Montreal vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

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Montreal Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1903
$1419
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4337
$3073
🏠 One person rent
$969
$859
🏘️ Family rent
$1582
$1432
🍽️ Food expenses
$579
$332
🚐 Transport expenses
$191
$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2945
$2246
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
100
66
😀 Quality of life
95
88
🏙️ Population
1.8M
1.25M

The cost of living in Montreal is 34% more expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 2306th and 4204th ($1903 vs $1419) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 52nd and 6th 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 1.6 months in Sharjah. Montreal ranked 4th best city to live in Canada vs Sharjah ranked 2nd in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 46th and 312th 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
$16.2
$5.44
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$65.6
$32.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.9
$8.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.78
$9.56
☕ Cappuccino
$3.93
$4.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.98
$0.92
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1055
$674
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$839
$578
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1821
$1188
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1381
$1064
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.9
$154
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$74.1
$234
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.4
$108
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.06%
4.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6195
$10301
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4493
$8167
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.66
$1.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$72.8
$66.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.9
$9.18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$0.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.31
$1.68
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.63
$1.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.14
$2.02
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.78
$2.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.2
$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$6.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$9.51
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.48
$1.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.62
$1.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.77
$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$1.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.03
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.29
$2.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.5
$6.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.63
$1.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$11.9
$6.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$6.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.32
$4.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.39
$2.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.45
$2.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.5
$68.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.9
$12.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$133
$46.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.1
$4.69
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.2
$49.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$509
$260
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4789
$6883

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Cities near Montreal

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

Cities near Sharjah

Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi Ajman
$2521
13 km or 8 mi Dubai
$2514
28 km or 17 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1183
95 km or 59 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1398
98 km or 61 mi Fujairah
$1228
133 km or 82 mi Al Ain
$1449
142 km or 88 mi Abu Dhabi
$1942
222 km or 138 mi Bandar Abbas
$632
259 km or 161 mi Madinat Zayed
$1730
337 km or 210 mi Seeb
$1078
346 km or 215 mi Nizwa
$792
377 km or 235 mi Muscat
$1081
388 km or 241 mi Doha
$1849
392 km or 243 mi Al Khor
$1770
394 km or 245 mi Jahrom
$530
434 km or 270 mi Fasa
$529
436 km or 271 mi Jiroft
$568
456 km or 283 mi Sirjan
$534
491 km or 305 mi Manama
$1237
492 km or 306 mi Riffa
$1201
493 km or 307 mi Isa Town
$1230
510 km or 317 mi Bam
$557
526 km or 327 mi Chabahar
$573
534 km or 332 mi Dhahran
$908
543 km or 337 mi Dammam
$1008
550 km or 342 mi Shiraz
$553
563 km or 350 mi Marvdasht
$530
564 km or 350 mi Rafsanjan
$604
564 km or 351 mi Qatif
$873
566 km or 352 mi Iranshahr
$624
572 km or 355 mi Kerman
$761
575 km or 358 mi Al-Mubarraz
$806
599 km or 372 mi Borazjan
$477
600 km or 373 mi Jubail
$930
600 km or 373 mi Kazerun
$503
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$453
699 km or 434 mi Yasuj
$463
709 km or 440 mi Zahedan
$808
734 km or 456 mi Yazd
$545
771 km or 479 mi Behbahan
$483