Montreal vs Owerri - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Montreal	Owerri
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1954	$1686
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4616	$2321
🏠 One person rent	$986	$1411
🏘️ Family rent	$1716	$1516
🍽️ Food expenses	$608	$201
🚐 Transport expenses	$190	$48.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2805	$84.7
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	100	41
😀 Quality of life	93	11
🏙️ Population	1.76M	908K

The cost of living in Montreal is 16% more expensive than in Owerri. Cities ranked 2002nd and 2936th ($1954 vs $1686) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 54th and 1st in Canada and Nigeria, respectively. Check Canada vs Nigeria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Montreal compared to 0.1 months in Owerri. Montreal ranked 2nd best city to live in Canada vs Owerri ranked 19th in Nigeria, while ranked 60th and 9173rd 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	$16.6	$4.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$76.2	$13
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.1	$4.18
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.72	$0.97
☕ Cappuccino	$3.94	$1.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.2	$0.26
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1044	$462
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$856	$1610
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2012	$2296
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1492	$1273
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$49.3	$15.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$77	$23.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$42.7	$15
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.28%	17.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7494	$498
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4431	$896
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.79	$0.39
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$73.2	$15.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.3	$8.24
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.27	$0.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.34	$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.92	$0.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.95	$0.6
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.73	$0.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.1	$2.63
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$4.62
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$5.62
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$1.69
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$2.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$1.23
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.36	$0.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$1.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$0.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.26	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.06	$0.55
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.7	$9.04
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.18	$0.63
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.5	$1.24
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$8.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.65	$2.42
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.67	$0.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.01	$0.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.2	$7.13
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.3	$2.71
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$121	$8.94
💇 Haircut, simple	$32.8	$1.44
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.4	$12.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.7	$30
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$669	$118
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6957	$1444

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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 Owerri

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Umuahia	$906
55 km or 34 mi	Aba	$638
80 km or 50 mi	Awka	$846
81 km or 50 mi	Onitsha	$1036
82 km or 51 mi	Port Harcourt	$651
118 km or 73 mi	Enugu	$469
142 km or 88 mi	Warri	$886
155 km or 96 mi	Calabar	$374
182 km or 113 mi	Benin	$537
248 km or 154 mi	Owo	$658
273 km or 169 mi	Malabo	$812
283 km or 176 mi	Akure	$635
284 km or 176 mi	Kumba	$933
284 km or 177 mi	Buea	$655
292 km or 181 mi	Limbe	$710
311 km or 193 mi	Ado Ekiti	$681
336 km or 209 mi	Douala	$1368
350 km or 218 mi	Bamenda	$714
351 km or 218 mi	Ife	$774
372 km or 231 mi	Osogbo	$704
374 km or 233 mi	Bafoussam	$794
400 km or 249 mi	Abuja	$1262
405 km or 252 mi	Ibadan	$759
416 km or 258 mi	Lagos	$1133
431 km or 268 mi	Oyo	$699
433 km or 269 mi	Ilorin	$526
447 km or 278 mi	Abeokuta	$1019
462 km or 287 mi	Minna	$787
501 km or 311 mi	Porto-Novo	$710
504 km or 313 mi	Bata	$1201
520 km or 323 mi	Cotonou	$755
529 km or 329 mi	Yaounde	$764
535 km or 333 mi	Jos	$757
562 km or 349 mi	Kaduna	$377
574 km or 356 mi	Sao Tome	$878
577 km or 358 mi	Save	$644
578 km or 359 mi	Trindade	$879
588 km or 366 mi	Abomey	$617
620 km or 385 mi	Bauchi	$735
625 km or 388 mi	Zaria	$621