Karachi vs Montreal - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Karachi	Montreal
🚶 Cost of living one person	$429	$1954
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1025	$4616
🏠 One person rent	$179	$986
🏘️ Family rent	$318	$1716
🍽️ Food expenses	$147	$608
🚐 Transport expenses	$62.4	$190
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$173	$2805
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	63	100
😀 Quality of life	49	93
🏙️ Population	14.9M	1.76M

The cost of living in Karachi is 78% less expensive than in Montreal. Cities ranked 8915th and 2002nd ($429 vs $1954) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 54th in Pakistan and Canada, respectively. Check Pakistan vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Karachi compared to 1.4 months in Montreal. Karachi ranked 1st best city to live in Pakistan vs Montreal ranked 2nd in Canada, while ranked 6242nd and 60th 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	$2.02	$16.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$13.3	$76.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.2	$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.18	$6.72
☕ Cappuccino	$2.14	$3.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.32	$2.2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$141	$1044
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$96.4	$856
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$307	$2012
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$187	$1492
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$63.9	$49.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$97.3	$77
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.99	$42.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	21.44%	6.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$544	$7494
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$338	$4431
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.22	$2.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.29	$73.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.8	$18.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.01	$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.78	$2.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.51	$2.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$2.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.15	$3.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.6	$16.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.16	$13.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.42	$14.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$3.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.61	$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$4.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.58	$4.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.34	$2.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.58	$2.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.26	$1.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.84	$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$3.48	$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.38	$3.18
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.94	$11.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.67	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.91	$5.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.37	$3.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.97	$3.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$16.9	$33.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.07	$11.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13.1	$121
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.95	$32.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$15.6	$61.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$52.9	$95.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$42.4	$669
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1146	$6957

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Cities near Karachi

Distance	City	Cost of living
148 km or 92 mi	Hyderabad	$315
208 km or 129 mi	Nawabshah	$341
213 km or 132 mi	Mirpur Khas	$376
324 km or 201 mi	Larkana	$327
324 km or 201 mi	Bhuj	$295
366 km or 227 mi	Sukkur	$325
406 km or 252 mi	Jacobabad	$313
445 km or 277 mi	Porbandar	$344
480 km or 298 mi	Rajkot	$326
564 km or 351 mi	Mehsana	$402
593 km or 368 mi	Quetta	$285
601 km or 374 mi	Ahmedabad	$471
604 km or 375 mi	Gandhinagar	$424
626 km or 389 mi	Bhavnagar	$297
629 km or 391 mi	Jodhpur	$375
643 km or 399 mi	Pali	$338
643 km or 399 mi	Nadiad	$399
645 km or 401 mi	Chabahar	$687
675 km or 419 mi	Udaipur	$347
679 km or 422 mi	Dera Ghazi Khan	$273
683 km or 425 mi	Bahawalpur	$294
683 km or 425 mi	Iranshahr	$639
692 km or 430 mi	Vadodara	$406
711 km or 442 mi	Godhra	$391
719 km or 447 mi	Bikaner	$268
723 km or 449 mi	Surat	$785
736 km or 457 mi	Multan	$371
745 km or 463 mi	Navsari	$284
761 km or 473 mi	Kandahar	$521
769 km or 478 mi	Bhilwara	$360
775 km or 482 mi	Khanewal	$358
785 km or 488 mi	Ajmer	$299
792 km or 492 mi	Lashkargah	$487
796 km or 494 mi	Zahedan	$831
812 km or 504 mi	Burewala	$360
836 km or 519 mi	Ratlam	$327
845 km or 525 mi	Vasai	$288
865 km or 537 mi	Muscat	$1110
866 km or 538 mi	Sikar	$371
874 km or 543 mi	Zabol	$548

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