Meru vs Montreal - Cost of Living Comparison

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Meru Montreal
🚶 Cost of living one person
$543
$1901
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1430
$4422
🏠 One person rent
$185
$984
🏘️ Family rent
$300
$1684
🍽️ Food expenses
$258
$567
🚐 Transport expenses
$40.5
$193
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$173
$2928
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
69 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
27
100
😀 Quality of life
28
93
🏙️ Population
42.7K
1.9M

The cost of living in Meru is 71% less expensive than in Montreal. Cities ranked 8425th and 2370th ($543 vs $1901) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 64th in Kenya and Canada, respectively. Check Kenya vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Meru compared to 1.5 months in Montreal. Meru ranked 10th best city to live in Kenya vs Montreal ranked 2nd in Canada, while ranked 8855th and 49th 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
$5.46
$15.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35
$64.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.16
$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.3
$6.08
☕ Cappuccino
$2.67
$3.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.6
$1.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$165
$1096
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$109
$842
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$304
$1985
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$199
$1459
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29.7
$51.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.5
$79.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.3
$40.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.66%
4.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1039
$5122
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1138
$3877
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.94
$2.68
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$33.3
$75.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.9
$17.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$2.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.39
$2.87
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$2.83
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.43
$3.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$15.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.19
$12.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.04
$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.11
$3.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$3.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$3.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$2.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$2.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.28
$1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.35
$2.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.5
$12.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.28
$2.64
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.45
$11.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.96
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.11
$5.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.27
$4.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.31
$2.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.2
$32.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.77
$11.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.7
$119
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.58
$21.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.7
$54.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$54.4
$99.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$254
$607
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10408
$6432

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138 km or 85 mi Thika
$448
175 km or 109 mi Nairobi
$807
179 km or 111 mi Machakos
$415
180 km or 112 mi Nakuru
$532
268 km or 167 mi Eldoret
$513
323 km or 201 mi Kisumu
$549
354 km or 220 mi Mumias
$524
378 km or 235 mi Moshi
$540
392 km or 244 mi Tororo
$603
395 km or 245 mi Arusha
$618
403 km or 250 mi Mbale
$624
455 km or 283 mi Malindi
$563
496 km or 308 mi Jinja
$573
508 km or 316 mi Mombasa
$611
559 km or 347 mi Kira Town
$635
564 km or 351 mi Kampala
$697
577 km or 359 mi Entebbe
$531
591 km or 367 mi Tanga
$533
600 km or 373 mi Mwanza
$613
666 km or 414 mi Gulu
$591
712 km or 442 mi Stone Town
$546
712 km or 443 mi Zanzibar
$586
732 km or 455 mi Dodoma
$495
749 km or 465 mi Baidoa
$745
764 km or 475 mi Morogoro
$417
783 km or 486 mi Dar es Salaam
$735
784 km or 487 mi Awasa
$910
819 km or 509 mi Arua
$577
840 km or 522 mi Bunia
$810
852 km or 529 mi Jimma
$746
852 km or 530 mi Kasese
$541
858 km or 533 mi Juba
$513
862 km or 536 mi Byumba
$671
873 km or 542 mi Kigali
$872
875 km or 544 mi Muyinga
$688
883 km or 549 mi Mogadishu
$721
907 km or 563 mi Ruhengeri
$553
911 km or 566 mi Ruyigi
$688
911 km or 566 mi Beni
$795
918 km or 570 mi Nyanza
$583

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Distance City Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.3 mi Saint-Lambert
$1856
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Westmount
$1828
4.4 km or 2.8 mi Longueuil
$1874
6.4 km or 4 mi Mount Royal
$1852
9.4 km or 5.9 mi Cote-Saint-Luc
$1870
9.9 km or 6.1 mi Brossard
$2051
11 km or 7 mi La Prairie
$1937
13 km or 8.3 mi Boucherville
$1861
14 km or 8.9 mi Candiac
$1921
16 km or 9.8 mi Saint-Constant
$1905
16 km or 10 mi Dorval
$1917
17 km or 10 mi Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville
$1892
17 km or 10 mi Laval
$2058
20 km or 12 mi Sainte-Julie
$1875
20 km or 12 mi Dollard-des-Ormeaux
$1918
20 km or 13 mi Chateauguay
$1905
21 km or 13 mi Pointe-Claire
$1915
22 km or 14 mi Varennes
$1829
22 km or 14 mi Terrebonne
$1863
23 km or 14 mi Chambly
$1892
24 km or 15 mi Boisbriand
$1913
25 km or 15 mi Kirkland
$1914
26 km or 16 mi Repentigny
$1817
26 km or 16 mi Sainte-Therese
$1928
27 km or 17 mi Mascouche
$1828
27 km or 17 mi Saint-Eustache
$1926
29 km or 18 mi Beloeil
$1816
31 km or 19 mi Blainville
$1903
31 km or 20 mi Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu
$1850
38 km or 23 mi L'Assomption
$1702
39 km or 24 mi Vaudreuil-Dorion
$1906
41 km or 26 mi Saint-Lin-Laurentides
$1772
44 km or 27 mi Mirabel
$1864
46 km or 28 mi Saint-Jerome
$1832
49 km or 31 mi Saint-Hyacinthe
$1675
53 km or 33 mi Salaberry-de-Valleyfield
$1942
57 km or 35 mi Joliette
$1421
66 km or 41 mi Granby
$1199
68 km or 42 mi Sorel-Tracy
$1575
91 km or 56 mi Plattsburgh
$1828