Montreal vs Niamey - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Montreal	Niamey
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1928	$1194
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4433	$2307
🏠 One person rent	$992	$743
🏘️ Family rent	$1658	$777
🍽️ Food expenses	$585	$339
🚐 Transport expenses	$192	$41
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3005	$98.2
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	100	10
😀 Quality of life	96	22
🏙️ Population	1.8M	1.5M

The cost of living in Montreal is 62% more expensive than in Niamey. Cities ranked 2284th and 4788th ($1928 vs $1194) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 58th and 1st in Canada and Niger, respectively. Check Canada vs Niger comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Montreal compared to 0.1 months in Niamey. Montreal ranked 1st best city to live in Canada vs Niamey ranked 1st in Niger, while ranked 11th and 9087th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Montreal vs Niamey

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	Montreal	Niamey
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.8	$6.44
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.9	$34.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.9	$9.19
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.46	$1.66
☕ Cappuccino	$4.06	$3.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.04	$1.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1085	$838
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$852	$444
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1939	$844
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1436	$390
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$51.8	$140
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$79.4	$216
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41.8	$79.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.47%	8.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5305	$1794
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4101	$1025
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.78	$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$76.6	$11.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.2	$3.31
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.38	$2.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.89	$0.62
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$1.12
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.56	$2.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.3	$14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$7.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.1	$8.17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.38	$3.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.24	$3.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.33	$1.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$1.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$0.71
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.99	$0.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.49	$3.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13	$11.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.77	$1.4
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12	$2.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$3.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.44	$4.07
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.53	$2.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.54	$3.08
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.1	$56.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.8	$5.13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$117	$18
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.6	$8
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.6	$52.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$54.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$568	$1082
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5550	$5601

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Cities near Montreal

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.3 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1875
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Westmount	$1862
4.4 km or 2.8 mi	Longueuil	$1923
6.4 km or 4 mi	Mount Royal	$1876
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1893
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Brossard	$2080
11 km or 7 mi	La Prairie	$1960
13 km or 8.3 mi	Boucherville	$1897
14 km or 8.9 mi	Candiac	$1940
16 km or 9.8 mi	Saint-Constant	$1910
16 km or 10 mi	Dorval	$1923
17 km or 10 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1918
17 km or 10 mi	Laval	$2047
20 km or 12 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1891
20 km or 12 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1944
20 km or 13 mi	Chateauguay	$1914
21 km or 13 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1920
22 km or 14 mi	Varennes	$1861
22 km or 14 mi	Terrebonne	$1907
23 km or 14 mi	Chambly	$1918
24 km or 15 mi	Boisbriand	$1934
25 km or 15 mi	Kirkland	$1930
26 km or 16 mi	Repentigny	$1846
26 km or 16 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1950
27 km or 17 mi	Mascouche	$1852
27 km or 17 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1948
29 km or 18 mi	Beloeil	$1838
31 km or 19 mi	Blainville	$1935
31 km or 20 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1857
38 km or 23 mi	L'Assomption	$1723
39 km or 24 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1924
41 km or 26 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1800
44 km or 27 mi	Mirabel	$1896
46 km or 28 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1864
49 km or 31 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1642
53 km or 33 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$1971
57 km or 35 mi	Joliette	$1458
66 km or 41 mi	Granby	$1142
68 km or 42 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1589
91 km or 56 mi	Plattsburgh	$1805

Cities near Niamey

Distance	City	Cost of living
231 km or 143 mi	Dori	$891
249 km or 155 mi	Fada N'gourma	$893
342 km or 212 mi	Sokoto	$425
401 km or 249 mi	Manga	$894
415 km or 258 mi	Ouagadougou	$983
452 km or 281 mi	Kara	$682
490 km or 304 mi	Ouahigouya	$867
505 km or 314 mi	Koudougou	$836
514 km or 320 mi	Sokode	$675
516 km or 321 mi	Gusau	$594
530 km or 329 mi	Leo	$862
539 km or 335 mi	Maradi	$1143
559 km or 347 mi	Tamale	$612
563 km or 350 mi	Sotouboua	$673
597 km or 371 mi	Katsina	$581
610 km or 379 mi	Save	$650
615 km or 382 mi	Dedougou	$840
617 km or 384 mi	Ilorin	$538
650 km or 404 mi	Minna	$785
653 km or 405 mi	Nouna	$837
662 km or 411 mi	Oyo	$665
665 km or 413 mi	Zaria	$584
668 km or 415 mi	Kaduna	$353
674 km or 419 mi	Atakpame	$673
693 km or 430 mi	Osogbo	$659
703 km or 437 mi	Abomey	$612
708 km or 440 mi	Ibadan	$759
715 km or 444 mi	Kano	$563
720 km or 447 mi	Abeokuta	$1017
723 km or 450 mi	Ife	$775
729 km or 453 mi	Hohoe	$683
738 km or 458 mi	Ado Ekiti	$631
741 km or 460 mi	Bobo-Dioulasso	$842
743 km or 462 mi	Zinder	$1143
751 km or 467 mi	Kpalime	$678
768 km or 477 mi	Abuja	$1551
773 km or 480 mi	Akure	$578
783 km or 487 mi	Porto-Novo	$741
788 km or 489 mi	Ho	$454
795 km or 494 mi	Cotonou	$796