Montreal vs San Salvador - Cost of Living Comparison

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Montreal San Salvador
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1954
$1192
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4616
$2712
🏠 One person rent
$986
$631
🏘️ Family rent
$1716
$1065
🍽️ Food expenses
$608
$368
🚐 Transport expenses
$190
$91.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2805
$493
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
100
42
😀 Quality of life
93
51
🏙️ Population
1.76M
316K

The cost of living in Montreal is 64% more expensive than in San Salvador. Cities ranked 2002nd and 4621st ($1954 vs $1192) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 54th and 3rd in Canada and El Salvador, respectively. Check Canada vs El Salvador comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Montreal compared to 0.4 months in San Salvador. Montreal ranked 2nd best city to live in Canada vs San Salvador ranked 1st in El Salvador, while ranked 60th and 6155th 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
$16.6
$10.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$76.2
$32.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.1
$8.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.72
$1.97
☕ Cappuccino
$3.94
$3.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.2
$1.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1044
$720
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$856
$482
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2012
$1267
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1492
$846
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$49.3
$63.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$77
$96.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$42.7
$37.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.28%
10.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7494
$2019
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4431
$1397
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.79
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$73.2
$26.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.3
$28.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.27
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.34
$2.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.92
$1.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.95
$1.42
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.73
$2.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.1
$7.57
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$5.45
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.9
$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.4
$3.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.28
$2.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.36
$2.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$2.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$2.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$0.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.06
$2.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.7
$14.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.18
$1.52
🚬 Cigarette pack
$11.5
$4.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$6.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.65
$5.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.67
$2.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.01
$1.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.2
$34.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.3
$6.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$121
$40
💇 Haircut, simple
$32.8
$9.67
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.4
$69.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.7
$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$669
$160
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6957
$4693

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Cities near Montreal

Distance City Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.3 mi Saint-Lambert
$1873
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Westmount
$1861
4.4 km or 2.8 mi Longueuil
$1896
6.4 km or 4 mi Mount Royal
$1871
9.4 km or 5.9 mi Cote-Saint-Luc
$1890
9.9 km or 6.1 mi Brossard
$2057
11 km or 7 mi La Prairie
$1960
13 km or 8.3 mi Boucherville
$1878
14 km or 8.9 mi Candiac
$1927
16 km or 9.8 mi Saint-Constant
$1912
16 km or 10 mi Dorval
$1912
17 km or 10 mi Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville
$1912
17 km or 10 mi Laval
$1996
20 km or 12 mi Sainte-Julie
$1884
20 km or 12 mi Dollard-des-Ormeaux
$1898
20 km or 13 mi Chateauguay
$1964
21 km or 13 mi Pointe-Claire
$1908
22 km or 14 mi Varennes
$1845
22 km or 14 mi Terrebonne
$1849
23 km or 14 mi Chambly
$1901
24 km or 15 mi Boisbriand
$1751
25 km or 15 mi Kirkland
$1897
26 km or 16 mi Repentigny
$1823
26 km or 16 mi Sainte-Therese
$1785
27 km or 17 mi Mascouche
$1821
27 km or 17 mi Saint-Eustache
$1839
29 km or 18 mi Beloeil
$1836
31 km or 19 mi Blainville
$1799
31 km or 20 mi Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu
$1843
38 km or 23 mi L'Assomption
$1740
39 km or 24 mi Vaudreuil-Dorion
$1921
41 km or 26 mi Saint-Lin-Laurentides
$1773
44 km or 27 mi Mirabel
$1828
46 km or 28 mi Saint-Jerome
$1805
49 km or 31 mi Saint-Hyacinthe
$1657
53 km or 33 mi Salaberry-de-Valleyfield
$2002
57 km or 35 mi Joliette
$1540
66 km or 41 mi Granby
$1187
68 km or 42 mi Sorel-Tracy
$1624
91 km or 56 mi Plattsburgh
$1610

Cities near San Salvador

Distance City Cost of living
5.2 km or 3.2 mi Mejicanos
$1161
6.1 km or 3.8 mi Soyapango
$1173
11 km or 6.8 mi Santa Tecla
$1202
11 km or 7 mi Apopa
$1145
49 km or 30 mi Santa Ana
$709
57 km or 35 mi Sonsonate
$882
75 km or 46 mi Ahuachapan
$1455
89 km or 55 mi Usulutan
$1088
112 km or 69 mi San Miguel
$1081
135 km or 84 mi Jalapa
$904
172 km or 107 mi San Miguel Petapa
$900
176 km or 109 mi Guatemala City
$1005
185 km or 115 mi Mixco
$639
187 km or 116 mi Comayagua
$715
219 km or 136 mi Tegucigalpa
$829
220 km or 137 mi Villanueva
$866
235 km or 146 mi Coban
$912
236 km or 147 mi San Pedro Sula
$1038
237 km or 147 mi La Lima
$870
241 km or 150 mi Panajachel
$791
241 km or 150 mi El Progreso
$883
250 km or 156 mi Choloma
$599
253 km or 157 mi Chinandega
$638
266 km or 165 mi Mazatenango
$870
273 km or 170 mi Yoro
$734
277 km or 172 mi Puerto Cortes
$720
281 km or 174 mi Quetzaltenango
$777
282 km or 175 mi Momostenango
$872
287 km or 178 mi Leon
$639
315 km or 196 mi Esteli
$593
347 km or 216 mi La Ceiba
$650
352 km or 219 mi Jinotega
$457
357 km or 222 mi Tapachula
$646
361 km or 224 mi Managua
$774
365 km or 227 mi Matagalpa
$550
367 km or 228 mi Flores
$859
385 km or 239 mi San Ignacio
$1090
387 km or 240 mi Masaya
$712
397 km or 247 mi Belmopan
$729
402 km or 250 mi Granada
$697