Abu Dhabi vs Montreal - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abu Dhabi Montreal
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1936
$1821
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4876
$4326
🏠 One person rent
$1291
$928
🏘️ Family rent
$2811
$1624
🍽️ Food expenses
$427
$569
🚐 Transport expenses
$65.9
$172
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3588
$2722
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
52
100
😀 Quality of life
82
95
🏙️ Population
1.48M
1.76M

The cost of living in Abu Dhabi is 6% more expensive than in Montreal. Cities ranked 1938th and 2281st ($1936 vs $1821) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 76th in the United Arab Emirates and Canada, respectively. Check the United Arab Emirates vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Abu Dhabi compared to 1.5 months in Montreal. Abu Dhabi ranked 4th best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Montreal ranked 1st in Canada, while ranked 369th and 30th among best cities to live in the world.

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Abu Dhabi Montreal
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.91
$15.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.7
$69.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.78
$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12.3
$6.11
☕ Cappuccino
$5.69
$3.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.27
$2.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1396
$1044
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$977
$780
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3226
$1952
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2329
$1385
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$121
$52
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$193
$81.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$109
$43.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.77%
6.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5079
$7593
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4566
$4320
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.55
$2.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.7
$71.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.27
$14.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.82
$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.88
$2.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.29
$2.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$3.08
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.07
$3.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.89
$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.37
$12.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$14.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$3.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$1.45
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$3.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$4.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$2.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$1.1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.54
$2.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.1
$13.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.45
$3.15
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.81
$11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.3
$9.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.96
$4.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.19
$4.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.51
$2.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$74.4
$31.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.1
$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$90.6
$119
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.6
$18.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$72.1
$62.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$90
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$717
$703
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11210
$7624

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Distance City Cost of living
117 km or 73 mi Madinat Zayed
$1673
129 km or 80 mi Dubai
$2229
142 km or 88 mi Sharjah
$1612
143 km or 89 mi Al Ain
$1132
152 km or 94 mi Ajman
$1841
170 km or 105 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1577
211 km or 131 mi Fujairah
$1191
237 km or 147 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1584
300 km or 187 mi Doha
$1872
318 km or 198 mi Al Khor
$1810
356 km or 221 mi Bandar Abbas
$758
365 km or 227 mi Nizwa
$787
395 km or 246 mi Seeb
$1164
425 km or 264 mi Riffa
$1285
427 km or 265 mi Manama
$1375
428 km or 266 mi Isa Town
$1327
439 km or 273 mi Muscat
$1126
454 km or 282 mi Jahrom
$798
468 km or 291 mi Dhahran
$959
481 km or 299 mi Dammam
$1005
486 km or 302 mi Al-Mubarraz
$768
501 km or 311 mi Fasa
$890
514 km or 320 mi Qatif
$868
548 km or 341 mi Jubail
$910
568 km or 353 mi Sirjan
$604
575 km or 357 mi Jiroft
$573
599 km or 372 mi Shiraz
$606
610 km or 379 mi Bushehr
$646
617 km or 384 mi Borazjan
$621
620 km or 385 mi Marvdasht
$604
632 km or 392 mi Kazerun
$606
637 km or 396 mi Chabahar
$779
649 km or 404 mi Bam
$544
678 km or 421 mi Rafsanjan
$530
698 km or 434 mi Kerman
$457
701 km or 435 mi Iranshahr
$672
741 km or 460 mi Yasuj
$561
775 km or 481 mi Riyadh
$1642
790 km or 491 mi Al Wafrah
$1256
792 km or 492 mi Behbahan
$541

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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