Meru vs Montreal - Cost of Living Comparison

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Meru Montreal
🚶 Cost of living one person
$486
$1821
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1333
$4326
🏠 One person rent
$177
$928
🏘️ Family rent
$398
$1624
🍽️ Food expenses
$228
$569
🚐 Transport expenses
$31.4
$172
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$406
$2722
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
69 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
30
100
😀 Quality of life
29
95
🏙️ Population
42.7K
1.76M

The cost of living in Meru is 73% less expensive than in Montreal. Cities ranked 8601st and 2281st ($486 vs $1821) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 76th 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 8527th and 30th 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
$4.16
$15.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.7
$69.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.84
$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.06
$6.11
☕ Cappuccino
$2.13
$3.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.49
$2.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$195
$1044
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$109
$780
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$557
$1952
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$284
$1385
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$14.9
$52
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$22.9
$81.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.3
$43.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.12%
6.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$862
$7593
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$864
$4320
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.7
$2.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.4
$71.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.7
$14.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.94
$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.8
$2.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.49
$2.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$3.08
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.53
$3.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.39
$12.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.24
$14.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$3.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$1.45
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$3.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$4.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$1.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$2.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$1.1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.2
$2.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$13.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.71
$3.15
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.4
$11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.48
$9.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.28
$4.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.04
$4.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.93
$2.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.6
$31.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.51
$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.1
$119
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.28
$18.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$16.6
$62.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$49
$90
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$136
$703
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6789
$7624

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Distance City Cost of living
138 km or 85 mi Thika
$530
175 km or 109 mi Nairobi
$646
179 km or 111 mi Machakos
$524
180 km or 112 mi Nakuru
$439
268 km or 167 mi Eldoret
$405
323 km or 201 mi Kisumu
$441
354 km or 220 mi Mumias
$424
378 km or 235 mi Moshi
$536
392 km or 244 mi Tororo
$557
395 km or 245 mi Arusha
$571
403 km or 250 mi Mbale
$557
455 km or 283 mi Malindi
$452
496 km or 308 mi Jinja
$542
508 km or 316 mi Mombasa
$493
559 km or 347 mi Kira Town
$600
564 km or 351 mi Kampala
$654
577 km or 359 mi Entebbe
$547
591 km or 367 mi Tanga
$622
600 km or 373 mi Mwanza
$493
666 km or 414 mi Gulu
$556
712 km or 442 mi Stone Town
$706
712 km or 443 mi Zanzibar
$762
732 km or 455 mi Dodoma
$581
749 km or 465 mi Baidoa
$805
764 km or 475 mi Morogoro
$600
783 km or 486 mi Dar es Salaam
$720
784 km or 487 mi Awasa
$840
819 km or 509 mi Arua
$553
840 km or 522 mi Bunia
$748
852 km or 529 mi Jimma
$871
852 km or 530 mi Kasese
$543
858 km or 533 mi Juba
$498
862 km or 536 mi Byumba
$599
873 km or 542 mi Kigali
$677
875 km or 544 mi Muyinga
$449
883 km or 549 mi Mogadishu
$819
907 km or 563 mi Ruhengeri
$575
911 km or 566 mi Ruyigi
$446
911 km or 566 mi Beni
$747
918 km or 570 mi Nyanza
$539

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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