Almaty vs Montreal - Cost of Living Comparison

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Almaty Montreal
🚶 Cost of living one person
$941
$1954
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2404
$4616
🏠 One person rent
$499
$986
🏘️ Family rent
$985
$1716
🍽️ Food expenses
$286
$608
🚐 Transport expenses
$58.7
$190
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$687
$2805
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
50
100
😀 Quality of life
65
93
🏙️ Population
1.92M
1.76M

The cost of living in Almaty is 52% less expensive than in Montreal. Cities ranked 6015th and 2002nd ($941 vs $1954) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 54th 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 1.4 months in Montreal. Almaty ranked 1st best city to live in Kazakhstan vs Montreal ranked 2nd in Canada, while ranked 4176th and 60th among best cities to live in the world.

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Almaty Montreal
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.28
$16.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.3
$76.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.31
$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.47
$6.72
 Cappuccino
$2.44
$3.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.93
$2.2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$594
$1044
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$408
$856
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1259
$2012
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$823
$1492
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.6
$49.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$61.9
$77
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.2
$42.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.72%
6.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1875
$7494
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1258
$4431
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$2.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.1
$73.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.51
$18.3
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.51
$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$2.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$2.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$2.95
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.83
$3.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.46
$16.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.08
$13.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.76
$14.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$3.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$4.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$4.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$2.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$2.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.47
$1.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.41
$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.27
$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$3.18
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.83
$11.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.08
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.73
$5.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.5
$3.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.81
$3.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.3
$33.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.27
$11.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19
$121
💇 Haircut, simple
$8
$32.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$85.8
$61.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$114
$95.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$279
$669
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11033
$6957

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Distance City Cost of living
23 km or 14 mi Kaskelen
$838
68 km or 42 mi Cholpon-Ata
$666
72 km or 45 mi Kapchagay
$791
139 km or 86 mi Tokmok
$673
171 km or 107 mi Kant
$681
194 km or 121 mi Bishkek
$710
215 km or 134 mi Naryn
$661
229 km or 142 mi Taldiqorgan
$570
357 km or 222 mi Toktogul
$645
360 km or 224 mi Aksu
$630
363 km or 226 mi Yining
$735
389 km or 242 mi Talas
$653
398 km or 247 mi Artux
$639
413 km or 256 mi Jalal-Abad
$614
427 km or 265 mi Balkhash
$628
429 km or 267 mi Kashgar
$654
451 km or 280 mi Taraz
$461
452 km or 281 mi Bole
$599
455 km or 283 mi Osh
$567
471 km or 293 mi Andijan
$419
472 km or 293 mi Aral
$617
499 km or 310 mi Namangan
$527
529 km or 329 mi Margilan
$473
530 km or 329 mi Fergana
$469
605 km or 376 mi Shymkent
$596
631 km or 392 mi Konibodom
$663
633 km or 393 mi Chirchiq
$429
633 km or 393 mi Tacheng
$595
637 km or 396 mi Wusu
$624
655 km or 407 mi Kuytun
$626
664 km or 413 mi Tashkent
$816
670 km or 417 mi Istiklol
$660
679 km or 422 mi Kentau
$519
683 km or 424 mi Ghafurov
$666
684 km or 425 mi Karamay
$622
685 km or 425 mi Buston
$671
688 km or 427 mi Khujand
$658
701 km or 435 mi Turkistan
$532
731 km or 454 mi Hotan
$649
742 km or 461 mi Shihezi
$687

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