Alexandria vs Montreal - Cost of Living Comparison

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Alexandria Montreal
🚶 Cost of living one person
$310
$1954
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$828
$4616
🏠 One person rent
$76.9
$986
🏘️ Family rent
$168
$1716
🍽️ Food expenses
$153
$608
🚐 Transport expenses
$30
$190
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$119
$2805
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
36 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
49
100
😀 Quality of life
48
93
🏙️ Population
4.87M
1.76M

The cost of living in Alexandria is 84% less expensive than in Montreal. Cities ranked 9207th and 2002nd ($310 vs $1954) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 20th and 54th 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 1.4 months in Montreal. Alexandria ranked 3rd best city to live in Egypt vs Montreal ranked 2nd in Canada, while ranked 6328th and 60th 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
$3.44
$16.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$12.4
$76.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.16
$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.07
$6.72
☕ Cappuccino
$1.41
$3.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.29
$2.2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$103
$1044
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$49
$856
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$230
$2012
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$125
$1492
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$8.58
$49.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$13.3
$77
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.59
$42.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.91%
6.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$428
$7494
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$274
$4431
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.21
$2.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$2.46
$73.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.56
$18.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.26
$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.87
$2.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.69
$2.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$2.95
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.45
$3.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.75
$16.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.72
$13.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.96
$14.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$3.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.35
$4.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.33
$4.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.42
$2.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.6
$2.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.12
$1.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.61
$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.19
$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$3.18
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.87
$11.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.78
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.36
$5.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.8
$3.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.58
$3.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$15.4
$33.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.5
$11.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$7.07
$121
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.24
$32.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$23
$61.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98.7
$95.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$54.2
$669
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1331
$6957

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Kafr El Dawwar
$299
55 km or 34 mi Damanhur
$308
113 km or 70 mi Tanta
$315
122 km or 76 mi El Mahalla El Kubra
$331
126 km or 78 mi Shibin El Kom
$323
141 km or 87 mi Mansoura
$306
146 km or 91 mi Benha
$335
167 km or 104 mi Zagazig
$327
174 km or 108 mi Shubra El Kheima
$374
179 km or 111 mi Cairo
$424
181 km or 113 mi Giza
$323
182 km or 113 mi Damietta
$291
203 km or 126 mi Helwan
$345
225 km or 140 mi Port Said
$282
229 km or 142 mi Faiyum
$339
234 km or 146 mi Ismailia
$310
262 km or 163 mi Beni Suef
$334
286 km or 177 mi Suez
$303
356 km or 221 mi Minya
$357
432 km or 268 mi Gaza
$609
444 km or 276 mi Netivot
$1713
444 km or 276 mi Ashkelon
$1671
446 km or 277 mi Sderot
$1727
447 km or 278 mi Ofakim
$1607
454 km or 282 mi Ashdod
$1775
460 km or 286 mi Rahat
$1632
461 km or 287 mi Paphos
$1528
462 km or 287 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$1771
463 km or 287 mi Asyut
$306
463 km or 288 mi Yavne
$1815
463 km or 288 mi Kiryat Gat
$1754
464 km or 288 mi Beersheba
$1372
467 km or 290 mi Bat Yam
$1795
468 km or 291 mi Holon
$1751
470 km or 292 mi Ness Ziona
$1825
470 km or 292 mi Rehovot
$1741
470 km or 292 mi Rishon LeZion
$1881
473 km or 294 mi Tel Aviv
$2254
473 km or 294 mi Givatayim
$2020
474 km or 295 mi Ramat Gan
$2154

Cities near Montreal

Distance City Cost of living
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