Lahore vs Montreal - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Lahore	Montreal
🚶 Cost of living one person	$406	$1954
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1031	$4616
🏠 One person rent	$161	$986
🏘️ Family rent	$332	$1716
🍽️ Food expenses	$142	$608
🚐 Transport expenses	$54.3	$190
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$177	$2805
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	69	100
😀 Quality of life	46	93
🏙️ Population	11.1M	1.76M

The cost of living in Lahore is 79% less expensive than in Montreal. Cities ranked 8968th and 2002nd ($406 vs $1954) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 54th in Pakistan and Canada, respectively. Check Pakistan vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Lahore compared to 1.4 months in Montreal. Lahore ranked 3rd best city to live in Pakistan vs Montreal ranked 2nd in Canada, while ranked 6453rd and 60th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lahore vs Montreal

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	Lahore	Montreal
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.8	$16.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$17.9	$76.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.33	$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.55	$6.72
☕ Cappuccino	$1.87	$3.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.33	$2.2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$101	$1044
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$65.6	$856
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$279	$2012
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$186	$1492
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$72.5	$49.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$111	$77
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$16.3	$42.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	20%	6.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$661	$7494
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$588	$4431
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.18	$2.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$5.71	$73.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.14	$18.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1	$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.78	$2.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.67	$2.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$2.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.22	$3.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.64	$16.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$13.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.71	$14.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$3.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.59	$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.6	$4.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.53	$4.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.35	$2.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.56	$2.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.24	$1.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.73	$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$0.72	$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.52	$3.18
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.98	$11.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.05	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.29	$5.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.02	$3.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.82	$3.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$12.3	$33.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.06	$11.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.9	$121
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.56	$32.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$15.5	$61.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$69.7	$95.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$33.4	$669
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1046	$6957

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Cities near Lahore

Distance	City	Cost of living
37 km or 23 mi	Sheikhupura	$376
49 km or 30 mi	Amritsar	$500
49 km or 30 mi	Kamoke	$308
68 km or 43 mi	Gujranwala	$280
85 km or 53 mi	Hafizabad	$380
107 km or 67 mi	Sialkot	$335
117 km or 72 mi	Gujrat	$330
118 km or 73 mi	Okara	$310
120 km or 74 mi	Jalandhar	$378
120 km or 75 mi	Sahiwal	$312
121 km or 75 mi	Faisalabad	$319
130 km or 81 mi	Chiniot	$373
140 km or 87 mi	Mandi Bahauddin	$341
140 km or 87 mi	Jammu	$344
147 km or 91 mi	Pathankot	$407
160 km or 99 mi	Ludhiana	$430
164 km or 102 mi	Gojra	$344
169 km or 105 mi	Sargodha	$456
185 km or 115 mi	Mirpur	$328
195 km or 121 mi	Jhang	$292
222 km or 138 mi	Burewala	$360
244 km or 152 mi	Patiala	$358
250 km or 155 mi	Chandigarh	$397
257 km or 160 mi	Rawalpindi	$376
268 km or 167 mi	Islamabad	$439
269 km or 167 mi	Khanewal	$358
273 km or 170 mi	Shimla	$286
286 km or 178 mi	Srinagar	$388
294 km or 183 mi	Wah	$323
295 km or 183 mi	Baramulla	$277
299 km or 186 mi	Hisar	$252
317 km or 197 mi	Multan	$371
351 km or 218 mi	Bahawalpur	$294
352 km or 219 mi	Bhiwani	$328
353 km or 219 mi	Saharanpur	$284
354 km or 220 mi	Kohat	$374
364 km or 226 mi	Rohtak	$280
366 km or 227 mi	Mardan	$372
377 km or 234 mi	Dehradun	$375
381 km or 237 mi	Peshawar	$338

Cities near Montreal

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