Montreal vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

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Montreal Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1901
$1543
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4422
$3341
🏠 One person rent
$984
$990
🏘️ Family rent
$1684
$1686
🍽️ Food expenses
$567
$334
🚐 Transport expenses
$193
$98.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2928
$2274
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
100
66
😀 Quality of life
93
86
🏙️ Population
1.9M
1.25M

The cost of living in Montreal is 23% more expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 2370th and 3851st ($1901 vs $1543) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 64th and 5th in Canada and the United Arab Emirates, respectively. Check Canada vs the United Arab Emirates comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Montreal compared to 1.5 months in Sharjah. Montreal ranked 2nd best city to live in Canada vs Sharjah ranked 2nd in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 49th and 367th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Montreal vs Sharjah

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Montreal Sharjah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.7
$5.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64.1
$32.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.6
$8.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.08
$9.6
☕ Cappuccino
$3.94
$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.97
$0.89
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1096
$672
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$842
$772
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1985
$1207
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1459
$1417
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51.6
$138
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.7
$210
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.1
$100
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.54%
4.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5122
$8219
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3877
$5942
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.68
$2.03
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$75.6
$47
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.7
$8.53
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.33
$1.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.87
$1.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.83
$1.92
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.57
$2.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.4
$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$6.77
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.1
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.46
$2.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.53
$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$1.38
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$1.09
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$1.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.41
$2.67
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.8
$8.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.64
$2.47
🚬 Cigarette pack
$11.6
$6.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$6.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.34
$4.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.03
$2.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.5
$2.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32.9
$57
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.5
$13.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$119
$47.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$21.4
$5.59
👖 Brand Jeans
$54.9
$62.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.6
$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$607
$281
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6432
$8199

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Cities near Montreal

Distance City Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.3 mi Saint-Lambert
$1856
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Westmount
$1828
4.4 km or 2.8 mi Longueuil
$1874
6.4 km or 4 mi Mount Royal
$1852
9.4 km or 5.9 mi Cote-Saint-Luc
$1870
9.9 km or 6.1 mi Brossard
$2051
11 km or 7 mi La Prairie
$1937
13 km or 8.3 mi Boucherville
$1861
14 km or 8.9 mi Candiac
$1921
16 km or 9.8 mi Saint-Constant
$1905
16 km or 10 mi Dorval
$1917
17 km or 10 mi Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville
$1892
17 km or 10 mi Laval
$2058
20 km or 12 mi Sainte-Julie
$1875
20 km or 12 mi Dollard-des-Ormeaux
$1918
20 km or 13 mi Chateauguay
$1905
21 km or 13 mi Pointe-Claire
$1915
22 km or 14 mi Varennes
$1829
22 km or 14 mi Terrebonne
$1863
23 km or 14 mi Chambly
$1892
24 km or 15 mi Boisbriand
$1913
25 km or 15 mi Kirkland
$1914
26 km or 16 mi Repentigny
$1817
26 km or 16 mi Sainte-Therese
$1928
27 km or 17 mi Mascouche
$1828
27 km or 17 mi Saint-Eustache
$1926
29 km or 18 mi Beloeil
$1816
31 km or 19 mi Blainville
$1903
31 km or 20 mi Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu
$1850
38 km or 23 mi L'Assomption
$1702
39 km or 24 mi Vaudreuil-Dorion
$1906
41 km or 26 mi Saint-Lin-Laurentides
$1772
44 km or 27 mi Mirabel
$1864
46 km or 28 mi Saint-Jerome
$1832
49 km or 31 mi Saint-Hyacinthe
$1675
53 km or 33 mi Salaberry-de-Valleyfield
$1942
57 km or 35 mi Joliette
$1421
66 km or 41 mi Granby
$1199
68 km or 42 mi Sorel-Tracy
$1575
91 km or 56 mi Plattsburgh
$1828

Cities near Sharjah

Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi Ajman
$2356
13 km or 8 mi Dubai
$2470
28 km or 17 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1170
95 km or 59 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1355
98 km or 61 mi Fujairah
$1173
133 km or 82 mi Al Ain
$1455
142 km or 88 mi Abu Dhabi
$2133
222 km or 138 mi Bandar Abbas
$620
259 km or 161 mi Madinat Zayed
$1791
337 km or 210 mi Seeb
$1082
346 km or 215 mi Nizwa
$797
377 km or 235 mi Muscat
$1193
388 km or 241 mi Doha
$2100
392 km or 243 mi Al Khor
$2015
394 km or 245 mi Jahrom
$494
434 km or 270 mi Fasa
$497
436 km or 271 mi Jiroft
$526
456 km or 283 mi Sirjan
$521
491 km or 305 mi Manama
$1340
492 km or 306 mi Riffa
$1062
493 km or 307 mi Isa Town
$1218
510 km or 317 mi Bam
$514
526 km or 327 mi Chabahar
$530
534 km or 332 mi Dhahran
$965
543 km or 337 mi Dammam
$1059
550 km or 342 mi Shiraz
$505
563 km or 350 mi Marvdasht
$485
564 km or 350 mi Rafsanjan
$558
564 km or 351 mi Qatif
$778
566 km or 352 mi Iranshahr
$559
572 km or 355 mi Kerman
$700
575 km or 358 mi Al-Mubarraz
$821
599 km or 372 mi Borazjan
$457
600 km or 373 mi Jubail
$917
600 km or 373 mi Kazerun
$471
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$454
699 km or 434 mi Yasuj
$459
709 km or 440 mi Zahedan
$717
734 km or 456 mi Yazd
$517
771 km or 479 mi Behbahan
$469