Montreal vs Puebla - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated:

Livingcost

Montreal Puebla
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1821
$1066
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4326
$2624
🏠 One person rent
$928
$495
🏘️ Family rent
$1624
$956
🍽️ Food expenses
$569
$370
🚐 Transport expenses
$172
$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2722
$746
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
100
35
😀 Quality of life
95
57
🏙️ Population
1.76M
1.43M

The cost of living in Montreal is 71% more expensive than in Puebla. Cities ranked 2281st and 4882nd ($1821 vs $1066) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 76th 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 7th in Mexico, while ranked 30th and 5737th among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Cost of living in Montreal vs Puebla infographic

Share this infographic!

Prices in Montreal vs Puebla

Prices for goods and services in Montreal and Puebla are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

Montreal Puebla
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.9
$8.84
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$69.3
$41.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.7
$8.23
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.11
$2.66
☕ Cappuccino
$3.77
$3.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.01
$1.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1044
$627
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$780
$353
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1952
$1132
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1385
$772
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52
$45.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$81.9
$70.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.7
$40.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.41%
11.32%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7593
$818
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4320
$446
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.78
$0.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$71.5
$44.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.6
$11
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$1.38
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.11
$1.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.94
$2.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$1.42
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.51
$2.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$8.86
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$9.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.1
$11.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.38
$2.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$1.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.58
$1.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.14
$1.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$2.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$1.51
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.1
$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.02
$1.91
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.1
$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.15
$1.59
🚬 Cigarette pack
$11
$4.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.29
$6.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.48
$3.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.06
$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.95
$1.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.9
$28.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11
$4.66
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$119
$42.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.5
$9.59
👖 Brand Jeans
$62.4
$59.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90
$93.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$703
$257
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7624
$3893

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

More cities to compare

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Montreal

Distance City Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.3 mi Saint-Lambert
$1869
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Westmount
$1808
4.4 km or 2.8 mi Longueuil
$1962
6.4 km or 4 mi Mount Royal
$1821
9.4 km or 5.9 mi Cote-Saint-Luc
$1840
9.9 km or 6.1 mi Brossard
$2105
11 km or 7 mi La Prairie
$1949
13 km or 8.3 mi Boucherville
$1882
14 km or 8.9 mi Candiac
$1912
16 km or 9.8 mi Saint-Constant
$1888
16 km or 10 mi Dorval
$1846
17 km or 10 mi Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville
$1924
17 km or 10 mi Laval
$1874
20 km or 12 mi Sainte-Julie
$1874
20 km or 12 mi Dollard-des-Ormeaux
$1835
20 km or 13 mi Chateauguay
$1841
21 km or 13 mi Pointe-Claire
$1846
22 km or 14 mi Varennes
$1835
22 km or 14 mi Terrebonne
$1820
23 km or 14 mi Chambly
$1906
24 km or 15 mi Boisbriand
$1813
25 km or 15 mi Kirkland
$1845
26 km or 16 mi Repentigny
$1783
26 km or 16 mi Sainte-Therese
$1808
27 km or 17 mi Mascouche
$1772
27 km or 17 mi Saint-Eustache
$1827
29 km or 18 mi Beloeil
$1816
31 km or 19 mi Blainville
$1808
31 km or 20 mi Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu
$1847
38 km or 23 mi L'Assomption
$1659
39 km or 24 mi Vaudreuil-Dorion
$1894
41 km or 26 mi Saint-Lin-Laurentides
$1705
44 km or 27 mi Mirabel
$1797
46 km or 28 mi Saint-Jerome
$1757
49 km or 31 mi Saint-Hyacinthe
$1626
53 km or 33 mi Salaberry-de-Valleyfield
$2014
57 km or 35 mi Joliette
$1397
66 km or 41 mi Granby
$1158
68 km or 42 mi Sorel-Tracy
$1558
91 km or 56 mi Plattsburgh
$1576

Cities near Puebla

Distance City Cost of living
30 km or 18 mi Atlixco
$915
75 km or 47 mi Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias
$910
82 km or 51 mi Cuautla
$927
82 km or 51 mi Chicoloapan de Juarez
$924
86 km or 53 mi Texcoco de Mora
$899
90 km or 56 mi Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl
$828
103 km or 64 mi Jiutepec
$804
106 km or 66 mi Mexico City
$1288
107 km or 66 mi Ecatepec de Morelos
$904
108 km or 67 mi Cuernavaca
$767
109 km or 68 mi Tehuacan
$596
116 km or 72 mi Tlalnepantla
$887
117 km or 73 mi Naucalpan
$905
119 km or 74 mi Tultepec
$861
120 km or 74 mi Orizaba
$833
120 km or 74 mi Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo
$874
122 km or 76 mi Ciudad Lopez Mateos
$1009
124 km or 77 mi Cuautitlan Izcalli
$816
124 km or 77 mi Teziutlan
$810
124 km or 77 mi Zumpango
$875
131 km or 81 mi Pachuca
$826
136 km or 85 mi Cordoba
$853
140 km or 87 mi Coatepec
$779
147 km or 91 mi Xalapa
$662
153 km or 95 mi Toluca
$781
156 km or 97 mi Taxco
$853
160 km or 99 mi Iguala
$851
183 km or 114 mi Poza Rica
$768
206 km or 128 mi San Jose Villa de Allende
$856
215 km or 134 mi Chilpancingo
$702
217 km or 135 mi Veracruz
$845
238 km or 148 mi San Juan del Rio
$913
260 km or 162 mi Alvarado
$816
268 km or 167 mi Oaxaca
$972
284 km or 177 mi Queretaro
$996
301 km or 187 mi Acapulco
$846
314 km or 195 mi Santiago Tuxtla
$797
318 km or 197 mi Celaya
$682
320 km or 199 mi Morelia
$765
323 km or 201 mi San Andres Tuxtla
$795