Hi Sohit

$ 800 ... should be pretty alright if it is okay with you to live in
a shared accomodation and you do not plan to go to bars that
often ... lols ... by shared accomodation I mean that you will have
your own room but you will have to share the kitchen and washroom
with other people.

I can not say for sure what would be a better option for you,
staying on the campus might be a bit expensive, ... it is very
expensive in Ottawa I am not sure about Mtl .... i have heard that
Mtl is much cheaper than Ottawa though

Lots of university students go to field camps or their home towns in
the summers (May to August).... so I don't think that finding a
furnished accomodation could be a problem for the months that you
intend to stay ... (I think you should be able to get a very decent
shared accomodation for less than $400/month in mtl) ...

in case you do come ... try to take some french lessons
Quebec is all french ... In mtl you can survive on english though

I have quite a few friends in Mtl....
let me know once your programme finalizes ... i can ask them to send
me the links to find good shared accomodtions in Mtl

cheers man
Hope the info helps
sarju
PS: Regarding food ... i think you can get fairly good groceries in
200 dollors (including the booze)



--- In Shimlahangout@..., "sohiit karol"
<sohit_unplugged@r...> wrote:
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> HEY GUYS....
> I belong to shimla and might be visiting montreal from June to
August, for an internship in McGill.Right now I'm enrolled in final
yr of mechanical engg. at NIT Jalandhar and which wud be completing
by May.
> Cud any anyone give me an idea abt. living costs, room rents, etc.
in Montreal........those guys wud be paying me 800 Ca $ pm.