Montreal vs Nairobi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Montreal Nairobi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1821
$646
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4326
$1766
🏠 One person rent
$928
$239
🏘️ Family rent
$1624
$565
🍽️ Food expenses
$569
$224
🚐 Transport expenses
$172
$131
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2722
$399
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
100
67
😀 Quality of life
95
59
🏙️ Population
1.76M
5.55M

The cost of living in Montreal is 182% more expensive than in Nairobi. Cities ranked 2281st and 7242nd ($1821 vs $646) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 76th and 1st in Canada and Kenya, respectively. Check Canada vs Kenya comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Montreal compared to 0.6 months in Nairobi. Montreal ranked 1st best city to live in Canada vs Nairobi ranked 1st in Kenya, while ranked 30th and 5517th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Montreal vs Nairobi

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Montreal Nairobi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.9
$3.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$69.3
$22
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.7
$5.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.11
$1.91
☕ Cappuccino
$3.77
$2.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.01
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1044
$301
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$780
$147
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1952
$848
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1385
$401
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52
$24.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$81.9
$37.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.7
$36.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.41%
13.2%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7593
$1086
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4320
$641
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.78
$0.67
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$71.5
$29.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.6
$10.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$1.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.11
$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.94
$0.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.51
$1.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$9.99
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$5.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.1
$4.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.38
$2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$0.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.58
$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.14
$0.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$0.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$0.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.1
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.02
$1.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.1
$10.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.15
$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$11
$2.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.29
$3.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.48
$4.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.06
$1.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.95
$0.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.9
$37.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11
$5.43
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$119
$18.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.5
$4.48
👖 Brand Jeans
$62.4
$16.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90
$46.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$703
$138
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7624
$6839

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Cities near Montreal

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

Cities near Nairobi

Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Thika
$530
56 km or 35 mi Machakos
$524
139 km or 87 mi Nakuru
$439
175 km or 109 mi Meru
$486
232 km or 144 mi Arusha
$571
235 km or 146 mi Moshi
$536
263 km or 164 mi Eldoret
$405
265 km or 165 mi Kisumu
$441
316 km or 196 mi Mumias
$424
367 km or 228 mi Tororo
$557
394 km or 245 mi Mbale
$557
425 km or 264 mi Malindi
$452
441 km or 274 mi Mombasa
$493
444 km or 276 mi Jinja
$542
456 km or 284 mi Mwanza
$493
491 km or 305 mi Tanga
$622
501 km or 311 mi Kira Town
$600
503 km or 313 mi Kampala
$654
507 km or 315 mi Entebbe
$547
564 km or 351 mi Dodoma
$581
603 km or 375 mi Stone Town
$706
604 km or 375 mi Zanzibar
$762
623 km or 387 mi Morogoro
$600
671 km or 417 mi Dar es Salaam
$720
674 km or 419 mi Gulu
$556
741 km or 461 mi Muyinga
$449
751 km or 467 mi Byumba
$599
755 km or 469 mi Kigali
$677
769 km or 478 mi Ruyigi
$446
778 km or 483 mi Kasese
$543
794 km or 494 mi Nyanza
$539
796 km or 495 mi Bunia
$748
798 km or 496 mi Ruhengeri
$575
798 km or 496 mi Ngozi
$448
799 km or 496 mi Butare
$458
801 km or 498 mi Gitega
$445
811 km or 504 mi Rutana
$448
813 km or 505 mi Arua
$553
835 km or 519 mi Kibuye
$566
841 km or 523 mi Beni
$747