Montreal vs Peshawar - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Montreal	Peshawar
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1928	$323
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4433	$780
🏠 One person rent	$992	$121
🏘️ Family rent	$1658	$198
🍽️ Food expenses	$585	$129
🚐 Transport expenses	$192	$38.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3005	$129
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	100	48
😀 Quality of life	96	34
🏙️ Population	1.8M	1.97M

The cost of living in Montreal is 497% more expensive than in Peshawar. Cities ranked 2284th and 9160th ($1928 vs $323) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 58th and 27th in Canada and Pakistan, respectively. Check Canada vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Montreal compared to 0.4 months in Peshawar. Montreal ranked 1st best city to live in Canada vs Peshawar ranked 9th in Pakistan, while ranked 11th and 8618th 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	$16.8	$2.38
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.9	$10.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.9	$4.45
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.46	$1.54
☕ Cappuccino	$4.06	$1.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.04	$0.3
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1085	$96.2
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$852	$52.7
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1939	$178
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1436	$96.3
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$51.8	$46.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$79.4	$72.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41.8	$12.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.47%	16.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5305	$309
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4101	$244
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.78	$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$76.6	$8.05
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.2	$3.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$0.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.38	$0.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.89	$0.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$0.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.56	$1.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.3	$3.28
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$3.03
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.1	$4.09
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.38	$0.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$0.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.24	$0.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.33	$0.39
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$0.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$0.37
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.99	$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.49	$0.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13	$1.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.77	$1.44
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12	$1.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$0.72
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.44	$1.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.53	$0.59
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.54	$0.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.1	$9.83
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.8	$2.99
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$117	$10.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.6	$1.87
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.6	$13.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$52.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$568	$32.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5550	$2608

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Cities near Montreal

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

Cities near Peshawar

Distance	City	Cost of living
46 km or 29 mi	Kohat	$379
55 km or 34 mi	Mardan	$370
108 km or 67 mi	Jalalabad	$368
114 km or 71 mi	Wah	$360
117 km or 72 mi	Mingora	$369
146 km or 91 mi	Islamabad	$464
152 km or 94 mi	Rawalpindi	$427
164 km or 102 mi	Khost	$423
215 km or 133 mi	Gardez	$433
223 km or 138 mi	Kabul	$473
230 km or 143 mi	Mirpur	$279
239 km or 149 mi	Sargodha	$381
244 km or 151 mi	Mandi Bahauddin	$338
262 km or 163 mi	Baramulla	$264
287 km or 179 mi	Gujrat	$330
289 km or 179 mi	Ghazni	$425
289 km or 180 mi	Chiniot	$378
296 km or 184 mi	Hafizabad	$371
305 km or 189 mi	Srinagar	$353
313 km or 195 mi	Jhang	$302
323 km or 201 mi	Faisalabad	$348
324 km or 201 mi	Gujranwala	$308
328 km or 204 mi	Sialkot	$308
335 km or 208 mi	Puli Khumri	$429
336 km or 209 mi	Gojra	$367
340 km or 211 mi	Kamoke	$326
341 km or 212 mi	Jammu	$295
346 km or 215 mi	Sheikhupura	$379
357 km or 222 mi	Sahiwal	$318
381 km or 237 mi	Lahore	$432
387 km or 240 mi	Kunduz	$454
400 km or 248 mi	Okara	$315
410 km or 255 mi	Amritsar	$391
413 km or 257 mi	Khanewal	$382
423 km or 263 mi	Multan	$417
432 km or 268 mi	Pathankot	$364
442 km or 275 mi	Burewala	$351
447 km or 278 mi	Dera Ghazi Khan	$257
484 km or 301 mi	Jalandhar	$352
492 km or 306 mi	Qurghonteppa	$704