Islamabad vs Montreal - Cost of Living Comparison

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Islamabad Montreal
🚶 Cost of living one person
$442
$1857
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1170
$4312
🏠 One person rent
$199
$940
🏘️ Family rent
$457
$1577
🍽️ Food expenses
$156
$575
🚐 Transport expenses
$34.9
$187
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$261
$2742
😷 Air quality
Bad
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
69
100
😀 Quality of life
49
93
🏙️ Population
1.01M
1.8M

The cost of living in Islamabad is 76% less expensive than in Montreal. Cities ranked 8870th and 2225th ($442 vs $1857) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 51st in Pakistan and Canada, respectively. Check Pakistan vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Islamabad compared to 1.5 months in Montreal. Islamabad ranked 2nd best city to live in Pakistan vs Montreal ranked 1st in Canada, while ranked 6313th and 51st 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
$2.13
$15.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.7
$64.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.22
$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.79
$6.26
☕ Cappuccino
$2.08
$3.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.39
$2.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$173
$1030
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$94.4
$807
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$514
$1828
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$283
$1371
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$69.9
$47.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$109
$73.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.9
$40.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.86%
6.03%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1142
$6524
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$682
$4131
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.18
$2.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$6.78
$73.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.25
$17.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.93
$2.36
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.67
$2.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$2.93
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.28
$3.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.57
$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.52
$12.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.39
$14.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$3.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$1.51
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$4.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.62
$4.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$2.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$2.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.27
$1.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.8
$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.56
$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.59
$2.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.13
$11.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.9
$9.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.59
$4.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.1
$4.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.68
$2.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.2
$34.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.31
$10.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.1
$126
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.71
$16.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.4
$59.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$85.1
$94.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$64.6
$639
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2961
$5725

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Rawalpindi
$401
33 km or 20 mi Wah
$382
91 km or 57 mi Mirpur
$354
108 km or 67 mi Mardan
$366
131 km or 82 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$355
132 km or 82 mi Baramulla
$273
135 km or 84 mi Mingora
$364
146 km or 91 mi Peshawar
$346
148 km or 92 mi Kohat
$379
158 km or 98 mi Gujrat
$373
169 km or 105 mi Srinagar
$354
183 km or 114 mi Sargodha
$458
191 km or 119 mi Hafizabad
$380
193 km or 120 mi Sialkot
$281
200 km or 124 mi Jammu
$287
203 km or 126 mi Gujranwala
$308
220 km or 137 mi Chiniot
$389
222 km or 138 mi Kamoke
$321
239 km or 148 mi Sheikhupura
$374
252 km or 156 mi Jalalabad
$303
254 km or 158 mi Faisalabad
$306
268 km or 167 mi Lahore
$411
279 km or 173 mi Jhang
$292
285 km or 177 mi Gojra
$342
287 km or 178 mi Amritsar
$383
287 km or 179 mi Sahiwal
$305
291 km or 181 mi Pathankot
$355
292 km or 182 mi Khost
$366
324 km or 201 mi Okara
$300
353 km or 219 mi Gardez
$386
356 km or 221 mi Jalandhar
$358
368 km or 229 mi Kabul
$474
392 km or 244 mi Khanewal
$361
396 km or 246 mi Burewala
$356
408 km or 253 mi Ludhiana
$441
418 km or 260 mi Multan
$392
427 km or 266 mi Ghazni
$389
465 km or 289 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$297
468 km or 291 mi Puli Khumri
$381
483 km or 300 mi Chandigarh
$369

Cities near Montreal

Distance City Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.3 mi Saint-Lambert
$1790
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Westmount
$1773
4.4 km or 2.8 mi Longueuil
$1835
6.4 km or 4 mi Mount Royal
$1792
9.4 km or 5.9 mi Cote-Saint-Luc
$1803
9.9 km or 6.1 mi Brossard
$2004
11 km or 7 mi La Prairie
$1889
13 km or 8.3 mi Boucherville
$1804
14 km or 8.9 mi Candiac
$1852
16 km or 9.8 mi Saint-Constant
$1824
16 km or 10 mi Dorval
$1810
17 km or 10 mi Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville
$1836
17 km or 10 mi Laval
$1900
20 km or 12 mi Sainte-Julie
$1800
20 km or 12 mi Dollard-des-Ormeaux
$1814
20 km or 13 mi Chateauguay
$1841
21 km or 13 mi Pointe-Claire
$1819
22 km or 14 mi Varennes
$1764
22 km or 14 mi Terrebonne
$1776
23 km or 14 mi Chambly
$1829
24 km or 15 mi Boisbriand
$1732
25 km or 15 mi Kirkland
$1807
26 km or 16 mi Repentigny
$1743
26 km or 16 mi Sainte-Therese
$1753
27 km or 17 mi Mascouche
$1735
27 km or 17 mi Saint-Eustache
$1768
29 km or 18 mi Beloeil
$1742
31 km or 19 mi Blainville
$1761
31 km or 20 mi Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu
$1769
38 km or 23 mi L'Assomption
$1651
39 km or 24 mi Vaudreuil-Dorion
$1830
41 km or 26 mi Saint-Lin-Laurentides
$1690
44 km or 27 mi Mirabel
$1762
46 km or 28 mi Saint-Jerome
$1733
49 km or 31 mi Saint-Hyacinthe
$1562
53 km or 33 mi Salaberry-de-Valleyfield
$1894
57 km or 35 mi Joliette
$1433
66 km or 41 mi Granby
$1106
68 km or 42 mi Sorel-Tracy
$1532
91 km or 56 mi Plattsburgh
$1692