Cairo vs Montreal - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Cairo	Montreal
🚶 Cost of living one person	$506	$1928
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1241	$4433
🏠 One person rent	$201	$992
🏘️ Family rent	$352	$1658
🍽️ Food expenses	$196	$585
🚐 Transport expenses	$39.7	$192
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$199	$3005
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	83	100
😀 Quality of life	63	96
🏙️ Population	9.8M	1.8M

The cost of living in Cairo is 74% less expensive than in Montreal. Cities ranked 8680th and 2284th ($506 vs $1928) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 58th 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 1.6 months in Montreal. Cairo ranked 1st best city to live in Egypt vs Montreal ranked 1st in Canada, while ranked 5610th and 11th 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	$4.85	$16.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22.7	$65.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.71	$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.81	$6.46
☕ Cappuccino	$1.87	$4.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.39	$2.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$221	$1085
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$159	$852
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$401	$1939
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$292	$1436
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$18.2	$51.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$27.8	$79.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$11.1	$41.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	16.83%	4.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$918	$5305
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$518	$4101
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.36	$2.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$9.22	$76.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.65	$18.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.4	$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.04	$2.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.64	$2.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.67	$2.92
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.53	$3.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.31	$15.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.81	$12.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.6	$14.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$3.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.85	$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.7	$3.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.39	$3.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.44	$2.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.43	$2.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.15	$0.99
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.81	$2.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.35	$13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.41	$2.77
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.08	$12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.08	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.25	$5.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.9	$4.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.03	$2.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.8	$37.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.03	$11.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11	$117
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.83	$22.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$39.3	$55.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$121	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$111	$568
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2645	$5550

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Cities near Cairo

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.6 mi	Giza	$394
8.1 km or 5 mi	Shubra El Kheima	$443
26 km or 16 mi	Helwan	$402
46 km or 28 mi	Benha	$343
60 km or 37 mi	Shibin El Kom	$361
62 km or 39 mi	Zagazig	$351
84 km or 52 mi	Tanta	$294
93 km or 58 mi	Faiyum	$340
101 km or 63 mi	El Mahalla El Kubra	$343
111 km or 69 mi	Beni Suef	$297
111 km or 69 mi	Mansoura	$335
115 km or 71 mi	Ismailia	$300
125 km or 78 mi	Suez	$288
133 km or 83 mi	Damanhur	$282
161 km or 100 mi	Kafr El Dawwar	$341
161 km or 100 mi	Damietta	$323
166 km or 103 mi	Port Said	$319
179 km or 111 mi	Alexandria	$400
224 km or 139 mi	Minya	$356
319 km or 198 mi	Asyut	$283
347 km or 216 mi	Gaza	$776
351 km or 218 mi	Ofakim	$1936
354 km or 220 mi	Netivot	$2022
360 km or 223 mi	Sderot	$1993
361 km or 224 mi	Dahab	$479
362 km or 225 mi	Eilat	$1853
365 km or 226 mi	Ashkelon	$1761
366 km or 227 mi	Beersheba	$1700
367 km or 228 mi	Rahat	$1962
368 km or 229 mi	Aqaba	$800
379 km or 235 mi	Ashdod	$2145
379 km or 235 mi	Kiryat Gat	$2079
380 km or 236 mi	Dimona	$2002
381 km or 236 mi	El Gouna	$360
383 km or 238 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$2105
384 km or 239 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$598
390 km or 242 mi	Yavne	$2172
391 km or 243 mi	Sohag	$415
396 km or 246 mi	Dura	$1062
397 km or 246 mi	Rehovot	$2066

Cities near Montreal

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.3 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1875
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Westmount	$1862
4.4 km or 2.8 mi	Longueuil	$1923
6.4 km or 4 mi	Mount Royal	$1876
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1893
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Brossard	$2080
11 km or 7 mi	La Prairie	$1960
13 km or 8.3 mi	Boucherville	$1897
14 km or 8.9 mi	Candiac	$1940
16 km or 9.8 mi	Saint-Constant	$1910
16 km or 10 mi	Dorval	$1923
17 km or 10 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1918
17 km or 10 mi	Laval	$2047
20 km or 12 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1891
20 km or 12 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1944
20 km or 13 mi	Chateauguay	$1914
21 km or 13 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1920
22 km or 14 mi	Varennes	$1861
22 km or 14 mi	Terrebonne	$1907
23 km or 14 mi	Chambly	$1918
24 km or 15 mi	Boisbriand	$1934
25 km or 15 mi	Kirkland	$1930
26 km or 16 mi	Repentigny	$1846
26 km or 16 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1950
27 km or 17 mi	Mascouche	$1852
27 km or 17 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1948
29 km or 18 mi	Beloeil	$1838
31 km or 19 mi	Blainville	$1935
31 km or 20 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1857
38 km or 23 mi	L'Assomption	$1723
39 km or 24 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1924
41 km or 26 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1800
44 km or 27 mi	Mirabel	$1896
46 km or 28 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1864
49 km or 31 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1642
53 km or 33 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$1971
57 km or 35 mi	Joliette	$1458
66 km or 41 mi	Granby	$1142
68 km or 42 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1589
91 km or 56 mi	Plattsburgh	$1805