Montreal vs Windhoek - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Montreal	Windhoek
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1928	$1023
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4433	$2386
🏠 One person rent	$992	$510
🏘️ Family rent	$1658	$852
🍽️ Food expenses	$585	$355
🚐 Transport expenses	$192	$67.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3005	$588
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	100	30
😀 Quality of life	96	55
🏙️ Population	1.8M	431K

The cost of living in Montreal is 89% more expensive than in Windhoek. Cities ranked 2284th and 5494th ($1928 vs $1023) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 58th and 1st in Canada and Namibia, respectively. Check Canada vs Namibia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Montreal compared to 0.6 months in Windhoek. Montreal ranked 1st best city to live in Canada vs Windhoek ranked 1st in Namibia, while ranked 11th and 6345th 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	$16.8	$11.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.9	$46.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.9	$5.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.46	$1.87
☕ Cappuccino	$4.06	$2.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.04	$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1085	$496
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$852	$347
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1939	$891
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1436	$622
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$51.8	$79.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$79.4	$123
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41.8	$53.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.47%	11.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5305	$1427
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4101	$632
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.78	$0.82
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$76.6	$49.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.2	$7.83
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.38	$1.57
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.89	$0.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$2.14
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.56	$3.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.3	$7.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$5.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.1	$7.97
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.38	$2.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$2.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.24	$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.33	$2.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$2.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$1.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.99	$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.49	$1.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13	$6.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.77	$1.62
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12	$3.11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$8.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.44	$2.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.53	$2.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.54	$1.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.1	$37.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.8	$5.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$117	$34.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.6	$8.78
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.6	$54.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$95.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$568	$250
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5550	$5907

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Cities near Montreal

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.3 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1875
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Westmount	$1862
4.4 km or 2.8 mi	Longueuil	$1923
6.4 km or 4 mi	Mount Royal	$1876
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1893
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Brossard	$2080
11 km or 7 mi	La Prairie	$1960
13 km or 8.3 mi	Boucherville	$1897
14 km or 8.9 mi	Candiac	$1940
16 km or 9.8 mi	Saint-Constant	$1910
16 km or 10 mi	Dorval	$1923
17 km or 10 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1918
17 km or 10 mi	Laval	$2047
20 km or 12 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1891
20 km or 12 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1944
20 km or 13 mi	Chateauguay	$1914
21 km or 13 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1920
22 km or 14 mi	Varennes	$1861
22 km or 14 mi	Terrebonne	$1907
23 km or 14 mi	Chambly	$1918
24 km or 15 mi	Boisbriand	$1934
25 km or 15 mi	Kirkland	$1930
26 km or 16 mi	Repentigny	$1846
26 km or 16 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1950
27 km or 17 mi	Mascouche	$1852
27 km or 17 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1948
29 km or 18 mi	Beloeil	$1838
31 km or 19 mi	Blainville	$1935
31 km or 20 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1857
38 km or 23 mi	L'Assomption	$1723
39 km or 24 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1924
41 km or 26 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1800
44 km or 27 mi	Mirabel	$1896
46 km or 28 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1864
49 km or 31 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1642
53 km or 33 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$1971
57 km or 35 mi	Joliette	$1458
66 km or 41 mi	Granby	$1142
68 km or 42 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1589
91 km or 56 mi	Plattsburgh	$1805

Cities near Windhoek

Distance	City	Cost of living
83 km or 52 mi	Rehoboth	$934
173 km or 108 mi	Omaruru	$971
194 km or 120 mi	Gobabis	$968
238 km or 148 mi	Otjiwarongo	$874
246 km or 153 mi	Mariental	$986
262 km or 163 mi	Swakopmund	$883
268 km or 166 mi	Walvis Bay	$905
375 km or 233 mi	Tsumeb	$873
589 km or 366 mi	Oshikango	$855
776 km or 482 mi	Upington	$811
882 km or 548 mi	Molepolole	$662
883 km or 548 mi	Kanye	$694
921 km or 572 mi	Lobatse	$697
928 km or 577 mi	Gaborone	$731
940 km or 584 mi	Mmabatho	$901
990 km or 615 mi	Serowe	$583
999 km or 621 mi	Mahalapye	$628
1030 km or 640 mi	Kimberley	$927
1032 km or 641 mi	Palapye	$551
1056 km or 656 mi	Livingstone	$718
1079 km or 670 mi	Klerksdorp	$826
1086 km or 675 mi	Rustenburg	$1017
1087 km or 675 mi	Francistown	$633
1099 km or 683 mi	Huambo	$595
1112 km or 691 mi	Potchefstroom	$791
1136 km or 706 mi	Brits	$950
1140 km or 708 mi	Welkom	$826
1166 km or 724 mi	Soweto	$1057
1167 km or 725 mi	Bloemfontein	$763
1167 km or 725 mi	Kroonstad	$875
1173 km or 729 mi	Randburg	$958
1178 km or 732 mi	Sandton	$1089
1179 km or 733 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$865
1180 km or 733 mi	Benguela	$692
1180 km or 733 mi	Pretoria	$1049
1180 km or 734 mi	Johannesburg	$1171
1184 km or 735 mi	Centurion	$967
1187 km or 738 mi	Vereeniging	$765
1196 km or 743 mi	Lobito	$665
1207 km or 750 mi	Benoni	$892