Fukuoka vs Montreal - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Fukuoka	Montreal
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1045	$1928
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2636	$4433
🏠 One person rent	$433	$992
🏘️ Family rent	$748	$1658
🍽️ Food expenses	$322	$585
🚐 Transport expenses	$187	$192
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1480	$3005
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	82	100
😀 Quality of life	90	96
🏙️ Population	1.6M	1.8M

The cost of living in Fukuoka is 46% less expensive than in Montreal. Cities ranked 5335th and 2284th ($1045 vs $1928) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 268th and 58th in Japan and Canada, respectively. Check Japan vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Fukuoka compared to 1.6 months in Montreal. Fukuoka ranked 7th best city to live in Japan vs Montreal ranked 1st in Canada, while ranked 198th and 11th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Fukuoka vs Montreal

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	Fukuoka	Montreal
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.34	$16.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29	$65.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.11	$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.06	$6.46
☕ Cappuccino	$3.39	$4.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.04	$2.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$440	$1085
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$316	$852
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$762	$1939
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$583	$1436
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$70.2	$51.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$107	$79.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$21.9	$41.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.86%	4.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6366	$5305
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2783	$4101
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.85	$2.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$65	$76.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.6	$18.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.08	$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.5	$2.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.38	$2.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$2.92
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.27	$3.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$15.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.5	$12.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.6	$14.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.74	$3.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$3.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.11	$3.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$2.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.04	$2.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.58	$0.99
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.25	$2.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.6	$13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.77	$2.77
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.38	$12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.07	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.13	$5.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.83	$4.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.99	$2.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.2	$37.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.5	$11.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$44.2	$117
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.9	$22.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.3	$55.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$58.7	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$336	$568
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12561	$5550

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Cities near Fukuoka

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	Shime	$943
7.6 km or 4.7 mi	Kasuya	$942
9 km or 5.6 mi	Kasuga	$936
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Onojo	$937
9.8 km or 6.1 mi	Sue	$944
10 km or 6.4 mi	Nakagawa	$931
10 km or 6.5 mi	Umi	$943
12 km or 7.5 mi	Sasaguri	$943
14 km or 8.8 mi	Dazaifu	$927
15 km or 9 mi	Shingu	$954
15 km or 9.2 mi	Chikushino	$924
17 km or 11 mi	Koga	$955
19 km or 12 mi	Itoshima	$940
21 km or 13 mi	Fukutsu	$965
23 km or 14 mi	Chikuzen	$890
26 km or 16 mi	Tosu	$838
26 km or 16 mi	Ogori	$852
27 km or 17 mi	Munakata	$968
28 km or 17 mi	Iizuka	$958
29 km or 18 mi	Miyawaka	$969
29 km or 18 mi	Kama	$939
30 km or 19 mi	Miyaki	$834
31 km or 19 mi	Asakura	$881
31 km or 19 mi	Kanzaki	$856
32 km or 20 mi	Kurume	$820
35 km or 22 mi	Nogata	$976
35 km or 22 mi	Okagaki	$977
36 km or 23 mi	Fukuchi	$966
37 km or 23 mi	Saga	$903
38 km or 23 mi	Tagawa	$956
38 km or 24 mi	Nakama	$984
40 km or 25 mi	Mizumaki	$984
42 km or 26 mi	Ogi	$897
42 km or 26 mi	Ukiha	$880
43 km or 27 mi	Okawa	$859
43 km or 27 mi	Chikugo	$843
43 km or 27 mi	Karatsu	$934
44 km or 28 mi	Yame	$843
48 km or 30 mi	Yanagawa	$866
49 km or 31 mi	Miyama	$862

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