Montreal vs San Salvador - Cost of Living Comparison

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Montreal San Salvador
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1903
$1362
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4337
$3000
🏠 One person rent
$969
$817
🏘️ Family rent
$1582
$1370
🍽️ Food expenses
$579
$355
🚐 Transport expenses
$191
$89.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2945
$391
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
100
42
😀 Quality of life
95
55
🏙️ Population
1.8M
331K

The cost of living in Montreal is 40% more expensive than in San Salvador. Cities ranked 2306th and 4346th ($1903 vs $1362) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 52nd and 2nd in Canada and El Salvador, respectively. Check Canada vs El Salvador comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Montreal compared to 0.3 months in San Salvador. Montreal ranked 4th best city to live in Canada vs San Salvador ranked 1st in El Salvador, while ranked 46th and 6280th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Montreal vs San Salvador

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Montreal San Salvador
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.2
$6.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$65.6
$40.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.9
$7.04
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.78
$2.02
☕ Cappuccino
$3.93
$3.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.98
$1.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1055
$806
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$839
$683
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1821
$1452
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1381
$1168
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.9
$65.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$74.1
$102
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.4
$43.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.06%
8.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6195
$2429
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4493
$1774
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.66
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$72.8
$15.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.9
$29.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.31
$1.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.63
$1.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.14
$1.36
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.78
$3.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.2
$7.52
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$6.63
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$9.94
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.48
$3.75
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.62
$2.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.77
$2.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$2.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$2.13
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.03
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.29
$2.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.5
$9.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.63
$1.83
🚬 Cigarette pack
$11.9
$4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$6.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.32
$6.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.39
$2.59
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.45
$1.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.5
$30.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.9
$5.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$133
$34
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.1
$8.73
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.2
$62.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$133
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$509
$162
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4789
$6470

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Cities near Montreal

Distance City Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.3 mi Saint-Lambert
$1828
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Westmount
$1814
4.4 km or 2.8 mi Longueuil
$1842
6.4 km or 4 mi Mount Royal
$1820
9.4 km or 5.9 mi Cote-Saint-Luc
$1835
9.9 km or 6.1 mi Brossard
$2055
11 km or 7 mi La Prairie
$1911
13 km or 8.3 mi Boucherville
$1820
14 km or 8.9 mi Candiac
$1892
16 km or 9.8 mi Saint-Constant
$1864
16 km or 10 mi Dorval
$1853
17 km or 10 mi Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville
$1869
17 km or 10 mi Laval
$1930
20 km or 12 mi Sainte-Julie
$1822
20 km or 12 mi Dollard-des-Ormeaux
$1829
20 km or 13 mi Chateauguay
$1867
21 km or 13 mi Pointe-Claire
$1838
22 km or 14 mi Varennes
$1786
22 km or 14 mi Terrebonne
$1805
23 km or 14 mi Chambly
$1853
24 km or 15 mi Boisbriand
$1763
25 km or 15 mi Kirkland
$1835
26 km or 16 mi Repentigny
$1767
26 km or 16 mi Sainte-Therese
$1785
27 km or 17 mi Mascouche
$1766
27 km or 17 mi Saint-Eustache
$1806
29 km or 18 mi Beloeil
$1776
31 km or 19 mi Blainville
$1780
31 km or 20 mi Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu
$1805
38 km or 23 mi L'Assomption
$1671
39 km or 24 mi Vaudreuil-Dorion
$1850
41 km or 26 mi Saint-Lin-Laurentides
$1719
44 km or 27 mi Mirabel
$1782
46 km or 28 mi Saint-Jerome
$1753
49 km or 31 mi Saint-Hyacinthe
$1586
53 km or 33 mi Salaberry-de-Valleyfield
$1935
57 km or 35 mi Joliette
$1449
66 km or 41 mi Granby
$1120
68 km or 42 mi Sorel-Tracy
$1549
91 km or 56 mi Plattsburgh
$1811

Cities near San Salvador

Distance City Cost of living
5.2 km or 3.2 mi Mejicanos
$1262
6.1 km or 3.8 mi Soyapango
$1273
11 km or 6.8 mi Santa Tecla
$1182
11 km or 7 mi Apopa
$1238
49 km or 30 mi Santa Ana
$695
57 km or 35 mi Sonsonate
$883
75 km or 46 mi Ahuachapan
$1436
89 km or 55 mi Usulutan
$1090
112 km or 69 mi San Miguel
$1097
135 km or 84 mi Jalapa
$1009
172 km or 107 mi San Miguel Petapa
$1018
176 km or 109 mi Guatemala City
$1129
185 km or 115 mi Mixco
$665
187 km or 116 mi Comayagua
$739
219 km or 136 mi Tegucigalpa
$836
220 km or 137 mi Villanueva
$801
235 km or 146 mi Coban
$931
236 km or 147 mi San Pedro Sula
$989
237 km or 147 mi La Lima
$791
241 km or 150 mi Panajachel
$842
241 km or 150 mi El Progreso
$780
250 km or 156 mi Choloma
$661
253 km or 157 mi Chinandega
$770
266 km or 165 mi Mazatenango
$912
273 km or 170 mi Yoro
$729
277 km or 172 mi Puerto Cortes
$719
281 km or 174 mi Quetzaltenango
$847
282 km or 175 mi Momostenango
$911
287 km or 178 mi Leon
$735
315 km or 196 mi Esteli
$682
347 km or 216 mi La Ceiba
$627
352 km or 219 mi Jinotega
$467
357 km or 222 mi Tapachula
$710
361 km or 224 mi Managua
$760
365 km or 227 mi Matagalpa
$673
367 km or 228 mi Flores
$915
385 km or 239 mi San Ignacio
$1053
387 km or 240 mi Masaya
$790
397 km or 247 mi Belmopan
$1007
402 km or 250 mi Granada
$698