Alexandria vs Montreal - Cost of Living Comparison

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Alexandria Montreal
🚶 Cost of living one person
$384
$1903
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$990
$4337
🏠 One person rent
$95.7
$969
🏘️ Family rent
$159
$1582
🍽️ Food expenses
$172
$579
🚐 Transport expenses
$50.6
$191
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$125
$2945
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
36 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
51
100
😀 Quality of life
56
95
🏙️ Population
4.87M
1.8M

The cost of living in Alexandria is 80% less expensive than in Montreal. Cities ranked 9006th and 2306th ($384 vs $1903) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 52nd 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 3rd best city to live in Egypt vs Montreal ranked 4th in Canada, while ranked 6233rd and 46th 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
$4.15
$16.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$16.8
$65.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.29
$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.48
$5.78
☕ Cappuccino
$1.53
$3.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.34
$1.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$114
$1055
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$66.2
$839
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$207
$1821
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$117
$1381
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$8.28
$47.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$12.7
$74.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.6
$39.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.98%
5.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$715
$6195
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$491
$4493
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.2
$2.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.8
$72.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.03
$18.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.35
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.87
$2.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.76
$2.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$3.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.43
$3.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.98
$15.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.61
$12.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.8
$14.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$3.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$3.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.35
$3.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.36
$2.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.39
$2.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.14
$1.03
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.68
$2.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.29
$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.3
$2.63
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.09
$11.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.42
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.01
$5.32
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.88
$4.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.76
$2.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$14.3
$37.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.03
$10.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$8.02
$133
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.67
$20.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$32.2
$55.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$139
$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$87.9
$509
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1874
$4789

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Kafr El Dawwar
$330
55 km or 34 mi Damanhur
$274
113 km or 70 mi Tanta
$287
122 km or 76 mi El Mahalla El Kubra
$356
126 km or 78 mi Shibin El Kom
$354
141 km or 87 mi Mansoura
$326
146 km or 91 mi Benha
$336
167 km or 104 mi Zagazig
$345
174 km or 108 mi Shubra El Kheima
$422
179 km or 111 mi Cairo
$473
181 km or 113 mi Giza
$410
182 km or 113 mi Damietta
$331
203 km or 126 mi Helwan
$395
225 km or 140 mi Port Said
$306
229 km or 142 mi Faiyum
$334
234 km or 146 mi Ismailia
$295
262 km or 163 mi Beni Suef
$288
286 km or 177 mi Suez
$276
356 km or 221 mi Minya
$348
432 km or 268 mi Gaza
$695
444 km or 276 mi Netivot
$1951
444 km or 276 mi Ashkelon
$1850
446 km or 277 mi Sderot
$1957
447 km or 278 mi Ofakim
$1867
454 km or 282 mi Ashdod
$1993
460 km or 286 mi Rahat
$1879
461 km or 287 mi Paphos
$1728
462 km or 287 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$2027
463 km or 287 mi Asyut
$271
463 km or 288 mi Yavne
$2064
463 km or 288 mi Kiryat Gat
$2032
464 km or 288 mi Beersheba
$1645
467 km or 290 mi Bat Yam
$2040
468 km or 291 mi Holon
$1937
470 km or 292 mi Ness Ziona
$2130
470 km or 292 mi Rehovot
$1947
470 km or 292 mi Rishon LeZion
$2233
473 km or 294 mi Tel Aviv
$2492
473 km or 294 mi Givatayim
$2303
474 km or 295 mi Ramat Gan
$2440

Cities near Montreal

Distance City Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.3 mi Saint-Lambert
$1828
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Westmount
$1814
4.4 km or 2.8 mi Longueuil
$1842
6.4 km or 4 mi Mount Royal
$1820
9.4 km or 5.9 mi Cote-Saint-Luc
$1835
9.9 km or 6.1 mi Brossard
$2055
11 km or 7 mi La Prairie
$1911
13 km or 8.3 mi Boucherville
$1820
14 km or 8.9 mi Candiac
$1892
16 km or 9.8 mi Saint-Constant
$1864
16 km or 10 mi Dorval
$1853
17 km or 10 mi Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville
$1869
17 km or 10 mi Laval
$1930
20 km or 12 mi Sainte-Julie
$1822
20 km or 12 mi Dollard-des-Ormeaux
$1829
20 km or 13 mi Chateauguay
$1867
21 km or 13 mi Pointe-Claire
$1838
22 km or 14 mi Varennes
$1786
22 km or 14 mi Terrebonne
$1805
23 km or 14 mi Chambly
$1853
24 km or 15 mi Boisbriand
$1763
25 km or 15 mi Kirkland
$1835
26 km or 16 mi Repentigny
$1767
26 km or 16 mi Sainte-Therese
$1785
27 km or 17 mi Mascouche
$1766
27 km or 17 mi Saint-Eustache
$1806
29 km or 18 mi Beloeil
$1776
31 km or 19 mi Blainville
$1780
31 km or 20 mi Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu
$1805
38 km or 23 mi L'Assomption
$1671
39 km or 24 mi Vaudreuil-Dorion
$1850
41 km or 26 mi Saint-Lin-Laurentides
$1719
44 km or 27 mi Mirabel
$1782
46 km or 28 mi Saint-Jerome
$1753
49 km or 31 mi Saint-Hyacinthe
$1586
53 km or 33 mi Salaberry-de-Valleyfield
$1935
57 km or 35 mi Joliette
$1449
66 km or 41 mi Granby
$1120
68 km or 42 mi Sorel-Tracy
$1549
91 km or 56 mi Plattsburgh
$1811