Addis Ababa vs Montreal - Cost of Living Comparison

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Addis Ababa Montreal
🚶 Cost of living one person
$923
$1821
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2499
$4326
🏠 One person rent
$407
$928
🏘️ Family rent
$978
$1624
🍽️ Food expenses
$367
$569
🚐 Transport expenses
$55.5
$172
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$195
$2722
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
32
100
😀 Quality of life
40
95
🏙️ Population
3.04M
1.76M

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 49% less expensive than in Montreal. Cities ranked 5819th and 2281st ($923 vs $1821) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 76th 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 7141st and 30th among best cities to live in the world.

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Addis Ababa Montreal
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.72
$15.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.1
$69.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.24
$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$6.11
☕ Cappuccino
$0.91
$3.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.75
$2.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$490
$1044
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$240
$780
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1412
$1952
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$656
$1385
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.3
$52
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$153
$81.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.1
$43.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.83%
6.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2118
$7593
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1370
$4320
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$2.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10
$71.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.26
$14.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$2.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.01
$2.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$3.08
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.64
$3.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.31
$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.93
$12.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$14.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.54
$3.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.45
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$3.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$4.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$1.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$2.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$1.1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.12
$2.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.09
$13.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$3.15
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.01
$11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$18.5
$9.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$11
$4.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.68
$4.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.5
$2.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$77.5
$31.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.41
$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$45.1
$119
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.04
$18.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$38.6
$62.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.8
$90
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$79.6
$703
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3122
$7624

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Distance City Cost of living
222 km or 138 mi Awasa
$840
254 km or 158 mi Dessie
$820
258 km or 161 mi Jimma
$871
320 km or 199 mi Bahir Dar
$883
349 km or 217 mi Dire Dawa
$705
374 km or 232 mi Harar
$676
421 km or 261 mi Gondar
$885
447 km or 278 mi Jijiga
$702
460 km or 286 mi Dikhil
$524
495 km or 308 mi Ali Sabieh
$524
498 km or 309 mi Borama
$602
502 km or 312 mi Mekelle
$800
561 km or 348 mi Djibouti City
$551
568 km or 353 mi Ad-Damazin
$857
587 km or 365 mi Hargeisa
$815
595 km or 370 mi Obock
$522
651 km or 405 mi Mendefera
$466
666 km or 414 mi El-Gadarif
$959
701 km or 436 mi Asmara
$498
735 km or 457 mi Massawa
$467
752 km or 467 mi Keren
$466
758 km or 471 mi Kassala
$1061
761 km or 473 mi Zabid
$466
767 km or 476 mi Taiz
$490
780 km or 485 mi Malakal
$479
789 km or 490 mi Al Hudaydah
$489
805 km or 500 mi Aden
$486
806 km or 501 mi Kosti
$881
807 km or 502 mi Ibb
$481
851 km or 529 mi Bor
$489
853 km or 530 mi Baidoa
$805
870 km or 541 mi Dhamar
$470
914 km or 568 mi Sayyan
$467
914 km or 568 mi Juba
$498
920 km or 572 mi Sanaa
$523
989 km or 615 mi Khartoum North
$899
995 km or 618 mi Khartoum
$901
995 km or 618 mi Gulu
$556
1005 km or 625 mi Meru
$486
1006 km or 625 mi Omdurman
$936

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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