Montreal vs Quito - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Montreal	Quito
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1821	$851
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4326	$2169
🏠 One person rent	$928	$339
🏘️ Family rent	$1624	$594
🍽️ Food expenses	$569	$314
🚐 Transport expenses	$172	$89.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2722	$479
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	100	63
😀 Quality of life	95	61
🏙️ Population	1.76M	2.01M

The cost of living in Montreal is 114% more expensive than in Quito. Cities ranked 2281st and 6208th ($1821 vs $851) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 76th and 3rd in Canada and Ecuador, respectively. Check Canada vs Ecuador comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Montreal compared to 0.6 months in Quito. Montreal ranked 1st best city to live in Canada vs Quito ranked 2nd in Ecuador, while ranked 30th and 5206th 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	$15.9	$5.06
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$69.3	$34.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.7	$7.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.11	$2.68
☕ Cappuccino	$3.77	$2.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.01	$1.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1044	$404
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$780	$250
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1952	$703
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1385	$474
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$52	$25.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$81.9	$41.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.7	$32.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.41%	12.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7593	$1617
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4320	$1286
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.78	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$71.5	$20.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.6	$11.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.25	$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.11	$1.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.94	$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$1.44
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.51	$2.38
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$7.74
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$7.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.1	$7.74
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.38	$2.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$1.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.58	$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.14	$1.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.95	$1.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.1	$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.02	$2.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.1	$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.15	$1.54
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11	$5.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.29	$6.74
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.48	$8.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.06	$2.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.95	$2.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.9	$43.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11	$7.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$119	$52.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.5	$11.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$62.4	$53.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$90	$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$703	$261
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7624	$7844

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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 Quito

Distance	City	Cost of living
74 km or 46 mi	Santo Domingo	$775
77 km or 48 mi	Ibarra	$536
114 km or 71 mi	Ambato	$570
138 km or 86 mi	Quevedo	$638
151 km or 94 mi	Ipiales	$515
163 km or 101 mi	Riobamba	$547
183 km or 114 mi	Esmeraldas	$612
210 km or 130 mi	Pasto	$511
210 km or 130 mi	Babahoyo	$834
227 km or 141 mi	Tumaco	$533
235 km or 146 mi	Portoviejo	$642
244 km or 152 mi	Milagro	$731
258 km or 161 mi	Manta	$870
262 km or 163 mi	Duran	$801
267 km or 166 mi	Guayaquil	$903
303 km or 188 mi	Cuenca	$790
307 km or 191 mi	Montanita	$754
348 km or 216 mi	La Libertad	$814
364 km or 226 mi	Popayan	$455
376 km or 233 mi	Machala	$603
381 km or 237 mi	Florencia	$416
426 km or 265 mi	Loja	$637
430 km or 267 mi	Tumbes	$472
463 km or 288 mi	Cali	$720
484 km or 301 mi	Buenaventura	$552
484 km or 301 mi	Palmira	$648
501 km or 311 mi	Neiva	$507
516 km or 321 mi	Mancora	$514
543 km or 337 mi	Tulua	$493
574 km or 357 mi	Talara	$532
575 km or 357 mi	Sullana	$543
602 km or 374 mi	Piura	$592
610 km or 379 mi	Jaen	$504
611 km or 380 mi	Paita	$551
616 km or 383 mi	Armenia	$551
623 km or 387 mi	Cartago	$639
631 km or 392 mi	Salento	$567
635 km or 395 mi	Ibague	$525
641 km or 398 mi	Pereira	$639
650 km or 404 mi	Girardot	$416