Almaty vs Montreal - Cost of Living Comparison

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Almaty Montreal
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1051
$1821
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2650
$4326
🏠 One person rent
$585
$928
🏘️ Family rent
$1164
$1624
🍽️ Food expenses
$308
$569
🚐 Transport expenses
$54.2
$172
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$713
$2722
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
50
100
😀 Quality of life
64
95
🏙️ Population
1.92M
1.76M

The cost of living in Almaty is 42% less expensive than in Montreal. Cities ranked 4975th and 2281st ($1051 vs $1821) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 76th in Kazakhstan and Canada, respectively. Check Kazakhstan vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Almaty compared to 1.5 months in Montreal. Almaty ranked 1st best city to live in Kazakhstan vs Montreal ranked 1st in Canada, while ranked 4635th and 30th 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
$8.87
$15.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$44.2
$69.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.26
$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.25
$6.11
☕ Cappuccino
$2.35
$3.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.93
$2.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$697
$1044
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$490
$780
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1466
$1952
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$992
$1385
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41.1
$52
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64.4
$81.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.5
$43.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.17%
6.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2027
$7593
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1411
$4320
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.22
$2.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.9
$71.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.35
$14.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.51
$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$2.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.61
$2.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$3.08
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.78
$3.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.42
$12.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.48
$14.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$3.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$1.45
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$3.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$4.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$1.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.52
$2.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.49
$1.1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.59
$2.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.61
$13.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$3.15
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.77
$11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.3
$9.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4
$4.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.61
$4.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.91
$2.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.9
$31.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.51
$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.1
$119
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.01
$18.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$87.9
$62.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$124
$90
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$289
$703
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10418
$7624

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Distance City Cost of living
23 km or 14 mi Kaskelen
$935
68 km or 42 mi Cholpon-Ata
$488
72 km or 45 mi Kapchagay
$878
139 km or 86 mi Tokmok
$398
171 km or 107 mi Kant
$560
194 km or 121 mi Bishkek
$653
215 km or 134 mi Naryn
$504
229 km or 142 mi Taldiqorgan
$593
357 km or 222 mi Toktogul
$529
360 km or 224 mi Aksu
$633
363 km or 226 mi Yining
$738
389 km or 242 mi Talas
$532
398 km or 247 mi Artux
$658
413 km or 256 mi Jalal-Abad
$515
427 km or 265 mi Balkhash
$641
429 km or 267 mi Kashgar
$671
451 km or 280 mi Taraz
$479
452 km or 281 mi Bole
$641
455 km or 283 mi Osh
$475
471 km or 293 mi Andijan
$434
472 km or 293 mi Aral
$623
499 km or 310 mi Namangan
$558
529 km or 329 mi Margilan
$479
530 km or 329 mi Fergana
$488
605 km or 376 mi Shymkent
$651
631 km or 392 mi Konibodom
$674
633 km or 393 mi Chirchiq
$416
633 km or 393 mi Tacheng
$651
637 km or 396 mi Wusu
$673
655 km or 407 mi Kuytun
$669
664 km or 413 mi Tashkent
$785
670 km or 417 mi Istiklol
$682
679 km or 422 mi Kentau
$564
683 km or 424 mi Ghafurov
$680
684 km or 425 mi Karamay
$667
685 km or 425 mi Buston
$682
688 km or 427 mi Khujand
$692
701 km or 435 mi Turkistan
$582
731 km or 454 mi Hotan
$664
742 km or 461 mi Shihezi
$735

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