Kawasaki vs Montreal - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Kawasaki	Montreal
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1354	$1903
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3256	$4337
🏠 One person rent	$630	$969
🏘️ Family rent	$1064	$1582
🍽️ Food expenses	$423	$579
🚐 Transport expenses	$199	$191
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2289	$2945
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	99	100
😀 Quality of life	82	95
🏙️ Population	1.54M	1.8M

The cost of living in Kawasaki is 29% less expensive than in Montreal. Cities ranked 4361st and 2306th ($1354 vs $1903) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 16th and 52nd 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 1.5 months in Montreal. Kawasaki ranked 13th best city to live in Japan vs Montreal ranked 4th in Canada, while ranked 600th and 46th 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	$6.47	$16.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$37.7	$65.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.85	$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.42	$5.78
☕ Cappuccino	$2.72	$3.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.18	$1.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$707	$1055
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$458	$839
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1127	$1821
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$828	$1381
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$96	$47.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$150	$74.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26	$39.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.61%	5.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6324	$6195
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3178	$4493
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.38	$2.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$52.2	$72.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.3	$18.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.14	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.45	$2.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.45	$2.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.39	$3.14
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.08	$3.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$15.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.26	$12.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.8	$14.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.6	$3.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.57	$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.38	$3.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.4	$3.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.31	$2.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$2.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.76	$1.03
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.16	$2.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.9	$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.33	$2.63
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.95	$11.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.11	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.01	$5.32
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.09	$4.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.62	$2.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.9	$37.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.2	$10.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$42.1	$133
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.3	$20.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$41.4	$55.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$56.2	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$457	$509
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10654	$4789

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Cities near Kawasaki

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.5 km or 0.9 mi	Kawasaki-ku	$1198
11 km or 6.9 mi	Yokohama	$1336
17 km or 11 mi	Komae	$1115
19 km or 12 mi	Tokyo	$1698
21 km or 13 mi	Chofu	$1113
22 km or 14 mi	Yamato	$1017
22 km or 14 mi	Inagi	$1058
22 km or 14 mi	Mitaka	$1125
23 km or 14 mi	Machida	$1049
24 km or 15 mi	Urayasu	$1068
25 km or 15 mi	Hirai	$1055
25 km or 16 mi	Sodegaura	$1073
25 km or 16 mi	Kisarazu	$1076
25 km or 16 mi	Musashino	$1110
26 km or 16 mi	Kamakura	$1071
26 km or 16 mi	Tama	$1040
26 km or 16 mi	Ayase	$959
26 km or 16 mi	Fuchu	$1088
27 km or 17 mi	Zama	$958
27 km or 17 mi	Zushi	$1051
27 km or 17 mi	Koganei	$1066
27 km or 17 mi	Fujisawa	$1076
27 km or 17 mi	Nishitokyo	$1094
28 km or 17 mi	Futtsu	$1067
28 km or 17 mi	Kimitsu	$1068
29 km or 18 mi	Ebina	$935
29 km or 18 mi	Hayama	$1054
30 km or 19 mi	Yokosuka	$1139
30 km or 19 mi	Kunitachi	$1050
30 km or 19 mi	Kokubunji	$1050
31 km or 19 mi	Wako	$1035
31 km or 19 mi	Sagamihara	$1021
31 km or 19 mi	Higashikurume	$1049
31 km or 19 mi	Ichikawa	$1041
31 km or 19 mi	Kodaira	$1066
32 km or 20 mi	Atsugi	$968
32 km or 20 mi	Tachikawa	$1073
32 km or 20 mi	Funabashi	$1117
32 km or 20 mi	Kawaguchi	$1025
33 km or 20 mi	Hino	$1085

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