Alexandria vs Montreal - Cost of Living Comparison

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Alexandria Montreal
🚶 Cost of living one person
$495
$1821
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1302
$4326
🏠 One person rent
$164
$928
🏘️ Family rent
$351
$1624
🍽️ Food expenses
$220
$569
🚐 Transport expenses
$44
$172
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$149
$2722
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
36 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
49
100
😀 Quality of life
51
95
🏙️ Population
4.87M
1.76M

The cost of living in Alexandria is 73% less expensive than in Montreal. Cities ranked 8536th and 2281st ($495 vs $1821) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 76th in Egypt and Canada, respectively. Check Egypt vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Alexandria compared to 1.5 months in Montreal. Alexandria ranked 2nd best city to live in Egypt vs Montreal ranked 1st in Canada, while ranked 6224th and 30th 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
$5.31
$15.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.4
$69.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.46
$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.95
$6.11
☕ Cappuccino
$1.74
$3.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.35
$2.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$217
$1044
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$117
$780
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$486
$1952
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$273
$1385
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$15.4
$52
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$24
$81.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.8
$43.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.27%
6.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$716
$7593
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$371
$4320
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.19
$2.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.5
$71.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.74
$14.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.39
$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.12
$2.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.71
$2.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$3.08
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.9
$3.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.78
$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.17
$12.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$14.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$3.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$1.45
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$3.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$4.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.51
$1.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$2.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.16
$1.1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.6
$2.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.49
$13.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2
$3.15
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.31
$11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.22
$9.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.1
$4.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.45
$4.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.79
$2.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$19
$31.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.84
$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$10.1
$119
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.57
$18.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$36.8
$62.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$125
$90
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$86.5
$703
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3745
$7624

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Cities near Alexandria

Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Kafr El Dawwar
$449
55 km or 34 mi Damanhur
$393
113 km or 70 mi Tanta
$450
122 km or 76 mi El Mahalla El Kubra
$489
126 km or 78 mi Shibin El Kom
$490
141 km or 87 mi Mansoura
$446
146 km or 91 mi Benha
$490
167 km or 104 mi Zagazig
$472
174 km or 108 mi Shubra El Kheima
$511
179 km or 111 mi Cairo
$549
181 km or 113 mi Giza
$513
182 km or 113 mi Damietta
$418
203 km or 126 mi Helwan
$494
225 km or 140 mi Port Said
$384
229 km or 142 mi Faiyum
$478
234 km or 146 mi Ismailia
$468
262 km or 163 mi Beni Suef
$470
286 km or 177 mi Suez
$366
356 km or 221 mi Minya
$455
432 km or 268 mi Gaza
$657
444 km or 276 mi Netivot
$1725
444 km or 276 mi Ashkelon
$1499
446 km or 277 mi Sderot
$1703
447 km or 278 mi Ofakim
$1671
454 km or 282 mi Ashdod
$1848
460 km or 286 mi Rahat
$1687
461 km or 287 mi Paphos
$1400
462 km or 287 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$1779
463 km or 287 mi Asyut
$421
463 km or 288 mi Yavne
$1826
463 km or 288 mi Kiryat Gat
$1825
464 km or 288 mi Beersheba
$1523
467 km or 290 mi Bat Yam
$1871
468 km or 291 mi Holon
$1776
470 km or 292 mi Ness Ziona
$1912
470 km or 292 mi Rehovot
$1701
470 km or 292 mi Rishon LeZion
$2010
473 km or 294 mi Tel Aviv
$2259
473 km or 294 mi Givatayim
$2113
474 km or 295 mi Ramat Gan
$2212

Cities near Montreal

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