Lahore vs Montreal - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Lahore	Montreal
🚶 Cost of living one person	$427	$1903
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1000	$4337
🏠 One person rent	$175	$969
🏘️ Family rent	$282	$1582
🍽️ Food expenses	$148	$579
🚐 Transport expenses	$57.7	$191
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$85.4	$2945
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	69	100
😀 Quality of life	48	95
🏙️ Population	11.1M	1.8M

The cost of living in Lahore is 78% less expensive than in Montreal. Cities ranked 8922nd and 2306th ($427 vs $1903) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 52nd in Pakistan and Canada, respectively. Check Pakistan vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Lahore compared to 1.5 months in Montreal. Lahore ranked 4th best city to live in Pakistan vs Montreal ranked 4th in Canada, while ranked 6783rd and 46th 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	$2.14	$16.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$16.7	$65.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.26	$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.2	$5.78
☕ Cappuccino	$2.49	$3.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.41	$1.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$107	$1055
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$71.3	$839
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$192	$1821
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$131	$1381
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$79	$47.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$121	$74.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18	$39.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	17.49%	5.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$622	$6195
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$525	$4493
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.18	$2.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$5.24	$72.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.15	$18.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.84	$2.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.59	$2.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$3.14
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.17	$3.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.76	$15.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.2	$12.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.86	$14.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$3.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.63	$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.67	$3.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.47	$3.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.33	$2.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.39	$2.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.25	$1.03
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.7	$2.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$0.71	$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.51	$2.63
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.91	$11.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.04	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.27	$5.32
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1	$4.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.82	$2.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$15.1	$37.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.25	$10.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11.9	$133
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.44	$20.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$15.1	$55.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$65.6	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$36.7	$509
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1207	$4789

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Cities near Lahore

Distance	City	Cost of living
37 km or 23 mi	Sheikhupura	$368
49 km or 30 mi	Amritsar	$380
49 km or 30 mi	Kamoke	$316
68 km or 43 mi	Gujranwala	$302
85 km or 53 mi	Hafizabad	$363
107 km or 67 mi	Sialkot	$311
117 km or 72 mi	Gujrat	$320
118 km or 73 mi	Okara	$291
120 km or 74 mi	Jalandhar	$337
120 km or 75 mi	Sahiwal	$303
121 km or 75 mi	Faisalabad	$333
130 km or 81 mi	Chiniot	$372
140 km or 87 mi	Mandi Bahauddin	$326
140 km or 87 mi	Jammu	$284
147 km or 91 mi	Pathankot	$350
160 km or 99 mi	Ludhiana	$421
164 km or 102 mi	Gojra	$351
169 km or 105 mi	Sargodha	$376
185 km or 115 mi	Mirpur	$277
195 km or 121 mi	Jhang	$294
222 km or 138 mi	Burewala	$347
244 km or 152 mi	Patiala	$357
250 km or 155 mi	Chandigarh	$373
257 km or 160 mi	Rawalpindi	$416
268 km or 167 mi	Islamabad	$443
269 km or 167 mi	Khanewal	$362
273 km or 170 mi	Shimla	$270
286 km or 178 mi	Srinagar	$340
294 km or 183 mi	Wah	$344
295 km or 183 mi	Baramulla	$265
299 km or 186 mi	Hisar	$262
317 km or 197 mi	Multan	$403
351 km or 218 mi	Bahawalpur	$301
352 km or 219 mi	Bhiwani	$330
353 km or 219 mi	Saharanpur	$285
354 km or 220 mi	Kohat	$364
364 km or 226 mi	Rohtak	$248
366 km or 227 mi	Mardan	$354
377 km or 234 mi	Dehradun	$388
381 km or 237 mi	Peshawar	$334

Cities near Montreal

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