Montreal vs Suwon - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Montreal	Suwon
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1821	$987
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4326	$2601
🏠 One person rent	$928	$416
🏘️ Family rent	$1624	$845
🍽️ Food expenses	$569	$390
🚐 Transport expenses	$172	$96
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2722	$2621
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	100	91
😀 Quality of life	95	92
🏙️ Population	1.76M	1.23M

The cost of living in Montreal is 85% more expensive than in Suwon. Cities ranked 2281st and 5418th ($1821 vs $987) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 76th and 54th in Canada and South Korea, respectively. Check Canada vs South Korea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Montreal compared to 2.7 months in Suwon. Montreal ranked 1st best city to live in Canada vs Suwon ranked 3rd in South Korea, while ranked 30th and 88th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Montreal vs Suwon

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	Montreal	Suwon
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.9	$6.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$69.3	$23.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.7	$6.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.11	$3.75
☕ Cappuccino	$3.77	$3.5
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.01	$1.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1044	$452
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$780	$245
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1952	$792
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1385	$631
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$52	$105
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$81.9	$158
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.7	$24.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.41%	4.81%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7593	$12419
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4320	$6828
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.78	$1.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$71.5	$42.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.6	$8.63
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.25	$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.11	$2.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.94	$2.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$2.88
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.51	$2.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$7.05
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.1	$15.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.38	$4.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$2.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.58	$3.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.14	$4.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.95	$3.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$1.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.1	$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.02	$1.69
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.1	$16.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.15	$2.24
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11	$3.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.29	$4.61
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.48	$4.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.06	$2.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.95	$4.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.9	$46.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11	$9.71
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$119	$22.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.5	$5.61
👖 Brand Jeans	$62.4	$46.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$90	$83.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$703	$149
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7624	$19843

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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 Suwon

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.5 km or 4.7 mi	Uiwang	$1054
11 km or 6.6 mi	Gunpo	$1120
14 km or 8.7 mi	Anyang	$1097
16 km or 10 mi	Gwacheon	$1056
17 km or 10 mi	Osan	$1024
17 km or 11 mi	Ansan	$1127
17 km or 11 mi	Siheung	$1081
18 km or 11 mi	Yongin	$1256
20 km or 13 mi	Seongnam	$1121
24 km or 15 mi	Hwaseong	$1088
25 km or 15 mi	Gwangmyeong	$1087
26 km or 16 mi	Gwangju	$1063
31 km or 19 mi	Bucheon	$1152
33 km or 21 mi	Seoul	$1444
33 km or 21 mi	Pyeongtaek	$924
33 km or 21 mi	Hanam	$1069
36 km or 23 mi	Guri	$1101
38 km or 23 mi	Incheon	$1020
38 km or 24 mi	Icheon	$949
39 km or 24 mi	Anseong	$986
43 km or 27 mi	Namyangju	$1106
44 km or 27 mi	Goyang	$1144
46 km or 28 mi	Gimpo	$1124
52 km or 32 mi	Uijeongbu	$986
55 km or 34 mi	Cheonan	$940
55 km or 34 mi	Dangjin	$1002
56 km or 35 mi	Yeoju	$973
56 km or 35 mi	Yangju	$983
63 km or 39 mi	Paju	$1072
70 km or 43 mi	Pocheon	$1041
70 km or 43 mi	Dongducheon	$1077
75 km or 46 mi	Seosan	$1005
81 km or 50 mi	Wonju	$880
84 km or 52 mi	Cheongju	$903
86 km or 53 mi	Kaesong	$1542
89 km or 55 mi	Chungju	$1009
91 km or 57 mi	Chuncheon	$911
92 km or 57 mi	Sejong	$963
93 km or 58 mi	Gongju	$949
104 km or 65 mi	Asan	$992