Karachi vs Montreal - Cost of Living Comparison

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Karachi Montreal
🚶 Cost of living one person
$430
$1903
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1029
$4337
🏠 One person rent
$168
$969
🏘️ Family rent
$274
$1582
🍽️ Food expenses
$146
$579
🚐 Transport expenses
$71.4
$191
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$132
$2945
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
63
100
😀 Quality of life
54
95
🏙️ Population
14.9M
1.8M

The cost of living in Karachi is 77% less expensive than in Montreal. Cities ranked 8915th and 2306th ($430 vs $1903) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd 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 Karachi compared to 1.5 months in Montreal. Karachi ranked 1st best city to live in Pakistan vs Montreal ranked 4th in Canada, while ranked 6371st and 46th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Karachi vs Montreal

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Karachi Montreal
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.75
$16.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$12.3
$65.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.41
$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.85
$5.78
☕ Cappuccino
$2.05
$3.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.39
$1.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$115
$1055
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$71.8
$839
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$204
$1821
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$133
$1381
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$75.2
$47.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$115
$74.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.1
$39.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.46%
5.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$579
$6195
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$371
$4493
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.32
$2.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.76
$72.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.37
$18.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.92
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$2.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$2.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$3.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.13
$3.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.72
$15.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.3
$12.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.37
$14.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$3.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.61
$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$3.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.52
$3.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.36
$2.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.38
$2.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.27
$1.03
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.82
$2.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.24
$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.27
$2.63
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.1
$11.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.76
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.17
$5.32
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.35
$4.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.8
$2.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$15.4
$37.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.27
$10.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11.9
$133
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.95
$20.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$18.6
$55.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$63.1
$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$67.6
$509
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1491
$4789

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Distance City Cost of living
148 km or 92 mi Hyderabad
$382
208 km or 129 mi Nawabshah
$324
213 km or 132 mi Mirpur Khas
$395
324 km or 201 mi Larkana
$336
324 km or 201 mi Bhuj
$290
366 km or 227 mi Sukkur
$340
406 km or 252 mi Jacobabad
$322
445 km or 277 mi Porbandar
$330
480 km or 298 mi Rajkot
$324
564 km or 351 mi Mehsana
$382
593 km or 368 mi Quetta
$291
601 km or 374 mi Ahmedabad
$442
604 km or 375 mi Gandhinagar
$407
626 km or 389 mi Bhavnagar
$291
629 km or 391 mi Jodhpur
$322
643 km or 399 mi Pali
$305
643 km or 399 mi Nadiad
$375
645 km or 401 mi Chabahar
$573
675 km or 419 mi Udaipur
$315
679 km or 422 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$254
683 km or 425 mi Bahawalpur
$301
683 km or 425 mi Iranshahr
$624
692 km or 430 mi Vadodara
$374
711 km or 442 mi Godhra
$366
719 km or 447 mi Bikaner
$290
723 km or 449 mi Surat
$705
736 km or 457 mi Multan
$403
745 km or 463 mi Navsari
$278
761 km or 473 mi Kandahar
$436
769 km or 478 mi Bhilwara
$328
775 km or 482 mi Khanewal
$362
785 km or 488 mi Ajmer
$274
792 km or 492 mi Lashkargah
$439
796 km or 494 mi Zahedan
$808
812 km or 504 mi Burewala
$347
836 km or 519 mi Ratlam
$303
845 km or 525 mi Vasai
$267
865 km or 537 mi Muscat
$1081
866 km or 538 mi Sikar
$335
874 km or 543 mi Zabol
$558

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