Guatemala City vs Montreal - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guatemala City Montreal
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1204
$1901
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2718
$4422
🏠 One person rent
$614
$984
🏘️ Family rent
$940
$1684
🍽️ Food expenses
$389
$567
🚐 Transport expenses
$92.7
$193
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$374
$2928
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
56
100
😀 Quality of life
42
93
🏙️ Population
995K
1.9M

The cost of living in Guatemala City is 37% less expensive than in Montreal. Cities ranked 4747th and 2370th ($1204 vs $1901) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 64th in Guatemala and Canada, respectively. Check Guatemala vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Guatemala City compared to 1.5 months in Montreal. Guatemala City ranked 1st best city to live in Guatemala vs Montreal ranked 2nd in Canada, while ranked 7564th and 49th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Guatemala City vs Montreal

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Guatemala City Montreal
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.24
$15.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$39.8
$64.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.55
$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.32
$6.08
☕ Cappuccino
$3.84
$3.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.1
$1.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$732
$1096
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$468
$842
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1299
$1985
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$699
$1459
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$49.1
$51.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$76.7
$79.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$44.1
$40.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.52%
4.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2026
$5122
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1095
$3877
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.3
$2.68
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$18.3
$75.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.1
$17.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.21
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.09
$2.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.58
$2.87
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$2.83
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.7
$3.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.58
$15.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9
$12.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.55
$3.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.22
$3.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$3.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$2.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$2.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.74
$1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.37
$2.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.08
$12.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.69
$2.64
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.02
$11.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.29
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.94
$5.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.69
$4.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.5
$2.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46.2
$32.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.47
$11.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$42.3
$119
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.8
$21.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.2
$54.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$119
$99.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$308
$607
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6759
$6432

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Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi Mixco
$790
13 km or 7.9 mi San Miguel Petapa
$1127
58 km or 36 mi Jalapa
$1130
69 km or 43 mi Panajachel
$951
99 km or 61 mi Coban
$935
105 km or 65 mi Mazatenango
$962
106 km or 66 mi Ahuachapan
$1476
107 km or 66 mi Momostenango
$960
109 km or 68 mi Quetzaltenango
$871
128 km or 79 mi Santa Ana
$770
132 km or 82 mi Sonsonate
$905
169 km or 105 mi Santa Tecla
$1183
170 km or 106 mi Apopa
$1231
171 km or 106 mi Mejicanos
$1254
175 km or 109 mi Soyapango
$1261
176 km or 109 mi San Salvador
$1291
190 km or 118 mi Tapachula
$775
264 km or 164 mi Usulutan
$1123
267 km or 166 mi Flores
$1014
281 km or 174 mi Villanueva
$860
282 km or 175 mi San Miguel
$1132
285 km or 177 mi San Pedro Sula
$1004
294 km or 183 mi Choloma
$681
295 km or 183 mi La Lima
$854
306 km or 190 mi El Progreso
$832
310 km or 193 mi Comayagua
$678
310 km or 193 mi Puerto Cortes
$767
323 km or 201 mi San Ignacio
$1049
327 km or 203 mi San Cristobal de las Casas
$809
349 km or 217 mi Belmopan
$1008
362 km or 225 mi Tegucigalpa
$909
366 km or 227 mi Tuxtla Gutierrez
$766
369 km or 229 mi Yoro
$756
371 km or 230 mi Balancan
$915
407 km or 253 mi Belize City
$941
422 km or 262 mi La Ceiba
$619
428 km or 266 mi Chinandega
$791
439 km or 273 mi Caye Caulker
$1574
454 km or 282 mi Villahermosa
$1045
459 km or 285 mi San Pedro Town
$1367

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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