Almaty vs Montreal - Cost of Living Comparison

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Almaty Montreal
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1014
$1901
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2459
$4422
🏠 One person rent
$531
$984
🏘️ Family rent
$940
$1684
🍽️ Food expenses
$318
$567
🚐 Transport expenses
$63.1
$193
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$776
$2928
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
52
100
😀 Quality of life
70
93
🏙️ Population
2.23M
1.9M

The cost of living in Almaty is 47% less expensive than in Montreal. Cities ranked 5468th and 2370th ($1014 vs $1901) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 64th in Kazakhstan and Canada, respectively. Check Kazakhstan vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Almaty compared to 1.5 months in Montreal. Almaty ranked 1st best city to live in Kazakhstan vs Montreal ranked 2nd in Canada, while ranked 3901st and 49th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Almaty vs Montreal

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Almaty Montreal
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.96
$15.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.8
$64.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.23
$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.53
$6.08
☕ Cappuccino
$2.82
$3.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.14
$1.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$648
$1096
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$426
$842
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1197
$1985
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$768
$1459
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.4
$51.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$72.3
$79.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.4
$40.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.05%
4.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2197
$5122
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1284
$3877
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$2.68
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17.7
$75.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.13
$17.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.56
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.58
$2.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.71
$2.87
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$2.83
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.06
$3.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$15.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.71
$12.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.91
$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$3.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$3.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$3.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$2.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$2.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.62
$2.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.4
$12.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.15
$2.64
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.08
$11.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.02
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.69
$5.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.54
$4.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.79
$2.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$65.5
$32.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.81
$11.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.2
$119
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.57
$21.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$76.6
$54.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$116
$99.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$346
$607
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10616
$6432

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Distance City Cost of living
23 km or 14 mi Kaskelen
$899
68 km or 42 mi Cholpon-Ata
$656
72 km or 45 mi Kapchagay
$876
139 km or 86 mi Tokmok
$636
171 km or 107 mi Kant
$500
194 km or 121 mi Bishkek
$789
215 km or 134 mi Naryn
$601
229 km or 142 mi Taldiqorgan
$764
357 km or 222 mi Toktogul
$646
360 km or 224 mi Aksu
$521
363 km or 226 mi Yining
$579
389 km or 242 mi Talas
$555
398 km or 247 mi Artux
$514
413 km or 256 mi Jalal-Abad
$609
427 km or 265 mi Balkhash
$687
429 km or 267 mi Kashgar
$518
451 km or 280 mi Taraz
$488
452 km or 281 mi Bole
$572
455 km or 283 mi Osh
$570
471 km or 293 mi Andijan
$471
472 km or 293 mi Aral
$513
499 km or 310 mi Namangan
$572
529 km or 329 mi Margilan
$669
530 km or 329 mi Fergana
$688
605 km or 376 mi Shymkent
$587
631 km or 392 mi Konibodom
$610
633 km or 393 mi Chirchiq
$759
633 km or 393 mi Tacheng
$553
637 km or 396 mi Wusu
$608
655 km or 407 mi Kuytun
$614
664 km or 413 mi Tashkent
$842
670 km or 417 mi Istiklol
$599
679 km or 422 mi Kentau
$535
683 km or 424 mi Ghafurov
$583
684 km or 425 mi Karamay
$500
685 km or 425 mi Buston
$622
688 km or 427 mi Khujand
$576
701 km or 435 mi Turkistan
$549
731 km or 454 mi Hotan
$519
742 km or 461 mi Shihezi
$712

Cities near Montreal

Distance City Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.3 mi Saint-Lambert
$1856
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Westmount
$1828
4.4 km or 2.8 mi Longueuil
$1874
6.4 km or 4 mi Mount Royal
$1852
9.4 km or 5.9 mi Cote-Saint-Luc
$1870
9.9 km or 6.1 mi Brossard
$2051
11 km or 7 mi La Prairie
$1937
13 km or 8.3 mi Boucherville
$1861
14 km or 8.9 mi Candiac
$1921
16 km or 9.8 mi Saint-Constant
$1905
16 km or 10 mi Dorval
$1917
17 km or 10 mi Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville
$1892
17 km or 10 mi Laval
$2058
20 km or 12 mi Sainte-Julie
$1875
20 km or 12 mi Dollard-des-Ormeaux
$1918
20 km or 13 mi Chateauguay
$1905
21 km or 13 mi Pointe-Claire
$1915
22 km or 14 mi Varennes
$1829
22 km or 14 mi Terrebonne
$1863
23 km or 14 mi Chambly
$1892
24 km or 15 mi Boisbriand
$1913
25 km or 15 mi Kirkland
$1914
26 km or 16 mi Repentigny
$1817
26 km or 16 mi Sainte-Therese
$1928
27 km or 17 mi Mascouche
$1828
27 km or 17 mi Saint-Eustache
$1926
29 km or 18 mi Beloeil
$1816
31 km or 19 mi Blainville
$1903
31 km or 20 mi Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu
$1850
38 km or 23 mi L'Assomption
$1702
39 km or 24 mi Vaudreuil-Dorion
$1906
41 km or 26 mi Saint-Lin-Laurentides
$1772
44 km or 27 mi Mirabel
$1864
46 km or 28 mi Saint-Jerome
$1832
49 km or 31 mi Saint-Hyacinthe
$1675
53 km or 33 mi Salaberry-de-Valleyfield
$1942
57 km or 35 mi Joliette
$1421
66 km or 41 mi Granby
$1199
68 km or 42 mi Sorel-Tracy
$1575
91 km or 56 mi Plattsburgh
$1828