Kathmandu vs Montreal - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kathmandu Montreal
🚶 Cost of living one person
$424
$1901
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1080
$4422
🏠 One person rent
$134
$984
🏘️ Family rent
$232
$1684
🍽️ Food expenses
$181
$567
🚐 Transport expenses
$60.6
$193
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$148
$2928
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
29
100
😀 Quality of life
47
93
🏙️ Population
846K
1.9M

The cost of living in Kathmandu is 78% less expensive than in Montreal. Cities ranked 8916th and 2370th ($424 vs $1901) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 64th in Nepal and Canada, respectively. Check Nepal vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Kathmandu compared to 1.5 months in Montreal. Kathmandu ranked 1st best city to live in Nepal vs Montreal ranked 2nd in Canada, while ranked 6934th and 49th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kathmandu vs Montreal

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Kathmandu Montreal
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.97
$15.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.9
$64.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.61
$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.94
$6.08
☕ Cappuccino
$1.77
$3.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.61
$1.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$181
$1096
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$86.1
$842
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$332
$1985
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$156
$1459
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$20.9
$51.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$32
$79.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$7.99
$40.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.29%
4.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2304
$5122
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1340
$3877
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.2
$2.68
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.78
$75.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.9
$17.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.76
$2.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.6
$2.87
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$2.83
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.65
$3.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.63
$15.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$12.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.31
$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$3.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$3.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$3.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$2.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$2.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.15
$1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.61
$2.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.83
$12.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.43
$2.64
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.64
$11.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.14
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.33
$5.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.83
$4.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.65
$2.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$20.8
$32.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.97
$11.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20
$119
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.49
$21.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$24.4
$54.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.1
$99.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$66.9
$607
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4078
$6432

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5 km or 3.1 mi Lalitpur
$336
47 km or 29 mi Hetauda
$288
94 km or 58 mi Birgunj
$317
124 km or 77 mi Janakpur
$287
146 km or 91 mi Pokhara
$386
183 km or 114 mi Muzaffarpur
$263
222 km or 138 mi Gorakhpur
$295
234 km or 145 mi Biratnagar
$303
235 km or 146 mi Patna
$293
238 km or 148 mi Saharsa
$264
261 km or 162 mi Damak
$303
300 km or 186 mi Purnia
$270
320 km or 199 mi Bhagalpur
$245
322 km or 200 mi Siliguri
$282
332 km or 206 mi Gaya
$274
346 km or 215 mi Jaunpur
$266
355 km or 220 mi Varanasi
$255
359 km or 223 mi Raiganj
$287
384 km or 239 mi Shigatse
$960
398 km or 247 mi Mirzapur
$264
400 km or 249 mi Paro
$437
410 km or 255 mi Malda
$289
411 km or 256 mi Saidpur
$320
421 km or 262 mi Thimphu
$412
431 km or 268 mi Allahabad
$291
438 km or 272 mi Balurghat
$288
443 km or 275 mi Rangpur
$307
447 km or 278 mi Lucknow
$326
449 km or 279 mi Dhanbad
$273
468 km or 291 mi Kulti
$274
476 km or 296 mi Asansol
$268
479 km or 298 mi Dhangadhi
$348
485 km or 301 mi Ranchi
$354
493 km or 306 mi Rajshahi
$289
495 km or 307 mi Berhampore
$288
503 km or 313 mi Durgapur
$272
510 km or 317 mi Bheemdatta
$330
510 km or 317 mi Bogra
$297
517 km or 321 mi Kanpur
$308
553 km or 344 mi Jamshedpur
$339

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Distance City Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.3 mi Saint-Lambert
$1856
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Westmount
$1828
4.4 km or 2.8 mi Longueuil
$1874
6.4 km or 4 mi Mount Royal
$1852
9.4 km or 5.9 mi Cote-Saint-Luc
$1870
9.9 km or 6.1 mi Brossard
$2051
11 km or 7 mi La Prairie
$1937
13 km or 8.3 mi Boucherville
$1861
14 km or 8.9 mi Candiac
$1921
16 km or 9.8 mi Saint-Constant
$1905
16 km or 10 mi Dorval
$1917
17 km or 10 mi Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville
$1892
17 km or 10 mi Laval
$2058
20 km or 12 mi Sainte-Julie
$1875
20 km or 12 mi Dollard-des-Ormeaux
$1918
20 km or 13 mi Chateauguay
$1905
21 km or 13 mi Pointe-Claire
$1915
22 km or 14 mi Varennes
$1829
22 km or 14 mi Terrebonne
$1863
23 km or 14 mi Chambly
$1892
24 km or 15 mi Boisbriand
$1913
25 km or 15 mi Kirkland
$1914
26 km or 16 mi Repentigny
$1817
26 km or 16 mi Sainte-Therese
$1928
27 km or 17 mi Mascouche
$1828
27 km or 17 mi Saint-Eustache
$1926
29 km or 18 mi Beloeil
$1816
31 km or 19 mi Blainville
$1903
31 km or 20 mi Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu
$1850
38 km or 23 mi L'Assomption
$1702
39 km or 24 mi Vaudreuil-Dorion
$1906
41 km or 26 mi Saint-Lin-Laurentides
$1772
44 km or 27 mi Mirabel
$1864
46 km or 28 mi Saint-Jerome
$1832
49 km or 31 mi Saint-Hyacinthe
$1675
53 km or 33 mi Salaberry-de-Valleyfield
$1942
57 km or 35 mi Joliette
$1421
66 km or 41 mi Granby
$1199
68 km or 42 mi Sorel-Tracy
$1575
91 km or 56 mi Plattsburgh
$1828