Montreal vs Zapopan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Montreal	Zapopan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1954	$1012
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4616	$2487
🏠 One person rent	$986	$450
🏘️ Family rent	$1716	$850
🍽️ Food expenses	$608	$346
🚐 Transport expenses	$190	$138
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2805	$957
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	23 km
🎓 Higher education	100	49
😀 Quality of life	93	60
🏙️ Population	1.76M	1.48M

The cost of living in Montreal is 93% more expensive than in Zapopan. Cities ranked 2002nd and 5612th ($1954 vs $1012) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 54th and 14th in Canada and Mexico, respectively. Check Canada vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Montreal compared to 0.9 months in Zapopan. Montreal ranked 2nd best city to live in Canada vs Zapopan ranked 4th in Mexico, while ranked 60th and 5259th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Montreal vs Zapopan

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	Montreal	Zapopan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.6	$10.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$76.2	$35.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.1	$7.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.72	$2.02
☕ Cappuccino	$3.94	$2.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.2	$1.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1044	$616
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$856	$314
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2012	$1191
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1492	$639
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$49.3	$46.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$77	$71.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$42.7	$29
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.28%	11.3%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7494	$5289
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4431	$646
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.79	$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$73.2	$30.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.3	$21.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.27	$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.34	$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.92	$2.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.95	$1.72
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.73	$2.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.1	$7.81
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$7.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$9.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$1.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.36	$1.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$1.69
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$1.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.26	$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.06	$1.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.7	$12.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.18	$1.49
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.5	$3.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$4.83
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.65	$3.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.67	$1.89
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.01	$2.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.2	$30.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.3	$5.08
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$121	$30.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$32.8	$7.14
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.4	$45.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.7	$89.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$669	$173
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6957	$5160

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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 Zapopan

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Guadalajara	$985
11 km or 6.9 mi	Tlaquepaque	$683
99 km or 61 mi	La Barca	$779
113 km or 70 mi	Ciudad Guzman	$735
142 km or 88 mi	Zamora	$764
147 km or 91 mi	Autlan	$882
163 km or 101 mi	San Francisco del Rincon	$737
167 km or 104 mi	Lagos de Moreno	$835
168 km or 104 mi	Colima	$630
172 km or 107 mi	Aguascalientes	$826
179 km or 111 mi	Tepic	$620
183 km or 114 mi	Leon	$719
192 km or 119 mi	Puerto Vallarta	$1165
195 km or 121 mi	Zacapu	$709
200 km or 124 mi	Uruapan	$687
206 km or 128 mi	Silao	$784
208 km or 129 mi	Tecoman	$738
209 km or 130 mi	Manzanillo	$796
212 km or 131 mi	Apatzingan	$780
213 km or 132 mi	Irapuato	$674
214 km or 133 mi	Sayulita	$978
224 km or 139 mi	Guanajuato	$886
229 km or 142 mi	Salamanca	$659
243 km or 151 mi	Yuriria	$729
243 km or 151 mi	Zacatecas	$522
254 km or 158 mi	Cortazar	$691
256 km or 159 mi	Morelia	$748
269 km or 167 mi	Celaya	$601
276 km or 172 mi	San Miguel de Allende	$1223
278 km or 173 mi	Fresnillo	$698
296 km or 184 mi	San Luis Potosi	$879
313 km or 194 mi	Queretaro	$941
332 km or 206 mi	Lazaro Cardenas	$808
354 km or 220 mi	Rioverde	$839
355 km or 221 mi	San Juan del Rio	$828
370 km or 230 mi	San Jose Villa de Allende	$792
389 km or 242 mi	Durango	$647
394 km or 245 mi	Zihuatanejo	$861
419 km or 260 mi	Mazatlan	$1153
422 km or 262 mi	Toluca	$844