Guadalajara vs Montreal - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Guadalajara	Montreal
🚶 Cost of living one person	$985	$1954
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2442	$4616
🏠 One person rent	$442	$986
🏘️ Family rent	$848	$1716
🍽️ Food expenses	$360	$608
🚐 Transport expenses	$96.4	$190
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$652	$2805
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	49	100
😀 Quality of life	58	93
🏙️ Population	1.46M	1.76M

The cost of living in Guadalajara is 50% less expensive than in Montreal. Cities ranked 5803rd and 2002nd ($985 vs $1954) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 16th and 54th in Mexico and Canada, respectively. Check Mexico vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Guadalajara compared to 1.4 months in Montreal. Guadalajara ranked 6th best city to live in Mexico vs Montreal ranked 2nd in Canada, while ranked 5559th and 60th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Guadalajara vs Montreal

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	Guadalajara	Montreal
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.5	$16.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$37.9	$76.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.48	$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.06	$6.72
☕ Cappuccino	$3.33	$3.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.17	$2.2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$581	$1044
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$354	$856
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1110	$2012
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$716	$1492
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$18.8	$49.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$29.2	$77
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$23.8	$42.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.18%	6.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2784	$7494
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1832	$4431
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.51	$2.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$24.4	$73.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.9	$18.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.3	$2.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.02	$2.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$2.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.43	$3.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.88	$16.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.83	$13.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$14.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$3.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$4.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$4.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$2.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$2.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.7	$1.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.87	$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.8	$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.47	$3.18
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.9	$11.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.8	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.69	$5.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.4	$3.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.55	$3.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.4	$33.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.35	$11.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$30.7	$121
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.4	$32.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$47	$61.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.3	$95.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$173	$669
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6136	$6957

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Cities near Guadalajara

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.4 km or 2.7 mi	Tlaquepaque	$683
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Zapopan	$1012
92 km or 57 mi	La Barca	$779
108 km or 67 mi	Ciudad Guzman	$735
135 km or 84 mi	Zamora	$764
147 km or 91 mi	Autlan	$882
159 km or 99 mi	San Francisco del Rincon	$737
164 km or 102 mi	Colima	$630
165 km or 103 mi	Lagos de Moreno	$835
173 km or 107 mi	Aguascalientes	$826
180 km or 112 mi	Leon	$719
185 km or 115 mi	Tepic	$620
188 km or 117 mi	Zacapu	$709
194 km or 120 mi	Uruapan	$687
196 km or 122 mi	Puerto Vallarta	$1165
202 km or 125 mi	Silao	$784
204 km or 127 mi	Tecoman	$738
205 km or 127 mi	Apatzingan	$780
207 km or 129 mi	Manzanillo	$796
208 km or 129 mi	Irapuato	$674
219 km or 136 mi	Sayulita	$978
221 km or 137 mi	Guanajuato	$886
224 km or 139 mi	Salamanca	$659
237 km or 147 mi	Yuriria	$729
246 km or 153 mi	Zacatecas	$522
249 km or 155 mi	Cortazar	$691
250 km or 155 mi	Morelia	$748
264 km or 164 mi	Celaya	$601
272 km or 169 mi	San Miguel de Allende	$1223
282 km or 175 mi	Fresnillo	$698
295 km or 183 mi	San Luis Potosi	$879
308 km or 191 mi	Queretaro	$941
326 km or 203 mi	Lazaro Cardenas	$808
350 km or 218 mi	San Juan del Rio	$828
352 km or 219 mi	Rioverde	$839
364 km or 226 mi	San Jose Villa de Allende	$792
387 km or 241 mi	Zihuatanejo	$861
396 km or 246 mi	Durango	$647
416 km or 258 mi	Toluca	$844
425 km or 264 mi	Mazatlan	$1153

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