Guayaquil vs Montreal - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Guayaquil	Montreal
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1029	$1928
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2552	$4433
🏠 One person rent	$474	$992
🏘️ Family rent	$828	$1658
🍽️ Food expenses	$312	$585
🚐 Transport expenses	$130	$192
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$533	$3005
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	45	100
😀 Quality of life	56	96
🏙️ Population	2.65M	1.8M

The cost of living in Guayaquil is 47% less expensive than in Montreal. Cities ranked 5445th and 2284th ($1029 vs $1928) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 58th in Ecuador and Canada, respectively. Check Ecuador vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Guayaquil compared to 1.6 months in Montreal. Guayaquil ranked 2nd best city to live in Ecuador vs Montreal ranked 1st in Canada, while ranked 6296th and 11th 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	$4.01	$16.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$50.1	$65.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.25	$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3	$6.46
☕ Cappuccino	$2.71	$4.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.88	$2.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$393	$1085
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$366	$852
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$718	$1939
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$676	$1436
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$77.4	$51.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$118	$79.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.3	$41.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.02%	4.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1423	$5305
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1428	$4101
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$2.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$20.2	$76.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.7	$18.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.79	$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.19	$2.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.82	$2.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$2.92
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.18	$3.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.1	$15.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.34	$12.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.71	$14.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$3.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$3.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$3.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$2.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$2.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$0.99
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.02	$2.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.5	$13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.53	$2.77
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.95	$12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.54	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.8	$5.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.01	$4.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.97	$2.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43	$37.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.44	$11.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$48.8	$117
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.2	$22.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.1	$55.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$124	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$394	$568
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6500	$5550

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Cities near Guayaquil

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.7 mi	Duran	$905
33 km or 21 mi	Milagro	$755
58 km or 36 mi	Babahoyo	$847
104 km or 65 mi	Montanita	$734
113 km or 70 mi	La Libertad	$716
121 km or 75 mi	Machala	$584
126 km or 78 mi	Cuenca	$822
137 km or 85 mi	Quevedo	$656
141 km or 87 mi	Portoviejo	$785
148 km or 92 mi	Riobamba	$510
165 km or 103 mi	Manta	$814
166 km or 103 mi	Tumbes	$590
175 km or 109 mi	Ambato	$538
215 km or 133 mi	Loja	$594
229 km or 142 mi	Santo Domingo	$598
250 km or 155 mi	Mancora	$668
267 km or 166 mi	Quito	$902
308 km or 191 mi	Talara	$714
315 km or 196 mi	Sullana	$605
344 km or 214 mi	Ibarra	$569
345 km or 215 mi	Piura	$660
348 km or 216 mi	Paita	$650
349 km or 217 mi	Esmeraldas	$613
409 km or 254 mi	Jaen	$619
418 km or 259 mi	Ipiales	$640
461 km or 286 mi	Tumaco	$663
476 km or 296 mi	Pasto	$637
502 km or 312 mi	Chachapoyas	$607
509 km or 316 mi	Chiclayo	$676
574 km or 357 mi	Cajamarca	$596
617 km or 383 mi	Tarapoto	$617
630 km or 392 mi	Popayan	$606
635 km or 395 mi	Florencia	$514
666 km or 414 mi	Trujillo	$746
729 km or 453 mi	Cali	$829
745 km or 463 mi	Buenaventura	$825
751 km or 466 mi	Palmira	$746
756 km or 470 mi	Iquitos	$760
764 km or 475 mi	Neiva	$592
779 km or 484 mi	Chimbote	$540

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