Montreal vs Peshawar - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Montreal	Peshawar
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1903	$334
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4337	$809
🏠 One person rent	$969	$119
🏘️ Family rent	$1582	$193
🍽️ Food expenses	$579	$136
🚐 Transport expenses	$191	$40.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2945	$113
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	100	47
😀 Quality of life	95	43
🏙️ Population	1.8M	1.97M

The cost of living in Montreal is 469% more expensive than in Peshawar. Cities ranked 2306th and 9121st ($1903 vs $334) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 52nd and 21st in Canada and Pakistan, respectively. Check Canada vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Montreal compared to 0.3 months in Peshawar. Montreal ranked 4th best city to live in Canada vs Peshawar ranked 7th in Pakistan, while ranked 46th and 7430th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Montreal vs Peshawar

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	Montreal	Peshawar
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.2	$2.81
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.6	$12.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.9	$4.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.78	$1.75
☕ Cappuccino	$3.93	$1.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.98	$0.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1055	$84.3
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$839	$46.3
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1821	$155
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1381	$85.3
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47.9	$54.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$74.1	$82.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.4	$11.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.06%	18.9%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6195	$267
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4493	$213
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.66	$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$72.8	$7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.9	$3.94
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.14	$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.31	$0.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.63	$0.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.14	$1.16
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.78	$1.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.2	$3.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$2.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.6	$3.94
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.48	$1.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$0.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.62	$0.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.77	$0.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$0.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$0.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.29	$0.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.5	$1.74
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.63	$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.9	$1.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$0.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.32	$1.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.39	$0.59
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.45	$0.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.5	$9.69
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.9	$3.56
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$133	$10.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.1	$1.86
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.2	$13.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$61.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$509	$28.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4789	$2261

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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

Cities near Peshawar

Distance	City	Cost of living
46 km or 29 mi	Kohat	$364
55 km or 34 mi	Mardan	$354
108 km or 67 mi	Jalalabad	$354
114 km or 71 mi	Wah	$344
117 km or 72 mi	Mingora	$351
146 km or 91 mi	Islamabad	$443
152 km or 94 mi	Rawalpindi	$416
164 km or 102 mi	Khost	$393
215 km or 133 mi	Gardez	$401
223 km or 138 mi	Kabul	$458
230 km or 143 mi	Mirpur	$277
239 km or 149 mi	Sargodha	$376
244 km or 151 mi	Mandi Bahauddin	$326
262 km or 163 mi	Baramulla	$265
287 km or 179 mi	Gujrat	$320
289 km or 179 mi	Ghazni	$396
289 km or 180 mi	Chiniot	$372
296 km or 184 mi	Hafizabad	$363
305 km or 189 mi	Srinagar	$340
313 km or 195 mi	Jhang	$294
323 km or 201 mi	Faisalabad	$333
324 km or 201 mi	Gujranwala	$302
328 km or 204 mi	Sialkot	$311
335 km or 208 mi	Puli Khumri	$404
336 km or 209 mi	Gojra	$351
340 km or 211 mi	Kamoke	$316
341 km or 212 mi	Jammu	$284
346 km or 215 mi	Sheikhupura	$368
357 km or 222 mi	Sahiwal	$303
381 km or 237 mi	Lahore	$427
387 km or 240 mi	Kunduz	$428
400 km or 248 mi	Okara	$291
410 km or 255 mi	Amritsar	$380
413 km or 257 mi	Khanewal	$362
423 km or 263 mi	Multan	$403
432 km or 268 mi	Pathankot	$350
442 km or 275 mi	Burewala	$347
447 km or 278 mi	Dera Ghazi Khan	$254
484 km or 301 mi	Jalandhar	$337
492 km or 306 mi	Qurghonteppa	$684