Kathmandu vs Montreal - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kathmandu Montreal
🚶 Cost of living one person
$427
$1903
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1087
$4337
🏠 One person rent
$127
$969
🏘️ Family rent
$214
$1582
🍽️ Food expenses
$182
$579
🚐 Transport expenses
$69.9
$191
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$253
$2945
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
28
100
😀 Quality of life
51
95
🏙️ Population
846K
1.8M

The cost of living in Kathmandu is 78% less expensive than in Montreal. Cities ranked 8921st and 2306th ($427 vs $1903) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 52nd in Nepal and Canada, respectively. Check Nepal vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Kathmandu compared to 1.5 months in Montreal. Kathmandu ranked 1st best city to live in Nepal vs Montreal ranked 4th in Canada, while ranked 6559th and 46th 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
$1.76
$16.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.5
$65.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.36
$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.48
$5.78
☕ Cappuccino
$1.76
$3.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.54
$1.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$158
$1055
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$84.8
$839
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$284
$1821
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$150
$1381
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$19
$47.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29.6
$74.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.19
$39.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.29%
5.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1810
$6195
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1154
$4493
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.21
$2.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.5
$72.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.4
$18.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.82
$2.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.55
$2.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$3.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.85
$3.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.96
$15.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.14
$12.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.14
$14.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$3.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$3.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$3.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$2.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$2.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.17
$1.03
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.71
$2.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.99
$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.32
$2.63
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.81
$11.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.22
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.48
$5.32
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.9
$4.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.69
$2.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.5
$37.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.2
$10.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.8
$133
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.68
$20.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.4
$55.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$58.2
$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$75.8
$509
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3066
$4789

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Distance City Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi Lalitpur
$350
47 km or 29 mi Hetauda
$293
94 km or 58 mi Birgunj
$328
124 km or 77 mi Janakpur
$293
146 km or 91 mi Pokhara
$386
183 km or 114 mi Muzaffarpur
$284
222 km or 138 mi Gorakhpur
$298
234 km or 145 mi Biratnagar
$321
235 km or 146 mi Patna
$320
238 km or 148 mi Saharsa
$281
261 km or 162 mi Damak
$316
300 km or 186 mi Purnia
$284
320 km or 199 mi Bhagalpur
$257
322 km or 200 mi Siliguri
$297
332 km or 206 mi Gaya
$297
346 km or 215 mi Jaunpur
$279
355 km or 220 mi Varanasi
$273
359 km or 223 mi Raiganj
$298
384 km or 239 mi Shigatse
$918
398 km or 247 mi Mirzapur
$276
400 km or 249 mi Paro
$450
410 km or 255 mi Malda
$297
411 km or 256 mi Saidpur
$311
421 km or 262 mi Thimphu
$420
431 km or 268 mi Allahabad
$300
438 km or 272 mi Balurghat
$297
443 km or 275 mi Rangpur
$308
447 km or 278 mi Lucknow
$339
449 km or 279 mi Dhanbad
$289
468 km or 291 mi Kulti
$289
476 km or 296 mi Asansol
$286
479 km or 298 mi Dhangadhi
$383
485 km or 301 mi Ranchi
$369
493 km or 306 mi Rajshahi
$274
495 km or 307 mi Berhampore
$294
503 km or 313 mi Durgapur
$289
510 km or 317 mi Bheemdatta
$367
510 km or 317 mi Bogra
$287
517 km or 321 mi Kanpur
$320
553 km or 344 mi Jamshedpur
$348

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Distance City Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.3 mi Saint-Lambert
$1828
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Westmount
$1814
4.4 km or 2.8 mi Longueuil
$1842
6.4 km or 4 mi Mount Royal
$1820
9.4 km or 5.9 mi Cote-Saint-Luc
$1835
9.9 km or 6.1 mi Brossard
$2055
11 km or 7 mi La Prairie
$1911
13 km or 8.3 mi Boucherville
$1820
14 km or 8.9 mi Candiac
$1892
16 km or 9.8 mi Saint-Constant
$1864
16 km or 10 mi Dorval
$1853
17 km or 10 mi Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville
$1869
17 km or 10 mi Laval
$1930
20 km or 12 mi Sainte-Julie
$1822
20 km or 12 mi Dollard-des-Ormeaux
$1829
20 km or 13 mi Chateauguay
$1867
21 km or 13 mi Pointe-Claire
$1838
22 km or 14 mi Varennes
$1786
22 km or 14 mi Terrebonne
$1805
23 km or 14 mi Chambly
$1853
24 km or 15 mi Boisbriand
$1763
25 km or 15 mi Kirkland
$1835
26 km or 16 mi Repentigny
$1767
26 km or 16 mi Sainte-Therese
$1785
27 km or 17 mi Mascouche
$1766
27 km or 17 mi Saint-Eustache
$1806
29 km or 18 mi Beloeil
$1776
31 km or 19 mi Blainville
$1780
31 km or 20 mi Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu
$1805
38 km or 23 mi L'Assomption
$1671
39 km or 24 mi Vaudreuil-Dorion
$1850
41 km or 26 mi Saint-Lin-Laurentides
$1719
44 km or 27 mi Mirabel
$1782
46 km or 28 mi Saint-Jerome
$1753
49 km or 31 mi Saint-Hyacinthe
$1586
53 km or 33 mi Salaberry-de-Valleyfield
$1935
57 km or 35 mi Joliette
$1449
66 km or 41 mi Granby
$1120
68 km or 42 mi Sorel-Tracy
$1549
91 km or 56 mi Plattsburgh
$1811