Kathmandu vs Montreal - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kathmandu Montreal
🚶 Cost of living one person
$412
$1928
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1054
$4433
🏠 One person rent
$122
$992
🏘️ Family rent
$207
$1658
🍽️ Food expenses
$175
$585
🚐 Transport expenses
$67.5
$192
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$214
$3005
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
29
100
😀 Quality of life
51
96
🏙️ Population
846K
1.8M

The cost of living in Kathmandu is 79% less expensive than in Montreal. Cities ranked 8958th and 2284th ($412 vs $1928) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 58th 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 1.6 months in Montreal. Kathmandu ranked 1st best city to live in Nepal vs Montreal ranked 1st in Canada, while ranked 6657th and 11th 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
$1.72
$16.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.3
$65.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.81
$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.53
$6.46
☕ Cappuccino
$1.69
$4.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.53
$2.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$163
$1085
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$78.3
$852
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$289
$1939
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$141
$1436
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$18
$51.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$28
$79.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.24
$41.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.2%
4.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2071
$5305
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1335
$4101
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.21
$2.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.4
$76.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.8
$18.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$2.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.55
$2.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$2.92
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.78
$3.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.82
$15.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.04
$12.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.56
$14.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$3.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$3.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$3.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$2.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$2.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.16
$0.99
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.67
$2.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.86
$13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.32
$2.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.79
$12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.2
$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.43
$5.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.89
$4.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.68
$2.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$20
$37.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.13
$11.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21
$117
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.62
$22.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.7
$55.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$58.5
$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$69.1
$568
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3536
$5550

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Distance City Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi Lalitpur
$340
47 km or 29 mi Hetauda
$285
94 km or 58 mi Birgunj
$319
124 km or 77 mi Janakpur
$284
146 km or 91 mi Pokhara
$395
183 km or 114 mi Muzaffarpur
$281
222 km or 138 mi Gorakhpur
$295
234 km or 145 mi Biratnagar
$315
235 km or 146 mi Patna
$308
238 km or 148 mi Saharsa
$278
261 km or 162 mi Damak
$310
300 km or 186 mi Purnia
$283
320 km or 199 mi Bhagalpur
$253
322 km or 200 mi Siliguri
$293
332 km or 206 mi Gaya
$282
346 km or 215 mi Jaunpur
$276
355 km or 220 mi Varanasi
$267
359 km or 223 mi Raiganj
$299
384 km or 239 mi Shigatse
$943
398 km or 247 mi Mirzapur
$273
400 km or 249 mi Paro
$443
410 km or 255 mi Malda
$300
411 km or 256 mi Saidpur
$320
421 km or 262 mi Thimphu
$412
431 km or 268 mi Allahabad
$300
438 km or 272 mi Balurghat
$299
443 km or 275 mi Rangpur
$307
447 km or 278 mi Lucknow
$340
449 km or 279 mi Dhanbad
$288
468 km or 291 mi Kulti
$285
476 km or 296 mi Asansol
$280
479 km or 298 mi Dhangadhi
$363
485 km or 301 mi Ranchi
$363
493 km or 306 mi Rajshahi
$281
495 km or 307 mi Berhampore
$298
503 km or 313 mi Durgapur
$284
510 km or 317 mi Bheemdatta
$347
510 km or 317 mi Bogra
$293
517 km or 321 mi Kanpur
$314
553 km or 344 mi Jamshedpur
$360

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Distance City Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.3 mi Saint-Lambert
$1875
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Westmount
$1862
4.4 km or 2.8 mi Longueuil
$1923
6.4 km or 4 mi Mount Royal
$1876
9.4 km or 5.9 mi Cote-Saint-Luc
$1893
9.9 km or 6.1 mi Brossard
$2080
11 km or 7 mi La Prairie
$1960
13 km or 8.3 mi Boucherville
$1897
14 km or 8.9 mi Candiac
$1940
16 km or 9.8 mi Saint-Constant
$1910
16 km or 10 mi Dorval
$1923
17 km or 10 mi Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville
$1918
17 km or 10 mi Laval
$2047
20 km or 12 mi Sainte-Julie
$1891
20 km or 12 mi Dollard-des-Ormeaux
$1944
20 km or 13 mi Chateauguay
$1914
21 km or 13 mi Pointe-Claire
$1920
22 km or 14 mi Varennes
$1861
22 km or 14 mi Terrebonne
$1907
23 km or 14 mi Chambly
$1918
24 km or 15 mi Boisbriand
$1934
25 km or 15 mi Kirkland
$1930
26 km or 16 mi Repentigny
$1846
26 km or 16 mi Sainte-Therese
$1950
27 km or 17 mi Mascouche
$1852
27 km or 17 mi Saint-Eustache
$1948
29 km or 18 mi Beloeil
$1838
31 km or 19 mi Blainville
$1935
31 km or 20 mi Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu
$1857
38 km or 23 mi L'Assomption
$1723
39 km or 24 mi Vaudreuil-Dorion
$1924
41 km or 26 mi Saint-Lin-Laurentides
$1800
44 km or 27 mi Mirabel
$1896
46 km or 28 mi Saint-Jerome
$1864
49 km or 31 mi Saint-Hyacinthe
$1642
53 km or 33 mi Salaberry-de-Valleyfield
$1971
57 km or 35 mi Joliette
$1458
66 km or 41 mi Granby
$1142
68 km or 42 mi Sorel-Tracy
$1589
91 km or 56 mi Plattsburgh
$1805