Meru vs Montreal - Cost of Living Comparison

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Meru Montreal
🚶 Cost of living one person
$549
$1903
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1431
$4337
🏠 One person rent
$175
$969
🏘️ Family rent
$281
$1582
🍽️ Food expenses
$268
$579
🚐 Transport expenses
$42.6
$191
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$360
$2945
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
69 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
29
100
😀 Quality of life
32
95
🏙️ Population
42.7K
1.8M

The cost of living in Meru is 71% less expensive than in Montreal. Cities ranked 8291st and 2306th ($549 vs $1903) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 52nd in Kenya and Canada, respectively. Check Kenya vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Meru compared to 1.5 months in Montreal. Meru ranked 9th best city to live in Kenya vs Montreal ranked 4th in Canada, while ranked 8680th and 46th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Meru vs Montreal

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Meru Montreal
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.83
$16.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$38.8
$65.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.95
$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.31
$5.78
☕ Cappuccino
$2.44
$3.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.7
$1.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$167
$1055
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$98.5
$839
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$304
$1821
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$181
$1381
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$23.5
$47.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.9
$74.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.5
$39.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.01%
5.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1175
$6195
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1345
$4493
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.87
$2.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28.3
$72.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.1
$18.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.07
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$2.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.39
$2.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$3.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.43
$3.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$15.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.53
$12.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.05
$14.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$3.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$3.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$3.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$2.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$2.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.29
$1.03
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.38
$2.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.7
$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.17
$2.63
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.28
$11.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.59
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.65
$5.32
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.18
$4.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.15
$2.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.2
$37.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.28
$10.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.1
$133
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.53
$20.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.5
$55.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$68.1
$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$222
$509
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8839
$4789

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Distance City Cost of living
138 km or 85 mi Thika
$460
175 km or 109 mi Nairobi
$811
179 km or 111 mi Machakos
$420
180 km or 112 mi Nakuru
$503
268 km or 167 mi Eldoret
$528
323 km or 201 mi Kisumu
$543
354 km or 220 mi Mumias
$511
378 km or 235 mi Moshi
$533
392 km or 244 mi Tororo
$623
395 km or 245 mi Arusha
$612
403 km or 250 mi Mbale
$654
455 km or 283 mi Malindi
$548
496 km or 308 mi Jinja
$582
508 km or 316 mi Mombasa
$596
559 km or 347 mi Kira Town
$658
564 km or 351 mi Kampala
$717
577 km or 359 mi Entebbe
$578
591 km or 367 mi Tanga
$552
600 km or 373 mi Mwanza
$656
666 km or 414 mi Gulu
$627
712 km or 442 mi Stone Town
$567
712 km or 443 mi Zanzibar
$609
732 km or 455 mi Dodoma
$526
749 km or 465 mi Baidoa
$724
764 km or 475 mi Morogoro
$421
783 km or 486 mi Dar es Salaam
$799
784 km or 487 mi Awasa
$1031
819 km or 509 mi Arua
$617
840 km or 522 mi Bunia
$833
852 km or 529 mi Jimma
$802
852 km or 530 mi Kasese
$567
858 km or 533 mi Juba
$527
862 km or 536 mi Byumba
$597
873 km or 542 mi Kigali
$758
875 km or 544 mi Muyinga
$687
883 km or 549 mi Mogadishu
$715
907 km or 563 mi Ruhengeri
$499
911 km or 566 mi Ruyigi
$687
911 km or 566 mi Beni
$820
918 km or 570 mi Nyanza
$524

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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