Guayaquil vs Montreal - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Guayaquil	Montreal
🚶 Cost of living one person	$910	$1954
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2330	$4616
🏠 One person rent	$375	$986
🏘️ Family rent	$692	$1716
🍽️ Food expenses	$307	$608
🚐 Transport expenses	$131	$190
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$567	$2805
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	47	100
😀 Quality of life	58	93
🏙️ Population	2.65M	1.76M

The cost of living in Guayaquil is 53% less expensive than in Montreal. Cities ranked 6095th and 2002nd ($910 vs $1954) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 54th in Ecuador and Canada, respectively. Check Ecuador vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Guayaquil compared to 1.4 months in Montreal. Guayaquil ranked 2nd best city to live in Ecuador vs Montreal ranked 2nd in Canada, while ranked 5554th and 60th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Guayaquil vs Montreal

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	Guayaquil	Montreal
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.82	$16.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$37.6	$76.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.5	$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.77	$6.72
☕ Cappuccino	$2.73	$3.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.83	$2.2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$359	$1044
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$274	$856
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$608	$2012
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$571	$1492
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$53.1	$49.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$82.5	$77
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$30.6	$42.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.29%	6.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1130	$7494
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1872	$4431
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.3	$2.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$20.8	$73.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.9	$18.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.78	$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.18	$2.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.44	$2.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$2.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.35	$3.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.87	$16.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.5	$13.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.77	$14.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$3.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$4.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$4.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$2.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$2.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.74	$1.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.25	$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.6	$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.65	$3.18
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.55	$11.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.76	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.64	$5.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.22	$3.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.13	$3.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.2	$33.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.15	$11.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.4	$121
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.01	$32.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.3	$61.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$95.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$269	$669
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6982	$6957

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Cities near Guayaquil

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.7 mi	Duran	$808
33 km or 21 mi	Milagro	$722
58 km or 36 mi	Babahoyo	$827
104 km or 65 mi	Montanita	$761
113 km or 70 mi	La Libertad	$813
121 km or 75 mi	Machala	$594
126 km or 78 mi	Cuenca	$770
137 km or 85 mi	Quevedo	$651
141 km or 87 mi	Portoviejo	$760
148 km or 92 mi	Riobamba	$545
165 km or 103 mi	Manta	$870
166 km or 103 mi	Tumbes	$454
175 km or 109 mi	Ambato	$574
215 km or 133 mi	Loja	$617
229 km or 142 mi	Santo Domingo	$592
250 km or 155 mi	Mancora	$495
267 km or 166 mi	Quito	$902
308 km or 191 mi	Talara	$504
315 km or 196 mi	Sullana	$498
344 km or 214 mi	Ibarra	$528
345 km or 215 mi	Piura	$564
348 km or 216 mi	Paita	$509
349 km or 217 mi	Esmeraldas	$618
409 km or 254 mi	Jaen	$517
418 km or 259 mi	Ipiales	$504
461 km or 286 mi	Tumaco	$544
476 km or 296 mi	Pasto	$488
502 km or 312 mi	Chachapoyas	$523
509 km or 316 mi	Chiclayo	$515
574 km or 357 mi	Cajamarca	$500
617 km or 383 mi	Tarapoto	$549
630 km or 392 mi	Popayan	$462
635 km or 395 mi	Florencia	$398
666 km or 414 mi	Trujillo	$699
729 km or 453 mi	Cali	$733
745 km or 463 mi	Buenaventura	$718
751 km or 466 mi	Palmira	$652
756 km or 470 mi	Iquitos	$679
764 km or 475 mi	Neiva	$520
779 km or 484 mi	Chimbote	$496

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