Addis Ababa vs Montreal - Cost of Living Comparison

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Addis Ababa Montreal
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1269
$1928
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3044
$4433
🏠 One person rent
$758
$992
🏘️ Family rent
$1254
$1658
🍽️ Food expenses
$318
$585
🚐 Transport expenses
$59.1
$192
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$172
$3005
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
34
100
😀 Quality of life
45
96
🏙️ Population
5.7M
1.8M

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 34% less expensive than in Montreal. Cities ranked 4635th and 2284th ($1269 vs $1928) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 58th in Ethiopia and Canada, respectively. Check Ethiopia vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Addis Ababa compared to 1.6 months in Montreal. Addis Ababa ranked 1st best city to live in Ethiopia vs Montreal ranked 1st in Canada, while ranked 7273rd and 11th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Addis Ababa vs Montreal

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Addis Ababa Montreal
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.01
$16.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.2
$65.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.52
$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$6.46
☕ Cappuccino
$0.97
$4.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.66
$2.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$720
$1085
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$503
$852
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1317
$1939
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$909
$1436
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.7
$51.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$153
$79.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$111
$41.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.68%
4.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2197
$5305
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1437
$4101
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$2.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.93
$76.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.64
$18.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.06
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.32
$2.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.22
$2.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$2.92
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.94
$3.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.51
$15.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$12.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$14.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.97
$3.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$3.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$3.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$2.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$2.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.99
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.62
$2.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.29
$13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.84
$2.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.08
$12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.38
$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.99
$5.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.4
$4.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.57
$2.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.4
$37.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.76
$11.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$153
$117
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.11
$22.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.2
$55.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.2
$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$110
$568
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$30264
$5550

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Distance City Cost of living
222 km or 138 mi Awasa
$996
254 km or 158 mi Dessie
$1022
258 km or 161 mi Jimma
$775
320 km or 199 mi Bahir Dar
$863
349 km or 217 mi Dire Dawa
$1156
374 km or 232 mi Harar
$1153
421 km or 261 mi Gondar
$1017
447 km or 278 mi Jijiga
$1152
460 km or 286 mi Dikhil
$572
495 km or 308 mi Ali Sabieh
$570
498 km or 309 mi Borama
$509
502 km or 312 mi Mekelle
$810
561 km or 348 mi Djibouti City
$601
568 km or 353 mi Ad-Damazin
$771
587 km or 365 mi Hargeisa
$712
595 km or 370 mi Obock
$571
651 km or 405 mi Mendefera
$498
666 km or 414 mi El-Gadarif
$858
701 km or 436 mi Asmara
$531
735 km or 457 mi Massawa
$497
752 km or 467 mi Keren
$498
758 km or 471 mi Kassala
$931
761 km or 473 mi Zabid
$491
767 km or 476 mi Taiz
$514
780 km or 485 mi Malakal
$510
789 km or 490 mi Al Hudaydah
$515
805 km or 500 mi Aden
$526
806 km or 501 mi Kosti
$800
807 km or 502 mi Ibb
$504
851 km or 529 mi Bor
$522
853 km or 530 mi Baidoa
$743
870 km or 541 mi Dhamar
$494
914 km or 568 mi Sayyan
$492
914 km or 568 mi Juba
$528
920 km or 572 mi Sanaa
$551
989 km or 615 mi Khartoum North
$819
995 km or 618 mi Khartoum
$832
995 km or 618 mi Gulu
$627
1005 km or 625 mi Meru
$542
1006 km or 625 mi Omdurman
$848

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Distance City Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.3 mi Saint-Lambert
$1875
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Westmount
$1862
4.4 km or 2.8 mi Longueuil
$1923
6.4 km or 4 mi Mount Royal
$1876
9.4 km or 5.9 mi Cote-Saint-Luc
$1893
9.9 km or 6.1 mi Brossard
$2080
11 km or 7 mi La Prairie
$1960
13 km or 8.3 mi Boucherville
$1897
14 km or 8.9 mi Candiac
$1940
16 km or 9.8 mi Saint-Constant
$1910
16 km or 10 mi Dorval
$1923
17 km or 10 mi Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville
$1918
17 km or 10 mi Laval
$2047
20 km or 12 mi Sainte-Julie
$1891
20 km or 12 mi Dollard-des-Ormeaux
$1944
20 km or 13 mi Chateauguay
$1914
21 km or 13 mi Pointe-Claire
$1920
22 km or 14 mi Varennes
$1861
22 km or 14 mi Terrebonne
$1907
23 km or 14 mi Chambly
$1918
24 km or 15 mi Boisbriand
$1934
25 km or 15 mi Kirkland
$1930
26 km or 16 mi Repentigny
$1846
26 km or 16 mi Sainte-Therese
$1950
27 km or 17 mi Mascouche
$1852
27 km or 17 mi Saint-Eustache
$1948
29 km or 18 mi Beloeil
$1838
31 km or 19 mi Blainville
$1935
31 km or 20 mi Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu
$1857
38 km or 23 mi L'Assomption
$1723
39 km or 24 mi Vaudreuil-Dorion
$1924
41 km or 26 mi Saint-Lin-Laurentides
$1800
44 km or 27 mi Mirabel
$1896
46 km or 28 mi Saint-Jerome
$1864
49 km or 31 mi Saint-Hyacinthe
$1642
53 km or 33 mi Salaberry-de-Valleyfield
$1971
57 km or 35 mi Joliette
$1458
66 km or 41 mi Granby
$1142
68 km or 42 mi Sorel-Tracy
$1589
91 km or 56 mi Plattsburgh
$1805