Cost of living comparison
Delhi is 62.6% cheaper than Montreal.
If you lived in Delhi instead of Montreal, you would:
pay 75.8% less for restaurants
Montreal
|
Delhi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.96
CA$25.17
|
$4.15
₹350.75
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.78
CA$15.10
|
$4.15
₹350.75
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.09
CA$2.94
|
$0.49
₹41.28
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.53
CA$2.14
|
$0.19
₹15.70
|
|
pay 70.4% less for groceries
Montreal
|
Delhi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.25
CA$4.56
|
$0.55
₹46.35
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.59
CA$10.64
|
$2.37
₹200.60
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.62
CA$12.07
|
$2.88
₹243.26
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.45
CA$4.83
|
$1.15
₹97.40
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.61
CA$7.86
|
$1.61
₹136.37
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.61
CA$2.26
|
$0.89
₹75.37
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
CA$0.94
|
$0.35
₹29.26
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.95
CA$2.74
|
$0.46
₹39.10
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.20
CA$3.08
|
$0.29
₹24.32
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.13
CA$1.59
|
$0.20
₹16.73
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.08
CA$1.52
|
$0.23
₹19.34
|
|
pay 53.3% less for transportation
Montreal
|
Delhi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.61
CA$6.46
|
$4.41
₹373.25
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$71.85
CA$100.68
|
$11.85
₹1,002.14
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,412.64
CA$34,208.21
|
$14,221.28
₹1,202,570.50
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.29
CA$21.42
|
$2.49
₹210.45
|
|
pay 65.6% less for housing
Montreal
|
Delhi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$43.57
CA$61.06
|
$8.48
₹716.86
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,195.88
CA$1,675.73
|
$279.66
₹23,648.57
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$957.38
CA$1,341.53
|
$164.09
₹13,875.88
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$59.67
CA$83.61
|
$46.25
₹3,911.08
|
|
pay 77.2% less for childcare
Montreal
|
Delhi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$650.63
CA$911.69
|
$92.50
₹7,822.28
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,648.39
CA$7,914.80
|
$1,766.20
₹149,352.57
|
|
pay 51.3% less for entertainment and sports
Montreal
|
Delhi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.47
CA$9.06
|
$2.37
₹200.43
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.61
CA$5.05
|
$2.43
₹205.26
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.85
CA$16.61
|
$4.15
₹350.75
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.11
CA$50.60
|
$21.31
₹1,801.91
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.78
CA$15.10
|
$4.92
₹415.89
|
|
pay 44.9% less for clothing
Montreal
|
Delhi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$63.65
CA$89.19
|
$32.25
₹2,727.24
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.65
CA$62.57
|
$32.29
₹2,730.80
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.18
CA$124.96
|
$53.15
₹4,494.20
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$107.63
CA$150.81
|
$40.86
₹3,455.28
|
|
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