Asmara vs Montreal - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Asmara	Montreal
🚶 Cost of living one person	$524	$1954
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1293	$4616
🏠 One person rent	$228	$986
🏘️ Family rent	$435	$1716
🍽️ Food expenses	$202	$608
🚐 Transport expenses	$45.6	$190
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$397	$2805
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	8	100
😀 Quality of life	27	93
🏙️ Population	963K	1.76M

The cost of living in Asmara is 73% less expensive than in Montreal. Cities ranked 8485th and 2002nd ($524 vs $1954) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 54th in Eritrea and Canada, respectively. Check Eritrea vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Asmara compared to 1.4 months in Montreal. Asmara ranked 1st best city to live in Eritrea vs Montreal ranked 2nd in Canada, while ranked 8376th and 60th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Asmara vs Montreal

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	Asmara	Montreal
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.97	$16.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.6	$76.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.48	$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.81	$6.72
☕ Cappuccino	$1.85	$3.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.47	$2.2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$224	$1044
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$150	$856
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$494	$2012
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$316	$1492
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$36.4	$49.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$56.2	$77
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27.4	$42.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.69%	6.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1574	$7494
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$850	$4431
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.31	$2.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.4	$73.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.79	$18.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.1	$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.15	$2.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.6	$2.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$2.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.48	$3.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.71	$16.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.32	$13.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.48	$14.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$3.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$4.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$4.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.85	$2.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$2.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$1.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.13	$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.44	$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.45	$3.18
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.8	$11.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.24	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.81	$5.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.55	$3.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.26	$3.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22.6	$33.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.07	$11.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.5	$121
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.76	$32.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$25.7	$61.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$61.5	$95.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$81.1	$669
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2898	$6957

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Cities near Asmara

Distance	City	Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi	Mendefera	$490
63 km or 39 mi	Massawa	$492
71 km or 44 mi	Keren	$491
214 km or 133 mi	Mekelle	$686
270 km or 168 mi	Kassala	$988
342 km or 212 mi	Gondar	$946
407 km or 253 mi	El-Gadarif	$935
437 km or 272 mi	Al Hudaydah	$513
448 km or 279 mi	Bahir Dar	$799
473 km or 294 mi	Dessie	$814
490 km or 304 mi	Zabid	$489
498 km or 310 mi	Abha	$915
509 km or 316 mi	Port Sudan	$1096
513 km or 319 mi	Bareq	$895
548 km or 340 mi	Sa'dah	$488
567 km or 352 mi	Sanaa	$550
580 km or 361 mi	Sayyan	$491
583 km or 362 mi	Taiz	$514
585 km or 363 mi	Ibb	$504
589 km or 366 mi	Atbara	$1094
596 km or 370 mi	Dhamar	$491
600 km or 373 mi	Dikhil	$554
602 km or 374 mi	Obock	$553
606 km or 376 mi	Najran	$934
618 km or 384 mi	Djibouti City	$584
620 km or 385 mi	Ali Sabieh	$555
633 km or 393 mi	Ad-Damazin	$827
649 km or 403 mi	Bisha	$895
674 km or 419 mi	Khartoum North	$868
684 km or 425 mi	Mecca	$940
685 km or 426 mi	Khartoum	$889
691 km or 429 mi	Jeddah	$1123
693 km or 430 mi	Omdurman	$902
701 km or 436 mi	Addis Ababa	$1103
715 km or 444 mi	Dire Dawa	$667
715 km or 444 mi	Kosti	$851
717 km or 446 mi	Aden	$509
755 km or 469 mi	Harar	$626
758 km or 471 mi	Borama	$527
788 km or 489 mi	Jijiga	$671

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