Montreal vs Windhoek - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Montreal	Windhoek
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1857	$862
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4312	$2459
🏠 One person rent	$940	$430
🏘️ Family rent	$1577	$1176
🍽️ Food expenses	$575	$297
🚐 Transport expenses	$187	$57.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2742	$894
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	100	29
😀 Quality of life	93	51
🏙️ Population	1.8M	431K

The cost of living in Montreal is 115% more expensive than in Windhoek. Cities ranked 2225th and 6224th ($1857 vs $862) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 51st 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 1 months in Windhoek. Montreal ranked 1st best city to live in Canada vs Windhoek ranked 1st in Namibia, while ranked 51st and 6198th 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	$15.9	$9.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.3	$38.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$5.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.26	$1.62
☕ Cappuccino	$3.71	$1.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.06	$0.95
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1030	$380
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$807	$300
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1828	$1094
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1371	$1008
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47.4	$67.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$73.9	$104
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40.8	$46.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.03%	11.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6524	$1274
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4131	$786
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.65	$0.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$73.4	$43.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.8	$6.36
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.19	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.36	$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.76	$0.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.93	$1.79
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.61	$2.93
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.7	$6.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$4.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$5.92
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.37	$1.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$1.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.19	$1.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.33	$1.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$2.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$1.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.19	$0.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.89	$1.28
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.8	$5.98
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.89	$1.2
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.8	$2.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.31	$6.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.99	$2.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.48	$2.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.49	$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.4	$37.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.9	$5.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$126	$29.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.6	$7.95
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.3	$43.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.6	$78.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$639	$201
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5725	$4344

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Cities near Montreal

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.3 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1790
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Westmount	$1773
4.4 km or 2.8 mi	Longueuil	$1835
6.4 km or 4 mi	Mount Royal	$1792
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1803
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Brossard	$2004
11 km or 7 mi	La Prairie	$1889
13 km or 8.3 mi	Boucherville	$1804
14 km or 8.9 mi	Candiac	$1852
16 km or 9.8 mi	Saint-Constant	$1824
16 km or 10 mi	Dorval	$1810
17 km or 10 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1836
17 km or 10 mi	Laval	$1900
20 km or 12 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1800
20 km or 12 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1814
20 km or 13 mi	Chateauguay	$1841
21 km or 13 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1819
22 km or 14 mi	Varennes	$1764
22 km or 14 mi	Terrebonne	$1776
23 km or 14 mi	Chambly	$1829
24 km or 15 mi	Boisbriand	$1732
25 km or 15 mi	Kirkland	$1807
26 km or 16 mi	Repentigny	$1743
26 km or 16 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1753
27 km or 17 mi	Mascouche	$1735
27 km or 17 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1768
29 km or 18 mi	Beloeil	$1742
31 km or 19 mi	Blainville	$1761
31 km or 20 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1769
38 km or 23 mi	L'Assomption	$1651
39 km or 24 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1830
41 km or 26 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1690
44 km or 27 mi	Mirabel	$1762
46 km or 28 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1733
49 km or 31 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1562
53 km or 33 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$1894
57 km or 35 mi	Joliette	$1433
66 km or 41 mi	Granby	$1106
68 km or 42 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1532
91 km or 56 mi	Plattsburgh	$1692

Cities near Windhoek

Distance	City	Cost of living
83 km or 52 mi	Rehoboth	$792
173 km or 108 mi	Omaruru	$811
194 km or 120 mi	Gobabis	$813
238 km or 148 mi	Otjiwarongo	$777
246 km or 153 mi	Mariental	$827
262 km or 163 mi	Swakopmund	$768
268 km or 166 mi	Walvis Bay	$740
375 km or 233 mi	Tsumeb	$742
589 km or 366 mi	Oshikango	$731
776 km or 482 mi	Upington	$699
882 km or 548 mi	Molepolole	$628
883 km or 548 mi	Kanye	$664
921 km or 572 mi	Lobatse	$665
928 km or 577 mi	Gaborone	$691
940 km or 584 mi	Mmabatho	$780
990 km or 615 mi	Serowe	$583
999 km or 621 mi	Mahalapye	$631
1030 km or 640 mi	Kimberley	$814
1032 km or 641 mi	Palapye	$540
1056 km or 656 mi	Livingstone	$688
1079 km or 670 mi	Klerksdorp	$722
1086 km or 675 mi	Rustenburg	$889
1087 km or 675 mi	Francistown	$624
1099 km or 683 mi	Huambo	$577
1112 km or 691 mi	Potchefstroom	$695
1136 km or 706 mi	Brits	$820
1140 km or 708 mi	Welkom	$748
1166 km or 724 mi	Soweto	$923
1167 km or 725 mi	Bloemfontein	$657
1167 km or 725 mi	Kroonstad	$768
1173 km or 729 mi	Randburg	$837
1178 km or 732 mi	Sandton	$953
1179 km or 733 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$773
1180 km or 733 mi	Benguela	$671
1180 km or 733 mi	Pretoria	$906
1180 km or 734 mi	Johannesburg	$993
1184 km or 735 mi	Centurion	$807
1187 km or 738 mi	Vereeniging	$672
1196 km or 743 mi	Lobito	$645
1207 km or 750 mi	Benoni	$785