Himeji vs Montreal - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Himeji	Montreal
🚶 Cost of living one person	$976	$1901
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2561	$4422
🏠 One person rent	$335	$984
🏘️ Family rent	$553	$1684
🍽️ Food expenses	$423	$567
🚐 Transport expenses	$140	$193
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2004	$2928
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	53 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	61	100
😀 Quality of life	75	93
🏙️ Population	528K	1.9M

The cost of living in Himeji is 49% less expensive than in Montreal. Cities ranked 5728th and 2370th ($976 vs $1901) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 468th and 64th in Japan and Canada, respectively. Check Japan vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Himeji compared to 1.5 months in Montreal. Himeji ranked 160th best city to live in Japan vs Montreal ranked 2nd in Canada, while ranked 1726th and 49th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Himeji vs Montreal

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	Himeji	Montreal
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.38	$15.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$31.1	$64.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.93	$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3	$6.08
☕ Cappuccino	$2.54	$3.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.11	$1.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$355	$1096
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$206	$842
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$628	$1985
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$365	$1459
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$72.2	$51.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$109	$79.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27	$40.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	2.08%	4.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5390	$5122
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2842	$3877
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.52	$2.68
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$70.7	$75.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25.8	$17.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.6	$2.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.42	$2.87
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.13	$2.83
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.87	$3.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$15.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.73	$12.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$28.8	$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.38	$3.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.34	$3.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.26	$3.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.24	$2.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.24	$2.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.66	$1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.32	$2.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.53	$12.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.24	$2.64
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.45	$11.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.1	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.44	$5.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.62	$4.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.24	$2.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51.3	$32.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.6	$11.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$19	$119
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.65	$21.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.3	$54.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$51	$99.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$576	$607
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14131	$6432

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Cities near Himeji

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.8 km or 6.1 mi	Taishi	$924
11 km or 7 mi	Takasago	$946
13 km or 8.3 mi	Tatsuno	$934
16 km or 9.9 mi	Kakogawa	$1007
19 km or 12 mi	Kasai	$962
20 km or 12 mi	Aioi	$946
20 km or 13 mi	Harima	$1004
22 km or 14 mi	Inami	$1014
23 km or 14 mi	Ono	$997
24 km or 15 mi	Shiso	$946
28 km or 17 mi	Ako	$957
28 km or 17 mi	Miki	$1031
29 km or 18 mi	Kato	$997
33 km or 20 mi	Nishiwaki	$989
35 km or 21 mi	Akashi	$1141
46 km or 29 mi	Bizen	$934
48 km or 30 mi	Awaji	$1119
48 km or 30 mi	Kobe	$1185
50 km or 31 mi	Sanda	$1021
51 km or 32 mi	Tanba	$984
53 km or 33 mi	Mimasaka	$932
56 km or 35 mi	Sumoto	$1122
57 km or 35 mi	Setouchi	$898
57 km or 35 mi	Tamba-Sasayama	$993
57 km or 36 mi	Ashiya	$1012
59 km or 36 mi	Asago	$969
59 km or 36 mi	Minamiawaji	$1184
60 km or 37 mi	Nishinomiya	$1066
61 km or 38 mi	Akaiwa	$885
62 km or 38 mi	Takarazuka	$1024
64 km or 40 mi	Inagawa	$991
66 km or 41 mi	Yabu	$955
66 km or 41 mi	Itami	$1010
66 km or 41 mi	Amagasaki	$1059
67 km or 42 mi	Fukuchiyama	$992
67 km or 42 mi	Kawanishi	$996
68 km or 43 mi	Ikeda	$988
69 km or 43 mi	Tsuyama	$922
70 km or 44 mi	Higashikagawa	$1251
72 km or 45 mi	Toyonaka	$1042

Cities near Montreal

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.3 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1856
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Westmount	$1828
4.4 km or 2.8 mi	Longueuil	$1874
6.4 km or 4 mi	Mount Royal	$1852
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1870
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Brossard	$2051
11 km or 7 mi	La Prairie	$1937
13 km or 8.3 mi	Boucherville	$1861
14 km or 8.9 mi	Candiac	$1921
16 km or 9.8 mi	Saint-Constant	$1905
16 km or 10 mi	Dorval	$1917
17 km or 10 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1892
17 km or 10 mi	Laval	$2058
20 km or 12 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1875
20 km or 12 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1918
20 km or 13 mi	Chateauguay	$1905
21 km or 13 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1915
22 km or 14 mi	Varennes	$1829
22 km or 14 mi	Terrebonne	$1863
23 km or 14 mi	Chambly	$1892
24 km or 15 mi	Boisbriand	$1913
25 km or 15 mi	Kirkland	$1914
26 km or 16 mi	Repentigny	$1817
26 km or 16 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1928
27 km or 17 mi	Mascouche	$1828
27 km or 17 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1926
29 km or 18 mi	Beloeil	$1816
31 km or 19 mi	Blainville	$1903
31 km or 20 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1850
38 km or 23 mi	L'Assomption	$1702
39 km or 24 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1906
41 km or 26 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1772
44 km or 27 mi	Mirabel	$1864
46 km or 28 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1832
49 km or 31 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1675
53 km or 33 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$1942
57 km or 35 mi	Joliette	$1421
66 km or 41 mi	Granby	$1199
68 km or 42 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1575
91 km or 56 mi	Plattsburgh	$1828