Islamabad vs Montreal - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Islamabad	Montreal
🚶 Cost of living one person	$443	$1903
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1034	$4337
🏠 One person rent	$199	$969
🏘️ Family rent	$328	$1582
🍽️ Food expenses	$158	$579
🚐 Transport expenses	$35.5	$191
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$155	$2945
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	26 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	69	100
😀 Quality of life	50	95
🏙️ Population	1.01M	1.8M

The cost of living in Islamabad is 77% less expensive than in Montreal. Cities ranked 8887th and 2306th ($443 vs $1903) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 52nd 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 1.5 months in Montreal. Islamabad ranked 3rd best city to live in Pakistan vs Montreal ranked 4th in Canada, while ranked 6597th and 46th 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	$2.83	$16.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$14.2	$65.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.15	$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.36	$5.78
☕ Cappuccino	$2.02	$3.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.38	$1.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$187	$1055
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$98.8	$839
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$338	$1821
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$178	$1381
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$65.4	$47.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$101	$74.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17.5	$39.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	18.73%	5.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1311	$6195
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$775	$4493
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.18	$2.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$9.39	$72.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.05	$18.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.93	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$2.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.69	$2.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$3.14
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.22	$3.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.37	$15.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.1	$12.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.46	$14.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$3.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.82	$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.91	$3.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.53	$3.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.38	$2.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.54	$2.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.26	$1.03
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.76	$2.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$1.75	$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.72	$2.63
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.13	$11.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.17	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.64	$5.32
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.15	$4.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.69	$2.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$20.4	$37.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.22	$10.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11	$133
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.86	$20.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$21.6	$55.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$80.7	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$61.1	$509
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2738	$4789

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Cities near Islamabad

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi	Rawalpindi	$416
33 km or 20 mi	Wah	$344
91 km or 57 mi	Mirpur	$277
108 km or 67 mi	Mardan	$354
131 km or 82 mi	Mandi Bahauddin	$326
132 km or 82 mi	Baramulla	$265
135 km or 84 mi	Mingora	$351
146 km or 91 mi	Peshawar	$334
148 km or 92 mi	Kohat	$364
158 km or 98 mi	Gujrat	$320
169 km or 105 mi	Srinagar	$340
183 km or 114 mi	Sargodha	$376
191 km or 119 mi	Hafizabad	$363
193 km or 120 mi	Sialkot	$311
200 km or 124 mi	Jammu	$284
203 km or 126 mi	Gujranwala	$302
220 km or 137 mi	Chiniot	$372
222 km or 138 mi	Kamoke	$316
239 km or 148 mi	Sheikhupura	$368
252 km or 156 mi	Jalalabad	$354
254 km or 158 mi	Faisalabad	$333
268 km or 167 mi	Lahore	$427
279 km or 173 mi	Jhang	$294
285 km or 177 mi	Gojra	$351
287 km or 178 mi	Amritsar	$380
287 km or 179 mi	Sahiwal	$303
291 km or 181 mi	Pathankot	$350
292 km or 182 mi	Khost	$393
324 km or 201 mi	Okara	$291
353 km or 219 mi	Gardez	$401
356 km or 221 mi	Jalandhar	$337
368 km or 229 mi	Kabul	$458
392 km or 244 mi	Khanewal	$362
396 km or 246 mi	Burewala	$347
408 km or 253 mi	Ludhiana	$421
418 km or 260 mi	Multan	$403
427 km or 266 mi	Ghazni	$396
465 km or 289 mi	Dera Ghazi Khan	$254
468 km or 291 mi	Puli Khumri	$404
483 km or 300 mi	Chandigarh	$373

Cities near Montreal

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.3 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1828
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Westmount	$1814
4.4 km or 2.8 mi	Longueuil	$1842
6.4 km or 4 mi	Mount Royal	$1820
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1835
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Brossard	$2055
11 km or 7 mi	La Prairie	$1911
13 km or 8.3 mi	Boucherville	$1820
14 km or 8.9 mi	Candiac	$1892
16 km or 9.8 mi	Saint-Constant	$1864
16 km or 10 mi	Dorval	$1853
17 km or 10 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1869
17 km or 10 mi	Laval	$1930
20 km or 12 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1822
20 km or 12 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1829
20 km or 13 mi	Chateauguay	$1867
21 km or 13 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1838
22 km or 14 mi	Varennes	$1786
22 km or 14 mi	Terrebonne	$1805
23 km or 14 mi	Chambly	$1853
24 km or 15 mi	Boisbriand	$1763
25 km or 15 mi	Kirkland	$1835
26 km or 16 mi	Repentigny	$1767
26 km or 16 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1785
27 km or 17 mi	Mascouche	$1766
27 km or 17 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1806
29 km or 18 mi	Beloeil	$1776
31 km or 19 mi	Blainville	$1780
31 km or 20 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1805
38 km or 23 mi	L'Assomption	$1671
39 km or 24 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1850
41 km or 26 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1719
44 km or 27 mi	Mirabel	$1782
46 km or 28 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1753
49 km or 31 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1586
53 km or 33 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$1935
57 km or 35 mi	Joliette	$1449
66 km or 41 mi	Granby	$1120
68 km or 42 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1549
91 km or 56 mi	Plattsburgh	$1811