Kobe vs Montreal - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kobe Montreal
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1119
$1954
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2825
$4616
🏠 One person rent
$481
$986
🏘️ Family rent
$880
$1716
🍽️ Food expenses
$374
$608
🚐 Transport expenses
$165
$190
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1779
$2805
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
91
100
😀 Quality of life
78
93
🏙️ Population
1.52M
1.76M

The cost of living in Kobe is 43% less expensive than in Montreal. Cities ranked 4855th and 2002nd ($1119 vs $1954) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 121st and 54th in Japan and Canada, respectively. Check Japan vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Kobe compared to 1.4 months in Montreal. Kobe ranked 33rd best city to live in Japan vs Montreal ranked 2nd in Canada, while ranked 631st and 60th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kobe vs Montreal

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Kobe Montreal
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.03
$16.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26
$76.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.92
$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.09
$6.72
☕ Cappuccino
$3.04
$3.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.94
$2.2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$453
$1044
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$337
$856
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$873
$2012
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$671
$1492
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$89.9
$49.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$139
$77
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.8
$42.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.76%
6.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4552
$7494
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3248
$4431
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.49
$2.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$80.5
$73.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.5
$18.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.54
$2.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.7
$2.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$2.95
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.84
$3.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$16.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.16
$13.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.8
$14.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.03
$3.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.5
$4.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.38
$4.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.67
$2.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$2.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.86
$1.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.51
$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.51
$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.96
$3.18
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.43
$11.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.57
$5.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.09
$3.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.78
$3.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$62.2
$33.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.5
$11.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.2
$121
💇 Haircut, simple
$21.5
$32.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.7
$61.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$55
$95.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$359
$669
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14101
$6957

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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi Ashiya
$1084
15 km or 9 mi Nishinomiya
$1169
18 km or 11 mi Akashi
$1181
20 km or 13 mi Takarazuka
$1096
20 km or 13 mi Amagasaki
$1132
21 km or 13 mi Miki
$1083
22 km or 14 mi Sanda
$1072
23 km or 14 mi Itami
$1073
25 km or 16 mi Inami
$1097
26 km or 16 mi Kawanishi
$1066
27 km or 17 mi Ikeda
$1052
28 km or 17 mi Toyonaka
$1045
29 km or 18 mi Inagawa
$1068
29 km or 18 mi Harima
$1106
29 km or 18 mi Osaka
$1212
29 km or 18 mi Ono
$1088
29 km or 18 mi Izumiotsu
$1072
30 km or 19 mi Minoh
$1068
30 km or 19 mi Takaishi
$1067
31 km or 19 mi Sakai
$1174
31 km or 19 mi Kishiwada
$1094
32 km or 20 mi Kato
$1080
32 km or 20 mi Suita
$1362
32 km or 20 mi Izumi
$1086
32 km or 20 mi Kakogawa
$1138
32 km or 20 mi Kaizuka
$1080
34 km or 21 mi Izumisano
$1091
35 km or 22 mi Moriguchi
$1140
36 km or 22 mi Kumatori
$1087
36 km or 22 mi Settsu
$1169
36 km or 22 mi Matsubara
$1071
37 km or 23 mi Takasago
$1104
37 km or 23 mi Kadoma
$1117
37 km or 23 mi Sennan
$1103
37 km or 23 mi Hannan
$1111
38 km or 23 mi Awaji
$1172
38 km or 24 mi Ibaraki
$1162
38 km or 24 mi Higashiosaka
$1123
39 km or 24 mi Nishiwaki
$1075
39 km or 24 mi Yao
$1094

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