Montreal vs Quito - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Montreal	Quito
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1954	$902
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4616	$2227
🏠 One person rent	$986	$387
🏘️ Family rent	$1716	$657
🍽️ Food expenses	$608	$324
🚐 Transport expenses	$190	$89.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2805	$561
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	100	63
😀 Quality of life	93	60
🏙️ Population	1.76M	1.76M

The cost of living in Montreal is 117% more expensive than in Quito. Cities ranked 2002nd and 6126th ($1954 vs $902) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 54th and 2nd in Canada and Ecuador, respectively. Check Canada vs Ecuador comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Montreal compared to 0.6 months in Quito. Montreal ranked 2nd best city to live in Canada vs Quito ranked 1st in Ecuador, while ranked 60th and 5262nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Montreal vs Quito

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	Montreal	Quito
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.6	$5.63
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$76.2	$35.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.1	$8.06
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.72	$2.73
☕ Cappuccino	$3.94	$3.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.2	$1.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1044	$423
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$856	$305
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2012	$780
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1492	$534
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$49.3	$28.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$77	$44.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$42.7	$29.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.28%	11.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7494	$1507
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4431	$1142
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.79	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$73.2	$22.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.3	$11.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.27	$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.34	$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.92	$1.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.95	$1.47
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.73	$2.37
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.1	$9.26
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$7.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$7.82
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$2.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$1.2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$1.18
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.36	$1.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$1.35
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$1.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.26	$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.06	$2.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.7	$11.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.18	$1.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.5	$6.54
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$5.88
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.65	$7.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.67	$3.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.01	$2.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.2	$42.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.3	$6.99
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$121	$39.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$32.8	$12.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.4	$56.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.7	$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$669	$300
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6957	$7183

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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 Quito

Distance	City	Cost of living
74 km or 46 mi	Santo Domingo	$592
77 km or 48 mi	Ibarra	$528
114 km or 71 mi	Ambato	$574
138 km or 86 mi	Quevedo	$651
151 km or 94 mi	Ipiales	$504
163 km or 101 mi	Riobamba	$545
183 km or 114 mi	Esmeraldas	$618
210 km or 130 mi	Pasto	$488
210 km or 130 mi	Babahoyo	$827
227 km or 141 mi	Tumaco	$544
235 km or 146 mi	Portoviejo	$760
244 km or 152 mi	Milagro	$722
258 km or 161 mi	Manta	$870
262 km or 163 mi	Duran	$808
267 km or 166 mi	Guayaquil	$910
303 km or 188 mi	Cuenca	$770
307 km or 191 mi	Montanita	$761
348 km or 216 mi	La Libertad	$813
364 km or 226 mi	Popayan	$462
376 km or 233 mi	Machala	$594
381 km or 237 mi	Florencia	$398
426 km or 265 mi	Loja	$617
430 km or 267 mi	Tumbes	$454
463 km or 288 mi	Cali	$733
484 km or 301 mi	Buenaventura	$718
484 km or 301 mi	Palmira	$652
501 km or 311 mi	Neiva	$520
516 km or 321 mi	Mancora	$495
543 km or 337 mi	Tulua	$477
574 km or 357 mi	Talara	$504
575 km or 357 mi	Sullana	$498
602 km or 374 mi	Piura	$564
610 km or 379 mi	Jaen	$517
611 km or 380 mi	Paita	$509
616 km or 383 mi	Armenia	$541
623 km or 387 mi	Cartago	$619
631 km or 392 mi	Salento	$562
635 km or 395 mi	Ibague	$501
641 km or 398 mi	Pereira	$641
650 km or 404 mi	Girardot	$483