Montreal vs San Salvador - Cost of Living Comparison

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Montreal San Salvador
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1821
$1147
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4326
$2567
🏠 One person rent
$928
$610
🏘️ Family rent
$1624
$995
🍽️ Food expenses
$569
$354
🚐 Transport expenses
$172
$91.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2722
$477
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
100
42
😀 Quality of life
95
46
🏙️ Population
1.76M
316K

The cost of living in Montreal is 59% more expensive than in San Salvador. Cities ranked 2281st and 4577th ($1821 vs $1147) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 76th 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 0.4 months in San Salvador. Montreal ranked 1st best city to live in Canada vs San Salvador ranked 1st in El Salvador, while ranked 30th and 6608th 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
$15.9
$10.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$69.3
$29.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.7
$7.18
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.11
$2.09
☕ Cappuccino
$3.77
$3.68
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.01
$1.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1044
$692
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$780
$479
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1952
$1057
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1385
$833
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52
$54.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$81.9
$83.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.7
$34.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.41%
9.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7593
$1645
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4320
$1060
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.78
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$71.5
$24.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.6
$29.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.11
$2.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.94
$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$1.36
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.51
$2.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$7.18
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$6.27
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.1
$11.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.38
$2.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.58
$2.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.14
$2.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$2.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$1.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.1
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.02
$2.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.1
$13.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.15
$1.54
🚬 Cigarette pack
$11
$3.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.29
$6.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.48
$5.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.06
$2.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.95
$1.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.9
$29.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11
$5.48
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$119
$34.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.5
$7.17
👖 Brand Jeans
$62.4
$66.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90
$97.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$703
$145
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7624
$4597

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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 San Salvador

Distance City Cost of living
5.2 km or 3.2 mi Mejicanos
$1112
6.1 km or 3.8 mi Soyapango
$1117
11 km or 6.8 mi Santa Tecla
$1153
11 km or 7 mi Apopa
$1093
49 km or 30 mi Santa Ana
$702
57 km or 35 mi Sonsonate
$866
75 km or 46 mi Ahuachapan
$915
89 km or 55 mi Usulutan
$1031
112 km or 69 mi San Miguel
$1107
135 km or 84 mi Jalapa
$900
172 km or 107 mi San Miguel Petapa
$902
176 km or 109 mi Guatemala City
$1019
185 km or 115 mi Mixco
$630
187 km or 116 mi Comayagua
$702
219 km or 136 mi Tegucigalpa
$863
220 km or 137 mi Villanueva
$854
235 km or 146 mi Coban
$829
236 km or 147 mi San Pedro Sula
$983
237 km or 147 mi La Lima
$857
241 km or 150 mi Panajachel
$805
241 km or 150 mi El Progreso
$892
250 km or 156 mi Choloma
$595
253 km or 157 mi Chinandega
$627
266 km or 165 mi Mazatenango
$880
273 km or 170 mi Yoro
$738
277 km or 172 mi Puerto Cortes
$713
281 km or 174 mi Quetzaltenango
$806
282 km or 175 mi Momostenango
$882
287 km or 178 mi Leon
$614
315 km or 196 mi Esteli
$593
347 km or 216 mi La Ceiba
$676
352 km or 219 mi Jinotega
$458
357 km or 222 mi Tapachula
$737
361 km or 224 mi Managua
$787
365 km or 227 mi Matagalpa
$548
367 km or 228 mi Flores
$842
385 km or 239 mi San Ignacio
$1039
387 km or 240 mi Masaya
$699
397 km or 247 mi Belmopan
$716
402 km or 250 mi Granada
$680