Montreal vs San Jose, Costa Rica - Cost of Living Comparison

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Montreal San Jose
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1928
$1454
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4433
$3624
🏠 One person rent
$992
$697
🏘️ Family rent
$1658
$1213
🍽️ Food expenses
$585
$527
🚐 Transport expenses
$192
$78.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3005
$935
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
100
60
😀 Quality of life
96
72
🏙️ Population
1.8M
335K

The cost of living in Montreal is 33% more expensive than in San Jose, Costa Rica. Cities ranked 2284th and 4213th ($1928 vs $1454) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 58th and 2nd in Canada and Costa Rica, respectively. Check Canada vs Costa Rica comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Montreal compared to 0.6 months in San Jose, Costa Rica. Montreal ranked 1st best city to live in Canada vs San Jose, Costa Rica ranked 1st in Costa Rica, while ranked 11th and 3173rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Montreal vs San Jose, Costa Rica

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Montreal San Jose
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.8
$11.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$65.9
$51
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.9
$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.46
$2.9
☕ Cappuccino
$4.06
$4.68
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.04
$2.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1085
$821
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$852
$531
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1939
$1484
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1436
$973
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51.8
$54.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.4
$83.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.8
$53.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.47%
9.69%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5305
$2465
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4101
$1757
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.78
$1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$76.6
$48.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.2
$15.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$1.41
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.38
$2.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.89
$2.62
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.92
$2.38
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.56
$3.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.3
$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$8.94
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.1
$13.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.38
$4.34
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$1.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.24
$4.35
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.33
$3.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$3.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$3.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.99
$1.93
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.49
$3.28
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13
$20.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.77
$2.64
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12
$5.46
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.7
$8.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.44
$9.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.53
$3.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.54
$4.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.1
$59.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.8
$7.93
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$117
$96.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$22.6
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.6
$67.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$101
$129
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$568
$704
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5550
$14663

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Distance City Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.3 mi Saint-Lambert
$1875
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Westmount
$1862
4.4 km or 2.8 mi Longueuil
$1923
6.4 km or 4 mi Mount Royal
$1876
9.4 km or 5.9 mi Cote-Saint-Luc
$1893
9.9 km or 6.1 mi Brossard
$2080
11 km or 7 mi La Prairie
$1960
13 km or 8.3 mi Boucherville
$1897
14 km or 8.9 mi Candiac
$1940
16 km or 9.8 mi Saint-Constant
$1910
16 km or 10 mi Dorval
$1923
17 km or 10 mi Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville
$1918
17 km or 10 mi Laval
$2047
20 km or 12 mi Sainte-Julie
$1891
20 km or 12 mi Dollard-des-Ormeaux
$1944
20 km or 13 mi Chateauguay
$1914
21 km or 13 mi Pointe-Claire
$1920
22 km or 14 mi Varennes
$1861
22 km or 14 mi Terrebonne
$1907
23 km or 14 mi Chambly
$1918
24 km or 15 mi Boisbriand
$1934
25 km or 15 mi Kirkland
$1930
26 km or 16 mi Repentigny
$1846
26 km or 16 mi Sainte-Therese
$1950
27 km or 17 mi Mascouche
$1852
27 km or 17 mi Saint-Eustache
$1948
29 km or 18 mi Beloeil
$1838
31 km or 19 mi Blainville
$1935
31 km or 20 mi Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu
$1857
38 km or 23 mi L'Assomption
$1723
39 km or 24 mi Vaudreuil-Dorion
$1924
41 km or 26 mi Saint-Lin-Laurentides
$1800
44 km or 27 mi Mirabel
$1896
46 km or 28 mi Saint-Jerome
$1864
49 km or 31 mi Saint-Hyacinthe
$1642
53 km or 33 mi Salaberry-de-Valleyfield
$1971
57 km or 35 mi Joliette
$1458
66 km or 41 mi Granby
$1142
68 km or 42 mi Sorel-Tracy
$1589
91 km or 56 mi Plattsburgh
$1805

Cities near San Jose, Costa Rica

Distance City Cost of living
7.9 km or 4.9 mi Heredia
$1378
17 km or 11 mi Alajuela
$1323
20 km or 12 mi Cartago
$1290
82 km or 51 mi Puntarenas
$825
115 km or 72 mi Limon
$1332
124 km or 77 mi Santa Teresa
$1273
167 km or 104 mi Liberia
$957
197 km or 122 mi Tamarindo
$1832
244 km or 151 mi San Juan del Sur
$840
246 km or 153 mi David
$922
279 km or 173 mi Juigalpa
$782
302 km or 188 mi Granada
$699
316 km or 196 mi Masaya
$812
343 km or 213 mi Managua
$796
387 km or 241 mi Matagalpa
$679
398 km or 247 mi Santiago de Veraguas
$1122
408 km or 253 mi Jinotega
$470
413 km or 257 mi Leon
$754
429 km or 266 mi Esteli
$687
438 km or 272 mi Penonome
$1153
447 km or 278 mi Chinandega
$787
457 km or 284 mi Chitre
$1154
463 km or 288 mi Colon
$1179
486 km or 302 mi La Chorrera
$977
508 km or 316 mi Balboa
$1425
513 km or 319 mi Panama City
$1583
524 km or 326 mi Tocumen
$1403
535 km or 333 mi Pacora
$1395
574 km or 357 mi Tegucigalpa
$863
596 km or 370 mi San Miguel
$1120
609 km or 378 mi Usulutan
$1109
635 km or 395 mi Comayagua
$705
666 km or 414 mi Yoro
$737
696 km or 432 mi San Salvador
$1274
697 km or 433 mi Soyapango
$1246
701 km or 435 mi Mejicanos
$1237
702 km or 436 mi Apopa
$1221
703 km or 437 mi Santa Tecla
$1178
713 km or 443 mi La Ceiba
$626
729 km or 453 mi El Progreso
$804