Al Ain vs Montreal - Cost of Living Comparison

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Al Ain Montreal
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1132
$1821
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2470
$4326
🏠 One person rent
$612
$928
🏘️ Family rent
$915
$1624
🍽️ Food expenses
$343
$569
🚐 Transport expenses
$57.2
$172
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3750
$2722
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
37
100
😀 Quality of life
79
95
🏙️ Population
767K
1.76M

The cost of living in Al Ain is 38% less expensive than in Montreal. Cities ranked 4616th and 2281st ($1132 vs $1821) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 76th 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 3.3 months in Al Ain compared to 1.5 months in Montreal. Al Ain ranked 5th best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Montreal ranked 1st in Canada, while ranked 496th and 30th among best cities to live in the world.

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Al Ain Montreal
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.1
$15.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$40.6
$69.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.03
$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$10.3
$6.11
☕ Cappuccino
$5.72
$3.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.73
$2.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$445
$1044
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$381
$780
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$811
$1952
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$603
$1385
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$96.3
$52
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$148
$81.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$122
$43.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.75%
6.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$11243
$7593
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6743
$4320
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.68
$2.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.9
$71.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.22
$14.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.82
$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.62
$2.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.07
$2.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$3.08
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.26
$3.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.35
$12.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$14.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$3.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$1.45
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$3.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$4.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$1.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$2.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$1.1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.53
$2.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.77
$13.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.37
$3.15
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.54
$11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.19
$9.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.15
$4.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.46
$4.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.17
$2.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$90.5
$31.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.3
$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$64.1
$119
💇 Haircut, simple
$8
$18.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$44.3
$62.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.8
$90
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$224
$703
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8033
$7624

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$1191
126 km or 78 mi Dubai
$2229
133 km or 82 mi Sharjah
$1612
135 km or 84 mi Ajman
$1841
143 km or 89 mi Abu Dhabi
$1936
152 km or 94 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1577
192 km or 119 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1584
221 km or 138 mi Madinat Zayed
$1673
231 km or 143 mi Nizwa
$787
253 km or 157 mi Seeb
$1164
297 km or 184 mi Muscat
$1126
337 km or 209 mi Bandar Abbas
$758
442 km or 275 mi Doha
$1872
458 km or 284 mi Al Khor
$1810
507 km or 315 mi Chabahar
$779
525 km or 326 mi Jahrom
$798
535 km or 333 mi Jiroft
$573
564 km or 351 mi Riffa
$1285
565 km or 351 mi Manama
$1375
566 km or 352 mi Fasa
$890
567 km or 352 mi Isa Town
$1327
583 km or 362 mi Sirjan
$604
596 km or 371 mi Iranshahr
$672
604 km or 375 mi Bam
$544
607 km or 377 mi Dhahran
$959
619 km or 385 mi Dammam
$1005
629 km or 391 mi Al-Mubarraz
$768
649 km or 404 mi Qatif
$868
679 km or 422 mi Shiraz
$606
684 km or 425 mi Jubail
$910
688 km or 428 mi Kerman
$457
689 km or 428 mi Rafsanjan
$530
694 km or 431 mi Marvdasht
$604
720 km or 447 mi Bushehr
$646
720 km or 447 mi Borazjan
$621
726 km or 451 mi Kazerun
$606
776 km or 482 mi Zahedan
$822
818 km or 508 mi Salalah
$844
827 km or 514 mi Yasuj
$561
866 km or 538 mi Yazd
$575

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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