Kawasaki vs Montreal - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Kawasaki	Montreal
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1187	$1954
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3323	$4616
🏠 One person rent	$483	$986
🏘️ Family rent	$1130	$1716
🍽️ Food expenses	$404	$608
🚐 Transport expenses	$200	$190
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2645	$2805
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	99	100
😀 Quality of life	82	93
🏙️ Population	1.54M	1.76M

The cost of living in Kawasaki is 39% less expensive than in Montreal. Cities ranked 4637th and 2002nd ($1187 vs $1954) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 52nd and 54th in Japan and Canada, respectively. Check Japan vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Kawasaki compared to 1.4 months in Montreal. Kawasaki ranked 12th best city to live in Japan vs Montreal ranked 2nd in Canada, while ranked 452nd and 60th 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	$6.27	$16.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$33	$76.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.2	$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.59	$6.72
☕ Cappuccino	$2.83	$3.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.99	$2.2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$557	$1044
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$286	$856
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1195	$2012
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$861	$1492
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$115	$49.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$175	$77
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27.4	$42.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.79%	6.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6674	$7494
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3436	$4431
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.48	$2.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$56.4	$73.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$28.1	$18.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.56	$2.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.81	$2.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.05	$2.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.1	$3.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$16.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.59	$13.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.9	$14.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.14	$3.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.51	$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.42	$4.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.34	$4.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.87	$2.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.55	$2.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.6	$1.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.18	$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.3	$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.08	$3.18
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.06	$11.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.09	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.11	$5.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.14	$3.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.63	$3.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.7	$33.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.2	$11.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.5	$121
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.2	$32.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$36.4	$61.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$59.2	$95.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$571	$669
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13952	$6957

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Cities near Kawasaki

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.5 km or 0.9 mi	Kawasaki-ku	$1080
11 km or 6.9 mi	Yokohama	$1385
17 km or 11 mi	Komae	$1112
19 km or 12 mi	Tokyo	$1641
21 km or 13 mi	Chofu	$1124
22 km or 14 mi	Yamato	$1037
22 km or 14 mi	Inagi	$1071
22 km or 14 mi	Mitaka	$1133
23 km or 14 mi	Machida	$1070
24 km or 15 mi	Urayasu	$1096
25 km or 15 mi	Hirai	$1090
25 km or 16 mi	Sodegaura	$1086
25 km or 16 mi	Kisarazu	$1082
25 km or 16 mi	Musashino	$1121
26 km or 16 mi	Kamakura	$1079
26 km or 16 mi	Tama	$1057
26 km or 16 mi	Ayase	$976
26 km or 16 mi	Fuchu	$1106
27 km or 17 mi	Zama	$982
27 km or 17 mi	Zushi	$1070
27 km or 17 mi	Koganei	$1084
27 km or 17 mi	Fujisawa	$1115
27 km or 17 mi	Nishitokyo	$1113
28 km or 17 mi	Futtsu	$1085
28 km or 17 mi	Kimitsu	$1081
29 km or 18 mi	Ebina	$942
29 km or 18 mi	Hayama	$1079
30 km or 19 mi	Yokosuka	$1153
30 km or 19 mi	Kunitachi	$1073
30 km or 19 mi	Kokubunji	$1075
31 km or 19 mi	Wako	$1059
31 km or 19 mi	Sagamihara	$1060
31 km or 19 mi	Higashikurume	$1079
31 km or 19 mi	Ichikawa	$1119
31 km or 19 mi	Kodaira	$1095
32 km or 20 mi	Atsugi	$983
32 km or 20 mi	Tachikawa	$1092
32 km or 20 mi	Funabashi	$1145
32 km or 20 mi	Kawaguchi	$1056
33 km or 20 mi	Hino	$1102

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