Montreal vs Puebla - Cost of Living Comparison

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Montreal Puebla
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1901
$1051
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4422
$2765
🏠 One person rent
$984
$396
🏘️ Family rent
$1684
$641
🍽️ Food expenses
$567
$413
🚐 Transport expenses
$193
$139
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2928
$715
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
100
35
😀 Quality of life
93
62
🏙️ Population
1.9M
1.43M

The cost of living in Montreal is 81% more expensive than in Puebla. Cities ranked 2370th and 5190th ($1901 vs $1051) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 64th and 36th 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 2nd best city to live in Canada vs Puebla ranked 9th in Mexico, while ranked 49th and 5640th 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
$15.7
$11.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64.1
$50.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.6
$10.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.08
$2.92
☕ Cappuccino
$3.94
$3.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.97
$1.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1096
$598
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$842
$264
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1985
$893
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1459
$470
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51.6
$40
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.7
$61.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.1
$25.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.54%
10.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5122
$1198
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3877
$858
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.68
$0.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$75.6
$26.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.7
$21.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$1.48
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.33
$1.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.87
$3.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.83
$1.98
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.57
$3.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.4
$7.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$6.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.1
$11.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.46
$2.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.53
$2.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$2.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$2.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$2.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1
$0.94
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.41
$2.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.8
$14.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.64
$1.53
🚬 Cigarette pack
$11.6
$5.18
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$5.56
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.34
$4.12
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.03
$1.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.5
$1.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32.9
$45.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.5
$5.82
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$119
$46.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$21.4
$9.53
👖 Brand Jeans
$54.9
$60.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.6
$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$607
$442
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6432
$20789

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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

Cities near Puebla

Distance City Cost of living
30 km or 18 mi Atlixco
$971
75 km or 47 mi Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias
$1013
82 km or 51 mi Cuautla
$1034
82 km or 51 mi Chicoloapan de Juarez
$1050
86 km or 53 mi Texcoco de Mora
$981
90 km or 56 mi Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl
$959
103 km or 64 mi Jiutepec
$897
106 km or 66 mi Mexico City
$1475
107 km or 66 mi Ecatepec de Morelos
$832
108 km or 67 mi Cuernavaca
$874
109 km or 68 mi Tehuacan
$924
116 km or 72 mi Tlalnepantla
$1003
117 km or 73 mi Naucalpan
$977
119 km or 74 mi Tultepec
$914
120 km or 74 mi Orizaba
$952
120 km or 74 mi Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo
$940
122 km or 76 mi Ciudad Lopez Mateos
$1000
124 km or 77 mi Cuautitlan Izcalli
$878
124 km or 77 mi Teziutlan
$960
124 km or 77 mi Zumpango
$932
131 km or 81 mi Pachuca
$763
136 km or 85 mi Cordoba
$974
140 km or 87 mi Coatepec
$852
147 km or 91 mi Xalapa
$673
153 km or 95 mi Toluca
$994
156 km or 97 mi Taxco
$973
160 km or 99 mi Iguala
$980
183 km or 114 mi Poza Rica
$916
206 km or 128 mi San Jose Villa de Allende
$976
215 km or 134 mi Chilpancingo
$755
217 km or 135 mi Veracruz
$972
238 km or 148 mi San Juan del Rio
$1047
260 km or 162 mi Alvarado
$917
268 km or 167 mi Oaxaca
$1008
284 km or 177 mi Queretaro
$1255
301 km or 187 mi Acapulco
$852
314 km or 195 mi Santiago Tuxtla
$933
318 km or 197 mi Celaya
$817
320 km or 199 mi Morelia
$935
323 km or 201 mi San Andres Tuxtla
$942