Dubai vs Montreal - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dubai Montreal
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2229
$1821
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5278
$4326
🏠 One person rent
$1453
$928
🏘️ Family rent
$2877
$1624
🍽️ Food expenses
$455
$569
🚐 Transport expenses
$188
$172
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3926
$2722
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
64
100
😀 Quality of life
88
95
🏙️ Population
3.33M
1.76M

The cost of living in Dubai is 22% more expensive than in Montreal. Cities ranked 1218th and 2281st ($2229 vs $1821) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 76th in the United Arab Emirates and Canada, respectively. Check the United Arab Emirates vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Dubai compared to 1.5 months in Montreal. Dubai ranked 1st best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Montreal ranked 1st in Canada, while ranked 189th and 30th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dubai vs Montreal

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Dubai Montreal
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.9
$15.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$72
$69.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.41
$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12.1
$6.11
☕ Cappuccino
$6.06
$3.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.23
$2.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1742
$1044
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1101
$780
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3504
$1952
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2351
$1385
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$52
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$203
$81.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$92.3
$43.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.06%
6.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4930
$7593
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2984
$4320
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.74
$2.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$84.6
$71.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.3
$14.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.82
$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.93
$2.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.5
$2.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$3.08
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.44
$3.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.84
$12.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$14.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$3.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$1.45
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$3.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$4.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$1.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$2.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$1.1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.16
$2.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.2
$13.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.24
$3.15
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.84
$11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.93
$9.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.84
$4.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.12
$4.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.49
$2.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$81.7
$31.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.6
$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$67.5
$119
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.84
$18.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$64.2
$62.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.1
$90
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$720
$703
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14799
$7624

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Cities near Dubai

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8 mi Sharjah
$1612
22 km or 14 mi Ajman
$1841
41 km or 25 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1577
104 km or 65 mi Fujairah
$1191
108 km or 67 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1584
126 km or 78 mi Al Ain
$1132
129 km or 80 mi Abu Dhabi
$1936
234 km or 146 mi Bandar Abbas
$758
246 km or 153 mi Madinat Zayed
$1673
339 km or 211 mi Seeb
$1164
344 km or 214 mi Nizwa
$787
380 km or 236 mi Doha
$1872
380 km or 236 mi Muscat
$1126
385 km or 239 mi Al Khor
$1810
399 km or 248 mi Jahrom
$798
440 km or 273 mi Fasa
$890
449 km or 279 mi Jiroft
$573
466 km or 290 mi Sirjan
$604
485 km or 301 mi Manama
$1375
486 km or 302 mi Riffa
$1285
487 km or 303 mi Isa Town
$1327
523 km or 325 mi Bam
$544
528 km or 328 mi Dhahran
$959
534 km or 332 mi Chabahar
$779
537 km or 334 mi Dammam
$1005
554 km or 345 mi Shiraz
$606
560 km or 348 mi Qatif
$868
568 km or 353 mi Al-Mubarraz
$768
568 km or 353 mi Marvdasht
$604
574 km or 357 mi Rafsanjan
$530
578 km or 359 mi Iranshahr
$672
584 km or 363 mi Kerman
$457
595 km or 370 mi Jubail
$910
601 km or 373 mi Borazjan
$621
603 km or 375 mi Kazerun
$606
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$646
703 km or 437 mi Yasuj
$561
721 km or 448 mi Zahedan
$822
743 km or 461 mi Yazd
$575
773 km or 481 mi Behbahan
$541

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