Montreal vs Tijuana - Cost of Living Comparison

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Montreal Tijuana
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1928
$1295
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4433
$3053
🏠 One person rent
$992
$616
🏘️ Family rent
$1658
$1076
🍽️ Food expenses
$585
$416
🚐 Transport expenses
$192
$156
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3005
$1025
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
100
22
😀 Quality of life
96
62
🏙️ Population
1.8M
1.96M

The cost of living in Montreal is 49% more expensive than in Tijuana. Cities ranked 2284th and 4578th ($1928 vs $1295) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 58th and 9th in Canada and Mexico, respectively. Check Canada vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Montreal compared to 0.8 months in Tijuana. Montreal ranked 1st best city to live in Canada vs Tijuana ranked 6th in Mexico, while ranked 11th and 5712th 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
$16.8
$12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$65.9
$34.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.9
$9.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.46
$2.9
☕ Cappuccino
$4.06
$4.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.04
$1.33
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1085
$768
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$852
$500
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1939
$1368
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1436
$905
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51.8
$30.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.4
$46.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.8
$31.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.47%
12.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5305
$3269
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4101
$2686
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.78
$1.1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$76.6
$37.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.2
$19.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$1.46
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.38
$2.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.89
$2.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.92
$1.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.56
$3.29
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.3
$7.47
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$9.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.1
$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.38
$2.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.24
$1.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.33
$1.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$1.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$1.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.99
$0.7
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.49
$2.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13
$8.74
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.77
$2.37
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12
$4.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.7
$8.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.44
$4.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.53
$2.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.54
$2.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.1
$42.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.8
$6.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$117
$48.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$22.6
$12.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.6
$56.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$101
$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$568
$220
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5550
$4857

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Distance City Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.3 mi Saint-Lambert
$1875
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Westmount
$1862
4.4 km or 2.8 mi Longueuil
$1923
6.4 km or 4 mi Mount Royal
$1876
9.4 km or 5.9 mi Cote-Saint-Luc
$1893
9.9 km or 6.1 mi Brossard
$2080
11 km or 7 mi La Prairie
$1960
13 km or 8.3 mi Boucherville
$1897
14 km or 8.9 mi Candiac
$1940
16 km or 9.8 mi Saint-Constant
$1910
16 km or 10 mi Dorval
$1923
17 km or 10 mi Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville
$1918
17 km or 10 mi Laval
$2047
20 km or 12 mi Sainte-Julie
$1891
20 km or 12 mi Dollard-des-Ormeaux
$1944
20 km or 13 mi Chateauguay
$1914
21 km or 13 mi Pointe-Claire
$1920
22 km or 14 mi Varennes
$1861
22 km or 14 mi Terrebonne
$1907
23 km or 14 mi Chambly
$1918
24 km or 15 mi Boisbriand
$1934
25 km or 15 mi Kirkland
$1930
26 km or 16 mi Repentigny
$1846
26 km or 16 mi Sainte-Therese
$1950
27 km or 17 mi Mascouche
$1852
27 km or 17 mi Saint-Eustache
$1948
29 km or 18 mi Beloeil
$1838
31 km or 19 mi Blainville
$1935
31 km or 20 mi Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu
$1857
38 km or 23 mi L'Assomption
$1723
39 km or 24 mi Vaudreuil-Dorion
$1924
41 km or 26 mi Saint-Lin-Laurentides
$1800
44 km or 27 mi Mirabel
$1896
46 km or 28 mi Saint-Jerome
$1864
49 km or 31 mi Saint-Hyacinthe
$1642
53 km or 33 mi Salaberry-de-Valleyfield
$1971
57 km or 35 mi Joliette
$1458
66 km or 41 mi Granby
$1142
68 km or 42 mi Sorel-Tracy
$1589
91 km or 56 mi Plattsburgh
$1805

Cities near Tijuana

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.5 mi Imperial Beach
$2933
11 km or 6.9 mi Chula Vista
$2995
15 km or 9.5 mi Las Delicias
$1141
18 km or 11 mi National
$3053
21 km or 13 mi Rosarito Beach
$1138
22 km or 14 mi Coronado
$3220
23 km or 15 mi Lemon Grove
$2995
24 km or 15 mi San Diego
$3507
27 km or 17 mi La Mesa
$2963
30 km or 19 mi El Cajon
$3040
38 km or 24 mi Santee
$2948
42 km or 26 mi La Jolla
$3033
48 km or 30 mi Poway
$2995
62 km or 38 mi Encinitas
$3243
66 km or 41 mi Escondido
$3261
69 km or 43 mi San Marcos
$2995
76 km or 47 mi Carlsbad
$3245
77 km or 48 mi Vista
$2976
81 km or 50 mi Oceanside
$3251
84 km or 52 mi Ensenada
$968
96 km or 59 mi Fallbrook
$2927
109 km or 67 mi Temecula
$2676
115 km or 72 mi San Clemente
$2963
117 km or 73 mi Murrieta
$3070
119 km or 74 mi French Valley
$2758
121 km or 75 mi Wildomar
$2815
122 km or 76 mi Dana Point
$3030
123 km or 77 mi San Juan Capistrano
$3085
128 km or 80 mi Laguna Niguel
$3513
128 km or 80 mi Menifee
$2621
131 km or 82 mi Laguna Beach
$3122
131 km or 82 mi Lake Elsinore
$2669
134 km or 83 mi Mission Viejo
$3544
135 km or 84 mi Rancho Santa Margarita
$2980
135 km or 84 mi Laguna Hills
$3027
135 km or 84 mi Hemet
$2767
138 km or 86 mi Aliso Viejo
$3449
138 km or 86 mi Lake Forest
$2554
139 km or 87 mi El Centro
$2752
140 km or 87 mi San Jacinto
$2667