Kawasaki vs Montreal - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kawasaki Montreal
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1399
$1928
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3286
$4433
🏠 One person rent
$674
$992
🏘️ Family rent
$1059
$1658
🍽️ Food expenses
$421
$585
🚐 Transport expenses
$200
$192
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2341
$3005
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
99
100
😀 Quality of life
93
96
🏙️ Population
1.54M
1.8M

The cost of living in Kawasaki is 27% less expensive than in Montreal. Cities ranked 4342nd and 2284th ($1399 vs $1928) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 16th and 58th 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 Kawasaki compared to 1.6 months in Montreal. Kawasaki ranked 4th best city to live in Japan vs Montreal ranked 1st in Canada, while ranked 62nd and 11th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kawasaki vs Montreal

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Kawasaki Montreal
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.51
$16.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$42.7
$65.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.28
$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.29
$6.46
☕ Cappuccino
$2.73
$4.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.24
$2.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$712
$1085
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$526
$852
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1286
$1939
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$804
$1436
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$80.8
$51.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$128
$79.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.1
$41.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.7%
4.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5332
$5305
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3319
$4101
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.37
$2.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$52.1
$76.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$29.6
$18.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.5
$2.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.39
$2.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.63
$2.92
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.24
$3.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$15.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.69
$12.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21.7
$14.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.59
$3.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.64
$3.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.55
$3.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.26
$2.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.07
$2.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.64
$0.99
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.11
$2.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.82
$13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.43
$2.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.1
$12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.95
$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.82
$5.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.05
$4.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.54
$2.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.5
$37.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.2
$11.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$43.3
$117
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.6
$22.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$47.6
$55.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$55.2
$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$523
$568
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12261
$5550

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Cities near Kawasaki

Distance City Cost of living
1.5 km or 0.9 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1237
11 km or 6.9 mi Yokohama
$1343
17 km or 11 mi Komae
$1154
19 km or 12 mi Tokyo
$1698
21 km or 13 mi Chofu
$1160
22 km or 14 mi Yamato
$1034
22 km or 14 mi Inagi
$1104
22 km or 14 mi Mitaka
$1176
23 km or 14 mi Machida
$1066
24 km or 15 mi Urayasu
$1097
25 km or 15 mi Hirai
$1084
25 km or 16 mi Sodegaura
$1118
25 km or 16 mi Kisarazu
$1125
25 km or 16 mi Musashino
$1155
26 km or 16 mi Kamakura
$1127
26 km or 16 mi Tama
$1073
26 km or 16 mi Ayase
$957
26 km or 16 mi Fuchu
$1137
27 km or 17 mi Zama
$980
27 km or 17 mi Zushi
$1104
27 km or 17 mi Koganei
$1116
27 km or 17 mi Fujisawa
$1126
27 km or 17 mi Nishitokyo
$1144
28 km or 17 mi Futtsu
$1116
28 km or 17 mi Kimitsu
$1119
29 km or 18 mi Ebina
$909
29 km or 18 mi Hayama
$1100
30 km or 19 mi Yokosuka
$1138
30 km or 19 mi Kunitachi
$1102
30 km or 19 mi Kokubunji
$1107
31 km or 19 mi Wako
$1074
31 km or 19 mi Sagamihara
$992
31 km or 19 mi Higashikurume
$1088
31 km or 19 mi Ichikawa
$1040
31 km or 19 mi Kodaira
$1115
32 km or 20 mi Atsugi
$982
32 km or 20 mi Tachikawa
$1130
32 km or 20 mi Funabashi
$1130
32 km or 20 mi Kawaguchi
$1050
33 km or 20 mi Hino
$1144

Cities near Montreal

Distance City Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.3 mi Saint-Lambert
$1875
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Westmount
$1862
4.4 km or 2.8 mi Longueuil
$1923
6.4 km or 4 mi Mount Royal
$1876
9.4 km or 5.9 mi Cote-Saint-Luc
$1893
9.9 km or 6.1 mi Brossard
$2080
11 km or 7 mi La Prairie
$1960
13 km or 8.3 mi Boucherville
$1897
14 km or 8.9 mi Candiac
$1940
16 km or 9.8 mi Saint-Constant
$1910
16 km or 10 mi Dorval
$1923
17 km or 10 mi Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville
$1918
17 km or 10 mi Laval
$2047
20 km or 12 mi Sainte-Julie
$1891
20 km or 12 mi Dollard-des-Ormeaux
$1944
20 km or 13 mi Chateauguay
$1914
21 km or 13 mi Pointe-Claire
$1920
22 km or 14 mi Varennes
$1861
22 km or 14 mi Terrebonne
$1907
23 km or 14 mi Chambly
$1918
24 km or 15 mi Boisbriand
$1934
25 km or 15 mi Kirkland
$1930
26 km or 16 mi Repentigny
$1846
26 km or 16 mi Sainte-Therese
$1950
27 km or 17 mi Mascouche
$1852
27 km or 17 mi Saint-Eustache
$1948
29 km or 18 mi Beloeil
$1838
31 km or 19 mi Blainville
$1935
31 km or 20 mi Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu
$1857
38 km or 23 mi L'Assomption
$1723
39 km or 24 mi Vaudreuil-Dorion
$1924
41 km or 26 mi Saint-Lin-Laurentides
$1800
44 km or 27 mi Mirabel
$1896
46 km or 28 mi Saint-Jerome
$1864
49 km or 31 mi Saint-Hyacinthe
$1642
53 km or 33 mi Salaberry-de-Valleyfield
$1971
57 km or 35 mi Joliette
$1458
66 km or 41 mi Granby
$1142
68 km or 42 mi Sorel-Tracy
$1589
91 km or 56 mi Plattsburgh
$1805