Montreal vs Onitsha - Cost of Living Comparison

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Montreal Onitsha
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1903
$1051
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4337
$2062
🏠 One person rent
$969
$647
🏘️ Family rent
$1582
$915
🍽️ Food expenses
$579
$254
🚐 Transport expenses
$191
$84.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2945
$81.5
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
100
36
😀 Quality of life
95
18
🏙️ Population
1.8M
1.48M

The cost of living in Montreal is 81% more expensive than in Onitsha. Cities ranked 2306th and 5196th ($1903 vs $1051) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 52nd and 4th in Canada and Nigeria, respectively. Check Canada vs Nigeria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Montreal compared to 0.1 months in Onitsha. Montreal ranked 4th best city to live in Canada vs Onitsha ranked 15th in Nigeria, while ranked 46th and 9140th 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
$16.2
$3.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$65.6
$24.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.9
$4.56
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.78
$1.03
☕ Cappuccino
$3.93
$1.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.98
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1055
$543
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$839
$572
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1821
$972
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1381
$784
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.9
$24.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$74.1
$38.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.4
$55
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.06%
19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6195
$713
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4493
$1061
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.66
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$72.8
$20.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.9
$13.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$0.58
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.31
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.63
$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.14
$0.99
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.78
$1.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.2
$7.55
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$6.87
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$6.82
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.48
$4.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.62
$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.77
$3.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$1.13
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$1.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.03
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.29
$0.67
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.5
$2.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.63
$1.1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$11.9
$1.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$3.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.32
$1.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.39
$0.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.45
$0.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.5
$110
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.9
$8.26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$133
$8.54
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.1
$1.81
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.2
$18
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$52.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$509
$221
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4789
$1418

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Distance City Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.3 mi Saint-Lambert
$1828
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Westmount
$1814
4.4 km or 2.8 mi Longueuil
$1842
6.4 km or 4 mi Mount Royal
$1820
9.4 km or 5.9 mi Cote-Saint-Luc
$1835
9.9 km or 6.1 mi Brossard
$2055
11 km or 7 mi La Prairie
$1911
13 km or 8.3 mi Boucherville
$1820
14 km or 8.9 mi Candiac
$1892
16 km or 9.8 mi Saint-Constant
$1864
16 km or 10 mi Dorval
$1853
17 km or 10 mi Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville
$1869
17 km or 10 mi Laval
$1930
20 km or 12 mi Sainte-Julie
$1822
20 km or 12 mi Dollard-des-Ormeaux
$1829
20 km or 13 mi Chateauguay
$1867
21 km or 13 mi Pointe-Claire
$1838
22 km or 14 mi Varennes
$1786
22 km or 14 mi Terrebonne
$1805
23 km or 14 mi Chambly
$1853
24 km or 15 mi Boisbriand
$1763
25 km or 15 mi Kirkland
$1835
26 km or 16 mi Repentigny
$1767
26 km or 16 mi Sainte-Therese
$1785
27 km or 17 mi Mascouche
$1766
27 km or 17 mi Saint-Eustache
$1806
29 km or 18 mi Beloeil
$1776
31 km or 19 mi Blainville
$1780
31 km or 20 mi Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu
$1805
38 km or 23 mi L'Assomption
$1671
39 km or 24 mi Vaudreuil-Dorion
$1850
41 km or 26 mi Saint-Lin-Laurentides
$1719
44 km or 27 mi Mirabel
$1782
46 km or 28 mi Saint-Jerome
$1753
49 km or 31 mi Saint-Hyacinthe
$1586
53 km or 33 mi Salaberry-de-Valleyfield
$1935
57 km or 35 mi Joliette
$1449
66 km or 41 mi Granby
$1120
68 km or 42 mi Sorel-Tracy
$1549
91 km or 56 mi Plattsburgh
$1811

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Distance City Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi Awka
$878
81 km or 50 mi Owerri
$1774
84 km or 52 mi Enugu
$563
105 km or 65 mi Umuahia
$961
130 km or 81 mi Benin
$632
133 km or 83 mi Aba
$674
135 km or 84 mi Warri
$926
159 km or 99 mi Port Harcourt
$676
174 km or 108 mi Owo
$664
213 km or 132 mi Akure
$644
218 km or 135 mi Calabar
$397
236 km or 147 mi Ado Ekiti
$642
284 km or 177 mi Ife
$778
303 km or 188 mi Osogbo
$705
331 km or 205 mi Abuja
$1514
341 km or 212 mi Kumba
$849
345 km or 214 mi Ibadan
$752
347 km or 216 mi Malabo
$1413
351 km or 218 mi Buea
$665
358 km or 222 mi Ilorin
$526
360 km or 224 mi Limbe
$755
365 km or 227 mi Oyo
$664
375 km or 233 mi Bamenda
$698
375 km or 233 mi Lagos
$1102
384 km or 239 mi Minna
$852
395 km or 245 mi Abeokuta
$1013
400 km or 248 mi Douala
$1363
409 km or 254 mi Bafoussam
$793
462 km or 287 mi Porto-Novo
$743
478 km or 297 mi Jos
$810
483 km or 300 mi Cotonou
$793
490 km or 304 mi Kaduna
$393
518 km or 322 mi Save
$646
541 km or 336 mi Abomey
$598
554 km or 344 mi Zaria
$652
571 km or 355 mi Bauchi
$781
582 km or 362 mi Bata
$1241
584 km or 363 mi Yaounde
$671
615 km or 382 mi Lome
$835
643 km or 399 mi Atakpame
$699