Cairo vs Montreal - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Cairo	Montreal
🚶 Cost of living one person	$549	$1821
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1399	$4326
🏠 One person rent	$193	$928
🏘️ Family rent	$359	$1624
🍽️ Food expenses	$234	$569
🚐 Transport expenses	$41.8	$172
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$189	$2722
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	83	100
😀 Quality of life	59	95
🏙️ Population	9.61M	1.76M

The cost of living in Cairo is 70% less expensive than in Montreal. Cities ranked 8130th and 2281st ($549 vs $1821) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 76th in Egypt and Canada, respectively. Check Egypt vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Cairo compared to 1.5 months in Montreal. Cairo ranked 1st best city to live in Egypt vs Montreal ranked 1st in Canada, while ranked 5556th and 30th 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	$5.45	$15.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$25.7	$69.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.4	$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.54	$6.11
☕ Cappuccino	$2.1	$3.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.37	$2.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$215	$1044
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$151	$780
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$406	$1952
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$299	$1385
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$18.4	$52
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$28.2	$81.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$10.5	$43.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.57%	6.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$805	$7593
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$524	$4320
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.32	$2.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$9.59	$71.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.07	$14.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.37	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.23	$2.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.85	$2.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$3.08
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.02	$3.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.11	$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.42	$12.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$14.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$3.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.68	$1.45
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.58	$3.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.53	$4.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.56	$1.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$2.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.16	$1.1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.84	$2.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.08	$13.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.43	$3.15
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.39	$11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.65	$9.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.42	$4.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.6	$4.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.98	$2.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.1	$31.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.9	$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$15	$119
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.19	$18.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$52	$62.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$131	$90
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$142	$703
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2554	$7624

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Cities near Cairo

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.6 mi	Giza	$513
8.1 km or 5 mi	Shubra El Kheima	$511
26 km or 16 mi	Helwan	$494
46 km or 28 mi	Benha	$490
60 km or 37 mi	Shibin El Kom	$490
62 km or 39 mi	Zagazig	$472
84 km or 52 mi	Tanta	$450
93 km or 58 mi	Faiyum	$478
101 km or 63 mi	El Mahalla El Kubra	$489
111 km or 69 mi	Beni Suef	$470
111 km or 69 mi	Mansoura	$446
115 km or 71 mi	Ismailia	$468
125 km or 78 mi	Suez	$366
133 km or 83 mi	Damanhur	$393
161 km or 100 mi	Kafr El Dawwar	$449
161 km or 100 mi	Damietta	$418
166 km or 103 mi	Port Said	$384
179 km or 111 mi	Alexandria	$495
224 km or 139 mi	Minya	$455
319 km or 198 mi	Asyut	$421
347 km or 216 mi	Gaza	$657
351 km or 218 mi	Ofakim	$1671
354 km or 220 mi	Netivot	$1725
360 km or 223 mi	Sderot	$1703
361 km or 224 mi	Dahab	$625
362 km or 225 mi	Eilat	$1583
365 km or 226 mi	Ashkelon	$1499
366 km or 227 mi	Beersheba	$1523
367 km or 228 mi	Rahat	$1687
368 km or 229 mi	Aqaba	$692
379 km or 235 mi	Ashdod	$1848
379 km or 235 mi	Kiryat Gat	$1825
380 km or 236 mi	Dimona	$1703
381 km or 236 mi	El Gouna	$440
383 km or 238 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$1779
384 km or 239 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$603
390 km or 242 mi	Yavne	$1826
391 km or 243 mi	Sohag	$449
396 km or 246 mi	Dura	$802
397 km or 246 mi	Rehovot	$1701

Cities near Montreal

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.3 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1869
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Westmount	$1808
4.4 km or 2.8 mi	Longueuil	$1962
6.4 km or 4 mi	Mount Royal	$1821
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1840
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Brossard	$2105
11 km or 7 mi	La Prairie	$1949
13 km or 8.3 mi	Boucherville	$1882
14 km or 8.9 mi	Candiac	$1912
16 km or 9.8 mi	Saint-Constant	$1888
16 km or 10 mi	Dorval	$1846
17 km or 10 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1924
17 km or 10 mi	Laval	$1874
20 km or 12 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1874
20 km or 12 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1835
20 km or 13 mi	Chateauguay	$1841
21 km or 13 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1846
22 km or 14 mi	Varennes	$1835
22 km or 14 mi	Terrebonne	$1820
23 km or 14 mi	Chambly	$1906
24 km or 15 mi	Boisbriand	$1813
25 km or 15 mi	Kirkland	$1845
26 km or 16 mi	Repentigny	$1783
26 km or 16 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1808
27 km or 17 mi	Mascouche	$1772
27 km or 17 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1827
29 km or 18 mi	Beloeil	$1816
31 km or 19 mi	Blainville	$1808
31 km or 20 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1847
38 km or 23 mi	L'Assomption	$1659
39 km or 24 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1894
41 km or 26 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1705
44 km or 27 mi	Mirabel	$1797
46 km or 28 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1757
49 km or 31 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1626
53 km or 33 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$2014
57 km or 35 mi	Joliette	$1397
66 km or 41 mi	Granby	$1158
68 km or 42 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1558
91 km or 56 mi	Plattsburgh	$1576