Kyoto vs Montreal - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Kyoto	Montreal
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1210	$1954
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3318	$4616
🏠 One person rent	$482	$986
🏘️ Family rent	$1162	$1716
🍽️ Food expenses	$422	$608
🚐 Transport expenses	$214	$190
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2036	$2805
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	39 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	95	100
😀 Quality of life	91	93
🏙️ Population	1.46M	1.76M

The cost of living in Kyoto is 38% less expensive than in Montreal. Cities ranked 4577th and 2002nd ($1210 vs $1954) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 47th and 54th in Japan and Canada, respectively. Check Japan vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Kyoto compared to 1.4 months in Montreal. Kyoto ranked 7th best city to live in Japan vs Montreal ranked 2nd in Canada, while ranked 108th and 60th 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	$10.5	$16.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$35.5	$76.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.06	$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.52	$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	$517	$1044
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$318	$856
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1577	$2012
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$840	$1492
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$95.8	$49.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$146	$77
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$28	$42.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.63%	6.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5630	$7494
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5617	$4431
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.8	$2.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$70.4	$73.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$28.5	$18.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.66	$2.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.52	$2.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.42	$2.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.09	$3.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.4	$16.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.73	$13.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.7	$14.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.94	$3.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.62	$4.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.5	$4.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$2.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$2.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.67	$1.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.96	$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.42	$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.78	$3.18
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.26	$11.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.21	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.28	$5.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.74	$3.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.9	$3.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.4	$33.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13	$11.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$28.9	$121
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.8	$32.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$27.2	$61.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$50.8	$95.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$439	$669
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7456	$6957

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Cities near Kyoto

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.5 km or 4.6 mi	Otsu	$1036
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	Muko	$1042
12 km or 7.2 mi	Nagaokakyo	$1041
15 km or 9.1 mi	Uji	$1049
16 km or 10 mi	Yawata	$1047
17 km or 11 mi	Shimamoto	$1051
18 km or 11 mi	Joyo	$1034
18 km or 11 mi	Kameoka	$1050
18 km or 11 mi	Kusatsu	$1019
21 km or 13 mi	Ritto	$1019
21 km or 13 mi	Moriyama	$1019
22 km or 14 mi	Kyotanabe	$1033
23 km or 14 mi	Takatsuki	$1113
24 km or 15 mi	Hirakata	$1120
24 km or 15 mi	Yasu	$1023
26 km or 16 mi	Katano	$1063
28 km or 17 mi	Seika	$1012
28 km or 18 mi	Ibaraki	$1162
29 km or 18 mi	Konan	$1025
29 km or 18 mi	Nantan	$1057
30 km or 19 mi	Neyagawa	$1125
31 km or 19 mi	Kizugawa	$1002
32 km or 20 mi	Settsu	$1169
32 km or 20 mi	Shijonawate	$1086
33 km or 20 mi	Omihachiman	$1027
34 km or 21 mi	Minoh	$1068
35 km or 22 mi	Kadoma	$1117
36 km or 22 mi	Suita	$1362
36 km or 22 mi	Daito	$1077
36 km or 22 mi	Moriguchi	$1140
36 km or 22 mi	Ikoma	$1021
37 km or 23 mi	Nara	$1016
37 km or 23 mi	Koka	$1028
37 km or 23 mi	Toyonaka	$1045
37 km or 23 mi	Ikeda	$1052
38 km or 24 mi	Kawanishi	$1066
38 km or 24 mi	Inagawa	$1068
40 km or 25 mi	Higashiosaka	$1123
40 km or 25 mi	Yamatokoriyama	$988
41 km or 26 mi	Itami	$1073

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