Karachi vs Montreal - Cost of Living Comparison

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Karachi Montreal
🚶 Cost of living one person
$434
$1928
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1045
$4433
🏠 One person rent
$163
$992
🏘️ Family rent
$267
$1658
🍽️ Food expenses
$154
$585
🚐 Transport expenses
$72.8
$192
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$152
$3005
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
63
100
😀 Quality of life
54
96
🏙️ Population
14.9M
1.8M

The cost of living in Karachi is 77% less expensive than in Montreal. Cities ranked 8914th and 2284th ($434 vs $1928) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 58th 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 1.6 months in Montreal. Karachi ranked 1st best city to live in Pakistan vs Montreal ranked 1st in Canada, while ranked 6414th and 11th 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
$1.8
$16.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$13.5
$65.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.1
$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.96
$6.46
☕ Cappuccino
$2.35
$4.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.37
$2.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$122
$1085
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$71.5
$852
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$224
$1939
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$129
$1436
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$69.7
$51.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$107
$79.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.6
$41.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.94%
4.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$659
$5305
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$422
$4101
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$2.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.03
$76.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.48
$18.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.95
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$2.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.58
$2.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$2.92
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.21
$3.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7
$15.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.37
$12.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.73
$14.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$3.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.62
$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$3.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$3.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.35
$2.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.33
$2.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.28
$0.99
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.82
$2.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.25
$13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.25
$2.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.13
$12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.78
$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.24
$5.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.35
$4.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.8
$2.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$17.6
$37.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.26
$11.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.1
$117
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.99
$22.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$15.6
$55.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.6
$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$58.1
$568
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1646
$5550

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Cities near Karachi

Distance City Cost of living
148 km or 92 mi Hyderabad
$365
208 km or 129 mi Nawabshah
$326
213 km or 132 mi Mirpur Khas
$392
324 km or 201 mi Larkana
$337
324 km or 201 mi Bhuj
$284
366 km or 227 mi Sukkur
$343
406 km or 252 mi Jacobabad
$327
445 km or 277 mi Porbandar
$324
480 km or 298 mi Rajkot
$310
564 km or 351 mi Mehsana
$378
593 km or 368 mi Quetta
$298
601 km or 374 mi Ahmedabad
$437
604 km or 375 mi Gandhinagar
$401
626 km or 389 mi Bhavnagar
$287
629 km or 391 mi Jodhpur
$330
643 km or 399 mi Pali
$317
643 km or 399 mi Nadiad
$373
645 km or 401 mi Chabahar
$575
675 km or 419 mi Udaipur
$326
679 km or 422 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$257
683 km or 425 mi Bahawalpur
$298
683 km or 425 mi Iranshahr
$627
692 km or 430 mi Vadodara
$382
711 km or 442 mi Godhra
$366
719 km or 447 mi Bikaner
$289
723 km or 449 mi Surat
$693
736 km or 457 mi Multan
$417
745 km or 463 mi Navsari
$286
761 km or 473 mi Kandahar
$463
769 km or 478 mi Bhilwara
$331
775 km or 482 mi Khanewal
$382
785 km or 488 mi Ajmer
$269
792 km or 492 mi Lashkargah
$467
796 km or 494 mi Zahedan
$813
812 km or 504 mi Burewala
$351
836 km or 519 mi Ratlam
$297
845 km or 525 mi Vasai
$294
865 km or 537 mi Muscat
$1135
866 km or 538 mi Sikar
$325
874 km or 543 mi Zabol
$561

Cities near Montreal

Distance City Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.3 mi Saint-Lambert
$1875
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Westmount
$1862
4.4 km or 2.8 mi Longueuil
$1923
6.4 km or 4 mi Mount Royal
$1876
9.4 km or 5.9 mi Cote-Saint-Luc
$1893
9.9 km or 6.1 mi Brossard
$2080
11 km or 7 mi La Prairie
$1960
13 km or 8.3 mi Boucherville
$1897
14 km or 8.9 mi Candiac
$1940
16 km or 9.8 mi Saint-Constant
$1910
16 km or 10 mi Dorval
$1923
17 km or 10 mi Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville
$1918
17 km or 10 mi Laval
$2047
20 km or 12 mi Sainte-Julie
$1891
20 km or 12 mi Dollard-des-Ormeaux
$1944
20 km or 13 mi Chateauguay
$1914
21 km or 13 mi Pointe-Claire
$1920
22 km or 14 mi Varennes
$1861
22 km or 14 mi Terrebonne
$1907
23 km or 14 mi Chambly
$1918
24 km or 15 mi Boisbriand
$1934
25 km or 15 mi Kirkland
$1930
26 km or 16 mi Repentigny
$1846
26 km or 16 mi Sainte-Therese
$1950
27 km or 17 mi Mascouche
$1852
27 km or 17 mi Saint-Eustache
$1948
29 km or 18 mi Beloeil
$1838
31 km or 19 mi Blainville
$1935
31 km or 20 mi Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu
$1857
38 km or 23 mi L'Assomption
$1723
39 km or 24 mi Vaudreuil-Dorion
$1924
41 km or 26 mi Saint-Lin-Laurentides
$1800
44 km or 27 mi Mirabel
$1896
46 km or 28 mi Saint-Jerome
$1864
49 km or 31 mi Saint-Hyacinthe
$1642
53 km or 33 mi Salaberry-de-Valleyfield
$1971
57 km or 35 mi Joliette
$1458
66 km or 41 mi Granby
$1142
68 km or 42 mi Sorel-Tracy
$1589
91 km or 56 mi Plattsburgh
$1805