Kyoto vs Montreal - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Kyoto	Montreal
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1148	$1857
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3260	$4312
🏠 One person rent	$437	$940
🏘️ Family rent	$1169	$1577
🍽️ Food expenses	$412	$575
🚐 Transport expenses	$202	$187
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1866	$2742
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	39 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	95	100
😀 Quality of life	91	93
🏙️ Population	1.46M	1.8M

The cost of living in Kyoto is 38% less expensive than in Montreal. Cities ranked 4641st and 2225th ($1148 vs $1857) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 67th and 51st 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 Kyoto compared to 1.5 months in Montreal. Kyoto ranked 6th best city to live in Japan vs Montreal ranked 1st in Canada, while ranked 112th and 51st 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	$15.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$39.8	$64.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.15	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.35	$6.26
☕ Cappuccino	$3.26	$3.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.91	$2.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$513	$1030
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$299	$807
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1602	$1828
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$896	$1371
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$65.9	$47.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$101	$73.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$29.8	$40.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.78%	6.03%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5311	$6524
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5383	$4131
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.56	$2.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$67.3	$73.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$27	$17.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.16	$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.81	$2.36
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.63	$2.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$2.93
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.22	$3.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.07	$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.38	$12.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$14.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.3	$3.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$1.51
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.24	$4.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.82	$4.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$2.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$2.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.64	$1.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.91	$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.1	$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.67	$2.89
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.04	$11.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.32	$9.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.14	$4.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.72	$4.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.83	$2.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.2	$34.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.7	$10.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$27.8	$126
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.7	$16.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$44.1	$59.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$51.1	$94.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$359	$639
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7056	$5725

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Cities near Kyoto

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.5 km or 4.6 mi	Otsu	$1048
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	Muko	$1013
12 km or 7.2 mi	Nagaokakyo	$1010
15 km or 9.1 mi	Uji	$1027
16 km or 10 mi	Yawata	$1018
17 km or 11 mi	Shimamoto	$1026
18 km or 11 mi	Joyo	$1014
18 km or 11 mi	Kameoka	$1026
18 km or 11 mi	Kusatsu	$1007
21 km or 13 mi	Ritto	$1001
21 km or 13 mi	Moriyama	$1004
22 km or 14 mi	Kyotanabe	$1016
23 km or 14 mi	Takatsuki	$1087
24 km or 15 mi	Hirakata	$1091
24 km or 15 mi	Yasu	$1005
26 km or 16 mi	Katano	$1039
28 km or 17 mi	Seika	$998
28 km or 18 mi	Ibaraki	$1136
29 km or 18 mi	Konan	$1005
29 km or 18 mi	Nantan	$1030
30 km or 19 mi	Neyagawa	$1100
31 km or 19 mi	Kizugawa	$988
32 km or 20 mi	Settsu	$1142
32 km or 20 mi	Shijonawate	$1065
33 km or 20 mi	Omihachiman	$1005
34 km or 21 mi	Minoh	$1059
35 km or 22 mi	Kadoma	$1101
36 km or 22 mi	Suita	$1302
36 km or 22 mi	Daito	$1065
36 km or 22 mi	Moriguchi	$1117
36 km or 22 mi	Ikoma	$1009
37 km or 23 mi	Nara	$1008
37 km or 23 mi	Koka	$1001
37 km or 23 mi	Toyonaka	$1063
37 km or 23 mi	Ikeda	$1046
38 km or 24 mi	Kawanishi	$1056
38 km or 24 mi	Inagawa	$1045
40 km or 25 mi	Higashiosaka	$1106
40 km or 25 mi	Yamatokoriyama	$979
41 km or 26 mi	Itami	$1062

Cities near Montreal

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.3 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1790
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Westmount	$1773
4.4 km or 2.8 mi	Longueuil	$1835
6.4 km or 4 mi	Mount Royal	$1792
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1803
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Brossard	$2004
11 km or 7 mi	La Prairie	$1889
13 km or 8.3 mi	Boucherville	$1804
14 km or 8.9 mi	Candiac	$1852
16 km or 9.8 mi	Saint-Constant	$1824
16 km or 10 mi	Dorval	$1810
17 km or 10 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1836
17 km or 10 mi	Laval	$1900
20 km or 12 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1800
20 km or 12 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1814
20 km or 13 mi	Chateauguay	$1841
21 km or 13 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1819
22 km or 14 mi	Varennes	$1764
22 km or 14 mi	Terrebonne	$1776
23 km or 14 mi	Chambly	$1829
24 km or 15 mi	Boisbriand	$1732
25 km or 15 mi	Kirkland	$1807
26 km or 16 mi	Repentigny	$1743
26 km or 16 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1753
27 km or 17 mi	Mascouche	$1735
27 km or 17 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1768
29 km or 18 mi	Beloeil	$1742
31 km or 19 mi	Blainville	$1761
31 km or 20 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1769
38 km or 23 mi	L'Assomption	$1651
39 km or 24 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1830
41 km or 26 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1690
44 km or 27 mi	Mirabel	$1762
46 km or 28 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1733
49 km or 31 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1562
53 km or 33 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$1894
57 km or 35 mi	Joliette	$1433
66 km or 41 mi	Granby	$1106
68 km or 42 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1532
91 km or 56 mi	Plattsburgh	$1692