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Mexico City vs
Montreal
Cost-of-living comparison and salary equivalence. Enter your current salary to see what you'd need to earn to live equally well.
To keep the same standard of living in Montreal, CA, you'd need
$115,202 / year
Montreal, CA is 54% more expensive overall
Category breakdown (Montreal, CA vs Mexico City, MX)
- Housing+70%
- Food & groceries+63%
- Transport+60%
- Utilities+23%
- Healthcare+23%
- Goods & services+50%
Median 1-bed rent
$800 /mo
Mexico City, MX overview →
Median 1-bed rent
$1,150 /mo
Montreal, CA overview →
◎ How Mexico City, MX and Montreal, CA compare
Index vs the US average — the line marks 100. Lower is cheaper.
▤ Full comparison
| Mexico City, MX | Montreal, CA | |
|---|---|---|
| Cost of living | ||
| Overall cost index | 64 | 99 |
| Housing | 60 | 102 |
| Food | 65 | 106 |
| Transport | 50 | 80 |
| Utilities | 80 | 98 |
| Healthcare | 65 | 80 |
| Goods & services | 70 | 105 |
| Housing | ||
| Rent, 1-bed centre | $800/mo | $1,150/mo |
| Rent, 1-bed outside | $550/mo | $900/mo |
| Rent, 3-bed centre | $1,600/mo | $2,200/mo |
| Buy price / m² centre | $3,200 | $5,500 |
| Money & purchasing power | ||
| $1,000 goes as far as | $1,553 | $1,011 |
| Inexpensive meal | $5 | $18 |
| Monthly transit pass | $20 | $70 |
| Taxes | ||
| Income tax (top rate) | 35% | 33% |
| VAT / sales tax | 16% | 5% |
| Corporate tax | 30% | 26.5% |
| Economy & salaries | ||
| Avg net salary | $700/mo | $3,300/mo |
| Minimum wage | $420/mo | $1,900/mo |
| GDP per capita | $13,889 | $55,698 |
| Inflation (annual) | 3.8% | 2.1% |
| Work & digital nomad | ||
| Digital-nomad visa | Yes | Yes |
| English proficiency | Low | High |
| Coworking spaces | 70 | 50 |
| Time zone | UTC-6 | UTC-5 |
| Quality of life | ||
| Safety index | 40 | 72 |
| Healthcare index | 68 | 78 |
| Pollution index | 75 | 35 |
| Internet speed | 80 Mbps | 180 Mbps |
| Walkability | 68 | 78 |
| Public transport | 70 | 78 |
| Family-friendly | 60 | 74 |
| Tap water | Use caution | Safe to drink |
| Health insurance | $80/mo | — |
| Life expectancy | 75 yr | 82 yr |
| LGBTQ+ acceptance | Moderate | High |
| Climate | ||
| January avg | +14 °C | -9 °C |
| July avg | +17 °C | +21 °C |
| Sunny days / year | 240 | 160 |
| Rainfall / year | 850 mm | 1,000 mm |
| Connectivity | ||
| Flight to nearest hub | 1 h | 2 h |
Taxes & Economy & salaries: Mexico vs Canada. Estimates use approximate cost-of-living indices (US average = 100) and are for general guidance only.
Good to know before you move to Mexico City
A vast, vibrant capital with a perfect spring-like climate — a top nomad pick, though air and traffic bite.
- Currency
- Mexican peso ($ MXN)
- Languages
- Spanish
- Time zone
- UTC-6
- Internet
- 80 Mbps
- English
- Rarely spoken
- Safety
- 40/100
- Climate
- ❄ 14°C · ☀ 17°C · 240 sunny days/yr
- Tap water
- Bottled recommended
- Power
- A/B · 127V
- Driving
- Right-hand side
- Popular areas
- Roma · Condesa · Polanco
Good to know before you move to Montreal
A bilingual, European-flavoured metropolis and the most affordable of Canada's big cities — rents well below Toronto or Vancouver, a huge festival and food culture, and cheap universities. The catch is the long, brutally cold winter and Quebec's French-first bureaucracy.
- Currency
- Canadian dollar ($ CAD)
- Languages
- English, French
- Time zone
- UTC-5
- Internet
- 180 Mbps
- English
- Widely spoken
- Safety
- 72/100
- Climate
- ❄ -9°C · ☀ 21°C · 160 sunny days/yr
- Tap water
- Safe to drink
- Power
- A/B · 120V
- Driving
- Right-hand side
- Popular areas
- Plateau-Mont-Royal · Mile End · Griffintown · Rosemont
Plan your move to Mexico City
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Plan your move to Montreal
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- Car rentalEconomybookings
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- Tours & ticketsKlook
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? Frequently asked questions
Moving from Mexico City to Montreal: cheaper or more expensive?
Moving from Mexico City to Montreal, your cost of living will be roughly 54% more expensive. Montreal’s cost-of-living index is 99 versus 64 for Mexico City (US = 100). Use the salary tool above to see the income you’d need to keep the same lifestyle.
Is Mexico City cheaper than Montreal?
Montreal is about 54% more expensive than Mexico City overall — its cost-of-living index is 99 versus 64 for Mexico City.
How much do you need to earn in Montreal to live like in Mexico City?
To keep the same standard of living, a $75,000 salary in Mexico City is worth about $115,202 in Montreal. Enter your own figure in the calculator above.
Which has lower taxes, Mexico City or Montreal?
Canada has the lower top income-tax rate — 33% versus 35% in Mexico.
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Estimates use approximate cost-of-living indices (US average = 100) and are for general guidance only.