Cairo vs Montreal - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cairo Montreal
🚶 Cost of living one person
$424
$1954
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1086
$4616
🏠 One person rent
$162
$986
🏘️ Family rent
$325
$1716
🍽️ Food expenses
$168
$608
🚐 Transport expenses
$34.4
$190
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$152
$2805
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
83
100
😀 Quality of life
57
93
🏙️ Population
9.61M
1.76M

The cost of living in Cairo is 78% less expensive than in Montreal. Cities ranked 8926th and 2002nd ($424 vs $1954) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 54th in Egypt and Canada, respectively. Check Egypt vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Cairo compared to 1.4 months in Montreal. Cairo ranked 1st best city to live in Egypt vs Montreal ranked 2nd in Canada, while ranked 5583rd and 60th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cairo vs Montreal

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Cairo Montreal
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.97
$16.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.3
$76.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.24
$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.41
$6.72
 Cappuccino
$1.56
$3.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.34
$2.2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$197
$1044
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$121
$856
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$389
$2012
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$266
$1492
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$16.3
$49.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$24.9
$77
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.49
$42.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.85%
6.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$626
$7494
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$388
$4431
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.21
$2.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.83
$73.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.73
$18.3
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.27
$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.92
$2.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.63
$2.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$2.95
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.5
$3.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.41
$16.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.58
$13.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.04
$14.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$3.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.33
$4.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.34
$4.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$2.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$2.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.13
$1.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.71
$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.78
$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.2
$3.18
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.84
$11.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.51
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.23
$5.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.09
$3.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.61
$3.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$17.8
$33.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.21
$11.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12
$121
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.75
$32.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$37.9
$61.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98.3
$95.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$92.9
$669
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1916
$6957

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Cities near Cairo

Distance City Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.6 mi Giza
$323
8.1 km or 5 mi Shubra El Kheima
$374
26 km or 16 mi Helwan
$345
46 km or 28 mi Benha
$335
60 km or 37 mi Shibin El Kom
$323
62 km or 39 mi Zagazig
$327
84 km or 52 mi Tanta
$315
93 km or 58 mi Faiyum
$339
101 km or 63 mi El Mahalla El Kubra
$331
111 km or 69 mi Beni Suef
$334
111 km or 69 mi Mansoura
$306
115 km or 71 mi Ismailia
$310
125 km or 78 mi Suez
$303
133 km or 83 mi Damanhur
$308
161 km or 100 mi Kafr El Dawwar
$299
161 km or 100 mi Damietta
$291
166 km or 103 mi Port Said
$282
179 km or 111 mi Alexandria
$310
224 km or 139 mi Minya
$357
319 km or 198 mi Asyut
$306
347 km or 216 mi Gaza
$609
351 km or 218 mi Ofakim
$1607
354 km or 220 mi Netivot
$1713
360 km or 223 mi Sderot
$1727
361 km or 224 mi Dahab
$393
362 km or 225 mi Eilat
$1536
365 km or 226 mi Ashkelon
$1671
366 km or 227 mi Beersheba
$1372
367 km or 228 mi Rahat
$1632
368 km or 229 mi Aqaba
$694
379 km or 235 mi Ashdod
$1775
379 km or 235 mi Kiryat Gat
$1754
380 km or 236 mi Dimona
$1657
381 km or 236 mi El Gouna
$294
383 km or 238 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$1771
384 km or 239 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$499
390 km or 242 mi Yavne
$1815
391 km or 243 mi Sohag
$350
396 km or 246 mi Dura
$847
397 km or 246 mi Rehovot
$1741

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