Alexandria vs Montreal - Cost of Living Comparison

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Alexandria Montreal
🚶 Cost of living one person
$400
$1928
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1034
$4433
🏠 One person rent
$103
$992
🏘️ Family rent
$176
$1658
🍽️ Food expenses
$175
$585
🚐 Transport expenses
$55.3
$192
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$139
$3005
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
36 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
51
100
😀 Quality of life
56
96
🏙️ Population
5.36M
1.8M

The cost of living in Alexandria is 79% less expensive than in Montreal. Cities ranked 8976th and 2284th ($400 vs $1928) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 58th 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 1.6 months in Montreal. Alexandria ranked 3rd best city to live in Egypt vs Montreal ranked 1st in Canada, while ranked 6248th and 11th 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
$4.25
$16.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.3
$65.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.38
$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.49
$6.46
☕ Cappuccino
$1.48
$4.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.34
$2.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$130
$1085
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$71.1
$852
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$240
$1939
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$128
$1436
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$8.92
$51.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$13.8
$79.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.6
$41.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.1%
4.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$728
$5305
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$494
$4101
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.21
$2.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.1
$76.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.5
$18.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.37
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.94
$2.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.84
$2.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$2.92
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.43
$3.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.22
$15.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.68
$12.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.94
$14.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$3.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$3.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.36
$3.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.37
$2.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.4
$2.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.14
$0.99
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.7
$2.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.42
$13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.34
$2.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.12
$12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.45
$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.02
$5.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.89
$4.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.75
$2.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$14.6
$37.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.21
$11.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$9.06
$117
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.7
$22.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$31.4
$55.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$139
$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$89.4
$568
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2136
$5550

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Kafr El Dawwar
$341
55 km or 34 mi Damanhur
$282
113 km or 70 mi Tanta
$294
122 km or 76 mi El Mahalla El Kubra
$343
126 km or 78 mi Shibin El Kom
$361
141 km or 87 mi Mansoura
$335
146 km or 91 mi Benha
$343
167 km or 104 mi Zagazig
$351
174 km or 108 mi Shubra El Kheima
$443
179 km or 111 mi Cairo
$506
181 km or 113 mi Giza
$394
182 km or 113 mi Damietta
$323
203 km or 126 mi Helwan
$402
225 km or 140 mi Port Said
$319
229 km or 142 mi Faiyum
$340
234 km or 146 mi Ismailia
$300
262 km or 163 mi Beni Suef
$297
286 km or 177 mi Suez
$288
356 km or 221 mi Minya
$356
432 km or 268 mi Gaza
$776
444 km or 276 mi Netivot
$2022
444 km or 276 mi Ashkelon
$1761
446 km or 277 mi Sderot
$1993
447 km or 278 mi Ofakim
$1936
454 km or 282 mi Ashdod
$2145
460 km or 286 mi Rahat
$1962
461 km or 287 mi Paphos
$1831
462 km or 287 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$2105
463 km or 287 mi Asyut
$283
463 km or 288 mi Yavne
$2172
463 km or 288 mi Kiryat Gat
$2079
464 km or 288 mi Beersheba
$1700
467 km or 290 mi Bat Yam
$2147
468 km or 291 mi Holon
$2031
470 km or 292 mi Ness Ziona
$2298
470 km or 292 mi Rehovot
$2066
470 km or 292 mi Rishon LeZion
$2403
473 km or 294 mi Tel Aviv
$2702
473 km or 294 mi Givatayim
$2449
474 km or 295 mi Ramat Gan
$2451

Cities near Montreal

Distance City Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.3 mi Saint-Lambert
$1875
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Westmount
$1862
4.4 km or 2.8 mi Longueuil
$1923
6.4 km or 4 mi Mount Royal
$1876
9.4 km or 5.9 mi Cote-Saint-Luc
$1893
9.9 km or 6.1 mi Brossard
$2080
11 km or 7 mi La Prairie
$1960
13 km or 8.3 mi Boucherville
$1897
14 km or 8.9 mi Candiac
$1940
16 km or 9.8 mi Saint-Constant
$1910
16 km or 10 mi Dorval
$1923
17 km or 10 mi Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville
$1918
17 km or 10 mi Laval
$2047
20 km or 12 mi Sainte-Julie
$1891
20 km or 12 mi Dollard-des-Ormeaux
$1944
20 km or 13 mi Chateauguay
$1914
21 km or 13 mi Pointe-Claire
$1920
22 km or 14 mi Varennes
$1861
22 km or 14 mi Terrebonne
$1907
23 km or 14 mi Chambly
$1918
24 km or 15 mi Boisbriand
$1934
25 km or 15 mi Kirkland
$1930
26 km or 16 mi Repentigny
$1846
26 km or 16 mi Sainte-Therese
$1950
27 km or 17 mi Mascouche
$1852
27 km or 17 mi Saint-Eustache
$1948
29 km or 18 mi Beloeil
$1838
31 km or 19 mi Blainville
$1935
31 km or 20 mi Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu
$1857
38 km or 23 mi L'Assomption
$1723
39 km or 24 mi Vaudreuil-Dorion
$1924
41 km or 26 mi Saint-Lin-Laurentides
$1800
44 km or 27 mi Mirabel
$1896
46 km or 28 mi Saint-Jerome
$1864
49 km or 31 mi Saint-Hyacinthe
$1642
53 km or 33 mi Salaberry-de-Valleyfield
$1971
57 km or 35 mi Joliette
$1458
66 km or 41 mi Granby
$1142
68 km or 42 mi Sorel-Tracy
$1589
91 km or 56 mi Plattsburgh
$1805