Montreal vs Onitsha - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Montreal	Onitsha
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1954	$1036
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4616	$2173
🏠 One person rent	$986	$648
🏘️ Family rent	$1716	$1067
🍽️ Food expenses	$608	$245
🚐 Transport expenses	$190	$79.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2805	$101
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	100	36
😀 Quality of life	93	12
🏙️ Population	1.76M	1.48M

The cost of living in Montreal is 89% more expensive than in Onitsha. Cities ranked 2002nd and 5406th ($1954 vs $1036) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 54th and 4th in Canada and Nigeria, respectively. Check Canada vs Nigeria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Montreal compared to 0.1 months in Onitsha. Montreal ranked 2nd best city to live in Canada vs Onitsha ranked 15th in Nigeria, while ranked 60th and 9136th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Montreal vs Onitsha

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	Montreal	Onitsha
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.6	$3.83
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$76.2	$21.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.1	$4.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.72	$0.96
☕ Cappuccino	$3.94	$1.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.2	$0.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1044	$715
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$856	$535
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2012	$1975
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1492	$727
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$49.3	$24.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$77	$36.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$42.7	$52.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.28%	17.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7494	$592
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4431	$908
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.79	$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$73.2	$12.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.3	$12.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.27	$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.34	$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.92	$1.83
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.95	$0.94
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.73	$1.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.1	$3.94
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$6.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$6.59
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$3.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$2.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$1.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.36	$2.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$1.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$1.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.26	$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.06	$0.56
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.7	$2.04
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.18	$1.06
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.5	$1.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$3.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.65	$1.56
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.67	$0.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.01	$0.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.2	$105
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.3	$7.85
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$121	$7.55
💇 Haircut, simple	$32.8	$1.46
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.4	$18.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.7	$56.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$669	$210
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6957	$1688

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Cities near Montreal

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

Cities near Onitsha

Distance	City	Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi	Awka	$846
81 km or 50 mi	Owerri	$1686
84 km or 52 mi	Enugu	$469
105 km or 65 mi	Umuahia	$906
130 km or 81 mi	Benin	$537
133 km or 83 mi	Aba	$638
135 km or 84 mi	Warri	$886
159 km or 99 mi	Port Harcourt	$651
174 km or 108 mi	Owo	$658
213 km or 132 mi	Akure	$635
218 km or 135 mi	Calabar	$374
236 km or 147 mi	Ado Ekiti	$681
284 km or 177 mi	Ife	$774
303 km or 188 mi	Osogbo	$704
331 km or 205 mi	Abuja	$1262
341 km or 212 mi	Kumba	$933
345 km or 214 mi	Ibadan	$759
347 km or 216 mi	Malabo	$812
351 km or 218 mi	Buea	$655
358 km or 222 mi	Ilorin	$526
360 km or 224 mi	Limbe	$710
365 km or 227 mi	Oyo	$699
375 km or 233 mi	Bamenda	$714
375 km or 233 mi	Lagos	$1133
384 km or 239 mi	Minna	$787
395 km or 245 mi	Abeokuta	$1019
400 km or 248 mi	Douala	$1368
409 km or 254 mi	Bafoussam	$794
462 km or 287 mi	Porto-Novo	$710
478 km or 297 mi	Jos	$757
483 km or 300 mi	Cotonou	$755
490 km or 304 mi	Kaduna	$377
518 km or 322 mi	Save	$644
541 km or 336 mi	Abomey	$617
554 km or 344 mi	Zaria	$621
571 km or 355 mi	Bauchi	$735
582 km or 362 mi	Bata	$1201
584 km or 363 mi	Yaounde	$764
615 km or 382 mi	Lome	$711
643 km or 399 mi	Atakpame	$655