Mexico City vs Montreal - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mexico City Montreal
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1475
$1901
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3516
$4422
🏠 One person rent
$792
$984
🏘️ Family rent
$1397
$1684
🍽️ Food expenses
$447
$567
🚐 Transport expenses
$107
$193
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1122
$2928
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
93
100
😀 Quality of life
73
93
🏙️ Population
9.21M
1.9M

The cost of living in Mexico City is 22% less expensive than in Montreal. Cities ranked 4074th and 2370th ($1475 vs $1901) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 64th in Mexico and Canada, respectively. Check Mexico vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Mexico City compared to 1.5 months in Montreal. Mexico City ranked 1st best city to live in Mexico vs Montreal ranked 2nd in Canada, while ranked 2482nd and 49th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mexico City vs Montreal

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Mexico City Montreal
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.6
$15.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$44
$64.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.62
$6.08
☕ Cappuccino
$4.18
$3.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.71
$1.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1061
$1096
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$634
$842
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1959
$1985
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1139
$1459
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.1
$51.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.6
$79.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.2
$40.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.41%
4.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3972
$5122
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2110
$3877
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$2.68
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.7
$75.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.69
$17.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.49
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.82
$2.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.52
$2.87
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$2.83
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.98
$3.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$15.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.81
$12.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.3
$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.98
$3.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$3.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$3.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$2.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$2.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.92
$1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.43
$2.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.7
$12.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.02
$2.64
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.2
$11.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.02
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.06
$5.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.27
$4.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.09
$2.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$63.4
$32.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.59
$11.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$58.5
$119
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.1
$21.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$69.5
$54.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$110
$99.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$492
$607
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13182
$6432

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Cities near Mexico City

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi Naucalpan
$977
14 km or 8.7 mi Tlalnepantla
$1003
17 km or 10 mi Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl
$959
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Lopez Mateos
$1000
22 km or 14 mi Ecatepec de Morelos
$832
25 km or 16 mi Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo
$940
25 km or 16 mi Chicoloapan de Juarez
$1050
26 km or 16 mi Cuautitlan Izcalli
$878
29 km or 18 mi Texcoco de Mora
$981
30 km or 19 mi Tultepec
$914
31 km or 19 mi Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias
$1013
42 km or 26 mi Zumpango
$932
55 km or 34 mi Toluca
$994
56 km or 35 mi Cuernavaca
$874
60 km or 37 mi Jiutepec
$897
70 km or 44 mi Cuautla
$1034
89 km or 55 mi Pachuca
$763
93 km or 58 mi Atlixco
$971
105 km or 65 mi San Jose Villa de Allende
$976
106 km or 66 mi Puebla
$1051
107 km or 67 mi Taxco
$973
126 km or 79 mi Iguala
$980
140 km or 87 mi San Juan del Rio
$1047
184 km or 114 mi Queretaro
$1255
192 km or 119 mi Teziutlan
$960
211 km or 131 mi Chilpancingo
$755
213 km or 132 mi Tehuacan
$924
214 km or 133 mi Celaya
$817
216 km or 134 mi Poza Rica
$916
217 km or 135 mi Morelia
$935
224 km or 139 mi Cortazar
$905
224 km or 139 mi Orizaba
$952
225 km or 140 mi Yuriria
$961
229 km or 143 mi Coatepec
$852
234 km or 145 mi Xalapa
$673
236 km or 146 mi San Miguel de Allende
$1472
239 km or 149 mi Cordoba
$974
250 km or 155 mi Salamanca
$962
269 km or 167 mi Irapuato
$920
281 km or 174 mi Zacapu
$1005

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