Montreal vs Owerri - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Montreal	Owerri
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1857	$1611
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4312	$2274
🏠 One person rent	$940	$1321
🏘️ Family rent	$1577	$1431
🍽️ Food expenses	$575	$209
🚐 Transport expenses	$187	$52.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2742	$84.4
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	100	42
😀 Quality of life	93	11
🏙️ Population	1.8M	908K

The cost of living in Montreal is 15% more expensive than in Owerri. Cities ranked 2225th and 3008th ($1857 vs $1611) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 51st and 1st 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 Owerri. Montreal ranked 1st best city to live in Canada vs Owerri ranked 19th in Nigeria, while ranked 51st and 9183rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Montreal vs Owerri

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	Montreal	Owerri
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.9	$4.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.3	$12.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$4.62
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.26	$1.06
☕ Cappuccino	$3.71	$1.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.06	$0.24
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1030	$432
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$807	$1502
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1828	$2146
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1371	$1199
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47.4	$16.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$73.9	$25.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40.8	$17.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.03%	16.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6524	$552
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4131	$1007
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.65	$0.39
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$73.4	$19.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.8	$8.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.19	$0.39
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.36	$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.76	$0.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.93	$0.67
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.61	$0.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.7	$2.79
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$4.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$5.21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.37	$1.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$2.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.19	$1.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.33	$0.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$0.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.19	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.89	$0.64
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.8	$9.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.89	$0.7
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.8	$1.14
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.31	$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.99	$2.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.48	$0.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.49	$0.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.4	$7.94
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.9	$3.03
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$126	$9.94
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.6	$1.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.3	$13
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.6	$32.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$639	$113
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5725	$1390

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Cities near Montreal

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.3 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1790
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Westmount	$1773
4.4 km or 2.8 mi	Longueuil	$1835
6.4 km or 4 mi	Mount Royal	$1792
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1803
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Brossard	$2004
11 km or 7 mi	La Prairie	$1889
13 km or 8.3 mi	Boucherville	$1804
14 km or 8.9 mi	Candiac	$1852
16 km or 9.8 mi	Saint-Constant	$1824
16 km or 10 mi	Dorval	$1810
17 km or 10 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1836
17 km or 10 mi	Laval	$1900
20 km or 12 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1800
20 km or 12 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1814
20 km or 13 mi	Chateauguay	$1841
21 km or 13 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1819
22 km or 14 mi	Varennes	$1764
22 km or 14 mi	Terrebonne	$1776
23 km or 14 mi	Chambly	$1829
24 km or 15 mi	Boisbriand	$1732
25 km or 15 mi	Kirkland	$1807
26 km or 16 mi	Repentigny	$1743
26 km or 16 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1753
27 km or 17 mi	Mascouche	$1735
27 km or 17 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1768
29 km or 18 mi	Beloeil	$1742
31 km or 19 mi	Blainville	$1761
31 km or 20 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1769
38 km or 23 mi	L'Assomption	$1651
39 km or 24 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1830
41 km or 26 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1690
44 km or 27 mi	Mirabel	$1762
46 km or 28 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1733
49 km or 31 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1562
53 km or 33 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$1894
57 km or 35 mi	Joliette	$1433
66 km or 41 mi	Granby	$1106
68 km or 42 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1532
91 km or 56 mi	Plattsburgh	$1692

Cities near Owerri

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Umuahia	$883
55 km or 34 mi	Aba	$621
80 km or 50 mi	Awka	$805
81 km or 50 mi	Onitsha	$972
82 km or 51 mi	Port Harcourt	$679
118 km or 73 mi	Enugu	$462
142 km or 88 mi	Warri	$881
155 km or 96 mi	Calabar	$384
182 km or 113 mi	Benin	$558
248 km or 154 mi	Owo	$651
273 km or 169 mi	Malabo	$741
283 km or 176 mi	Akure	$634
284 km or 176 mi	Kumba	$764
284 km or 177 mi	Buea	$601
292 km or 181 mi	Limbe	$655
311 km or 193 mi	Ado Ekiti	$666
336 km or 209 mi	Douala	$1265
350 km or 218 mi	Bamenda	$553
351 km or 218 mi	Ife	$779
372 km or 231 mi	Osogbo	$695
374 km or 233 mi	Bafoussam	$555
400 km or 249 mi	Abuja	$1502
405 km or 252 mi	Ibadan	$776
416 km or 258 mi	Lagos	$1113
431 km or 268 mi	Oyo	$677
433 km or 269 mi	Ilorin	$535
447 km or 278 mi	Abeokuta	$1030
462 km or 287 mi	Minna	$743
501 km or 311 mi	Porto-Novo	$670
504 km or 313 mi	Bata	$1121
520 km or 323 mi	Cotonou	$709
529 km or 329 mi	Yaounde	$747
535 km or 333 mi	Jos	$820
562 km or 349 mi	Kaduna	$371
574 km or 356 mi	Sao Tome	$900
577 km or 358 mi	Save	$613
578 km or 359 mi	Trindade	$900
588 km or 366 mi	Abomey	$590
620 km or 385 mi	Bauchi	$759
625 km or 388 mi	Zaria	$526