Addis Ababa vs Montreal - Cost of Living Comparison

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Addis Ababa Montreal
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1180
$1857
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2653
$4312
🏠 One person rent
$710
$940
🏘️ Family rent
$1338
$1577
🍽️ Food expenses
$322
$575
🚐 Transport expenses
$63.8
$187
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$207
$2742
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
32
100
😀 Quality of life
39
93
🏙️ Population
5.7M
1.8M

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 36% less expensive than in Montreal. Cities ranked 4540th and 2225th ($1180 vs $1857) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 51st in Ethiopia and Canada, respectively. Check Ethiopia vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Addis Ababa compared to 1.5 months in Montreal. Addis Ababa ranked 1st best city to live in Ethiopia vs Montreal ranked 1st in Canada, while ranked 7025th and 51st among best cities to live in the world.

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Addis Ababa Montreal
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.24
$15.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$34.7
$64.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.27
$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$6.26
☕ Cappuccino
$1.18
$3.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.75
$2.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$637
$1030
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$444
$807
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1854
$1828
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$859
$1371
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$97.4
$47.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$150
$73.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$130
$40.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.49%
6.03%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2510
$6524
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1875
$4131
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.5
$2.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.91
$73.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.57
$17.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.29
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.53
$2.36
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.17
$2.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$2.93
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.45
$3.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.38
$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$12.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$14.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.04
$3.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.51
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$4.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$4.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$2.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$2.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$1.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.7
$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.46
$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.1
$2.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4
$11.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.94
$9.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.22
$4.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.49
$4.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.7
$2.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$84.2
$34.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.72
$10.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12
$126
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.13
$16.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.1
$59.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$109
$94.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$86.3
$639
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3446
$5725

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$838
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$654
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$752
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$756
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$718
421 km or 261 mi Gondar
$897
447 km or 278 mi Jijiga
$764
460 km or 286 mi Dikhil
$542
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$542
498 km or 309 mi Borama
$518
502 km or 312 mi Mekelle
$662
561 km or 348 mi Djibouti City
$571
568 km or 353 mi Ad-Damazin
$836
587 km or 365 mi Hargeisa
$660
595 km or 370 mi Obock
$540
651 km or 405 mi Mendefera
$487
666 km or 414 mi El-Gadarif
$943
701 km or 436 mi Asmara
$520
735 km or 457 mi Massawa
$486
752 km or 467 mi Keren
$488
758 km or 471 mi Kassala
$1006
761 km or 473 mi Zabid
$482
767 km or 476 mi Taiz
$507
780 km or 485 mi Malakal
$496
789 km or 490 mi Al Hudaydah
$505
805 km or 500 mi Aden
$503
806 km or 501 mi Kosti
$860
807 km or 502 mi Ibb
$496
851 km or 529 mi Bor
$506
853 km or 530 mi Baidoa
$706
870 km or 541 mi Dhamar
$486
914 km or 568 mi Sayyan
$481
914 km or 568 mi Juba
$513
920 km or 572 mi Sanaa
$546
989 km or 615 mi Khartoum North
$877
995 km or 618 mi Khartoum
$888
995 km or 618 mi Gulu
$594
1005 km or 625 mi Meru
$541
1006 km or 625 mi Omdurman
$908

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$1790
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Westmount
$1773
4.4 km or 2.8 mi Longueuil
$1835
6.4 km or 4 mi Mount Royal
$1792
9.4 km or 5.9 mi Cote-Saint-Luc
$1803
9.9 km or 6.1 mi Brossard
$2004
11 km or 7 mi La Prairie
$1889
13 km or 8.3 mi Boucherville
$1804
14 km or 8.9 mi Candiac
$1852
16 km or 9.8 mi Saint-Constant
$1824
16 km or 10 mi Dorval
$1810
17 km or 10 mi Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville
$1836
17 km or 10 mi Laval
$1900
20 km or 12 mi Sainte-Julie
$1800
20 km or 12 mi Dollard-des-Ormeaux
$1814
20 km or 13 mi Chateauguay
$1841
21 km or 13 mi Pointe-Claire
$1819
22 km or 14 mi Varennes
$1764
22 km or 14 mi Terrebonne
$1776
23 km or 14 mi Chambly
$1829
24 km or 15 mi Boisbriand
$1732
25 km or 15 mi Kirkland
$1807
26 km or 16 mi Repentigny
$1743
26 km or 16 mi Sainte-Therese
$1753
27 km or 17 mi Mascouche
$1735
27 km or 17 mi Saint-Eustache
$1768
29 km or 18 mi Beloeil
$1742
31 km or 19 mi Blainville
$1761
31 km or 20 mi Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu
$1769
38 km or 23 mi L'Assomption
$1651
39 km or 24 mi Vaudreuil-Dorion
$1830
41 km or 26 mi Saint-Lin-Laurentides
$1690
44 km or 27 mi Mirabel
$1762
46 km or 28 mi Saint-Jerome
$1733
49 km or 31 mi Saint-Hyacinthe
$1562
53 km or 33 mi Salaberry-de-Valleyfield
$1894
57 km or 35 mi Joliette
$1433
66 km or 41 mi Granby
$1106
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$1532
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$1692