Al Ain vs Montreal - Cost of Living Comparison

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Al Ain Montreal
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1050
$1954
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2765
$4616
🏠 One person rent
$560
$986
🏘️ Family rent
$1195
$1716
🍽️ Food expenses
$317
$608
🚐 Transport expenses
$56.7
$190
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3674
$2805
😷 Air quality
Bad
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
37
100
😀 Quality of life
79
93
🏙️ Population
767K
1.76M

The cost of living in Al Ain is 46% less expensive than in Montreal. Cities ranked 5284th and 2002nd ($1050 vs $1954) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 54th 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 3.5 months in Al Ain compared to 1.4 months in Montreal. Al Ain ranked 5th best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Montreal ranked 2nd in Canada, while ranked 600th and 60th among best cities to live in the world.

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Al Ain Montreal
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.11
$16.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$47.8
$76.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.98
$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.15
$6.72
 Cappuccino
$3.29
$3.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.67
$2.2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$440
$1044
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$460
$856
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$820
$2012
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1125
$1492
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$49.9
$49.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$77.1
$77
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.2
$42.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.73%
6.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2023
$7494
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1222
$4431
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.1
$2.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.8
$73.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.68
$18.3
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.8
$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.77
$2.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.09
$2.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$2.95
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.18
$3.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.49
$16.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.07
$13.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.01
$14.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$3.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$4.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$4.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$2.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$2.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$1.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.53
$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.8
$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.36
$3.18
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.29
$11.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.18
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.16
$5.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.44
$3.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.14
$3.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$81
$33.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.3
$11.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$64.1
$121
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.02
$32.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.7
$61.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.8
$95.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$665
$669
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6250
$6957

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$1232
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$2309
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$1503
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$2084
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$1802
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$1768
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$1603
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$1630
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$786
253 km or 157 mi Seeb
$994
297 km or 184 mi Muscat
$1110
337 km or 209 mi Bandar Abbas
$728
442 km or 275 mi Doha
$1810
458 km or 284 mi Al Khor
$1719
507 km or 315 mi Chabahar
$687
525 km or 326 mi Jahrom
$561
535 km or 333 mi Jiroft
$547
564 km or 351 mi Riffa
$1218
565 km or 351 mi Manama
$1267
566 km or 352 mi Fasa
$556
567 km or 352 mi Isa Town
$1226
583 km or 362 mi Sirjan
$520
596 km or 371 mi Iranshahr
$639
604 km or 375 mi Bam
$531
607 km or 377 mi Dhahran
$870
619 km or 385 mi Dammam
$989
629 km or 391 mi Al-Mubarraz
$783
649 km or 404 mi Qatif
$878
679 km or 422 mi Shiraz
$558
684 km or 425 mi Jubail
$928
688 km or 428 mi Kerman
$467
689 km or 428 mi Rafsanjan
$515
694 km or 431 mi Marvdasht
$546
720 km or 447 mi Bushehr
$548
720 km or 447 mi Borazjan
$541
726 km or 451 mi Kazerun
$537
776 km or 482 mi Zahedan
$831
818 km or 508 mi Salalah
$806
827 km or 514 mi Yasuj
$489
866 km or 538 mi Yazd
$577

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$1873
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$1861
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$1896
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$1871
9.4 km or 5.9 mi Cote-Saint-Luc
$1890
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$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
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$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
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$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
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$1740
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$1921
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$1773
44 km or 27 mi Mirabel
$1828
46 km or 28 mi Saint-Jerome
$1805
49 km or 31 mi Saint-Hyacinthe
$1657
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$2002
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$1540
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$1187
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$1624
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$1610