Hamamatsu vs Montreal - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Hamamatsu	Montreal
🚶 Cost of living one person	$991	$1928
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2629	$4433
🏠 One person rent	$345	$992
🏘️ Family rent	$592	$1658
🍽️ Food expenses	$387	$585
🚐 Transport expenses	$156	$192
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1462	$3005
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	58	100
😀 Quality of life	86	96
🏙️ Population	788K	1.8M

The cost of living in Hamamatsu is 49% less expensive than in Montreal. Cities ranked 5724th and 2284th ($991 vs $1928) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 492nd and 58th in Japan and Canada, respectively. Check Japan vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Hamamatsu compared to 1.6 months in Montreal. Hamamatsu ranked 13th best city to live in Japan vs Montreal ranked 1st in Canada, while ranked 398th and 11th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hamamatsu vs Montreal

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	Hamamatsu	Montreal
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.61	$16.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$42.9	$65.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.36	$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.25	$6.46
☕ Cappuccino	$3.33	$4.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.65	$2.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$338	$1085
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$240	$852
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$607	$1939
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$441	$1436
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$62.6	$51.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$95.7	$79.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$22.7	$41.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	0.95%	4.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4795	$5305
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2728	$4101
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.99	$2.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$52.7	$76.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$28.3	$18.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.14	$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.42	$2.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.38	$2.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.98	$2.92
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.69	$3.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$15.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.84	$12.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.7	$14.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.25	$3.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.28	$3.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.89	$3.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.27	$2.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$2.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.56	$0.99
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.32	$2.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.07	$13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.67	$2.77
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.28	$12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$15	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.2	$5.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.11	$4.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.27	$2.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$89.2	$37.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.1	$11.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33	$117
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.4	$22.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$46	$55.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$52.6	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$307	$568
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16739	$5550

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Cities near Hamamatsu

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.7 mi	Iwata	$926
18 km or 11 mi	Fukuroi	$928
18 km or 11 mi	Kosai	$887
25 km or 15 mi	Kakegawa	$940
29 km or 18 mi	Shinshiro	$904
32 km or 20 mi	Kikugawa	$945
32 km or 20 mi	Toyohashi	$840
35 km or 22 mi	Toyokawa	$868
37 km or 23 mi	Omaezaki	$955
43 km or 26 mi	Shimada	$939
43 km or 27 mi	Tahara	$885
45 km or 28 mi	Makinohara	$947
48 km or 30 mi	Yoshida	$943
48 km or 30 mi	Gamagori	$901
51 km or 32 mi	Fujieda	$929
54 km or 34 mi	Kota	$917
56 km or 35 mi	Yaizu	$924
58 km or 36 mi	Okazaki	$977
63 km or 39 mi	Nishio	$950
64 km or 40 mi	Chiryu	$953
66 km or 41 mi	Anjo	$962
66 km or 41 mi	Shizuoka	$961
67 km or 41 mi	Toyota	$990
69 km or 43 mi	Hekinan	$949
72 km or 44 mi	Takahama	$956
73 km or 45 mi	Miyoshi	$967
73 km or 45 mi	Kariya	$979
75 km or 47 mi	Togo	$983
76 km or 47 mi	Mihama	$952
76 km or 47 mi	Higashiura	$978
76 km or 47 mi	Taketoyo	$960
76 km or 47 mi	Handa	$962
76 km or 48 mi	Toyoake	$1002
77 km or 48 mi	Obu	$996
78 km or 49 mi	Agui	$971
79 km or 49 mi	Nisshin	$997
81 km or 50 mi	Nagakute	$972
81 km or 50 mi	Seto	$957
83 km or 52 mi	Tokai	$998
84 km or 52 mi	Mizunami	$941

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