Dubai vs Montreal - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dubai Montreal
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2514
$1903
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5509
$4337
🏠 One person rent
$1723
$969
🏘️ Family rent
$3020
$1582
🍽️ Food expenses
$455
$579
🚐 Transport expenses
$184
$191
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4067
$2945
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
65
100
😀 Quality of life
91
95
🏙️ Population
3.94M
1.8M

The cost of living in Dubai is 32% more expensive than in Montreal. Cities ranked 848th and 2306th ($2514 vs $1903) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 52nd 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 1.6 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 4th in Canada, while ranked 158th and 46th 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
$10.3
$16.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.2
$65.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.32
$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12.9
$5.78
☕ Cappuccino
$5.8
$3.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.14
$1.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2095
$1055
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1336
$839
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3716
$1821
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2461
$1381
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$138
$47.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$211
$74.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$96.1
$39.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.52%
5.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7516
$6195
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3977
$4493
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.62
$2.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$86.3
$72.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.15
$18.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.77
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.92
$2.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.43
$2.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$3.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.47
$3.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$15.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.16
$12.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$14.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$3.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$3.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$3.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$2.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$2.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.44
$1.03
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.94
$2.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.4
$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.62
$2.63
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.12
$11.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.15
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.73
$5.32
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.6
$4.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.44
$2.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$81.6
$37.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.6
$10.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$77.7
$133
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.82
$20.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$78.3
$55.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$122
$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$857
$509
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15029
$4789

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Cities near Dubai

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8 mi Sharjah
$1419
22 km or 14 mi Ajman
$2521
41 km or 25 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1183
104 km or 65 mi Fujairah
$1228
108 km or 67 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1398
126 km or 78 mi Al Ain
$1449
129 km or 80 mi Abu Dhabi
$1942
234 km or 146 mi Bandar Abbas
$632
246 km or 153 mi Madinat Zayed
$1730
339 km or 211 mi Seeb
$1078
344 km or 214 mi Nizwa
$792
380 km or 236 mi Doha
$1849
380 km or 236 mi Muscat
$1081
385 km or 239 mi Al Khor
$1770
399 km or 248 mi Jahrom
$530
440 km or 273 mi Fasa
$529
449 km or 279 mi Jiroft
$568
466 km or 290 mi Sirjan
$534
485 km or 301 mi Manama
$1237
486 km or 302 mi Riffa
$1201
487 km or 303 mi Isa Town
$1230
523 km or 325 mi Bam
$557
528 km or 328 mi Dhahran
$908
534 km or 332 mi Chabahar
$573
537 km or 334 mi Dammam
$1008
554 km or 345 mi Shiraz
$553
560 km or 348 mi Qatif
$873
568 km or 353 mi Al-Mubarraz
$806
568 km or 353 mi Marvdasht
$530
574 km or 357 mi Rafsanjan
$604
578 km or 359 mi Iranshahr
$624
584 km or 363 mi Kerman
$761
595 km or 370 mi Jubail
$930
601 km or 373 mi Borazjan
$477
603 km or 375 mi Kazerun
$503
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$453
703 km or 437 mi Yasuj
$463
721 km or 448 mi Zahedan
$808
743 km or 461 mi Yazd
$545
773 km or 481 mi Behbahan
$483

Cities near Montreal

Distance City Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.3 mi Saint-Lambert
$1828
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Westmount
$1814
4.4 km or 2.8 mi Longueuil
$1842
6.4 km or 4 mi Mount Royal
$1820
9.4 km or 5.9 mi Cote-Saint-Luc
$1835
9.9 km or 6.1 mi Brossard
$2055
11 km or 7 mi La Prairie
$1911
13 km or 8.3 mi Boucherville
$1820
14 km or 8.9 mi Candiac
$1892
16 km or 9.8 mi Saint-Constant
$1864
16 km or 10 mi Dorval
$1853
17 km or 10 mi Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville
$1869
17 km or 10 mi Laval
$1930
20 km or 12 mi Sainte-Julie
$1822
20 km or 12 mi Dollard-des-Ormeaux
$1829
20 km or 13 mi Chateauguay
$1867
21 km or 13 mi Pointe-Claire
$1838
22 km or 14 mi Varennes
$1786
22 km or 14 mi Terrebonne
$1805
23 km or 14 mi Chambly
$1853
24 km or 15 mi Boisbriand
$1763
25 km or 15 mi Kirkland
$1835
26 km or 16 mi Repentigny
$1767
26 km or 16 mi Sainte-Therese
$1785
27 km or 17 mi Mascouche
$1766
27 km or 17 mi Saint-Eustache
$1806
29 km or 18 mi Beloeil
$1776
31 km or 19 mi Blainville
$1780
31 km or 20 mi Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu
$1805
38 km or 23 mi L'Assomption
$1671
39 km or 24 mi Vaudreuil-Dorion
$1850
41 km or 26 mi Saint-Lin-Laurentides
$1719
44 km or 27 mi Mirabel
$1782
46 km or 28 mi Saint-Jerome
$1753
49 km or 31 mi Saint-Hyacinthe
$1586
53 km or 33 mi Salaberry-de-Valleyfield
$1935
57 km or 35 mi Joliette
$1449
66 km or 41 mi Granby
$1120
68 km or 42 mi Sorel-Tracy
$1549
91 km or 56 mi Plattsburgh
$1811