mi	Longueuil	$1842
6.4 km or 4 mi	Mount Royal	$1820
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1835
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Brossard	$2055
11 km or 7 mi	La Prairie	$1911
13 km or 8.3 mi	Boucherville	$1820
14 km or 8.9 mi	Candiac	$1892
16 km or 9.8 mi	Saint-Constant	$1864
16 km or 10 mi	Dorval	$1853
17 km or 10 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1869
17 km or 10 mi	Laval	$1930
20 km or 12 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1822
20 km or 12 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1829
20 km or 13 mi	Chateauguay	$1867
21 km or 13 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1838
22 km or 14 mi	Varennes	$1786
22 km or 14 mi	Terrebonne	$1805
23 km or 14 mi	Chambly	$1853
24 km or 15 mi	Boisbriand	$1763
25 km or 15 mi	Kirkland	$1835
26 km or 16 mi	Repentigny	$1767
26 km or 16 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1785
27 km or 17 mi	Mascouche	$1766
27 km or 17 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1806
29 km or 18 mi	Beloeil	$1776
31 km or 19 mi	Blainville	$1780
31 km or 20 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1805
38 km or 23 mi	L'Assomption	$1671
39 km or 24 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1850
41 km or 26 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1719
44 km or 27 mi	Mirabel	$1782
46 km or 28 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1753
49 km or 31 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1586
53 km or 33 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$1935
57 km or 35 mi	Joliette	$1449
66 km or 41 mi	Granby	$1120
68 km or 42 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1549
91 km or 56 mi	Plattsburgh	$1811

Cities near Surrey

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi	Burnaby	$2412
12 km or 7.4 mi	Coquitlam	$2488
12 km or 7.7 mi	Delta	$2325
17 km or 10 mi	Langley	$1952
19 km or 12 mi	Maple Ridge	$2361
20 km or 12 mi	Vancouver	$2457
21 km or 13 mi	Richmond	$2172
22 km or 13 mi	North Vancouver	$2379
41 km or 25 mi	Abbotsford	$1987
55 km or 34 mi	Bellingham	$2443
65 km or 41 mi	Chilliwack	$1842
79 km or 49 mi	Nanaimo	$1791
87 km or 54 mi	Saanich	$2144
93 km or 58 mi	Victoria	$2114
93 km or 58 mi	Mount Vernon	$2419
95 km or 59 mi	Langford	$2079
100 km or 62 mi	Oak Harbor	$2762
105 km or 65 mi	Whistler	$2414
124 km or 77 mi	Sequim	$2644
127 km or 79 mi	Port Angeles	$2480
134 km or 84 mi	Marysville	$2603
142 km or 88 mi	Lake Stevens	$2623
144 km or 89 mi	Everett	$2649
147 km or 91 mi	Mukilteo	$2632
154 km or 96 mi	Mill Creek	$2655
157 km or 98 mi	Lynnwood	$2678
157 km or 98 mi	Edmonds	$2669
163 km or 101 mi	Shoreline	$2723
164 km or 102 mi	Bothell	$2730
165 km or 102 mi	Courtenay	$1812
165 km or 103 mi	Kenmore	$2674
171 km or 107 mi	Bainbridge Island	$2814
173 km or 108 mi	Kirkland	$2907
177 km or 110 mi	Redmond	$3269
179 km or 112 mi	Seattle	$3162
180 km or 112 mi	Bremerton	$2525
181 km or 113 mi	Bellevue	$3313
185 km or 115 mi	Sammamish	$2812
185 km or 115 mi	Mercer Island	$2851
193 km or 120 mi	Issaquah	$2741