Montreal vs Owerri - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Montreal	Owerri
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1821	$507
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4326	$789
🏠 One person rent	$928	$367
🏘️ Family rent	$1624	$393
🍽️ Food expenses	$569	$85.7
🚐 Transport expenses	$172	$31.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2722	$106
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	100	41
😀 Quality of life	95	17
🏙️ Population	1.76M	908K

The cost of living in Montreal is 259% more expensive than in Owerri. Cities ranked 2281st and 8460th ($1821 vs $507) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 76th and 2nd 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 0.2 months in Owerri. Montreal ranked 1st best city to live in Canada vs Owerri ranked 15th in Nigeria, while ranked 30th and 9079th 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	$1.72
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$69.3	$3.79
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.7	$1.45
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.11	$0.36
☕ Cappuccino	$3.77	$1.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.01	$0.18
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1044	$161
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$780	$397
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1952	$577
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1385	$320
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$52	$7.34
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$81.9	$11.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.7	$9.96
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.41%	17.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7593	$553
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4320	$254
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.78	$0.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$71.5	$11.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.6	$5.23
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.25	$0.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.11	$0.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.94	$0.31
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$0.31
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.51	$0.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$2.27
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$1.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.1	$2.13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.38	$1.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$0.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.58	$0.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.14	$0.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.95	$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$0.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.1	$0.12
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.02	$0.53
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.1	$1.61
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.15	$2.22
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11	$0.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.29	$1.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.48	$0.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.06	$0.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.95	$0.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.9	$9.94
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11	$2.01
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$119	$9.09
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.5	$1.63
👖 Brand Jeans	$62.4	$11.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$90	$27.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$703	$32.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7624	$698

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Cities near Montreal

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.3 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1869
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Westmount	$1808
4.4 km or 2.8 mi	Longueuil	$1962
6.4 km or 4 mi	Mount Royal	$1821
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1840
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Brossard	$2105
11 km or 7 mi	La Prairie	$1949
13 km or 8.3 mi	Boucherville	$1882
14 km or 8.9 mi	Candiac	$1912
16 km or 9.8 mi	Saint-Constant	$1888
16 km or 10 mi	Dorval	$1846
17 km or 10 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1924
17 km or 10 mi	Laval	$1874
20 km or 12 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1874
20 km or 12 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1835
20 km or 13 mi	Chateauguay	$1841
21 km or 13 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1846
22 km or 14 mi	Varennes	$1835
22 km or 14 mi	Terrebonne	$1820
23 km or 14 mi	Chambly	$1906
24 km or 15 mi	Boisbriand	$1813
25 km or 15 mi	Kirkland	$1845
26 km or 16 mi	Repentigny	$1783
26 km or 16 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1808
27 km or 17 mi	Mascouche	$1772
27 km or 17 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1827
29 km or 18 mi	Beloeil	$1816
31 km or 19 mi	Blainville	$1808
31 km or 20 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1847
38 km or 23 mi	L'Assomption	$1659
39 km or 24 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1894
41 km or 26 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1705
44 km or 27 mi	Mirabel	$1797
46 km or 28 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1757
49 km or 31 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1626
53 km or 33 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$2014
57 km or 35 mi	Joliette	$1397
66 km or 41 mi	Granby	$1158
68 km or 42 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1558
91 km or 56 mi	Plattsburgh	$1576

Cities near Owerri

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Umuahia	$330
55 km or 34 mi	Aba	$233
80 km or 50 mi	Awka	$325
81 km or 50 mi	Onitsha	$354
82 km or 51 mi	Port Harcourt	$327
118 km or 73 mi	Enugu	$290
142 km or 88 mi	Warri	$351
155 km or 96 mi	Calabar	$237
182 km or 113 mi	Benin	$315
248 km or 154 mi	Owo	$272
273 km or 169 mi	Malabo	$990
283 km or 176 mi	Akure	$243
284 km or 176 mi	Kumba	$860
284 km or 177 mi	Buea	$587
292 km or 181 mi	Limbe	$683
311 km or 193 mi	Ado Ekiti	$247
336 km or 209 mi	Douala	$1300
350 km or 218 mi	Bamenda	$436
351 km or 218 mi	Ife	$250
372 km or 231 mi	Osogbo	$310
374 km or 233 mi	Bafoussam	$761
400 km or 249 mi	Abuja	$288
405 km or 252 mi	Ibadan	$262
416 km or 258 mi	Lagos	$448
431 km or 268 mi	Oyo	$407
433 km or 269 mi	Ilorin	$314
447 km or 278 mi	Abeokuta	$826
462 km or 287 mi	Minna	$313
501 km or 311 mi	Porto-Novo	$697
504 km or 313 mi	Bata	$1242
520 km or 323 mi	Cotonou	$732
529 km or 329 mi	Yaounde	$567
535 km or 333 mi	Jos	$269
562 km or 349 mi	Kaduna	$210
574 km or 356 mi	Sao Tome	$866
577 km or 358 mi	Save	$676
578 km or 359 mi	Trindade	$866
588 km or 366 mi	Abomey	$677
620 km or 385 mi	Bauchi	$272
625 km or 388 mi	Zaria	$265