Montreal vs Windhoek - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Montreal	Windhoek
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1901	$1040
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4422	$2420
🏠 One person rent	$984	$515
🏘️ Family rent	$1684	$867
🍽️ Food expenses	$567	$366
🚐 Transport expenses	$193	$71.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2928	$289
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	100	30
😀 Quality of life	93	53
🏙️ Population	1.9M	486K

The cost of living in Montreal is 83% more expensive than in Windhoek. Cities ranked 2370th and 5257th ($1901 vs $1040) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 64th and 1st in Canada and Namibia, respectively. Check Canada vs Namibia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Montreal compared to 0.3 months in Windhoek. Montreal ranked 2nd best city to live in Canada vs Windhoek ranked 1st in Namibia, while ranked 49th and 6487th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Montreal vs Windhoek

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	Montreal	Windhoek
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.7	$11.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.1	$52.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.6	$5.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.08	$1.85
☕ Cappuccino	$3.94	$2.36
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.97	$0.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1096	$501
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$842	$352
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1985	$892
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1459	$636
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$51.6	$85.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$79.7	$132
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40.1	$48.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.54%	11.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5122	$1629
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3877	$619
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.68	$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$75.6	$49.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.7	$8.15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.33	$1.56
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.87	$0.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.83	$2.12
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.57	$3.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$8.79
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$6.62
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$7.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.46	$2.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.53	$1.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.29	$2.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$2.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$1.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1	$0.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.41	$1.42
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.8	$7.13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.64	$1.45
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.6	$3.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$8.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.34	$2.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.03	$2.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.5	$1.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$32.9	$39.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.5	$5.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$119	$33.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$21.4	$8.81
👖 Brand Jeans	$54.9	$56.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.6	$90.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$607	$213
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6432	$5490

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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 Windhoek

Distance	City	Cost of living
83 km or 52 mi	Rehoboth	$945
173 km or 108 mi	Omaruru	$982
194 km or 120 mi	Gobabis	$998
238 km or 148 mi	Otjiwarongo	$925
246 km or 153 mi	Mariental	$991
262 km or 163 mi	Swakopmund	$834
268 km or 166 mi	Walvis Bay	$893
375 km or 233 mi	Tsumeb	$890
589 km or 366 mi	Oshikango	$891
776 km or 482 mi	Upington	$796
882 km or 548 mi	Molepolole	$663
883 km or 548 mi	Kanye	$691
921 km or 572 mi	Lobatse	$691
928 km or 577 mi	Gaborone	$723
940 km or 584 mi	Mmabatho	$903
990 km or 615 mi	Serowe	$590
999 km or 621 mi	Mahalapye	$615
1030 km or 640 mi	Kimberley	$904
1032 km or 641 mi	Palapye	$549
1056 km or 656 mi	Livingstone	$813
1079 km or 670 mi	Klerksdorp	$860
1086 km or 675 mi	Rustenburg	$994
1087 km or 675 mi	Francistown	$632
1099 km or 683 mi	Huambo	$554
1112 km or 691 mi	Potchefstroom	$789
1136 km or 706 mi	Brits	$950
1140 km or 708 mi	Welkom	$811
1166 km or 724 mi	Soweto	$1031
1167 km or 725 mi	Bloemfontein	$742
1167 km or 725 mi	Kroonstad	$872
1173 km or 729 mi	Randburg	$912
1178 km or 732 mi	Sandton	$1104
1179 km or 733 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$867
1180 km or 733 mi	Benguela	$631
1180 km or 733 mi	Pretoria	$1015
1180 km or 734 mi	Johannesburg	$1204
1184 km or 735 mi	Centurion	$997
1187 km or 738 mi	Vereeniging	$742
1196 km or 743 mi	Lobito	$610
1207 km or 750 mi	Benoni	$851