Himeji vs Montreal - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Himeji	Montreal
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1212	$1954
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3992	$4616
🏠 One person rent	$560	$986
🏘️ Family rent	$1926	$1716
🍽️ Food expenses	$421	$608
🚐 Transport expenses	$161	$190
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2320	$2805
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	53 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	60	100
😀 Quality of life	72	93
🏙️ Population	528K	1.76M

The cost of living in Himeji is 38% less expensive than in Montreal. Cities ranked 4567th and 2002nd ($1212 vs $1954) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 46th and 54th in Japan and Canada, respectively. Check Japan vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Himeji compared to 1.4 months in Montreal. Himeji ranked 231st best city to live in Japan vs Montreal ranked 2nd in Canada, while ranked 1864th and 60th 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	$7.92	$16.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$35	$76.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.05	$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.4	$6.72
☕ Cappuccino	$3.08	$3.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.98	$2.2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$644	$1044
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$413	$856
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2737	$2012
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1548	$1492
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$75.7	$49.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$115	$77
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.3	$42.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.79%	6.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5940	$7494
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3781	$4431
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.22	$2.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$77.2	$73.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$28.2	$18.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.69	$2.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.89	$2.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.03	$2.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.16	$3.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$16.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.52	$13.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.9	$14.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.46	$3.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.49	$4.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.1	$4.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.72	$2.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$2.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.91	$1.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.44	$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.9	$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.05	$3.18
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.26	$11.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.2	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.8	$5.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.69	$3.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.39	$3.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$14	$33.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.4	$11.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$20.8	$121
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.44	$32.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$54.7	$61.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$46.6	$95.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$616	$669
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13943	$6957

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Cities near Himeji

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.8 km or 6.1 mi	Taishi	$1103
11 km or 7 mi	Takasago	$1104
13 km or 8.3 mi	Tatsuno	$1099
16 km or 9.9 mi	Kakogawa	$1138
19 km or 12 mi	Kasai	$1095
20 km or 12 mi	Aioi	$1088
20 km or 13 mi	Harima	$1106
22 km or 14 mi	Inami	$1097
23 km or 14 mi	Ono	$1088
24 km or 15 mi	Shiso	$1085
28 km or 17 mi	Ako	$1075
28 km or 17 mi	Miki	$1083
29 km or 18 mi	Kato	$1080
33 km or 20 mi	Nishiwaki	$1075
35 km or 21 mi	Akashi	$1181
46 km or 29 mi	Bizen	$1025
48 km or 30 mi	Awaji	$1172
48 km or 30 mi	Kobe	$1119
50 km or 31 mi	Sanda	$1072
51 km or 32 mi	Tanba	$1074
53 km or 33 mi	Mimasaka	$1044
56 km or 35 mi	Sumoto	$1185
57 km or 35 mi	Setouchi	$985
57 km or 35 mi	Tamba-Sasayama	$1072
57 km or 36 mi	Ashiya	$1084
59 km or 36 mi	Asago	$1072
59 km or 36 mi	Minamiawaji	$1249
60 km or 37 mi	Nishinomiya	$1169
61 km or 38 mi	Akaiwa	$977
62 km or 38 mi	Takarazuka	$1096
64 km or 40 mi	Inagawa	$1068
66 km or 41 mi	Yabu	$1067
66 km or 41 mi	Itami	$1073
66 km or 41 mi	Amagasaki	$1132
67 km or 42 mi	Fukuchiyama	$1075
67 km or 42 mi	Kawanishi	$1066
68 km or 43 mi	Ikeda	$1052
69 km or 43 mi	Tsuyama	$1049
70 km or 44 mi	Higashikagawa	$1231
72 km or 45 mi	Toyonaka	$1045

Cities near Montreal

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.3 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1873
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Westmount	$1861
4.4 km or 2.8 mi	Longueuil	$1896
6.4 km or 4 mi	Mount Royal	$1871
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1890
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Brossard	$2057
11 km or 7 mi	La Prairie	$1960
13 km or 8.3 mi	Boucherville	$1878
14 km or 8.9 mi	Candiac	$1927
16 km or 9.8 mi	Saint-Constant	$1912
16 km or 10 mi	Dorval	$1912
17 km or 10 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1912
17 km or 10 mi	Laval	$1996
20 km or 12 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1884
20 km or 12 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1898
20 km or 13 mi	Chateauguay	$1964
21 km or 13 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1908
22 km or 14 mi	Varennes	$1845
22 km or 14 mi	Terrebonne	$1849
23 km or 14 mi	Chambly	$1901
24 km or 15 mi	Boisbriand	$1751
25 km or 15 mi	Kirkland	$1897
26 km or 16 mi	Repentigny	$1823
26 km or 16 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1785
27 km or 17 mi	Mascouche	$1821
27 km or 17 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1839
29 km or 18 mi	Beloeil	$1836
31 km or 19 mi	Blainville	$1799
31 km or 20 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1843
38 km or 23 mi	L'Assomption	$1740
39 km or 24 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1921
41 km or 26 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1773
44 km or 27 mi	Mirabel	$1828
46 km or 28 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1805
49 km or 31 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1657
53 km or 33 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$2002
57 km or 35 mi	Joliette	$1540
66 km or 41 mi	Granby	$1187
68 km or 42 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1624
91 km or 56 mi	Plattsburgh	$1610