Montreal vs Windhoek - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Montreal	Windhoek
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1903	$985
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4337	$2264
🏠 One person rent	$969	$515
🏘️ Family rent	$1582	$857
🍽️ Food expenses	$579	$319
🚐 Transport expenses	$191	$64.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2945	$700
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	100	29
😀 Quality of life	95	57
🏙️ Population	1.8M	431K

The cost of living in Montreal is 93% more expensive than in Windhoek. Cities ranked 2306th and 5698th ($1903 vs $985) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 52nd 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 0.7 months in Windhoek. Montreal ranked 4th best city to live in Canada vs Windhoek ranked 1st in Namibia, while ranked 46th and 6153rd 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	$16.2	$10.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.6	$40.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.9	$5.18
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.78	$1.89
☕ Cappuccino	$3.93	$2.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.98	$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1055	$479
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$839	$357
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1821	$846
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1381	$633
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47.9	$83.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$74.1	$130
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.4	$50.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.06%	11.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6195	$1315
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4493	$718
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.66	$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$72.8	$46.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.9	$7.78
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.14	$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.31	$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.63	$0.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.14	$1.86
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.78	$2.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.2	$6.57
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$5.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.6	$6.97
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.48	$1.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.62	$1.68
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.77	$2.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$1.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$1.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$0.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.29	$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.5	$6.35
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.63	$1.41
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.9	$2.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$8.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.32	$2.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.39	$2.7
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.45	$1.48
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.5	$39.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.9	$5.23
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$133	$32
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.1	$8
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.2	$54.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$93.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$509	$225
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4789	$5380

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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 Windhoek

Distance	City	Cost of living
83 km or 52 mi	Rehoboth	$904
173 km or 108 mi	Omaruru	$924
194 km or 120 mi	Gobabis	$927
238 km or 148 mi	Otjiwarongo	$836
246 km or 153 mi	Mariental	$948
262 km or 163 mi	Swakopmund	$834
268 km or 166 mi	Walvis Bay	$857
375 km or 233 mi	Tsumeb	$819
589 km or 366 mi	Oshikango	$807
776 km or 482 mi	Upington	$746
882 km or 548 mi	Molepolole	$607
883 km or 548 mi	Kanye	$637
921 km or 572 mi	Lobatse	$637
928 km or 577 mi	Gaborone	$668
940 km or 584 mi	Mmabatho	$833
990 km or 615 mi	Serowe	$536
999 km or 621 mi	Mahalapye	$577
1030 km or 640 mi	Kimberley	$861
1032 km or 641 mi	Palapye	$514
1056 km or 656 mi	Livingstone	$653
1079 km or 670 mi	Klerksdorp	$762
1086 km or 675 mi	Rustenburg	$940
1087 km or 675 mi	Francistown	$587
1099 km or 683 mi	Huambo	$606
1112 km or 691 mi	Potchefstroom	$731
1136 km or 706 mi	Brits	$875
1140 km or 708 mi	Welkom	$762
1166 km or 724 mi	Soweto	$984
1167 km or 725 mi	Bloemfontein	$698
1167 km or 725 mi	Kroonstad	$808
1173 km or 729 mi	Randburg	$890
1178 km or 732 mi	Sandton	$984
1179 km or 733 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$799
1180 km or 733 mi	Benguela	$719
1180 km or 733 mi	Pretoria	$975
1180 km or 734 mi	Johannesburg	$1082
1184 km or 735 mi	Centurion	$892
1187 km or 738 mi	Vereeniging	$706
1196 km or 743 mi	Lobito	$684
1207 km or 750 mi	Benoni	$826