Asmara vs Montreal - Cost of Living Comparison

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Asmara Montreal
🚶 Cost of living one person
$513
$1901
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1241
$4422
🏠 One person rent
$212
$984
🏘️ Family rent
$354
$1684
🍽️ Food expenses
$206
$567
🚐 Transport expenses
$45.3
$193
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$114
$2928
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
9
100
😀 Quality of life
15
93
🏙️ Population
963K
1.9M

The cost of living in Asmara is 73% less expensive than in Montreal. Cities ranked 8615th and 2370th ($513 vs $1901) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 64th 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 2nd in Canada, while ranked 9202nd and 49th 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
$15.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.8
$64.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.61
$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.83
$6.08
☕ Cappuccino
$1.89
$3.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.51
$1.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$206
$1096
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$135
$842
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$376
$1985
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$244
$1459
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.5
$51.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.1
$79.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.8
$40.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.87%
4.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1413
$5122
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$788
$3877
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.27
$2.68
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11
$75.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.18
$17.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.2
$2.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.6
$2.87
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$2.83
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.52
$3.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.98
$15.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.37
$12.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.73
$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$3.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$3.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$3.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$2.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$2.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.04
$2.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.73
$12.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.42
$2.64
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.15
$11.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.37
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.75
$5.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.51
$4.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.19
$2.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.1
$32.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.95
$11.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.3
$119
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.62
$21.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.3
$54.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$60.1
$99.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$108
$607
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3926
$6432

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$481
63 km or 39 mi Massawa
$484
71 km or 44 mi Keren
$483
214 km or 133 mi Mekelle
$748
270 km or 168 mi Kassala
$947
342 km or 212 mi Gondar
$923
407 km or 253 mi El-Gadarif
$872
437 km or 272 mi Al Hudaydah
$499
448 km or 279 mi Bahir Dar
$800
473 km or 294 mi Dessie
$931
490 km or 304 mi Zabid
$476
498 km or 310 mi Abha
$871
509 km or 316 mi Port Sudan
$976
513 km or 319 mi Bareq
$873
548 km or 340 mi Sa'dah
$475
567 km or 352 mi Sanaa
$532
580 km or 361 mi Sayyan
$476
583 km or 362 mi Taiz
$497
585 km or 363 mi Ibb
$488
589 km or 366 mi Atbara
$1124
596 km or 370 mi Dhamar
$478
600 km or 373 mi Dikhil
$563
602 km or 374 mi Obock
$564
606 km or 376 mi Najran
$864
618 km or 384 mi Djibouti City
$590
620 km or 385 mi Ali Sabieh
$561
633 km or 393 mi Ad-Damazin
$753
649 km or 403 mi Bisha
$890
674 km or 419 mi Khartoum North
$803
684 km or 425 mi Mecca
$1031
685 km or 426 mi Khartoum
$809
691 km or 429 mi Jeddah
$1210
693 km or 430 mi Omdurman
$834
701 km or 436 mi Addis Ababa
$1148
715 km or 444 mi Dire Dawa
$1050
715 km or 444 mi Kosti
$788
717 km or 446 mi Aden
$509
755 km or 469 mi Harar
$1050
758 km or 471 mi Borama
$521
788 km or 489 mi Jijiga
$1045

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3.6 km or 2.3 mi Saint-Lambert
$1856
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Westmount
$1828
4.4 km or 2.8 mi Longueuil
$1874
6.4 km or 4 mi Mount Royal
$1852
9.4 km or 5.9 mi Cote-Saint-Luc
$1870
9.9 km or 6.1 mi Brossard
$2051
11 km or 7 mi La Prairie
$1937
13 km or 8.3 mi Boucherville
$1861
14 km or 8.9 mi Candiac
$1921
16 km or 9.8 mi Saint-Constant
$1905
16 km or 10 mi Dorval
$1917
17 km or 10 mi Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville
$1892
17 km or 10 mi Laval
$2058
20 km or 12 mi Sainte-Julie
$1875
20 km or 12 mi Dollard-des-Ormeaux
$1918
20 km or 13 mi Chateauguay
$1905
21 km or 13 mi Pointe-Claire
$1915
22 km or 14 mi Varennes
$1829
22 km or 14 mi Terrebonne
$1863
23 km or 14 mi Chambly
$1892
24 km or 15 mi Boisbriand
$1913
25 km or 15 mi Kirkland
$1914
26 km or 16 mi Repentigny
$1817
26 km or 16 mi Sainte-Therese
$1928
27 km or 17 mi Mascouche
$1828
27 km or 17 mi Saint-Eustache
$1926
29 km or 18 mi Beloeil
$1816
31 km or 19 mi Blainville
$1903
31 km or 20 mi Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu
$1850
38 km or 23 mi L'Assomption
$1702
39 km or 24 mi Vaudreuil-Dorion
$1906
41 km or 26 mi Saint-Lin-Laurentides
$1772
44 km or 27 mi Mirabel
$1864
46 km or 28 mi Saint-Jerome
$1832
49 km or 31 mi Saint-Hyacinthe
$1675
53 km or 33 mi Salaberry-de-Valleyfield
$1942
57 km or 35 mi Joliette
$1421
66 km or 41 mi Granby
$1199
68 km or 42 mi Sorel-Tracy
$1575
91 km or 56 mi Plattsburgh
$1828