Kyoto vs Montreal - Cost of Living Comparison

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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