Montreal vs Nairobi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Montreal Nairobi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1901
$807
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4422
$2035
🏠 One person rent
$984
$305
🏘️ Family rent
$1684
$518
🍽️ Food expenses
$567
$276
🚐 Transport expenses
$193
$165
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2928
$228
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
100
67
😀 Quality of life
93
59
🏙️ Population
1.9M
5.55M

The cost of living in Montreal is 135% more expensive than in Nairobi. Cities ranked 2370th and 6736th ($1901 vs $807) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 64th 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 0.3 months in Nairobi. Montreal ranked 2nd best city to live in Canada vs Nairobi ranked 1st in Kenya, while ranked 49th and 6034th 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
$15.7
$5.36
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64.1
$34.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.6
$6.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.08
$2.32
☕ Cappuccino
$3.94
$2.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.97
$0.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1096
$383
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$842
$205
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1985
$704
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1459
$371
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51.6
$29.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.7
$45.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.1
$35.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.54%
14.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5122
$1533
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3877
$900
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.68
$0.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$75.6
$35.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.7
$13.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$1.48
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.33
$0.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.87
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.83
$2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.57
$1.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.4
$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$6.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.1
$6.14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.46
$3.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$0.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.53
$1.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$0.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.41
$1.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.8
$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.64
$2.27
🚬 Cigarette pack
$11.6
$3.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.34
$4.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.03
$1.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.5
$1.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32.9
$47.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.5
$7.69
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$119
$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$21.4
$4.82
👖 Brand Jeans
$54.9
$22.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.6
$54.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$607
$255
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6432
$10471

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Cities near Montreal

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

Cities near Nairobi

Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Thika
$448
56 km or 35 mi Machakos
$415
139 km or 87 mi Nakuru
$532
175 km or 109 mi Meru
$543
232 km or 144 mi Arusha
$618
235 km or 146 mi Moshi
$540
263 km or 164 mi Eldoret
$513
265 km or 165 mi Kisumu
$549
316 km or 196 mi Mumias
$524
367 km or 228 mi Tororo
$603
394 km or 245 mi Mbale
$624
425 km or 264 mi Malindi
$563
441 km or 274 mi Mombasa
$611
444 km or 276 mi Jinja
$573
456 km or 284 mi Mwanza
$613
491 km or 305 mi Tanga
$533
501 km or 311 mi Kira Town
$635
503 km or 313 mi Kampala
$697
507 km or 315 mi Entebbe
$531
564 km or 351 mi Dodoma
$495
603 km or 375 mi Stone Town
$546
604 km or 375 mi Zanzibar
$586
623 km or 387 mi Morogoro
$417
671 km or 417 mi Dar es Salaam
$735
674 km or 419 mi Gulu
$591
741 km or 461 mi Muyinga
$688
751 km or 467 mi Byumba
$671
755 km or 469 mi Kigali
$872
769 km or 478 mi Ruyigi
$688
778 km or 483 mi Kasese
$541
794 km or 494 mi Nyanza
$583
796 km or 495 mi Bunia
$810
798 km or 496 mi Ruhengeri
$553
798 km or 496 mi Ngozi
$689
799 km or 496 mi Butare
$447
801 km or 498 mi Gitega
$691
811 km or 504 mi Rutana
$690
813 km or 505 mi Arua
$577
835 km or 519 mi Kibuye
$533
841 km or 523 mi Beni
$795