Alexandria vs Montreal - Cost of Living Comparison

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Alexandria Montreal
🚶 Cost of living one person
$316
$1857
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$842
$4312
🏠 One person rent
$79.5
$940
🏘️ Family rent
$164
$1577
🍽️ Food expenses
$152
$575
🚐 Transport expenses
$32.3
$187
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$113
$2742
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
36 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
50
100
😀 Quality of life
48
93
🏙️ Population
4.87M
1.8M

The cost of living in Alexandria is 83% less expensive than in Montreal. Cities ranked 9165th and 2225th ($316 vs $1857) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 16th and 51st in Egypt and Canada, respectively. Check Egypt vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Alexandria compared to 1.5 months in Montreal. Alexandria ranked 3rd best city to live in Egypt vs Montreal ranked 1st in Canada, while ranked 6367th and 51st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Alexandria vs Montreal

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Alexandria Montreal
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.49
$15.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$11.9
$64.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.39
$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2
$6.26
 Cappuccino
$1.43
$3.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.3
$2.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$96.2
$1030
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$55.7
$807
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$225
$1828
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$125
$1371
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$7.34
$47.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$11.1
$73.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.37
$40.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.16%
6.03%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$567
$6524
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$364
$4131
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.2
$2.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$2.36
$73.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.91
$17.8
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.29
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.83
$2.36
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.67
$2.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$2.93
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.39
$3.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.87
$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.53
$12.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.91
$14.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$3.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$1.51
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.35
$4.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.34
$4.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.42
$2.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.51
$2.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.12
$1.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.68
$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.95
$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.99
$2.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.79
$11.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.74
$9.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.29
$4.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.76
$4.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.56
$2.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$16
$34.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.45
$10.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$6.03
$126
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.4
$16.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.2
$59.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$104
$94.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$71.3
$639
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1522
$5725

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Kafr El Dawwar
$289
55 km or 34 mi Damanhur
$268
113 km or 70 mi Tanta
$288
122 km or 76 mi El Mahalla El Kubra
$269
126 km or 78 mi Shibin El Kom
$305
141 km or 87 mi Mansoura
$301
146 km or 91 mi Benha
$300
167 km or 104 mi Zagazig
$307
174 km or 108 mi Shubra El Kheima
$365
179 km or 111 mi Cairo
$417
181 km or 113 mi Giza
$318
182 km or 113 mi Damietta
$298
203 km or 126 mi Helwan
$335
225 km or 140 mi Port Said
$276
229 km or 142 mi Faiyum
$325
234 km or 146 mi Ismailia
$295
262 km or 163 mi Beni Suef
$319
286 km or 177 mi Suez
$272
356 km or 221 mi Minya
$339
432 km or 268 mi Gaza
$640
444 km or 276 mi Netivot
$1742
444 km or 276 mi Ashkelon
$1511
446 km or 277 mi Sderot
$1732
447 km or 278 mi Ofakim
$1684
454 km or 282 mi Ashdod
$1837
460 km or 286 mi Rahat
$1686
461 km or 287 mi Paphos
$1551
462 km or 287 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$1809
463 km or 287 mi Asyut
$290
463 km or 288 mi Yavne
$1884
463 km or 288 mi Kiryat Gat
$1757
464 km or 288 mi Beersheba
$1471
467 km or 290 mi Bat Yam
$1890
468 km or 291 mi Holon
$1834
470 km or 292 mi Ness Ziona
$1943
470 km or 292 mi Rehovot
$1811
470 km or 292 mi Rishon LeZion
$2028
473 km or 294 mi Tel Aviv
$2306
473 km or 294 mi Givatayim
$2156
474 km or 295 mi Ramat Gan
$2232

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Distance City Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.3 mi Saint-Lambert
$1790
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Westmount
$1773
4.4 km or 2.8 mi Longueuil
$1835
6.4 km or 4 mi Mount Royal
$1792
9.4 km or 5.9 mi Cote-Saint-Luc
$1803
9.9 km or 6.1 mi Brossard
$2004
11 km or 7 mi La Prairie
$1889
13 km or 8.3 mi Boucherville
$1804
14 km or 8.9 mi Candiac
$1852
16 km or 9.8 mi Saint-Constant
$1824
16 km or 10 mi Dorval
$1810
17 km or 10 mi Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville
$1836
17 km or 10 mi Laval
$1900
20 km or 12 mi Sainte-Julie
$1800
20 km or 12 mi Dollard-des-Ormeaux
$1814
20 km or 13 mi Chateauguay
$1841
21 km or 13 mi Pointe-Claire
$1819
22 km or 14 mi Varennes
$1764
22 km or 14 mi Terrebonne
$1776
23 km or 14 mi Chambly
$1829
24 km or 15 mi Boisbriand
$1732
25 km or 15 mi Kirkland
$1807
26 km or 16 mi Repentigny
$1743
26 km or 16 mi Sainte-Therese
$1753
27 km or 17 mi Mascouche
$1735
27 km or 17 mi Saint-Eustache
$1768
29 km or 18 mi Beloeil
$1742
31 km or 19 mi Blainville
$1761
31 km or 20 mi Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu
$1769
38 km or 23 mi L'Assomption
$1651
39 km or 24 mi Vaudreuil-Dorion
$1830
41 km or 26 mi Saint-Lin-Laurentides
$1690
44 km or 27 mi Mirabel
$1762
46 km or 28 mi Saint-Jerome
$1733
49 km or 31 mi Saint-Hyacinthe
$1562
53 km or 33 mi Salaberry-de-Valleyfield
$1894
57 km or 35 mi Joliette
$1433
66 km or 41 mi Granby
$1106
68 km or 42 mi Sorel-Tracy
$1532
91 km or 56 mi Plattsburgh
$1692