Kathmandu vs Montreal - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kathmandu Montreal
🚶 Cost of living one person
$455
$1821
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1152
$4326
🏠 One person rent
$156
$928
🏘️ Family rent
$284
$1624
🍽️ Food expenses
$194
$569
🚐 Transport expenses
$58.2
$172
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$236
$2722
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
28
100
😀 Quality of life
48
95
🏙️ Population
846K
1.76M

The cost of living in Kathmandu is 75% less expensive than in Montreal. Cities ranked 8752nd and 2281st ($455 vs $1821) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 76th in Nepal and Canada, respectively. Check Nepal vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Kathmandu compared to 1.5 months in Montreal. Kathmandu ranked 1st best city to live in Nepal vs Montreal ranked 1st in Canada, while ranked 6452nd and 30th 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
$1.92
$15.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$23.5
$69.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.47
$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.62
$6.11
☕ Cappuccino
$1.59
$3.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.49
$2.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$182
$1044
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$107
$780
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$350
$1952
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$209
$1385
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$23.1
$52
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.7
$81.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.6
$43.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.8%
6.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2062
$7593
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1180
$4320
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.23
$2.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.41
$71.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.57
$14.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.39
$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.83
$2.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$2.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$3.08
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.53
$3.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.53
$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.11
$12.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.81
$14.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$3.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$1.45
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$3.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$4.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$1.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.63
$2.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.17
$1.1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.07
$2.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.08
$13.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.26
$3.15
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.04
$11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.31
$9.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.74
$4.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.98
$4.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.73
$2.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.5
$31.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.43
$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16
$119
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.19
$18.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.9
$62.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$52.5
$90
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$94.3
$703
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3189
$7624

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Distance City Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi Lalitpur
$355
47 km or 29 mi Hetauda
$390
94 km or 58 mi Birgunj
$345
124 km or 77 mi Janakpur
$337
146 km or 91 mi Pokhara
$386
183 km or 114 mi Muzaffarpur
$272
222 km or 138 mi Gorakhpur
$310
234 km or 145 mi Biratnagar
$342
235 km or 146 mi Patna
$335
238 km or 148 mi Saharsa
$290
261 km or 162 mi Damak
$339
300 km or 186 mi Purnia
$299
320 km or 199 mi Bhagalpur
$271
322 km or 200 mi Siliguri
$343
332 km or 206 mi Gaya
$291
346 km or 215 mi Jaunpur
$329
355 km or 220 mi Varanasi
$306
359 km or 223 mi Raiganj
$325
384 km or 239 mi Shigatse
$1014
398 km or 247 mi Mirzapur
$363
400 km or 249 mi Paro
$476
410 km or 255 mi Malda
$318
411 km or 256 mi Saidpur
$337
421 km or 262 mi Thimphu
$452
431 km or 268 mi Allahabad
$471
438 km or 272 mi Balurghat
$319
443 km or 275 mi Rangpur
$325
447 km or 278 mi Lucknow
$374
449 km or 279 mi Dhanbad
$322
468 km or 291 mi Kulti
$288
476 km or 296 mi Asansol
$276
479 km or 298 mi Dhangadhi
$414
485 km or 301 mi Ranchi
$375
493 km or 306 mi Rajshahi
$293
495 km or 307 mi Berhampore
$311
503 km or 313 mi Durgapur
$312
510 km or 317 mi Bheemdatta
$400
510 km or 317 mi Bogra
$315
517 km or 321 mi Kanpur
$301
553 km or 344 mi Jamshedpur
$328

Cities near Montreal

Distance City Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.3 mi Saint-Lambert
$1869
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Westmount
$1808
4.4 km or 2.8 mi Longueuil
$1962
6.4 km or 4 mi Mount Royal
$1821
9.4 km or 5.9 mi Cote-Saint-Luc
$1840
9.9 km or 6.1 mi Brossard
$2105
11 km or 7 mi La Prairie
$1949
13 km or 8.3 mi Boucherville
$1882
14 km or 8.9 mi Candiac
$1912
16 km or 9.8 mi Saint-Constant
$1888
16 km or 10 mi Dorval
$1846
17 km or 10 mi Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville
$1924
17 km or 10 mi Laval
$1874
20 km or 12 mi Sainte-Julie
$1874
20 km or 12 mi Dollard-des-Ormeaux
$1835
20 km or 13 mi Chateauguay
$1841
21 km or 13 mi Pointe-Claire
$1846
22 km or 14 mi Varennes
$1835
22 km or 14 mi Terrebonne
$1820
23 km or 14 mi Chambly
$1906
24 km or 15 mi Boisbriand
$1813
25 km or 15 mi Kirkland
$1845
26 km or 16 mi Repentigny
$1783
26 km or 16 mi Sainte-Therese
$1808
27 km or 17 mi Mascouche
$1772
27 km or 17 mi Saint-Eustache
$1827
29 km or 18 mi Beloeil
$1816
31 km or 19 mi Blainville
$1808
31 km or 20 mi Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu
$1847
38 km or 23 mi L'Assomption
$1659
39 km or 24 mi Vaudreuil-Dorion
$1894
41 km or 26 mi Saint-Lin-Laurentides
$1705
44 km or 27 mi Mirabel
$1797
46 km or 28 mi Saint-Jerome
$1757
49 km or 31 mi Saint-Hyacinthe
$1626
53 km or 33 mi Salaberry-de-Valleyfield
$2014
57 km or 35 mi Joliette
$1397
66 km or 41 mi Granby
$1158
68 km or 42 mi Sorel-Tracy
$1558
91 km or 56 mi Plattsburgh
$1576