Kathmandu vs Montreal - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kathmandu Montreal
🚶 Cost of living one person
$443
$1954
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1153
$4616
🏠 One person rent
$147
$986
🏘️ Family rent
$283
$1716
🍽️ Food expenses
$188
$608
🚐 Transport expenses
$62.3
$190
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$231
$2805
😷 Air quality
Bad
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
28
100
😀 Quality of life
45
93
🏙️ Population
846K
1.76M

The cost of living in Kathmandu is 77% less expensive than in Montreal. Cities ranked 8885th and 2002nd ($443 vs $1954) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 54th 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 1.4 months in Montreal. Kathmandu ranked 1st best city to live in Nepal vs Montreal ranked 2nd in Canada, while ranked 6524th and 60th 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
$1.48
$16.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.2
$76.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.71
$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.63
$6.72
☕ Cappuccino
$1.71
$3.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.48
$2.2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$180
$1044
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$97.7
$856
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$359
$2012
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$208
$1492
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$22.3
$49.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.1
$77
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.6
$42.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.76%
6.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2306
$7494
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1201
$4431
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.22
$2.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.86
$73.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.3
$18.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.28
$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$2.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$2.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$2.95
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.6
$3.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.7
$16.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$13.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.35
$14.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$3.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$4.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$4.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$2.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$2.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.17
$1.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.82
$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.99
$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.21
$3.18
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.96
$11.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.3
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.65
$5.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.95
$3.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.73
$3.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.5
$33.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.33
$11.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.9
$121
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.84
$32.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.5
$61.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$53.3
$95.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$87.7
$669
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4063
$6957

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Distance City Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi Lalitpur
$350
47 km or 29 mi Hetauda
$311
94 km or 58 mi Birgunj
$335
124 km or 77 mi Janakpur
$321
146 km or 91 mi Pokhara
$377
183 km or 114 mi Muzaffarpur
$294
222 km or 138 mi Gorakhpur
$306
234 km or 145 mi Biratnagar
$339
235 km or 146 mi Patna
$356
238 km or 148 mi Saharsa
$297
261 km or 162 mi Damak
$331
300 km or 186 mi Purnia
$303
320 km or 199 mi Bhagalpur
$268
322 km or 200 mi Siliguri
$314
332 km or 206 mi Gaya
$337
346 km or 215 mi Jaunpur
$331
355 km or 220 mi Varanasi
$316
359 km or 223 mi Raiganj
$312
384 km or 239 mi Shigatse
$930
398 km or 247 mi Mirzapur
$365
400 km or 249 mi Paro
$455
410 km or 255 mi Malda
$311
411 km or 256 mi Saidpur
$293
421 km or 262 mi Thimphu
$387
431 km or 268 mi Allahabad
$461
438 km or 272 mi Balurghat
$311
443 km or 275 mi Rangpur
$298
447 km or 278 mi Lucknow
$393
449 km or 279 mi Dhanbad
$285
468 km or 291 mi Kulti
$284
476 km or 296 mi Asansol
$273
479 km or 298 mi Dhangadhi
$396
485 km or 301 mi Ranchi
$396
493 km or 306 mi Rajshahi
$279
495 km or 307 mi Berhampore
$309
503 km or 313 mi Durgapur
$288
510 km or 317 mi Bheemdatta
$379
510 km or 317 mi Bogra
$282
517 km or 321 mi Kanpur
$329
553 km or 344 mi Jamshedpur
$330

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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