Meru vs Montreal - Cost of Living Comparison

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Meru Montreal
🚶 Cost of living one person
$535
$1954
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1499
$4616
🏠 One person rent
$177
$986
🏘️ Family rent
$411
$1716
🍽️ Food expenses
$259
$608
🚐 Transport expenses
$38.5
$190
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$443
$2805
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
69 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
30
100
😀 Quality of life
25
93
🏙️ Population
42.7K
1.76M

The cost of living in Meru is 73% less expensive than in Montreal. Cities ranked 8393rd and 2002nd ($535 vs $1954) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 54th 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 1.4 months in Montreal. Meru ranked 9th best city to live in Kenya vs Montreal ranked 2nd in Canada, while ranked 8584th and 60th 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
$3.91
$16.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.1
$76.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.83
$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.33
$6.72
☕ Cappuccino
$2.37
$3.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.65
$2.2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$191
$1044
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$102
$856
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$648
$2012
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$269
$1492
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$17.3
$49.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$26.5
$77
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.4
$42.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.42%
6.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1063
$7494
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1352
$4431
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.76
$2.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.1
$73.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14
$18.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.08
$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.89
$2.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$2.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$2.95
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.71
$3.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$16.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.13
$13.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.19
$14.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.72
$3.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$4.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$4.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$2.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$2.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$1.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.35
$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.4
$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.17
$3.18
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.08
$11.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.14
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.77
$5.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.94
$3.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.18
$3.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.7
$33.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.23
$11.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.6
$121
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.94
$32.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.5
$61.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$66.8
$95.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$166
$669
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8360
$6957

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Distance City Cost of living
138 km or 85 mi Thika
$571
175 km or 109 mi Nairobi
$745
179 km or 111 mi Machakos
$482
180 km or 112 mi Nakuru
$493
268 km or 167 mi Eldoret
$460
323 km or 201 mi Kisumu
$518
354 km or 220 mi Mumias
$483
378 km or 235 mi Moshi
$548
392 km or 244 mi Tororo
$581
395 km or 245 mi Arusha
$543
403 km or 250 mi Mbale
$583
455 km or 283 mi Malindi
$502
496 km or 308 mi Jinja
$511
508 km or 316 mi Mombasa
$560
559 km or 347 mi Kira Town
$643
564 km or 351 mi Kampala
$707
577 km or 359 mi Entebbe
$559
591 km or 367 mi Tanga
$601
600 km or 373 mi Mwanza
$466
666 km or 414 mi Gulu
$579
712 km or 442 mi Stone Town
$675
712 km or 443 mi Zanzibar
$736
732 km or 455 mi Dodoma
$564
749 km or 465 mi Baidoa
$711
764 km or 475 mi Morogoro
$639
783 km or 486 mi Dar es Salaam
$722
784 km or 487 mi Awasa
$810
819 km or 509 mi Arua
$576
840 km or 522 mi Bunia
$784
852 km or 529 mi Jimma
$590
852 km or 530 mi Kasese
$568
858 km or 533 mi Juba
$520
862 km or 536 mi Byumba
$622
873 km or 542 mi Kigali
$723
875 km or 544 mi Muyinga
$509
883 km or 549 mi Mogadishu
$719
907 km or 563 mi Ruhengeri
$598
911 km or 566 mi Ruyigi
$509
911 km or 566 mi Beni
$768
918 km or 570 mi Nyanza
$545

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Distance City Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.3 mi Saint-Lambert
$1873
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Westmount
$1861
4.4 km or 2.8 mi Longueuil
$1896
6.4 km or 4 mi Mount Royal
$1871
9.4 km or 5.9 mi Cote-Saint-Luc
$1890
9.9 km or 6.1 mi Brossard
$2057
11 km or 7 mi La Prairie
$1960
13 km or 8.3 mi Boucherville
$1878
14 km or 8.9 mi Candiac
$1927
16 km or 9.8 mi Saint-Constant
$1912
16 km or 10 mi Dorval
$1912
17 km or 10 mi Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville
$1912
17 km or 10 mi Laval
$1996
20 km or 12 mi Sainte-Julie
$1884
20 km or 12 mi Dollard-des-Ormeaux
$1898
20 km or 13 mi Chateauguay
$1964
21 km or 13 mi Pointe-Claire
$1908
22 km or 14 mi Varennes
$1845
22 km or 14 mi Terrebonne
$1849
23 km or 14 mi Chambly
$1901
24 km or 15 mi Boisbriand
$1751
25 km or 15 mi Kirkland
$1897
26 km or 16 mi Repentigny
$1823
26 km or 16 mi Sainte-Therese
$1785
27 km or 17 mi Mascouche
$1821
27 km or 17 mi Saint-Eustache
$1839
29 km or 18 mi Beloeil
$1836
31 km or 19 mi Blainville
$1799
31 km or 20 mi Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu
$1843
38 km or 23 mi L'Assomption
$1740
39 km or 24 mi Vaudreuil-Dorion
$1921
41 km or 26 mi Saint-Lin-Laurentides
$1773
44 km or 27 mi Mirabel
$1828
46 km or 28 mi Saint-Jerome
$1805
49 km or 31 mi Saint-Hyacinthe
$1657
53 km or 33 mi Salaberry-de-Valleyfield
$2002
57 km or 35 mi Joliette
$1540
66 km or 41 mi Granby
$1187
68 km or 42 mi Sorel-Tracy
$1624
91 km or 56 mi Plattsburgh
$1610