Hiroshima vs Montreal - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Hiroshima	Montreal
🚶 Cost of living one person	$842	$1901
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2041	$4422
🏠 One person rent	$321	$984
🏘️ Family rent	$539	$1684
🍽️ Food expenses	$355	$567
🚐 Transport expenses	$96.4	$193
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2420	$2928
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	33 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	65	100
😀 Quality of life	93	93
🏙️ Population	1.2M	1.9M

The cost of living in Hiroshima is 56% less expensive than in Montreal. Cities ranked 6587th and 2370th ($842 vs $1901) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 876th and 64th in Japan and Canada, respectively. Check Japan vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.9 months in Hiroshima compared to 1.5 months in Montreal. Hiroshima ranked 6th best city to live in Japan vs Montreal ranked 2nd in Canada, while ranked 67th and 49th 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	$5.91	$15.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$31	$64.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.35	$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.51	$6.08
☕ Cappuccino	$2.74	$3.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.97	$1.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$282	$1096
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$196	$842
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$510	$1985
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$362	$1459
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$75.9	$51.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$116	$79.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$31.7	$40.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	2.05%	4.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1968	$5122
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1654	$3877
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.73	$2.68
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$21.8	$75.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.7	$17.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.07	$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.49	$2.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.32	$2.87
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.75	$2.83
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.11	$3.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.98	$15.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.96	$12.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.29	$3.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.73	$3.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.72	$3.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$2.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.46	$2.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.54	$1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.31	$2.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.78	$12.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.89	$2.64
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.85	$11.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.16	$5.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.92	$4.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.14	$2.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.2	$32.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.5	$11.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.1	$119
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.35	$21.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$27.8	$54.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$47.7	$99.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$156	$607
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3346	$6432

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Cities near Hiroshima

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi	Kaita	$827
12 km or 7.5 mi	Hatsukaichi	$847
13 km or 8.1 mi	Kumano	$840
18 km or 11 mi	Etajima	$866
18 km or 11 mi	Kure	$871
26 km or 16 mi	Higashihiroshima	$882
27 km or 17 mi	Otake	$918
33 km or 20 mi	Iwakuni	$943
39 km or 24 mi	Akitakata	$881
42 km or 26 mi	Takehara	$887
51 km or 32 mi	Mihara	$885
57 km or 35 mi	Yanai	$916
59 km or 37 mi	Miyoshi	$895
61 km or 38 mi	Imabari	$907
65 km or 40 mi	Masuda	$902
67 km or 41 mi	Hamada	$900
67 km or 41 mi	Hikari	$913
68 km or 42 mi	Matsuyama	$950
68 km or 42 mi	Kudamatsu	$918
69 km or 43 mi	Onomichi	$884
70 km or 44 mi	Shunan	$932
71 km or 44 mi	Masaki	$895
73 km or 45 mi	Gotsu	$901
73 km or 46 mi	Iyo	$896
73 km or 46 mi	Shobara	$900
74 km or 46 mi	Fuchu	$862
76 km or 47 mi	Toon	$902
77 km or 48 mi	Tobe	$897
84 km or 52 mi	Fukuyama	$860
85 km or 53 mi	Saijo	$925
89 km or 55 mi	Niihama	$932
90 km or 56 mi	Hofu	$964
90 km or 56 mi	Oda	$908
93 km or 58 mi	Yamaguchi	$1020
95 km or 59 mi	Ibara	$873
97 km or 60 mi	Hagi	$948
97 km or 61 mi	Kasaoka	$874
98 km or 61 mi	Ozu	$901
103 km or 64 mi	Yawatahama	$896
105 km or 65 mi	Asakuchi	$901

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