Islamabad vs Montreal - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Islamabad	Montreal
🚶 Cost of living one person	$439	$1954
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1168	$4616
🏠 One person rent	$198	$986
🏘️ Family rent	$457	$1716
🍽️ Food expenses	$150	$608
🚐 Transport expenses	$35.4	$190
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$256	$2805
😷 Air quality	Bad	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	26 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	67	100
😀 Quality of life	49	93
🏙️ Population	1.01M	1.76M

The cost of living in Islamabad is 78% less expensive than in Montreal. Cities ranked 8895th and 2002nd ($439 vs $1954) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 54th 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 1.4 months in Montreal. Islamabad ranked 2nd best city to live in Pakistan vs Montreal ranked 2nd in Canada, while ranked 6293rd and 60th 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	$1.79	$16.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.1	$76.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.44	$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.8	$6.72
☕ Cappuccino	$2.06	$3.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.35	$2.2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$174	$1044
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$92	$856
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$505	$2012
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$286	$1492
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$71.4	$49.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$109	$77
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.6	$42.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	20.49%	6.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1307	$7494
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$493	$4431
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.18	$2.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$6.82	$73.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.32	$18.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.02	$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.86	$2.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.66	$2.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$2.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.26	$3.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.35	$16.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.57	$13.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.39	$14.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$3.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.81	$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.81	$4.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.56	$4.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.4	$2.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.54	$2.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.26	$1.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.8	$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$1.64	$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.9	$3.18
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.13	$11.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$0.9	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.47	$5.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.1	$3.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.62	$3.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22.2	$33.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.31	$11.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$17.9	$121
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.01	$32.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$20.4	$61.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83.2	$95.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$59.7	$669
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3133	$6957

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Cities near Islamabad

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi	Rawalpindi	$376
33 km or 20 mi	Wah	$323
91 km or 57 mi	Mirpur	$328
108 km or 67 mi	Mardan	$372
131 km or 82 mi	Mandi Bahauddin	$341
132 km or 82 mi	Baramulla	$277
135 km or 84 mi	Mingora	$354
146 km or 91 mi	Peshawar	$338
148 km or 92 mi	Kohat	$374
158 km or 98 mi	Gujrat	$330
169 km or 105 mi	Srinagar	$388
183 km or 114 mi	Sargodha	$456
191 km or 119 mi	Hafizabad	$380
193 km or 120 mi	Sialkot	$335
200 km or 124 mi	Jammu	$344
203 km or 126 mi	Gujranwala	$280
220 km or 137 mi	Chiniot	$373
222 km or 138 mi	Kamoke	$308
239 km or 148 mi	Sheikhupura	$376
252 km or 156 mi	Jalalabad	$358
254 km or 158 mi	Faisalabad	$319
268 km or 167 mi	Lahore	$406
279 km or 173 mi	Jhang	$292
285 km or 177 mi	Gojra	$344
287 km or 178 mi	Amritsar	$500
287 km or 179 mi	Sahiwal	$312
291 km or 181 mi	Pathankot	$407
292 km or 182 mi	Khost	$441
324 km or 201 mi	Okara	$310
353 km or 219 mi	Gardez	$469
356 km or 221 mi	Jalandhar	$378
368 km or 229 mi	Kabul	$599
392 km or 244 mi	Khanewal	$358
396 km or 246 mi	Burewala	$360
408 km or 253 mi	Ludhiana	$430
418 km or 260 mi	Multan	$371
427 km or 266 mi	Ghazni	$476
465 km or 289 mi	Dera Ghazi Khan	$273
468 km or 291 mi	Puli Khumri	$457
483 km or 300 mi	Chandigarh	$397

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