Hiroshima vs Montreal - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Hiroshima	Montreal
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1003	$1954
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2465	$4616
🏠 One person rent	$407	$986
🏘️ Family rent	$709	$1716
🍽️ Food expenses	$363	$608
🚐 Transport expenses	$152	$190
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1735	$2805
😷 Air quality	Good	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	33 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	63	100
😀 Quality of life	68	93
🏙️ Population	1.2M	1.76M

The cost of living in Hiroshima is 49% less expensive than in Montreal. Cities ranked 5674th and 2002nd ($1003 vs $1954) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 664th and 54th in Japan and Canada, respectively. Check Japan vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Hiroshima compared to 1.4 months in Montreal. Hiroshima ranked 446th best city to live in Japan vs Montreal ranked 2nd in Canada, while ranked 3185th and 60th 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	$6.54	$16.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.6	$76.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.22	$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.42	$6.72
☕ Cappuccino	$3.14	$3.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.11	$2.2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$432	$1044
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$257	$856
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$767	$2012
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$498	$1492
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$78.4	$49.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$121	$77
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$36.2	$42.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.51%	6.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6276	$7494
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3477	$4431
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.1	$2.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$44.1	$73.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.1	$18.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.15	$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.55	$2.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.71	$2.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.57	$2.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.02	$3.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.34	$16.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.69	$13.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$14.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.32	$3.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.95	$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.93	$4.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.63	$4.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.92	$2.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$2.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.54	$1.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.44	$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.15	$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.88	$3.18
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.64	$11.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.9	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.44	$5.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.04	$3.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.44	$3.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$57	$33.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.7	$11.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$14.1	$121
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.16	$32.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.4	$61.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$51.4	$95.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$178	$669
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7209	$6957

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Cities near Hiroshima

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi	Kaita	$936
12 km or 7.5 mi	Hatsukaichi	$954
13 km or 8.1 mi	Kumano	$944
18 km or 11 mi	Etajima	$970
18 km or 11 mi	Kure	$981
26 km or 16 mi	Higashihiroshima	$986
27 km or 17 mi	Otake	$1017
33 km or 20 mi	Iwakuni	$1040
39 km or 24 mi	Akitakata	$974
42 km or 26 mi	Takehara	$978
51 km or 32 mi	Mihara	$975
57 km or 35 mi	Yanai	$988
59 km or 37 mi	Miyoshi	$984
61 km or 38 mi	Imabari	$999
65 km or 40 mi	Masuda	$968
67 km or 41 mi	Hamada	$981
67 km or 41 mi	Hikari	$968
68 km or 42 mi	Matsuyama	$1063
68 km or 42 mi	Kudamatsu	$952
69 km or 43 mi	Onomichi	$960
70 km or 44 mi	Shunan	$942
71 km or 44 mi	Masaki	$993
73 km or 45 mi	Gotsu	$988
73 km or 46 mi	Iyo	$996
73 km or 46 mi	Shobara	$986
74 km or 46 mi	Fuchu	$954
76 km or 47 mi	Toon	$999
77 km or 48 mi	Tobe	$997
84 km or 52 mi	Fukuyama	$987
85 km or 53 mi	Saijo	$1018
89 km or 55 mi	Niihama	$1021
90 km or 56 mi	Hofu	$882
90 km or 56 mi	Oda	$1009
93 km or 58 mi	Yamaguchi	$818
95 km or 59 mi	Ibara	$962
97 km or 60 mi	Hagi	$905
97 km or 61 mi	Kasaoka	$961
98 km or 61 mi	Ozu	$997
103 km or 64 mi	Yawatahama	$995
105 km or 65 mi	Asakuchi	$983

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