Karachi vs Montreal - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Karachi	Montreal
🚶 Cost of living one person	$442	$1857
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1064	$4312
🏠 One person rent	$188	$940
🏘️ Family rent	$342	$1577
🍽️ Food expenses	$147	$575
🚐 Transport expenses	$64.1	$187
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$179	$2742
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	63	100
😀 Quality of life	50	93
🏙️ Population	14.9M	1.8M

The cost of living in Karachi is 76% less expensive than in Montreal. Cities ranked 8872nd and 2225th ($442 vs $1857) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 51st in Pakistan and Canada, respectively. Check Pakistan vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Karachi compared to 1.5 months in Montreal. Karachi ranked 1st best city to live in Pakistan vs Montreal ranked 1st in Canada, while ranked 6253rd and 51st 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	$1.99	$15.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12	$64.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.2	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.17	$6.26
☕ Cappuccino	$2.16	$3.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.37	$2.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$142	$1030
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$97.4	$807
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$316	$1828
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$197	$1371
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$71.4	$47.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$110	$73.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$10.6	$40.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	19.17%	6.03%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$545	$6524
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$359	$4131
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.21	$2.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.21	$73.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.29	$17.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.96	$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.81	$2.36
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.53	$2.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$2.93
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.15	$3.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.81	$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.27	$12.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.8	$14.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$3.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.57	$1.51
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.82	$4.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.65	$4.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.39	$2.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.54	$2.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.27	$1.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.82	$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$3.49	$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.38	$2.89
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.04	$11.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.65	$9.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.9	$4.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.37	$4.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.98	$2.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$16.7	$34.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.05	$10.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.9	$126
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.95	$16.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$16.8	$59.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$57.6	$94.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$50.7	$639
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1405	$5725

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Cities near Karachi

Distance	City	Cost of living
148 km or 92 mi	Hyderabad	$334
208 km or 129 mi	Nawabshah	$325
213 km or 132 mi	Mirpur Khas	$394
324 km or 201 mi	Larkana	$338
324 km or 201 mi	Bhuj	$288
366 km or 227 mi	Sukkur	$339
406 km or 252 mi	Jacobabad	$325
445 km or 277 mi	Porbandar	$333
480 km or 298 mi	Rajkot	$311
564 km or 351 mi	Mehsana	$389
593 km or 368 mi	Quetta	$266
601 km or 374 mi	Ahmedabad	$452
604 km or 375 mi	Gandhinagar	$415
626 km or 389 mi	Bhavnagar	$298
629 km or 391 mi	Jodhpur	$366
643 km or 399 mi	Pali	$324
643 km or 399 mi	Nadiad	$382
645 km or 401 mi	Chabahar	$585
675 km or 419 mi	Udaipur	$310
679 km or 422 mi	Dera Ghazi Khan	$297
683 km or 425 mi	Bahawalpur	$342
683 km or 425 mi	Iranshahr	$605
692 km or 430 mi	Vadodara	$376
711 km or 442 mi	Godhra	$371
719 km or 447 mi	Bikaner	$297
723 km or 449 mi	Surat	$771
736 km or 457 mi	Multan	$392
745 km or 463 mi	Navsari	$286
761 km or 473 mi	Kandahar	$468
769 km or 478 mi	Bhilwara	$340
775 km or 482 mi	Khanewal	$361
785 km or 488 mi	Ajmer	$279
792 km or 492 mi	Lashkargah	$476
796 km or 494 mi	Zahedan	$829
812 km or 504 mi	Burewala	$356
836 km or 519 mi	Ratlam	$311
845 km or 525 mi	Vasai	$284
865 km or 537 mi	Muscat	$1090
866 km or 538 mi	Sikar	$350
874 km or 543 mi	Zabol	$552

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