Meru vs Montreal - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated:

Livingcost

Meru Montreal
🚶 Cost of living one person
$541
$1857
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1478
$4312
🏠 One person rent
$181
$940
🏘️ Family rent
$382
$1577
🍽️ Food expenses
$266
$575
🚐 Transport expenses
$37.9
$187
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$433
$2742
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
69 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
29
100
😀 Quality of life
27
93
🏙️ Population
42.7K
1.8M

The cost of living in Meru is 71% less expensive than in Montreal. Cities ranked 8317th and 2225th ($541 vs $1857) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 51st in Kenya and Canada, respectively. Check Kenya vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Meru compared to 1.5 months in Montreal. Meru ranked 9th best city to live in Kenya vs Montreal ranked 1st in Canada, while ranked 8421st and 51st among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Cost of living in Meru vs Montreal infographic

Share this infographic!

Prices in Meru vs Montreal

Prices for goods and services in Meru and Montreal are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

Meru Montreal
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.38
$15.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$38.6
$64.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.67
$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.32
$6.26
☕ Cappuccino
$2.3
$3.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.72
$2.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$199
$1030
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$104
$807
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$516
$1828
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$263
$1371
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$20.2
$47.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.9
$73.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$37.9
$40.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.83%
6.03%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1127
$6524
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1251
$4131
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.87
$2.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28.3
$73.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14
$17.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.07
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.93
$2.36
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.27
$2.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$2.93
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.54
$3.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.35
$12.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.98
$14.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.97
$3.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$1.51
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$4.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$4.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$2.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$2.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$1.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.34
$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12
$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.13
$2.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.07
$11.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.56
$9.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.57
$4.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.17
$4.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.14
$2.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.3
$34.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.2
$10.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.5
$126
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.52
$16.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$19
$59.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$59.8
$94.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$189
$639
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8023
$5725

Cost of living in other countries

MeruMontreal

Cost of living

$349

$907

$6.64K

More cities to compare

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Meru

Distance City Cost of living
138 km or 85 mi Thika
$589
175 km or 109 mi Nairobi
$760
179 km or 111 mi Machakos
$408
180 km or 112 mi Nakuru
$500
268 km or 167 mi Eldoret
$483
323 km or 201 mi Kisumu
$522
354 km or 220 mi Mumias
$490
378 km or 235 mi Moshi
$561
392 km or 244 mi Tororo
$602
395 km or 245 mi Arusha
$638
403 km or 250 mi Mbale
$605
455 km or 283 mi Malindi
$498
496 km or 308 mi Jinja
$562
508 km or 316 mi Mombasa
$580
559 km or 347 mi Kira Town
$646
564 km or 351 mi Kampala
$698
577 km or 359 mi Entebbe
$558
591 km or 367 mi Tanga
$545
600 km or 373 mi Mwanza
$625
666 km or 414 mi Gulu
$594
712 km or 442 mi Stone Town
$523
712 km or 443 mi Zanzibar
$552
732 km or 455 mi Dodoma
$502
749 km or 465 mi Baidoa
$706
764 km or 475 mi Morogoro
$486
783 km or 486 mi Dar es Salaam
$811
784 km or 487 mi Awasa
$886
819 km or 509 mi Arua
$585
840 km or 522 mi Bunia
$801
852 km or 529 mi Jimma
$654
852 km or 530 mi Kasese
$573
858 km or 533 mi Juba
$513
862 km or 536 mi Byumba
$613
873 km or 542 mi Kigali
$771
875 km or 544 mi Muyinga
$650
883 km or 549 mi Mogadishu
$711
907 km or 563 mi Ruhengeri
$492
911 km or 566 mi Ruyigi
$648
911 km or 566 mi Beni
$785
918 km or 570 mi Nyanza
$518

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