Hiroshima vs Montreal - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: July 09, 2025

	Hiroshima	Montreal
🚶 Cost of living one person	$923	$1924
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2231	$4432
🏠 One person rent	$350	$986
🏘️ Family rent	$579	$1635
🍽️ Food expenses	$388	$584
🚐 Transport expenses	$109	$192
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2753	$2862
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	33 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	63	100
😀 Quality of life	89	95
🏙️ Population	1.2M	1.8M

The cost of living in Hiroshima is 52% less expensive than in Montreal. Cities ranked 6198th and 2252nd ($923 vs $1924) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 880th and 54th in Japan and Canada, respectively. Check Japan vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 3 months in Hiroshima compared to 1.5 months in Montreal. Hiroshima ranked 7th best city to live in Japan vs Montreal ranked 1st in Canada, while ranked 254th and 44th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hiroshima vs Montreal

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	Hiroshima	Montreal
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.31	$15
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$34.8	$65.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.85	$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.77	$6.07
☕ Cappuccino	$3.04	$3.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.09	$2.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$315	$1048
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$218	$857
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$566	$1880
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$387	$1428
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$82.1	$48.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$125	$73.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$30.7	$42.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.8%	4.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2003	$6954
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1635	$4776
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.07	$2.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$24.4	$73.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.5	$18.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.16	$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.56	$2.42
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.45	$2.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.81	$3.28
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.23	$3.9
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.52	$17.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.45	$12.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$15.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.63	$3.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$1.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.17	$3.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.16	$4.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$2.69
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.93	$2.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.57	$1.07
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.48	$2.28
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.74	$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.1	$2.82
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.9	$12.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.7	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.47	$5.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.04	$4.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.47	$2.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$54.9	$38.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.5	$11.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13.9	$131
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.2	$17.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$31.3	$59
👟 Brand Sneakers	$53.3	$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$172	$617
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3786	$5813

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Cities near Hiroshima

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi	Kaita	$899
12 km or 7.5 mi	Hatsukaichi	$923
13 km or 8.1 mi	Kumano	$916
18 km or 11 mi	Etajima	$949
18 km or 11 mi	Kure	$956
26 km or 16 mi	Higashihiroshima	$969
27 km or 17 mi	Otake	$1004
33 km or 20 mi	Iwakuni	$1032
39 km or 24 mi	Akitakata	$968
42 km or 26 mi	Takehara	$974
51 km or 32 mi	Mihara	$978
57 km or 35 mi	Yanai	$1004
59 km or 37 mi	Miyoshi	$988
61 km or 38 mi	Imabari	$1005
65 km or 40 mi	Masuda	$988
67 km or 41 mi	Hamada	$986
67 km or 41 mi	Hikari	$999
68 km or 42 mi	Matsuyama	$1068
68 km or 42 mi	Kudamatsu	$1001
69 km or 43 mi	Onomichi	$991
70 km or 44 mi	Shunan	$1005
71 km or 44 mi	Masaki	$999
73 km or 45 mi	Gotsu	$987
73 km or 46 mi	Iyo	$998
73 km or 46 mi	Shobara	$991
74 km or 46 mi	Fuchu	$956
76 km or 47 mi	Toon	$1007
77 km or 48 mi	Tobe	$1003
84 km or 52 mi	Fukuyama	$966
85 km or 53 mi	Saijo	$1027
89 km or 55 mi	Niihama	$1033
90 km or 56 mi	Hofu	$1006
90 km or 56 mi	Oda	$999
93 km or 58 mi	Yamaguchi	$1047
95 km or 59 mi	Ibara	$970
97 km or 60 mi	Hagi	$1000
97 km or 61 mi	Kasaoka	$968
98 km or 61 mi	Ozu	$1004
103 km or 64 mi	Yawatahama	$997
105 km or 65 mi	Asakuchi	$1005

Cities near Montreal

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.3 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1860
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Westmount	$1836
4.4 km or 2.8 mi	Longueuil	$1879
6.4 km or 4 mi	Mount Royal	$1847
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1856
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Brossard	$2097
11 km or 7 mi	La Prairie	$1941
13 km or 8.3 mi	Boucherville	$1856
14 km or 8.9 mi	Candiac	$1922
16 km or 9.8 mi	Saint-Constant	$1890
16 km or 10 mi	Dorval	$1877
17 km or 10 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1903
17 km or 10 mi	Laval	$1965
20 km or 12 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1866
20 km or 12 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1870
20 km or 13 mi	Chateauguay	$1891
21 km or 13 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1871
22 km or 14 mi	Varennes	$1818
22 km or 14 mi	Terrebonne	$1828
23 km or 14 mi	Chambly	$1890
24 km or 15 mi	Boisbriand	$1805
25 km or 15 mi	Kirkland	$1871
26 km or 16 mi	Repentigny	$1799
26 km or 16 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1815
27 km or 17 mi	Mascouche	$1797
27 km or 17 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1838
29 km or 18 mi	Beloeil	$1808
31 km or 19 mi	Blainville	$1823
31 km or 20 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1830
38 km or 23 mi	L'Assomption	$1704
39 km or 24 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1884
41 km or 26 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1747
44 km or 27 mi	Mirabel	$1818
46 km or 28 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1786
49 km or 31 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1616
53 km or 33 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$1966
57 km or 35 mi	Joliette	$1478
66 km or 41 mi	Granby	$1143
68 km or 42 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1583
91 km or 56 mi	Plattsburgh	$1722