Addis Ababa vs Montreal - Cost of Living Comparison

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Addis Ababa Montreal
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1103
$1954
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2584
$4616
🏠 One person rent
$604
$986
🏘️ Family rent
$1197
$1716
🍽️ Food expenses
$349
$608
🚐 Transport expenses
$63.2
$190
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$231
$2805
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
32
100
😀 Quality of life
40
93
🏙️ Population
5.23M
1.76M

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 44% less expensive than in Montreal. Cities ranked 4928th and 2002nd ($1103 vs $1954) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 54th 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 1.4 months in Montreal. Addis Ababa ranked 1st best city to live in Ethiopia vs Montreal ranked 2nd in Canada, while ranked 6957th and 60th among best cities to live in the world.

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Addis Ababa Montreal
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.55
$16.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30
$76.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.04
$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$6.72
☕ Cappuccino
$1.31
$3.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.82
$2.2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$618
$1044
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$466
$856
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1617
$2012
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$891
$1492
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.6
$49.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$152
$77
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.04
$42.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.86%
6.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2736
$7494
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2013
$4431
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$2.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.93
$73.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.67
$18.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.32
$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$2.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.18
$2.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$2.95
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.7
$3.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$16.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.1
$13.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.5
$14.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.54
$3.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$4.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$4.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$2.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$2.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$1.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.75
$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.01
$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.2
$3.18
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.97
$11.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.08
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.27
$5.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.52
$3.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.38
$3.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$88.9
$33.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.68
$11.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.9
$121
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.28
$32.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$48.2
$61.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$95.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$86.8
$669
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3443
$6957

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Distance City Cost of living
222 km or 138 mi Awasa
$810
254 km or 158 mi Dessie
$814
258 km or 161 mi Jimma
$590
320 km or 199 mi Bahir Dar
$799
349 km or 217 mi Dire Dawa
$667
374 km or 232 mi Harar
$626
421 km or 261 mi Gondar
$946
447 km or 278 mi Jijiga
$671
460 km or 286 mi Dikhil
$554
495 km or 308 mi Ali Sabieh
$555
498 km or 309 mi Borama
$527
502 km or 312 mi Mekelle
$686
561 km or 348 mi Djibouti City
$584
568 km or 353 mi Ad-Damazin
$827
587 km or 365 mi Hargeisa
$684
595 km or 370 mi Obock
$553
651 km or 405 mi Mendefera
$490
666 km or 414 mi El-Gadarif
$935
701 km or 436 mi Asmara
$524
735 km or 457 mi Massawa
$492
752 km or 467 mi Keren
$491
758 km or 471 mi Kassala
$988
761 km or 473 mi Zabid
$489
767 km or 476 mi Taiz
$514
780 km or 485 mi Malakal
$502
789 km or 490 mi Al Hudaydah
$513
805 km or 500 mi Aden
$509
806 km or 501 mi Kosti
$851
807 km or 502 mi Ibb
$504
851 km or 529 mi Bor
$513
853 km or 530 mi Baidoa
$711
870 km or 541 mi Dhamar
$491
914 km or 568 mi Sayyan
$491
914 km or 568 mi Juba
$520
920 km or 572 mi Sanaa
$550
989 km or 615 mi Khartoum North
$868
995 km or 618 mi Khartoum
$889
995 km or 618 mi Gulu
$579
1005 km or 625 mi Meru
$535
1006 km or 625 mi Omdurman
$902

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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