Islamabad vs Montreal - Cost of Living Comparison

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Islamabad Montreal
🚶 Cost of living one person
$464
$1928
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1089
$4433
🏠 One person rent
$213
$992
🏘️ Family rent
$359
$1658
🍽️ Food expenses
$162
$585
🚐 Transport expenses
$37.2
$192
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$148
$3005
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
70
100
😀 Quality of life
50
96
🏙️ Population
1.01M
1.8M

The cost of living in Islamabad is 76% less expensive than in Montreal. Cities ranked 8843rd and 2284th ($464 vs $1928) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 58th in Pakistan and Canada, respectively. Check Pakistan vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Islamabad compared to 1.6 months in Montreal. Islamabad ranked 3rd best city to live in Pakistan vs Montreal ranked 1st in Canada, while ranked 6696th and 11th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Islamabad vs Montreal

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Islamabad Montreal
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.05
$16.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$16.4
$65.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.35
$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.42
$6.46
☕ Cappuccino
$2.35
$4.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.37
$2.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$215
$1085
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$111
$852
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$392
$1939
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$204
$1436
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64
$51.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.1
$79.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.1
$41.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.06%
4.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1495
$5305
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$746
$4101
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.18
$2.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.7
$76.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.23
$18.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.92
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.94
$2.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.72
$2.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$2.92
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.2
$3.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.05
$15.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.06
$12.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.63
$14.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$3.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$3.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$3.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.37
$2.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.51
$2.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$0.99
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.77
$2.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.94
$13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.46
$2.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.17
$12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.19
$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.65
$5.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.17
$4.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.69
$2.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.3
$37.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.26
$11.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11.1
$117
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.89
$22.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$20.4
$55.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$82.5
$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$70.6
$568
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3118
$5550

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Rawalpindi
$427
33 km or 20 mi Wah
$360
91 km or 57 mi Mirpur
$279
108 km or 67 mi Mardan
$370
131 km or 82 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$338
132 km or 82 mi Baramulla
$264
135 km or 84 mi Mingora
$369
146 km or 91 mi Peshawar
$323
148 km or 92 mi Kohat
$379
158 km or 98 mi Gujrat
$330
169 km or 105 mi Srinagar
$353
183 km or 114 mi Sargodha
$381
191 km or 119 mi Hafizabad
$371
193 km or 120 mi Sialkot
$308
200 km or 124 mi Jammu
$295
203 km or 126 mi Gujranwala
$308
220 km or 137 mi Chiniot
$378
222 km or 138 mi Kamoke
$326
239 km or 148 mi Sheikhupura
$379
252 km or 156 mi Jalalabad
$368
254 km or 158 mi Faisalabad
$348
268 km or 167 mi Lahore
$432
279 km or 173 mi Jhang
$302
285 km or 177 mi Gojra
$367
287 km or 178 mi Amritsar
$391
287 km or 179 mi Sahiwal
$318
291 km or 181 mi Pathankot
$364
292 km or 182 mi Khost
$423
324 km or 201 mi Okara
$315
353 km or 219 mi Gardez
$433
356 km or 221 mi Jalandhar
$352
368 km or 229 mi Kabul
$473
392 km or 244 mi Khanewal
$382
396 km or 246 mi Burewala
$351
408 km or 253 mi Ludhiana
$414
418 km or 260 mi Multan
$417
427 km or 266 mi Ghazni
$425
465 km or 289 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$257
468 km or 291 mi Puli Khumri
$429
483 km or 300 mi Chandigarh
$379

Cities near Montreal

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