Guayaquil vs Montreal - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Guayaquil	Montreal
🚶 Cost of living one person	$953	$1901
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2350	$4422
🏠 One person rent	$426	$984
🏘️ Family rent	$724	$1684
🍽️ Food expenses	$300	$567
🚐 Transport expenses	$120	$193
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$594	$2928
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	46	100
😀 Quality of life	59	93
🏙️ Population	2.65M	1.9M

The cost of living in Guayaquil is 50% less expensive than in Montreal. Cities ranked 5910th and 2370th ($953 vs $1901) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 64th 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 1.5 months in Montreal. Guayaquil ranked 2nd best city to live in Ecuador vs Montreal ranked 2nd in Canada, while ranked 6017th and 49th 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	$4.6	$15.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$42.4	$64.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.6	$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.57	$6.08
☕ Cappuccino	$3.13	$3.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.9	$1.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$431	$1096
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$311	$842
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$795	$1985
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$550	$1459
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$65.7	$51.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$100	$79.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$24.7	$40.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.03%	4.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1626	$5122
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1452	$3877
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$2.68
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$23.4	$75.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.7	$17.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.85	$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.16	$2.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.61	$2.87
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$2.83
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.25	$3.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.71	$15.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.03	$12.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.16	$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$3.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$3.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$3.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$2.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$2.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.65	$1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.96	$2.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12	$12.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.54	$2.64
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.88	$11.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.73	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.01	$5.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.95	$4.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.94	$2.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.2	$32.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.84	$11.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41	$119
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.9	$21.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.6	$54.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$109	$99.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$401	$607
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6061	$6432

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Cities near Guayaquil

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.7 mi	Duran	$842
33 km or 21 mi	Milagro	$731
58 km or 36 mi	Babahoyo	$827
104 km or 65 mi	Montanita	$704
113 km or 70 mi	La Libertad	$707
121 km or 75 mi	Machala	$584
126 km or 78 mi	Cuenca	$829
137 km or 85 mi	Quevedo	$653
141 km or 87 mi	Portoviejo	$780
148 km or 92 mi	Riobamba	$514
165 km or 103 mi	Manta	$762
166 km or 103 mi	Tumbes	$577
175 km or 109 mi	Ambato	$516
215 km or 133 mi	Loja	$559
229 km or 142 mi	Santo Domingo	$592
250 km or 155 mi	Mancora	$660
267 km or 166 mi	Quito	$864
308 km or 191 mi	Talara	$705
315 km or 196 mi	Sullana	$593
344 km or 214 mi	Ibarra	$557
345 km or 215 mi	Piura	$651
348 km or 216 mi	Paita	$638
349 km or 217 mi	Esmeraldas	$613
409 km or 254 mi	Jaen	$617
418 km or 259 mi	Ipiales	$672
461 km or 286 mi	Tumaco	$694
476 km or 296 mi	Pasto	$675
502 km or 312 mi	Chachapoyas	$611
509 km or 316 mi	Chiclayo	$667
574 km or 357 mi	Cajamarca	$583
617 km or 383 mi	Tarapoto	$626
630 km or 392 mi	Popayan	$631
635 km or 395 mi	Florencia	$524
666 km or 414 mi	Trujillo	$811
729 km or 453 mi	Cali	$850
745 km or 463 mi	Buenaventura	$856
751 km or 466 mi	Palmira	$788
756 km or 470 mi	Iquitos	$745
764 km or 475 mi	Neiva	$606
779 km or 484 mi	Chimbote	$527

Cities near Montreal

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