Asmara vs Montreal - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Asmara	Montreal
🚶 Cost of living one person	$533	$1903
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1268	$4337
🏠 One person rent	$227	$969
🏘️ Family rent	$385	$1582
🍽️ Food expenses	$208	$579
🚐 Transport expenses	$46.8	$191
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$112	$2945
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	8	100
😀 Quality of life	14	95
🏙️ Population	963K	1.8M

The cost of living in Asmara is 72% less expensive than in Montreal. Cities ranked 8435th and 2306th ($533 vs $1903) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 52nd in Eritrea and Canada, respectively. Check Eritrea vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Asmara compared to 1.5 months in Montreal. Asmara ranked 1st best city to live in Eritrea vs Montreal ranked 4th in Canada, while ranked 9205th and 46th 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	$3.14	$16.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.2	$65.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.7	$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.82	$5.78
☕ Cappuccino	$1.88	$3.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.5	$1.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$220	$1055
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$148	$839
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$400	$1821
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$274	$1381
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.7	$47.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58.7	$74.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27	$39.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.74%	5.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1543	$6195
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$940	$4493
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.33	$2.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12.7	$72.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.01	$18.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.03	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.17	$2.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.63	$2.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$3.14
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.59	$3.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.14	$15.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.39	$12.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.88	$14.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$3.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$3.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$3.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$2.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$2.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.33	$1.03
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.1	$2.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.77	$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.48	$2.63
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.81	$11.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.27	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.77	$5.32
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.5	$4.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.19	$2.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.1	$37.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.19	$10.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$14.7	$133
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.2	$20.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$26.7	$55.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$62.2	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$84.4	$509
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3125	$4789

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Cities near Asmara

Distance	City	Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi	Mendefera	$498
63 km or 39 mi	Massawa	$499
71 km or 44 mi	Keren	$500
214 km or 133 mi	Mekelle	$826
270 km or 168 mi	Kassala	$971
342 km or 212 mi	Gondar	$1016
407 km or 253 mi	El-Gadarif	$925
437 km or 272 mi	Al Hudaydah	$522
448 km or 279 mi	Bahir Dar	$864
473 km or 294 mi	Dessie	$1039
490 km or 304 mi	Zabid	$499
498 km or 310 mi	Abha	$911
509 km or 316 mi	Port Sudan	$964
513 km or 319 mi	Bareq	$903
548 km or 340 mi	Sa'dah	$498
567 km or 352 mi	Sanaa	$560
580 km or 361 mi	Sayyan	$498
583 km or 362 mi	Taiz	$522
585 km or 363 mi	Ibb	$512
589 km or 366 mi	Atbara	$1116
596 km or 370 mi	Dhamar	$500
600 km or 373 mi	Dikhil	$559
602 km or 374 mi	Obock	$560
606 km or 376 mi	Najran	$860
618 km or 384 mi	Djibouti City	$586
620 km or 385 mi	Ali Sabieh	$557
633 km or 393 mi	Ad-Damazin	$829
649 km or 403 mi	Bisha	$918
674 km or 419 mi	Khartoum North	$879
684 km or 425 mi	Mecca	$1162
685 km or 426 mi	Khartoum	$896
691 km or 429 mi	Jeddah	$1155
693 km or 430 mi	Omdurman	$910
701 km or 436 mi	Addis Ababa	$1289
715 km or 444 mi	Dire Dawa	$1175
715 km or 444 mi	Kosti	$857
717 km or 446 mi	Aden	$517
755 km or 469 mi	Harar	$1175
758 km or 471 mi	Borama	$502
788 km or 489 mi	Jijiga	$1169

Cities near Montreal

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.3 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1828
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Westmount	$1814
4.4 km or 2.8 mi	Longueuil	$1842
6.4 km or 4 mi	Mount Royal	$1820
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1835
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Brossard	$2055
11 km or 7 mi	La Prairie	$1911
13 km or 8.3 mi	Boucherville	$1820
14 km or 8.9 mi	Candiac	$1892
16 km or 9.8 mi	Saint-Constant	$1864
16 km or 10 mi	Dorval	$1853
17 km or 10 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1869
17 km or 10 mi	Laval	$1930
20 km or 12 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1822
20 km or 12 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1829
20 km or 13 mi	Chateauguay	$1867
21 km or 13 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1838
22 km or 14 mi	Varennes	$1786
22 km or 14 mi	Terrebonne	$1805
23 km or 14 mi	Chambly	$1853
24 km or 15 mi	Boisbriand	$1763
25 km or 15 mi	Kirkland	$1835
26 km or 16 mi	Repentigny	$1767
26 km or 16 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1785
27 km or 17 mi	Mascouche	$1766
27 km or 17 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1806
29 km or 18 mi	Beloeil	$1776
31 km or 19 mi	Blainville	$1780
31 km or 20 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1805
38 km or 23 mi	L'Assomption	$1671
39 km or 24 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1850
41 km or 26 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1719
44 km or 27 mi	Mirabel	$1782
46 km or 28 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1753
49 km or 31 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1586
53 km or 33 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$1935
57 km or 35 mi	Joliette	$1449
66 km or 41 mi	Granby	$1120
68 km or 42 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1549
91 km or 56 mi	Plattsburgh	$1811