Montreal vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

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Montreal Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1954
$1503
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4616
$3133
🏠 One person rent
$986
$963
🏘️ Family rent
$1716
$1557
🍽️ Food expenses
$608
$323
🚐 Transport expenses
$190
$114
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2805
$2228
😷 Air quality
Good
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
100
65
😀 Quality of life
93
83
🏙️ Population
1.76M
1.25M

The cost of living in Montreal is 30% more expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 2002nd and 3679th ($1954 vs $1503) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 54th and 7th 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 1.4 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 60th and 386th 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
$16.6
$5.47
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$76.2
$26.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.1
$9.48
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.72
$9.57
☕ Cappuccino
$3.94
$5.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.2
$0.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1044
$786
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$856
$735
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2012
$1630
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1492
$1186
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$49.3
$120
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$77
$185
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$42.7
$97.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.28%
4.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7494
$6590
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4431
$4507
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.79
$2.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$73.2
$57.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.3
$9.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.27
$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.34
$1.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.92
$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.95
$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.73
$2.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.1
$8.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$6.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.9
$8.32
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.4
$1.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.28
$1.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.36
$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$0.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.06
$2.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.7
$6.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.18
$1.79
🚬 Cigarette pack
$11.5
$6.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$6.39
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.65
$4.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.67
$2.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.01
$2.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.2
$60.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.3
$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$121
$46.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$32.8
$4.66
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.4
$51.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.7
$78.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$669
$278
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6957
$5054

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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 Sharjah

Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi Ajman
$2084
13 km or 8 mi Dubai
$2309
28 km or 17 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1768
95 km or 59 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1603
98 km or 61 mi Fujairah
$1232
133 km or 82 mi Al Ain
$1050
142 km or 88 mi Abu Dhabi
$1802
222 km or 138 mi Bandar Abbas
$728
259 km or 161 mi Madinat Zayed
$1630
337 km or 210 mi Seeb
$994
346 km or 215 mi Nizwa
$786
377 km or 235 mi Muscat
$1110
388 km or 241 mi Doha
$1810
392 km or 243 mi Al Khor
$1719
394 km or 245 mi Jahrom
$561
434 km or 270 mi Fasa
$556
436 km or 271 mi Jiroft
$547
456 km or 283 mi Sirjan
$520
491 km or 305 mi Manama
$1267
492 km or 306 mi Riffa
$1218
493 km or 307 mi Isa Town
$1226
510 km or 317 mi Bam
$531
526 km or 327 mi Chabahar
$687
534 km or 332 mi Dhahran
$870
543 km or 337 mi Dammam
$989
550 km or 342 mi Shiraz
$558
563 km or 350 mi Marvdasht
$546
564 km or 350 mi Rafsanjan
$515
564 km or 351 mi Qatif
$878
566 km or 352 mi Iranshahr
$639
572 km or 355 mi Kerman
$467
575 km or 358 mi Al-Mubarraz
$783
599 km or 372 mi Borazjan
$541
600 km or 373 mi Jubail
$928
600 km or 373 mi Kazerun
$537
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$548
699 km or 434 mi Yasuj
$489
709 km or 440 mi Zahedan
$831
734 km or 456 mi Yazd
$577
771 km or 479 mi Behbahan
$507