Asmara vs Montreal - Cost of Living Comparison

Asmara Montreal
🚶 Cost of living one person
$522
$1688
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1265
$4036
🏠 One person rent
$231
$843
🏘️ Family rent
$407
$1459
🍽️ Food expenses
$193
$519
🚐 Transport expenses
$46.7
$176
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$344
$2858
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
8
99
😀 Quality of life
17
95
🏙️ Population
963K
1.76M

The cost of living in Asmara is 69% less expensive than in Montreal. Cities ranked 8273rd and 2311th ($522 vs $1688) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 60th in Eritrea and Canada, respectively. Check Eritrea vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Asmara compared to 1.7 months in Montreal. Asmara ranked 1st best city to live in Eritrea vs Montreal ranked 2nd in Canada, while ranked 9072nd and 27th 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
$2.7
$13
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18
$57.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.35
$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.67
$5.87
☕ Cappuccino
$1.67
$3.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.53
$1.84
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$219
$922
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$146
$695
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$452
$1687
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$285
$1233
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.2
$57.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$54.8
$89.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34
$45.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.63%
5.3%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1387
$6214
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$823
$3527
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$2.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.1
$70.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.73
$15.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.94
$1.44
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.11
$2.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.66
$2.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$2.77
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.47
$3.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.84
$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.09
$11.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.96
$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$3.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$3.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$3.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$1.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$2.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$1.14
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.12
$1.96
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.6
$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.29
$2.39
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.48
$11.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.3
$9.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.96
$4.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.44
$3.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.14
$3.07
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.8
$27
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.26
$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.2
$114
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.18
$19.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$27.8
$61.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$57
$91.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$101
$670
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3599
$8519

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Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Mendefera
$485
63 km or 39 mi Massawa
$487
71 km or 44 mi Keren
$488
214 km or 133 mi Mekelle
$578
270 km or 168 mi Kassala
$598
342 km or 212 mi Gondar
$598
407 km or 253 mi El-Gadarif
$588
437 km or 272 mi Al Hudaydah
$511
448 km or 279 mi Bahir Dar
$575
473 km or 294 mi Dessie
$570
490 km or 304 mi Zabid
$488
498 km or 310 mi Abha
$963
509 km or 316 mi Port Sudan
$601
513 km or 319 mi Bareq
$833
548 km or 340 mi Sa'dah
$486
567 km or 352 mi Sanaa
$553
580 km or 361 mi Sayyan
$487
583 km or 362 mi Taiz
$512
585 km or 363 mi Ibb
$502
589 km or 366 mi Atbara
$563
596 km or 370 mi Dhamar
$492
600 km or 373 mi Dikhil
$519
602 km or 374 mi Obock
$520
606 km or 376 mi Najran
$892
618 km or 384 mi Djibouti City
$548
620 km or 385 mi Ali Sabieh
$521
633 km or 393 mi Ad-Damazin
$574
649 km or 403 mi Bisha
$829
674 km or 419 mi Khartoum North
$614
684 km or 425 mi Mecca
$992
685 km or 426 mi Khartoum
$759
691 km or 429 mi Jeddah
$1067
693 km or 430 mi Omdurman
$570
701 km or 436 mi Addis Ababa
$752
715 km or 444 mi Dire Dawa
$491
715 km or 444 mi Kosti
$598
717 km or 446 mi Aden
$508
755 km or 469 mi Harar
$476
758 km or 471 mi Borama
$618
788 km or 489 mi Jijiga
$554

Cities near Montreal

Distance City Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.3 mi Saint-Lambert
$1691
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Westmount
$1683
4.4 km or 2.8 mi Longueuil
$1371
6.4 km or 4 mi Mount Royal
$1680
9.4 km or 5.9 mi Cote-Saint-Luc
$1683
9.9 km or 6.1 mi Brossard
$1555
11 km or 7 mi La Prairie
$1681
13 km or 8.3 mi Boucherville
$1685
14 km or 8.9 mi Candiac
$1679
16 km or 9.8 mi Saint-Constant
$1685
16 km or 10 mi Dorval
$1684
17 km or 10 mi Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville
$1686
17 km or 10 mi Laval
$1417
20 km or 12 mi Sainte-Julie
$1679
20 km or 12 mi Dollard-des-Ormeaux
$1686
20 km or 13 mi Chateauguay
$1657
21 km or 13 mi Pointe-Claire
$1677
22 km or 14 mi Varennes
$1677
22 km or 14 mi Terrebonne
$1697
23 km or 14 mi Chambly
$1685
24 km or 15 mi Boisbriand
$1685
25 km or 15 mi Kirkland
$1683
26 km or 16 mi Repentigny
$1684
26 km or 16 mi Sainte-Therese
$1676
27 km or 17 mi Mascouche
$1192
27 km or 17 mi Saint-Eustache
$1682
29 km or 18 mi Beloeil
$1684
31 km or 19 mi Blainville
$1683
31 km or 20 mi Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu
$1691
38 km or 23 mi L'Assomption
$1674
39 km or 24 mi Vaudreuil-Dorion
$1685
41 km or 26 mi Saint-Lin-Laurentides
$1679
44 km or 27 mi Mirabel
$1680
46 km or 28 mi Saint-Jerome
$1681
49 km or 31 mi Saint-Hyacinthe
$1682
53 km or 33 mi Salaberry-de-Valleyfield
$1647
57 km or 35 mi Joliette
$1064
66 km or 41 mi Granby
$1169
68 km or 42 mi Sorel-Tracy
$1688
91 km or 56 mi Plattsburgh
$1298