Kathmandu vs Montreal - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kathmandu Montreal
🚶 Cost of living one person
$419
$1857
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1077
$4312
🏠 One person rent
$131
$940
🏘️ Family rent
$240
$1577
🍽️ Food expenses
$181
$575
🚐 Transport expenses
$62.2
$187
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$238
$2742
😷 Air quality
Bad
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
28
100
😀 Quality of life
46
93
🏙️ Population
846K
1.8M

The cost of living in Kathmandu is 77% less expensive than in Montreal. Cities ranked 8918th and 2225th ($419 vs $1857) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 51st 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 1st in Canada, while ranked 6495th and 51st 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
$1.44
$15.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.8
$64.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.47
$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.57
$6.26
☕ Cappuccino
$1.81
$3.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.48
$2.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$162
$1030
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$84.7
$807
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$296
$1828
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$173
$1371
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$21.6
$47.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$32.8
$73.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.58
$40.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.88%
6.03%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2191
$6524
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1059
$4131
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.22
$2.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.9
$73.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.8
$17.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.26
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.82
$2.36
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.55
$2.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$2.93
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.62
$3.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.84
$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.13
$12.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.67
$14.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$3.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.51
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$4.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$4.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.51
$2.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$2.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.17
$1.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.76
$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.27
$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.23
$2.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.87
$11.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.24
$9.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.53
$4.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.92
$4.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.69
$2.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.5
$34.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.22
$10.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.1
$126
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.77
$16.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$23.8
$59.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$53.2
$94.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$85.2
$639
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3409
$5725

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$323
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$316
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$292
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$317
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$300
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$282
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$312
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$299
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$297
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$308
359 km or 223 mi Raiganj
$309
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$900
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$329
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$459
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$308
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$296
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$422
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$314
438 km or 272 mi Balurghat
$307
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$296
447 km or 278 mi Lucknow
$366
449 km or 279 mi Dhanbad
$293
468 km or 291 mi Kulti
$300
476 km or 296 mi Asansol
$299
479 km or 298 mi Dhangadhi
$384
485 km or 301 mi Ranchi
$375
493 km or 306 mi Rajshahi
$274
495 km or 307 mi Berhampore
$304
503 km or 313 mi Durgapur
$292
510 km or 317 mi Bheemdatta
$370
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$280
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$315
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$361

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$1790
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$1773
4.4 km or 2.8 mi Longueuil
$1835
6.4 km or 4 mi Mount Royal
$1792
9.4 km or 5.9 mi Cote-Saint-Luc
$1803
9.9 km or 6.1 mi Brossard
$2004
11 km or 7 mi La Prairie
$1889
13 km or 8.3 mi Boucherville
$1804
14 km or 8.9 mi Candiac
$1852
16 km or 9.8 mi Saint-Constant
$1824
16 km or 10 mi Dorval
$1810
17 km or 10 mi Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville
$1836
17 km or 10 mi Laval
$1900
20 km or 12 mi Sainte-Julie
$1800
20 km or 12 mi Dollard-des-Ormeaux
$1814
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$1841
21 km or 13 mi Pointe-Claire
$1819
22 km or 14 mi Varennes
$1764
22 km or 14 mi Terrebonne
$1776
23 km or 14 mi Chambly
$1829
24 km or 15 mi Boisbriand
$1732
25 km or 15 mi Kirkland
$1807
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$1743
26 km or 16 mi Sainte-Therese
$1753
27 km or 17 mi Mascouche
$1735
27 km or 17 mi Saint-Eustache
$1768
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$1742
31 km or 19 mi Blainville
$1761
31 km or 20 mi Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu
$1769
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$1651
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$1830
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$1690
44 km or 27 mi Mirabel
$1762
46 km or 28 mi Saint-Jerome
$1733
49 km or 31 mi Saint-Hyacinthe
$1562
53 km or 33 mi Salaberry-de-Valleyfield
$1894
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$1433
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$1106
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$1532
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