Montreal vs Puebla - Cost of Living Comparison

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Montreal Puebla
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1857
$981
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4312
$2527
🏠 One person rent
$940
$458
🏘️ Family rent
$1577
$914
🍽️ Food expenses
$575
$311
🚐 Transport expenses
$187
$119
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2742
$651
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
100
35
😀 Quality of life
93
53
🏙️ Population
1.8M
1.43M

The cost of living in Montreal is 89% more expensive than in Puebla. Cities ranked 2225th and 5623rd ($1857 vs $981) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 51st and 19th in Canada and Mexico, respectively. Check Canada vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Montreal compared to 0.7 months in Puebla. Montreal ranked 1st best city to live in Canada vs Puebla ranked 12th in Mexico, while ranked 51st and 6026th among best cities to live in the world.

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Montreal Puebla
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.9
$7.34
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64.3
$34
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11
$7.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.26
$2.38
☕ Cappuccino
$3.71
$2.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.06
$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1030
$461
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$807
$384
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1828
$908
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1371
$821
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.4
$30.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$73.9
$47.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.8
$28.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.03%
11.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6524
$772
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4131
$601
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.65
$0.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$73.4
$29.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.8
$17.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.36
$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.76
$2.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.93
$1.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.61
$2.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.7
$6.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$5.83
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$9.48
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.37
$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.19
$1.39
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.33
$1.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$1.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$1.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.19
$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.89
$1.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.8
$9.71
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.89
$1.27
🚬 Cigarette pack
$11.8
$3.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.31
$5.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.99
$3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.48
$1.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.49
$1.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.4
$45.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.9
$4.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$126
$35.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.6
$9.53
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.3
$50.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.6
$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$639
$284
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5725
$9705

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Cities near Montreal

Distance City Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.3 mi Saint-Lambert
$1790
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Westmount
$1773
4.4 km or 2.8 mi Longueuil
$1835
6.4 km or 4 mi Mount Royal
$1792
9.4 km or 5.9 mi Cote-Saint-Luc
$1803
9.9 km or 6.1 mi Brossard
$2004
11 km or 7 mi La Prairie
$1889
13 km or 8.3 mi Boucherville
$1804
14 km or 8.9 mi Candiac
$1852
16 km or 9.8 mi Saint-Constant
$1824
16 km or 10 mi Dorval
$1810
17 km or 10 mi Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville
$1836
17 km or 10 mi Laval
$1900
20 km or 12 mi Sainte-Julie
$1800
20 km or 12 mi Dollard-des-Ormeaux
$1814
20 km or 13 mi Chateauguay
$1841
21 km or 13 mi Pointe-Claire
$1819
22 km or 14 mi Varennes
$1764
22 km or 14 mi Terrebonne
$1776
23 km or 14 mi Chambly
$1829
24 km or 15 mi Boisbriand
$1732
25 km or 15 mi Kirkland
$1807
26 km or 16 mi Repentigny
$1743
26 km or 16 mi Sainte-Therese
$1753
27 km or 17 mi Mascouche
$1735
27 km or 17 mi Saint-Eustache
$1768
29 km or 18 mi Beloeil
$1742
31 km or 19 mi Blainville
$1761
31 km or 20 mi Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu
$1769
38 km or 23 mi L'Assomption
$1651
39 km or 24 mi Vaudreuil-Dorion
$1830
41 km or 26 mi Saint-Lin-Laurentides
$1690
44 km or 27 mi Mirabel
$1762
46 km or 28 mi Saint-Jerome
$1733
49 km or 31 mi Saint-Hyacinthe
$1562
53 km or 33 mi Salaberry-de-Valleyfield
$1894
57 km or 35 mi Joliette
$1433
66 km or 41 mi Granby
$1106
68 km or 42 mi Sorel-Tracy
$1532
91 km or 56 mi Plattsburgh
$1692

Cities near Puebla

Distance City Cost of living
30 km or 18 mi Atlixco
$825
75 km or 47 mi Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias
$820
82 km or 51 mi Cuautla
$858
82 km or 51 mi Chicoloapan de Juarez
$828
86 km or 53 mi Texcoco de Mora
$787
90 km or 56 mi Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl
$814
103 km or 64 mi Jiutepec
$752
106 km or 66 mi Mexico City
$1160
107 km or 66 mi Ecatepec de Morelos
$704
108 km or 67 mi Cuernavaca
$745
109 km or 68 mi Tehuacan
$485
116 km or 72 mi Tlalnepantla
$741
117 km or 73 mi Naucalpan
$800
119 km or 74 mi Tultepec
$747
120 km or 74 mi Orizaba
$724
120 km or 74 mi Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo
$770
122 km or 76 mi Ciudad Lopez Mateos
$849
124 km or 77 mi Cuautitlan Izcalli
$742
124 km or 77 mi Teziutlan
$770
124 km or 77 mi Zumpango
$761
131 km or 81 mi Pachuca
$632
136 km or 85 mi Cordoba
$759
140 km or 87 mi Coatepec
$700
147 km or 91 mi Xalapa
$574
153 km or 95 mi Toluca
$696
156 km or 97 mi Taxco
$788
160 km or 99 mi Iguala
$821
183 km or 114 mi Poza Rica
$635
206 km or 128 mi San Jose Villa de Allende
$760
215 km or 134 mi Chilpancingo
$608
217 km or 135 mi Veracruz
$724
238 km or 148 mi San Juan del Rio
$826
260 km or 162 mi Alvarado
$716
268 km or 167 mi Oaxaca
$812
284 km or 177 mi Queretaro
$983
301 km or 187 mi Acapulco
$756
314 km or 195 mi Santiago Tuxtla
$700
318 km or 197 mi Celaya
$638
320 km or 199 mi Morelia
$717
323 km or 201 mi San Andres Tuxtla
$699