Guatemala City vs Montreal - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guatemala City Montreal
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1005
$1954
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2573
$4616
🏠 One person rent
$454
$986
🏘️ Family rent
$939
$1716
🍽️ Food expenses
$373
$608
🚐 Transport expenses
$66
$190
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$452
$2805
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
55
100
😀 Quality of life
50
93
🏙️ Population
1.21M
1.76M

The cost of living in Guatemala City is 49% less expensive than in Montreal. Cities ranked 5655th and 2002nd ($1005 vs $1954) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 54th in Guatemala and Canada, respectively. Check Guatemala vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Guatemala City compared to 1.4 months in Montreal. Guatemala City ranked 1st best city to live in Guatemala vs Montreal ranked 2nd in Canada, while ranked 6198th and 60th 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
$5.78
$16.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$51.3
$76.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.38
$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.93
$6.72
☕ Cappuccino
$3.29
$3.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.34
$2.2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$564
$1044
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$310
$856
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1342
$2012
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$688
$1492
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$50.4
$49.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$77.1
$77
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.3
$42.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.88%
6.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1411
$7494
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$991
$4431
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.84
$2.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.6
$73.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.84
$18.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.98
$2.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.23
$2.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$2.95
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.41
$3.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.94
$16.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.57
$13.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.68
$14.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.51
$3.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.46
$4.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$4.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$2.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$2.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.79
$1.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.79
$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.72
$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.75
$3.18
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.61
$11.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.89
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.8
$5.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.64
$3.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.56
$3.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$59.1
$33.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.84
$11.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$40
$121
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.2
$32.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.1
$61.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$114
$95.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$219
$669
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5642
$6957

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Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi Mixco
$639
13 km or 7.9 mi San Miguel Petapa
$900
58 km or 36 mi Jalapa
$904
69 km or 43 mi Panajachel
$791
99 km or 61 mi Coban
$912
105 km or 65 mi Mazatenango
$870
106 km or 66 mi Ahuachapan
$1455
107 km or 66 mi Momostenango
$872
109 km or 68 mi Quetzaltenango
$777
128 km or 79 mi Santa Ana
$709
132 km or 82 mi Sonsonate
$882
169 km or 105 mi Santa Tecla
$1202
170 km or 106 mi Apopa
$1145
171 km or 106 mi Mejicanos
$1161
175 km or 109 mi Soyapango
$1173
176 km or 109 mi San Salvador
$1192
190 km or 118 mi Tapachula
$646
264 km or 164 mi Usulutan
$1088
267 km or 166 mi Flores
$859
281 km or 174 mi Villanueva
$866
282 km or 175 mi San Miguel
$1081
285 km or 177 mi San Pedro Sula
$1038
294 km or 183 mi Choloma
$599
295 km or 183 mi La Lima
$870
306 km or 190 mi El Progreso
$883
310 km or 193 mi Comayagua
$715
310 km or 193 mi Puerto Cortes
$720
323 km or 201 mi San Ignacio
$1090
327 km or 203 mi San Cristobal de las Casas
$666
349 km or 217 mi Belmopan
$729
362 km or 225 mi Tegucigalpa
$829
366 km or 227 mi Tuxtla Gutierrez
$642
369 km or 229 mi Yoro
$734
371 km or 230 mi Balancan
$737
407 km or 253 mi Belize City
$877
422 km or 262 mi La Ceiba
$650
428 km or 266 mi Chinandega
$638
439 km or 273 mi Caye Caulker
$1573
454 km or 282 mi Villahermosa
$865
459 km or 285 mi San Pedro Town
$1333

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