Himeji vs Montreal - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Himeji	Montreal
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1132	$1821
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3649	$4326
🏠 One person rent	$524	$928
🏘️ Family rent	$1806	$1624
🍽️ Food expenses	$387	$569
🚐 Transport expenses	$154	$172
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2217	$2722
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	53 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	60	100
😀 Quality of life	73	95
🏙️ Population	528K	1.76M

The cost of living in Himeji is 38% less expensive than in Montreal. Cities ranked 4618th and 2281st ($1132 vs $1821) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 44th and 76th in Japan and Canada, respectively. Check Japan vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Himeji compared to 1.5 months in Montreal. Himeji ranked 232nd best city to live in Japan vs Montreal ranked 1st in Canada, while ranked 1550th and 30th 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	$6.55	$15.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$39.4	$69.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.54	$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.77	$6.11
☕ Cappuccino	$3.04	$3.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.99	$2.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$600	$1044
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$391	$780
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2613	$1952
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1447	$1385
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$66.7	$52
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$102	$81.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$24.1	$43.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.64%	6.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3892	$7593
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2919	$4320
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.03	$2.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$73.7	$71.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$27.1	$14.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.85	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.62	$2.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.61	$2.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.01	$3.08
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.04	$3.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.76	$12.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.8	$14.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.82	$3.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$1.45
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.32	$3.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.17	$4.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.79	$1.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$2.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.54	$1.1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.4	$2.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.28	$13.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.74	$3.15
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.1	$11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.8	$9.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.63	$4.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.66	$4.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.34	$2.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$13.2	$31.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.9	$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$20	$119
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.58	$18.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.1	$62.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$44.4	$90
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$358	$703
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8933	$7624

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Cities near Himeji

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.8 km or 6.1 mi	Taishi	$1030
11 km or 7 mi	Takasago	$1024
13 km or 8.3 mi	Tatsuno	$1021
16 km or 9.9 mi	Kakogawa	$1048
19 km or 12 mi	Kasai	$1009
20 km or 12 mi	Aioi	$1002
20 km or 13 mi	Harima	$1006
22 km or 14 mi	Inami	$1005
23 km or 14 mi	Ono	$1000
24 km or 15 mi	Shiso	$1003
28 km or 17 mi	Ako	$983
28 km or 17 mi	Miki	$1000
29 km or 18 mi	Kato	$995
33 km or 20 mi	Nishiwaki	$993
35 km or 21 mi	Akashi	$1060
46 km or 29 mi	Bizen	$946
48 km or 30 mi	Awaji	$995
48 km or 30 mi	Kobe	$1076
50 km or 31 mi	Sanda	$993
51 km or 32 mi	Tanba	$987
53 km or 33 mi	Mimasaka	$965
56 km or 35 mi	Sumoto	$999
57 km or 35 mi	Setouchi	$923
57 km or 35 mi	Tamba-Sasayama	$984
57 km or 36 mi	Ashiya	$1006
59 km or 36 mi	Asago	$982
59 km or 36 mi	Minamiawaji	$1001
60 km or 37 mi	Nishinomiya	$1085
61 km or 38 mi	Akaiwa	$919
62 km or 38 mi	Takarazuka	$1024
64 km or 40 mi	Inagawa	$996
66 km or 41 mi	Yabu	$983
66 km or 41 mi	Itami	$1006
66 km or 41 mi	Amagasaki	$1058
67 km or 42 mi	Fukuchiyama	$978
67 km or 42 mi	Kawanishi	$995
68 km or 43 mi	Ikeda	$977
69 km or 43 mi	Tsuyama	$968
70 km or 44 mi	Higashikagawa	$972
72 km or 45 mi	Toyonaka	$972

Cities near Montreal

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.3 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1869
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Westmount	$1808
4.4 km or 2.8 mi	Longueuil	$1962
6.4 km or 4 mi	Mount Royal	$1821
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1840
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Brossard	$2105
11 km or 7 mi	La Prairie	$1949
13 km or 8.3 mi	Boucherville	$1882
14 km or 8.9 mi	Candiac	$1912
16 km or 9.8 mi	Saint-Constant	$1888
16 km or 10 mi	Dorval	$1846
17 km or 10 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1924
17 km or 10 mi	Laval	$1874
20 km or 12 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1874
20 km or 12 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1835
20 km or 13 mi	Chateauguay	$1841
21 km or 13 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1846
22 km or 14 mi	Varennes	$1835
22 km or 14 mi	Terrebonne	$1820
23 km or 14 mi	Chambly	$1906
24 km or 15 mi	Boisbriand	$1813
25 km or 15 mi	Kirkland	$1845
26 km or 16 mi	Repentigny	$1783
26 km or 16 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1808
27 km or 17 mi	Mascouche	$1772
27 km or 17 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1827
29 km or 18 mi	Beloeil	$1816
31 km or 19 mi	Blainville	$1808
31 km or 20 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1847
38 km or 23 mi	L'Assomption	$1659
39 km or 24 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1894
41 km or 26 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1705
44 km or 27 mi	Mirabel	$1797
46 km or 28 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1757
49 km or 31 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1626
53 km or 33 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$2014
57 km or 35 mi	Joliette	$1397
66 km or 41 mi	Granby	$1158
68 km or 42 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1558
91 km or 56 mi	Plattsburgh	$1576