Montreal vs Puebla - Cost of Living Comparison

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Montreal Puebla
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1928
$1075
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4433
$2843
🏠 One person rent
$992
$424
🏘️ Family rent
$1658
$732
🍽️ Food expenses
$585
$418
🚐 Transport expenses
$192
$127
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3005
$803
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
100
35
😀 Quality of life
96
62
🏙️ Population
1.8M
1.43M

The cost of living in Montreal is 79% more expensive than in Puebla. Cities ranked 2284th and 5140th ($1928 vs $1075) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 58th and 32nd in Canada and Mexico, respectively. Check Canada vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Montreal compared to 0.7 months in Puebla. Montreal ranked 1st best city to live in Canada vs Puebla ranked 9th in Mexico, while ranked 11th and 5782nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Montreal vs Puebla

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Montreal Puebla
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.8
$10.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$65.9
$49.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.9
$9.56
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.46
$3.35
☕ Cappuccino
$4.06
$4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.04
$1.66
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1085
$536
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$852
$312
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1939
$919
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1436
$574
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51.8
$40.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.4
$63.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.8
$25.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.47%
10.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5305
$1035
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4101
$750
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.78
$0.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$76.6
$26.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.2
$18.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$1.46
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.38
$1.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.89
$2.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.92
$1.87
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.56
$3.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.3
$8.27
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$7.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.1
$12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.38
$2.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$1.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.24
$2.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.33
$1.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$2.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$2.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.99
$1.12
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.49
$2.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13
$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.77
$1.74
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12
$5.05
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.7
$5.65
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.44
$3.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.53
$1.81
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.54
$1.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.1
$48
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.8
$5.72
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$117
$45.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$22.6
$10.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.6
$53.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$101
$121
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$568
$450
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5550
$20939

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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

Cities near Puebla

Distance City Cost of living
30 km or 18 mi Atlixco
$987
75 km or 47 mi Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias
$1015
82 km or 51 mi Cuautla
$1032
82 km or 51 mi Chicoloapan de Juarez
$1040
86 km or 53 mi Texcoco de Mora
$982
90 km or 56 mi Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl
$969
103 km or 64 mi Jiutepec
$907
106 km or 66 mi Mexico City
$1428
107 km or 66 mi Ecatepec de Morelos
$842
108 km or 67 mi Cuernavaca
$887
109 km or 68 mi Tehuacan
$926
116 km or 72 mi Tlalnepantla
$1008
117 km or 73 mi Naucalpan
$975
119 km or 74 mi Tultepec
$917
120 km or 74 mi Orizaba
$944
120 km or 74 mi Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo
$941
122 km or 76 mi Ciudad Lopez Mateos
$1015
124 km or 77 mi Cuautitlan Izcalli
$880
124 km or 77 mi Teziutlan
$950
124 km or 77 mi Zumpango
$934
131 km or 81 mi Pachuca
$771
136 km or 85 mi Cordoba
$962
140 km or 87 mi Coatepec
$846
147 km or 91 mi Xalapa
$670
153 km or 95 mi Toluca
$986
156 km or 97 mi Taxco
$981
160 km or 99 mi Iguala
$1004
183 km or 114 mi Poza Rica
$928
206 km or 128 mi San Jose Villa de Allende
$971
215 km or 134 mi Chilpancingo
$766
217 km or 135 mi Veracruz
$906
238 km or 148 mi San Juan del Rio
$1041
260 km or 162 mi Alvarado
$923
268 km or 167 mi Oaxaca
$1010
284 km or 177 mi Queretaro
$1241
301 km or 187 mi Acapulco
$854
314 km or 195 mi Santiago Tuxtla
$939
318 km or 197 mi Celaya
$803
320 km or 199 mi Morelia
$926
323 km or 201 mi San Andres Tuxtla
$947