Hiroshima vs Montreal - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Hiroshima	Montreal
🚶 Cost of living one person	$883	$1903
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2148	$4337
🏠 One person rent	$336	$969
🏘️ Family rent	$568	$1582
🍽️ Food expenses	$372	$579
🚐 Transport expenses	$102	$191
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2547	$2945
😷 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 54% less expensive than in Montreal. Cities ranked 6313th and 2306th ($883 vs $1903) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 874th and 52nd 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 8th best city to live in Japan vs Montreal ranked 4th in Canada, while ranked 266th and 46th 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	$5.95	$16.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.6	$65.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.59	$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.61	$5.78
☕ Cappuccino	$2.86	$3.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.04	$1.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$302	$1055
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$209	$839
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$541	$1821
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$383	$1381
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$79.2	$47.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$124	$74.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$29.1	$39.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.8%	5.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1883	$6195
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1565	$4493
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.8	$2.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.9	$72.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.5	$18.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.11	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.47	$2.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.39	$2.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.9	$3.14
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.19	$3.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.26	$15.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.28	$12.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.5	$14.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.41	$3.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.96	$3.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.92	$3.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$2.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.68	$2.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.56	$1.03
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.39	$2.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.3	$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.99	$2.63
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.68	$11.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.7	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.37	$5.32
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.99	$4.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.34	$2.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51.9	$37.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.5	$10.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13	$133
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.24	$20.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$29.6	$55.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$50.7	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$164	$509
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3590	$4789

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Cities near Hiroshima

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi	Kaita	$859
12 km or 7.5 mi	Hatsukaichi	$882
13 km or 8.1 mi	Kumano	$877
18 km or 11 mi	Etajima	$904
18 km or 11 mi	Kure	$913
26 km or 16 mi	Higashihiroshima	$926
27 km or 17 mi	Otake	$957
33 km or 20 mi	Iwakuni	$986
39 km or 24 mi	Akitakata	$924
42 km or 26 mi	Takehara	$934
51 km or 32 mi	Mihara	$939
57 km or 35 mi	Yanai	$972
59 km or 37 mi	Miyoshi	$941
61 km or 38 mi	Imabari	$961
65 km or 40 mi	Masuda	$964
67 km or 41 mi	Hamada	$952
67 km or 41 mi	Hikari	$975
68 km or 42 mi	Matsuyama	$1019
68 km or 42 mi	Kudamatsu	$989
69 km or 43 mi	Onomichi	$954
70 km or 44 mi	Shunan	$1005
71 km or 44 mi	Masaki	$951
73 km or 45 mi	Gotsu	$950
73 km or 46 mi	Iyo	$955
73 km or 46 mi	Shobara	$944
74 km or 46 mi	Fuchu	$916
76 km or 47 mi	Toon	$961
77 km or 48 mi	Tobe	$958
84 km or 52 mi	Fukuyama	$927
85 km or 53 mi	Saijo	$978
89 km or 55 mi	Niihama	$984
90 km or 56 mi	Hofu	$1042
90 km or 56 mi	Oda	$958
93 km or 58 mi	Yamaguchi	$1117
95 km or 59 mi	Ibara	$924
97 km or 60 mi	Hagi	$1021
97 km or 61 mi	Kasaoka	$920
98 km or 61 mi	Ozu	$958
103 km or 64 mi	Yawatahama	$952
105 km or 65 mi	Asakuchi	$956

Cities near Montreal

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.3 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1828
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Westmount	$1814
4.4 km or 2.8 mi	Longueuil	$1842
6.4 km or 4 mi	Mount Royal	$1820
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1835
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Brossard	$2055
11 km or 7 mi	La Prairie	$1911
13 km or 8.3 mi	Boucherville	$1820
14 km or 8.9 mi	Candiac	$1892
16 km or 9.8 mi	Saint-Constant	$1864
16 km or 10 mi	Dorval	$1853
17 km or 10 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1869
17 km or 10 mi	Laval	$1930
20 km or 12 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1822
20 km or 12 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1829
20 km or 13 mi	Chateauguay	$1867
21 km or 13 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1838
22 km or 14 mi	Varennes	$1786
22 km or 14 mi	Terrebonne	$1805
23 km or 14 mi	Chambly	$1853
24 km or 15 mi	Boisbriand	$1763
25 km or 15 mi	Kirkland	$1835
26 km or 16 mi	Repentigny	$1767
26 km or 16 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1785
27 km or 17 mi	Mascouche	$1766
27 km or 17 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1806
29 km or 18 mi	Beloeil	$1776
31 km or 19 mi	Blainville	$1780
31 km or 20 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1805
38 km or 23 mi	L'Assomption	$1671
39 km or 24 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1850
41 km or 26 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1719
44 km or 27 mi	Mirabel	$1782
46 km or 28 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1753
49 km or 31 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1586
53 km or 33 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$1935
57 km or 35 mi	Joliette	$1449
66 km or 41 mi	Granby	$1120
68 km or 42 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1549
91 km or 56 mi	Plattsburgh	$1811