Montreal vs Tijuana - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Montreal	Tijuana
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1901	$1276
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4422	$3034
🏠 One person rent	$984	$593
🏘️ Family rent	$1684	$1048
🍽️ Food expenses	$567	$413
🚐 Transport expenses	$193	$161
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2928	$933
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	100	22
😀 Quality of life	93	62
🏙️ Population	1.9M	1.96M

The cost of living in Montreal is 49% more expensive than in Tijuana. Cities ranked 2370th and 4582nd ($1901 vs $1276) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 64th and 11th in Canada and Mexico, respectively. Check Canada vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Montreal compared to 0.7 months in Tijuana. Montreal ranked 2nd best city to live in Canada vs Tijuana ranked 7th in Mexico, while ranked 49th and 5555th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Montreal vs Tijuana

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	Montreal	Tijuana
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.7	$11.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.1	$32
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.6	$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.08	$3.35
☕ Cappuccino	$3.94	$4.44
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.97	$1.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1096	$814
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$842	$461
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1985	$1501
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1459	$837
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$51.6	$30.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$79.7	$47.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40.1	$31.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.54%	12.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5122	$3301
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3877	$2878
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.68	$1.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$75.6	$32.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.7	$21.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$1.52
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.33	$2.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.87	$3.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.83	$1.83
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.57	$3.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$7.54
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$9.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.46	$2.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$1.73
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.53	$1.96
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.29	$1.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$1.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$1.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1	$0.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.41	$2.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.8	$8.65
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.64	$2.37
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.6	$4.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$6.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.34	$4.29
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.03	$2.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.5	$2.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$32.9	$43.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.5	$7.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$119	$47.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$21.4	$11.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$54.9	$57.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.6	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$607	$220
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6432	$4868

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Cities near Montreal

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.3 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1856
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Westmount	$1828
4.4 km or 2.8 mi	Longueuil	$1874
6.4 km or 4 mi	Mount Royal	$1852
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1870
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Brossard	$2051
11 km or 7 mi	La Prairie	$1937
13 km or 8.3 mi	Boucherville	$1861
14 km or 8.9 mi	Candiac	$1921
16 km or 9.8 mi	Saint-Constant	$1905
16 km or 10 mi	Dorval	$1917
17 km or 10 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1892
17 km or 10 mi	Laval	$2058
20 km or 12 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1875
20 km or 12 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1918
20 km or 13 mi	Chateauguay	$1905
21 km or 13 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1915
22 km or 14 mi	Varennes	$1829
22 km or 14 mi	Terrebonne	$1863
23 km or 14 mi	Chambly	$1892
24 km or 15 mi	Boisbriand	$1913
25 km or 15 mi	Kirkland	$1914
26 km or 16 mi	Repentigny	$1817
26 km or 16 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1928
27 km or 17 mi	Mascouche	$1828
27 km or 17 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1926
29 km or 18 mi	Beloeil	$1816
31 km or 19 mi	Blainville	$1903
31 km or 20 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1850
38 km or 23 mi	L'Assomption	$1702
39 km or 24 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1906
41 km or 26 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1772
44 km or 27 mi	Mirabel	$1864
46 km or 28 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1832
49 km or 31 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1675
53 km or 33 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$1942
57 km or 35 mi	Joliette	$1421
66 km or 41 mi	Granby	$1199
68 km or 42 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1575
91 km or 56 mi	Plattsburgh	$1828

Cities near Tijuana

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.5 mi	Imperial Beach	$2984
11 km or 6.9 mi	Chula Vista	$3033
15 km or 9.5 mi	Las Delicias	$1126
18 km or 11 mi	National	$3094
21 km or 13 mi	Rosarito Beach	$1108
22 km or 14 mi	Coronado	$3269
23 km or 15 mi	Lemon Grove	$3023
24 km or 15 mi	San Diego	$3486
27 km or 17 mi	La Mesa	$2997
30 km or 19 mi	El Cajon	$3077
38 km or 24 mi	Santee	$2956
42 km or 26 mi	La Jolla	$3065
48 km or 30 mi	Poway	$3012
62 km or 38 mi	Encinitas	$3265
66 km or 41 mi	Escondido	$3274
69 km or 43 mi	San Marcos	$3008
76 km or 47 mi	Carlsbad	$3269
77 km or 48 mi	Vista	$3011
81 km or 50 mi	Oceanside	$3221
84 km or 52 mi	Ensenada	$967
96 km or 59 mi	Fallbrook	$2984
109 km or 67 mi	Temecula	$2690
115 km or 72 mi	San Clemente	$2994
117 km or 73 mi	Murrieta	$3137
119 km or 74 mi	French Valley	$2799
121 km or 75 mi	Wildomar	$2850
122 km or 76 mi	Dana Point	$3051
123 km or 77 mi	San Juan Capistrano	$3075
128 km or 80 mi	Laguna Niguel	$3492
128 km or 80 mi	Menifee	$2646
131 km or 82 mi	Laguna Beach	$3129
131 km or 82 mi	Lake Elsinore	$2663
134 km or 83 mi	Mission Viejo	$3520
135 km or 84 mi	Rancho Santa Margarita	$2984
135 km or 84 mi	Laguna Hills	$3064
135 km or 84 mi	Hemet	$2768
138 km or 86 mi	Aliso Viejo	$3503
138 km or 86 mi	Lake Forest	$2598
139 km or 87 mi	El Centro	$2801
140 km or 87 mi	San Jacinto	$2677