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

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Montreal San Jose
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1821
$1169
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4326
$3119
🏠 One person rent
$928
$496
🏘️ Family rent
$1624
$1078
🍽️ Food expenses
$569
$471
🚐 Transport expenses
$172
$71.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2722
$877
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
100
60
😀 Quality of life
95
67
🏙️ Population
1.76M
342K

The cost of living in Montreal is 56% more expensive than in San Jose, Costa Rica. Cities ranked 2281st and 4518th ($1821 vs $1169) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 76th and 3rd in Canada and Costa Rica, respectively. Check Canada vs Costa Rica comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Montreal compared to 0.8 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 30th and 4043rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Montreal San Jose
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.9
$10.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$69.3
$51.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.7
$9.47
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.11
$3.31
☕ Cappuccino
$3.77
$4.21
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.01
$1.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1044
$597
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$780
$368
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1952
$1266
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1385
$901
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52
$42.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$81.9
$64.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.7
$40
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.41%
8.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7593
$1778
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4320
$1310
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.78
$0.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$71.5
$40.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.6
$13.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$1.45
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.11
$1.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.94
$2.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$2.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.51
$3.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$9.52
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$9.16
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.1
$13.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.38
$4.79
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$1.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.58
$2.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.14
$2.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$2.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$2.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.1
$1.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.02
$3.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.1
$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.15
$2.25
🚬 Cigarette pack
$11
$4.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.29
$6.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.48
$8.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.06
$3.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.95
$3.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.9
$57.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11
$7.43
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$119
$62.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.5
$13.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$62.4
$84.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90
$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$703
$369
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7624
$9894

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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 San Jose, Costa Rica

Distance City Cost of living
7.9 km or 4.9 mi Heredia
$1040
17 km or 11 mi Alajuela
$1163
20 km or 12 mi Cartago
$1009
82 km or 51 mi Puntarenas
$1024
115 km or 72 mi Limon
$1147
124 km or 77 mi Santa Teresa
$1114
167 km or 104 mi Liberia
$1220
197 km or 122 mi Tamarindo
$1473
244 km or 151 mi San Juan del Sur
$805
246 km or 153 mi David
$789
279 km or 173 mi Juigalpa
$647
302 km or 188 mi Granada
$680
316 km or 196 mi Masaya
$699
343 km or 213 mi Managua
$787
387 km or 241 mi Matagalpa
$548
398 km or 247 mi Santiago de Veraguas
$961
408 km or 253 mi Jinotega
$458
413 km or 257 mi Leon
$614
429 km or 266 mi Esteli
$593
438 km or 272 mi Penonome
$940
447 km or 278 mi Chinandega
$627
457 km or 284 mi Chitre
$980
463 km or 288 mi Colon
$1157
486 km or 302 mi La Chorrera
$917
508 km or 316 mi Balboa
$1189
513 km or 319 mi Panama City
$1316
524 km or 326 mi Tocumen
$1171
535 km or 333 mi Pacora
$1182
574 km or 357 mi Tegucigalpa
$863
596 km or 370 mi San Miguel
$1107
609 km or 378 mi Usulutan
$1031
635 km or 395 mi Comayagua
$702
666 km or 414 mi Yoro
$738
696 km or 432 mi San Salvador
$1147
697 km or 433 mi Soyapango
$1117
701 km or 435 mi Mejicanos
$1112
702 km or 436 mi Apopa
$1093
703 km or 437 mi Santa Tecla
$1153
713 km or 443 mi La Ceiba
$676
729 km or 453 mi El Progreso
$892