Montreal vs Puebla - Cost of Living Comparison

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Montreal Puebla
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1954
$939
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4616
$2466
🏠 One person rent
$986
$407
🏘️ Family rent
$1716
$833
🍽️ Food expenses
$608
$323
🚐 Transport expenses
$190
$120
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2805
$629
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
100
35
😀 Quality of life
93
54
🏙️ Population
1.76M
1.43M

The cost of living in Montreal is 108% more expensive than in Puebla. Cities ranked 2002nd and 6023rd ($1954 vs $939) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 54th and 26th in Canada and Mexico, respectively. Check Canada vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Montreal compared to 0.7 months in Puebla. Montreal ranked 2nd best city to live in Canada vs Puebla ranked 13th in Mexico, while ranked 60th and 5982nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Montreal Puebla
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.6
$7.64
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$76.2
$33
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.1
$7.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.72
$2.5
☕ Cappuccino
$3.94
$2.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.2
$1.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1044
$426
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$856
$309
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2012
$865
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1492
$708
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$49.3
$35.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$77
$54.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$42.7
$38.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.28%
11.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7494
$741
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4431
$524
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.79
$0.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$73.2
$33.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.3
$16.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.27
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.34
$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.92
$2.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.95
$1.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.73
$2.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.1
$7.25
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$7.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.9
$9.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.4
$2.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.28
$1.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.36
$1.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$1.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$1.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.06
$1.63
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.7
$10.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.18
$1.32
🚬 Cigarette pack
$11.5
$3.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$6.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.65
$3.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.67
$1.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.01
$1.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.2
$33.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.3
$4.05
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$121
$42.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$32.8
$9.63
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.4
$55.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.7
$87
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$669
$229
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6957
$10619

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Cities near Montreal

Distance City Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.3 mi Saint-Lambert
$1873
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Westmount
$1861
4.4 km or 2.8 mi Longueuil
$1896
6.4 km or 4 mi Mount Royal
$1871
9.4 km or 5.9 mi Cote-Saint-Luc
$1890
9.9 km or 6.1 mi Brossard
$2057
11 km or 7 mi La Prairie
$1960
13 km or 8.3 mi Boucherville
$1878
14 km or 8.9 mi Candiac
$1927
16 km or 9.8 mi Saint-Constant
$1912
16 km or 10 mi Dorval
$1912
17 km or 10 mi Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville
$1912
17 km or 10 mi Laval
$1996
20 km or 12 mi Sainte-Julie
$1884
20 km or 12 mi Dollard-des-Ormeaux
$1898
20 km or 13 mi Chateauguay
$1964
21 km or 13 mi Pointe-Claire
$1908
22 km or 14 mi Varennes
$1845
22 km or 14 mi Terrebonne
$1849
23 km or 14 mi Chambly
$1901
24 km or 15 mi Boisbriand
$1751
25 km or 15 mi Kirkland
$1897
26 km or 16 mi Repentigny
$1823
26 km or 16 mi Sainte-Therese
$1785
27 km or 17 mi Mascouche
$1821
27 km or 17 mi Saint-Eustache
$1839
29 km or 18 mi Beloeil
$1836
31 km or 19 mi Blainville
$1799
31 km or 20 mi Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu
$1843
38 km or 23 mi L'Assomption
$1740
39 km or 24 mi Vaudreuil-Dorion
$1921
41 km or 26 mi Saint-Lin-Laurentides
$1773
44 km or 27 mi Mirabel
$1828
46 km or 28 mi Saint-Jerome
$1805
49 km or 31 mi Saint-Hyacinthe
$1657
53 km or 33 mi Salaberry-de-Valleyfield
$2002
57 km or 35 mi Joliette
$1540
66 km or 41 mi Granby
$1187
68 km or 42 mi Sorel-Tracy
$1624
91 km or 56 mi Plattsburgh
$1610

Cities near Puebla

Distance City Cost of living
30 km or 18 mi Atlixco
$811
75 km or 47 mi Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias
$816
82 km or 51 mi Cuautla
$843
82 km or 51 mi Chicoloapan de Juarez
$835
86 km or 53 mi Texcoco de Mora
$794
90 km or 56 mi Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl
$723
103 km or 64 mi Jiutepec
$734
106 km or 66 mi Mexico City
$1190
107 km or 66 mi Ecatepec de Morelos
$734
108 km or 67 mi Cuernavaca
$729
109 km or 68 mi Tehuacan
$504
116 km or 72 mi Tlalnepantla
$783
117 km or 73 mi Naucalpan
$835
119 km or 74 mi Tultepec
$757
120 km or 74 mi Orizaba
$723
120 km or 74 mi Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo
$775
122 km or 76 mi Ciudad Lopez Mateos
$884
124 km or 77 mi Cuautitlan Izcalli
$731
124 km or 77 mi Teziutlan
$763
124 km or 77 mi Zumpango
$772
131 km or 81 mi Pachuca
$704
136 km or 85 mi Cordoba
$759
140 km or 87 mi Coatepec
$694
147 km or 91 mi Xalapa
$589
153 km or 95 mi Toluca
$844
156 km or 97 mi Taxco
$789
160 km or 99 mi Iguala
$797
183 km or 114 mi Poza Rica
$660
206 km or 128 mi San Jose Villa de Allende
$792
215 km or 134 mi Chilpancingo
$623
217 km or 135 mi Veracruz
$741
238 km or 148 mi San Juan del Rio
$828
260 km or 162 mi Alvarado
$726
268 km or 167 mi Oaxaca
$830
284 km or 177 mi Queretaro
$941
301 km or 187 mi Acapulco
$727
314 km or 195 mi Santiago Tuxtla
$707
318 km or 197 mi Celaya
$601
320 km or 199 mi Morelia
$748
323 km or 201 mi San Andres Tuxtla
$707