Dubai vs Montreal - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dubai Montreal
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2379
$1857
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5357
$4312
🏠 One person rent
$1601
$940
🏘️ Family rent
$2918
$1577
🍽️ Food expenses
$453
$575
🚐 Transport expenses
$186
$187
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3975
$2742
😷 Air quality
Bad
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
65
100
😀 Quality of life
87
93
🏙️ Population
3.33M
1.8M

The cost of living in Dubai is 28% more expensive than in Montreal. Cities ranked 989th and 2225th ($2379 vs $1857) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 51st 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 1.7 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 288th and 51st 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
$10.9
$15.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$58.4
$64.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.28
$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12.6
$6.26
☕ Cappuccino
$6.1
$3.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.2
$2.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1909
$1030
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1243
$807
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3782
$1828
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2332
$1371
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$134
$47.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$205
$73.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$91.5
$40.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.45%
6.03%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6638
$6524
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3507
$4131
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.63
$2.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$86.2
$73.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.8
$17.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.79
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.83
$2.36
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.41
$2.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$2.93
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.22
$3.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.52
$12.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$14.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.44
$3.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.51
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$4.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$4.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$2.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$2.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$1.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.17
$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.1
$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.76
$2.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.03
$11.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.1
$9.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.68
$4.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.63
$4.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.41
$2.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$77.1
$34.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.4
$10.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$77.2
$126
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.79
$16.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.6
$59.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$104
$94.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$903
$639
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13241
$5725

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Cities near Dubai

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8 mi Sharjah
$1494
22 km or 14 mi Ajman
$2240
41 km or 25 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1196
104 km or 65 mi Fujairah
$1239
108 km or 67 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1540
126 km or 78 mi Al Ain
$1844
129 km or 80 mi Abu Dhabi
$1828
234 km or 146 mi Bandar Abbas
$634
246 km or 153 mi Madinat Zayed
$1721
339 km or 211 mi Seeb
$967
344 km or 214 mi Nizwa
$780
380 km or 236 mi Doha
$1779
380 km or 236 mi Muscat
$1090
385 km or 239 mi Al Khor
$1709
399 km or 248 mi Jahrom
$547
440 km or 273 mi Fasa
$548
449 km or 279 mi Jiroft
$518
466 km or 290 mi Sirjan
$514
485 km or 301 mi Manama
$1280
486 km or 302 mi Riffa
$1223
487 km or 303 mi Isa Town
$1243
523 km or 325 mi Bam
$515
528 km or 328 mi Dhahran
$1068
534 km or 332 mi Chabahar
$585
537 km or 334 mi Dammam
$1056
554 km or 345 mi Shiraz
$589
560 km or 348 mi Qatif
$897
568 km or 353 mi Al-Mubarraz
$804
568 km or 353 mi Marvdasht
$563
574 km or 357 mi Rafsanjan
$507
578 km or 359 mi Iranshahr
$605
584 km or 363 mi Kerman
$464
595 km or 370 mi Jubail
$901
601 km or 373 mi Borazjan
$546
603 km or 375 mi Kazerun
$557
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$551
703 km or 437 mi Yasuj
$529
721 km or 448 mi Zahedan
$829
743 km or 461 mi Yazd
$573
773 km or 481 mi Behbahan
$536

Cities near Montreal

Distance City Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.3 mi Saint-Lambert
$1790
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Westmount
$1773
4.4 km or 2.8 mi Longueuil
$1835
6.4 km or 4 mi Mount Royal
$1792
9.4 km or 5.9 mi Cote-Saint-Luc
$1803
9.9 km or 6.1 mi Brossard
$2004
11 km or 7 mi La Prairie
$1889
13 km or 8.3 mi Boucherville
$1804
14 km or 8.9 mi Candiac
$1852
16 km or 9.8 mi Saint-Constant
$1824
16 km or 10 mi Dorval
$1810
17 km or 10 mi Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville
$1836
17 km or 10 mi Laval
$1900
20 km or 12 mi Sainte-Julie
$1800
20 km or 12 mi Dollard-des-Ormeaux
$1814
20 km or 13 mi Chateauguay
$1841
21 km or 13 mi Pointe-Claire
$1819
22 km or 14 mi Varennes
$1764
22 km or 14 mi Terrebonne
$1776
23 km or 14 mi Chambly
$1829
24 km or 15 mi Boisbriand
$1732
25 km or 15 mi Kirkland
$1807
26 km or 16 mi Repentigny
$1743
26 km or 16 mi Sainte-Therese
$1753
27 km or 17 mi Mascouche
$1735
27 km or 17 mi Saint-Eustache
$1768
29 km or 18 mi Beloeil
$1742
31 km or 19 mi Blainville
$1761
31 km or 20 mi Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu
$1769
38 km or 23 mi L'Assomption
$1651
39 km or 24 mi Vaudreuil-Dorion
$1830
41 km or 26 mi Saint-Lin-Laurentides
$1690
44 km or 27 mi Mirabel
$1762
46 km or 28 mi Saint-Jerome
$1733
49 km or 31 mi Saint-Hyacinthe
$1562
53 km or 33 mi Salaberry-de-Valleyfield
$1894
57 km or 35 mi Joliette
$1433
66 km or 41 mi Granby
$1106
68 km or 42 mi Sorel-Tracy
$1532
91 km or 56 mi Plattsburgh
$1692