Abu Dhabi vs Montreal - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abu Dhabi Montreal
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1802
$1954
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4691
$4616
🏠 One person rent
$1140
$986
🏘️ Family rent
$2569
$1716
🍽️ Food expenses
$442
$608
🚐 Transport expenses
$69.3
$190
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3906
$2805
😷 Air quality
Bad
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
52
100
😀 Quality of life
83
93
🏙️ Population
1.48M
1.76M

The cost of living in Abu Dhabi is 8% less expensive than in Montreal. Cities ranked 2486th and 2002nd ($1802 vs $1954) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 54th 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 2.2 months in Abu Dhabi compared to 1.4 months in Montreal. Abu Dhabi ranked 3rd best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Montreal ranked 2nd in Canada, while ranked 405th and 60th among best cities to live in the world.

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Abu Dhabi Montreal
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.9
$16.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$76.3
$76.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.62
$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$10.9
$6.72
☕ Cappuccino
$5.81
$3.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.09
$2.2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1179
$1044
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$880
$856
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2759
$2012
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2207
$1492
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95.9
$49.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$147
$77
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$104
$42.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.18%
6.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4957
$7494
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4315
$4431
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.67
$2.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.7
$73.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.28
$18.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.8
$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.79
$2.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.34
$2.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$2.95
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.07
$3.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.41
$16.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.83
$13.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$14.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$3.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$4.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$4.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$2.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$2.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$1.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.66
$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.6
$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.21
$3.18
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.21
$11.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.61
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.03
$5.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.83
$3.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.95
$3.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$66.9
$33.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.7
$11.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$90.5
$121
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.7
$32.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$67.3
$61.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$95.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$667
$669
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12787
$6957

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Distance City Cost of living
117 km or 73 mi Madinat Zayed
$1630
129 km or 80 mi Dubai
$2309
142 km or 88 mi Sharjah
$1503
143 km or 89 mi Al Ain
$1050
152 km or 94 mi Ajman
$2084
170 km or 105 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1768
211 km or 131 mi Fujairah
$1232
237 km or 147 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1603
300 km or 187 mi Doha
$1810
318 km or 198 mi Al Khor
$1719
356 km or 221 mi Bandar Abbas
$728
365 km or 227 mi Nizwa
$786
395 km or 246 mi Seeb
$994
425 km or 264 mi Riffa
$1218
427 km or 265 mi Manama
$1267
428 km or 266 mi Isa Town
$1226
439 km or 273 mi Muscat
$1110
454 km or 282 mi Jahrom
$561
468 km or 291 mi Dhahran
$870
481 km or 299 mi Dammam
$989
486 km or 302 mi Al-Mubarraz
$783
501 km or 311 mi Fasa
$556
514 km or 320 mi Qatif
$878
548 km or 341 mi Jubail
$928
568 km or 353 mi Sirjan
$520
575 km or 357 mi Jiroft
$547
599 km or 372 mi Shiraz
$558
610 km or 379 mi Bushehr
$548
617 km or 384 mi Borazjan
$541
620 km or 385 mi Marvdasht
$546
632 km or 392 mi Kazerun
$537
637 km or 396 mi Chabahar
$687
649 km or 404 mi Bam
$531
678 km or 421 mi Rafsanjan
$515
698 km or 434 mi Kerman
$467
701 km or 435 mi Iranshahr
$639
741 km or 460 mi Yasuj
$489
775 km or 481 mi Riyadh
$1586
790 km or 491 mi Al Wafrah
$1268
792 km or 492 mi Behbahan
$507

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3.6 km or 2.3 mi Saint-Lambert
$1873
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Westmount
$1861
4.4 km or 2.8 mi Longueuil
$1896
6.4 km or 4 mi Mount Royal
$1871
9.4 km or 5.9 mi Cote-Saint-Luc
$1890
9.9 km or 6.1 mi Brossard
$2057
11 km or 7 mi La Prairie
$1960
13 km or 8.3 mi Boucherville
$1878
14 km or 8.9 mi Candiac
$1927
16 km or 9.8 mi Saint-Constant
$1912
16 km or 10 mi Dorval
$1912
17 km or 10 mi Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville
$1912
17 km or 10 mi Laval
$1996
20 km or 12 mi Sainte-Julie
$1884
20 km or 12 mi Dollard-des-Ormeaux
$1898
20 km or 13 mi Chateauguay
$1964
21 km or 13 mi Pointe-Claire
$1908
22 km or 14 mi Varennes
$1845
22 km or 14 mi Terrebonne
$1849
23 km or 14 mi Chambly
$1901
24 km or 15 mi Boisbriand
$1751
25 km or 15 mi Kirkland
$1897
26 km or 16 mi Repentigny
$1823
26 km or 16 mi Sainte-Therese
$1785
27 km or 17 mi Mascouche
$1821
27 km or 17 mi Saint-Eustache
$1839
29 km or 18 mi Beloeil
$1836
31 km or 19 mi Blainville
$1799
31 km or 20 mi Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu
$1843
38 km or 23 mi L'Assomption
$1740
39 km or 24 mi Vaudreuil-Dorion
$1921
41 km or 26 mi Saint-Lin-Laurentides
$1773
44 km or 27 mi Mirabel
$1828
46 km or 28 mi Saint-Jerome
$1805
49 km or 31 mi Saint-Hyacinthe
$1657
53 km or 33 mi Salaberry-de-Valleyfield
$2002
57 km or 35 mi Joliette
$1540
66 km or 41 mi Granby
$1187
68 km or 42 mi Sorel-Tracy
$1624
91 km or 56 mi Plattsburgh
$1610