Chiba vs Montreal - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Chiba	Montreal
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1263	$1928
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3099	$4433
🏠 One person rent	$566	$992
🏘️ Family rent	$955	$1658
🍽️ Food expenses	$396	$585
🚐 Transport expenses	$184	$192
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1683	$3005
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	24 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	91	100
😀 Quality of life	78	96
🏙️ Population	975K	1.8M

The cost of living in Chiba is 35% less expensive than in Montreal. Cities ranked 4647th and 2284th ($1263 vs $1928) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 26th and 58th in Japan and Canada, respectively. Check Japan vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Chiba compared to 1.6 months in Montreal. Chiba ranked 38th best city to live in Japan vs Montreal ranked 1st in Canada, while ranked 943rd and 11th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chiba vs Montreal

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	Chiba	Montreal
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.74	$16.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$31.2	$65.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.99	$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.3	$6.46
☕ Cappuccino	$3.06	$4.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.06	$2.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$719	$1085
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$427	$852
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1190	$1939
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$753	$1436
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$62	$51.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$95.5	$79.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.6	$41.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.71%	4.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4698	$5305
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3966	$4101
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.9	$2.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$74.7	$76.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$28.2	$18.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.09	$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.45	$2.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.5	$2.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.41	$2.92
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.6	$3.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$15.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.98	$12.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.8	$14.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.03	$3.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$3.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.21	$3.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.38	$2.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.29	$2.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.56	$0.99
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.41	$2.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.01	$13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2	$2.77
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.68	$12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.04	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.84	$5.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.91	$4.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.34	$2.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51.4	$37.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.1	$11.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$64.6	$117
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.2	$22.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.9	$55.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$58.3	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$310	$568
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15473	$5550

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Cities near Chiba

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Yotsukaido	$1099
11 km or 6.9 mi	Narashino	$1088
11 km or 7.1 mi	Ichihara	$1096
14 km or 8.5 mi	Yachiyo	$1093
15 km or 9.3 mi	Funabashi	$1130
18 km or 11 mi	Sakura	$1064
19 km or 12 mi	Urayasu	$1097
20 km or 13 mi	Ichikawa	$1040
21 km or 13 mi	Shisui	$1039
21 km or 13 mi	Yachimata	$1057
22 km or 13 mi	Kamagaya	$1048
22 km or 13 mi	Shiroi	$1057
22 km or 14 mi	Oamishirasato	$1083
23 km or 14 mi	Sodegaura	$1118
24 km or 15 mi	Togane	$1077
26 km or 16 mi	Mobara	$1090
26 km or 16 mi	Tomisato	$1030
26 km or 16 mi	Inzai	$1050
26 km or 16 mi	Hirai	$1084
27 km or 17 mi	Matsudo	$1070
28 km or 18 mi	Narita	$1012
28 km or 18 mi	Sanmu	$1067
30 km or 18 mi	Sakae	$1034
30 km or 19 mi	Kisarazu	$1125
30 km or 19 mi	Abiko	$1067
31 km or 19 mi	Kashiwa	$1145
33 km or 20 mi	Misato	$1046
34 km or 21 mi	Nagareyama	$1084
34 km or 21 mi	Yashio	$1048
35 km or 22 mi	Kimitsu	$1119
35 km or 22 mi	Toride	$1052
36 km or 22 mi	Ryugasaki	$1038
37 km or 23 mi	Soka	$1089
37 km or 23 mi	Kawasaki-ku	$1237
37 km or 23 mi	Yokoshibahikari	$1061
37 km or 23 mi	Kawasaki	$1399
38 km or 24 mi	Tokyo	$1698
40 km or 25 mi	Futtsu	$1116
40 km or 25 mi	Yoshikawa	$1070
41 km or 25 mi	Moriya	$1051

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