Kyoto vs Montreal - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Kyoto	Montreal
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1128	$1928
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2807	$4433
🏠 One person rent	$437	$992
🏘️ Family rent	$751	$1658
🍽️ Food expenses	$381	$585
🚐 Transport expenses	$210	$192
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1949	$3005
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	39 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	96	100
😀 Quality of life	78	96
🏙️ Population	1.46M	1.8M

The cost of living in Kyoto is 42% less expensive than in Montreal. Cities ranked 4965th and 2284th ($1128 vs $1928) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 69th 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 Kyoto compared to 1.6 months in Montreal. Kyoto ranked 39th best city to live in Japan vs Montreal ranked 1st in Canada, while ranked 946th and 11th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kyoto vs Montreal

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	Kyoto	Montreal
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.25	$16.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$33.4	$65.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.87	$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.4	$6.46
☕ Cappuccino	$3.16	$4.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.88	$2.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$486	$1085
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$306	$852
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$857	$1939
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$560	$1436
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.8	$51.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$101	$79.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$30.2	$41.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	2.03%	4.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4341	$5305
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2380	$4101
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.52	$2.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$80.4	$76.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.2	$18.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.08	$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.63	$2.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.77	$2.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.09	$2.92
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.98	$3.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$15.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.28	$12.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$14.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.02	$3.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.55	$3.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.82	$3.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$2.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$2.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.66	$0.99
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.83	$2.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10	$13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.77	$2.77
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.62	$12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.26	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.97	$5.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.69	$4.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.77	$2.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.4	$37.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.1	$11.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$27	$117
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.6	$22.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.5	$55.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$55.9	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$530	$568
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5281	$5550

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Cities near Kyoto

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.5 km or 4.6 mi	Otsu	$960
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	Muko	$979
12 km or 7.2 mi	Nagaokakyo	$976
15 km or 9.1 mi	Uji	$990
16 km or 10 mi	Yawata	$977
17 km or 11 mi	Shimamoto	$980
18 km or 11 mi	Joyo	$976
18 km or 11 mi	Kameoka	$985
18 km or 11 mi	Kusatsu	$960
21 km or 13 mi	Ritto	$961
21 km or 13 mi	Moriyama	$959
22 km or 14 mi	Kyotanabe	$977
23 km or 14 mi	Takatsuki	$1016
24 km or 15 mi	Hirakata	$1027
24 km or 15 mi	Yasu	$964
26 km or 16 mi	Katano	$991
28 km or 17 mi	Seika	$972
28 km or 18 mi	Ibaraki	$1051
29 km or 18 mi	Konan	$964
29 km or 18 mi	Nantan	$989
30 km or 19 mi	Neyagawa	$1037
31 km or 19 mi	Kizugawa	$973
32 km or 20 mi	Settsu	$1046
32 km or 20 mi	Shijonawate	$1016
33 km or 20 mi	Omihachiman	$965
34 km or 21 mi	Minoh	$1033
35 km or 22 mi	Kadoma	$1057
36 km or 22 mi	Suita	$1162
36 km or 22 mi	Daito	$1031
36 km or 22 mi	Moriguchi	$1075
36 km or 22 mi	Ikoma	$979
37 km or 23 mi	Nara	$993
37 km or 23 mi	Koka	$971
37 km or 23 mi	Toyonaka	$1061
37 km or 23 mi	Ikeda	$1029
38 km or 24 mi	Kawanishi	$1028
38 km or 24 mi	Inagawa	$1012
40 km or 25 mi	Higashiosaka	$1084
40 km or 25 mi	Yamatokoriyama	$964
41 km or 26 mi	Itami	$1041

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