Matsuyama vs Montreal - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Matsuyama	Montreal
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1019	$1903
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2565	$4337
🏠 One person rent	$412	$969
🏘️ Family rent	$697	$1582
🍽️ Food expenses	$386	$579
🚐 Transport expenses	$133	$191
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1856	$2945
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	52	100
😀 Quality of life	70	95
🏙️ Population	507K	1.8M

The cost of living in Matsuyama is 46% less expensive than in Montreal. Cities ranked 5428th and 2306th ($1019 vs $1903) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 349th and 52nd in Japan and Canada, respectively. Check Japan vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Matsuyama compared to 1.5 months in Montreal. Matsuyama ranked 550th best city to live in Japan vs Montreal ranked 4th in Canada, while ranked 3963rd and 46th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Matsuyama vs Montreal

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	Matsuyama	Montreal
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.54	$16.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$36.5	$65.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.08	$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.75	$5.78
☕ Cappuccino	$2.96	$3.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.04	$1.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$345	$1055
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$277	$839
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$625	$1821
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$501	$1381
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$90.4	$47.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$140	$74.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$31.1	$39.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.72%	5.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3574	$6195
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2141	$4493
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.58	$2.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$45.9	$72.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$30.2	$18.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.99	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.45	$2.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.39	$2.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.85	$3.14
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.16	$3.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$15.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.23	$12.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.8	$14.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.39	$3.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.49	$3.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.31	$3.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$2.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$2.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.61	$1.03
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.4	$2.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.14	$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.91	$2.63
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.67	$11.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.8	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.33	$5.32
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.05	$4.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.34	$2.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$52.4	$37.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12	$10.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$22	$133
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.86	$20.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$47.6	$55.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$60.5	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$401	$509
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9695	$4789

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Cities near Matsuyama

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	Masaki	$951
9.7 km or 6 mi	Tobe	$958
10 km or 6.4 mi	Iyo	$955
11 km or 6.7 mi	Toon	$961
34 km or 21 mi	Imabari	$961
39 km or 25 mi	Saijo	$978
42 km or 26 mi	Ozu	$958
50 km or 31 mi	Kure	$913
50 km or 31 mi	Niihama	$984
52 km or 32 mi	Yawatahama	$952
53 km or 33 mi	Etajima	$904
57 km or 36 mi	Seiyo	$952
58 km or 36 mi	Takehara	$934
58 km or 36 mi	Kumano	$877
63 km or 39 mi	Iwakuni	$986
63 km or 39 mi	Yanai	$972
64 km or 40 mi	Kaita	$859
65 km or 40 mi	Higashihiroshima	$926
67 km or 42 mi	Otake	$957
68 km or 42 mi	Hiroshima	$883
68 km or 42 mi	Susaki	$1007
69 km or 43 mi	Ino	$1025
70 km or 43 mi	Hatsukaichi	$882
70 km or 44 mi	Uwajima	$953
72 km or 44 mi	Tosa	$1024
73 km or 45 mi	Mihara	$939
74 km or 46 mi	Shikokuchuo	$1020
76 km or 47 mi	Onomichi	$954
77 km or 48 mi	Kochi	$1097
77 km or 48 mi	Hikari	$975
85 km or 53 mi	Kudamatsu	$989
86 km or 53 mi	Nankoku	$1050
89 km or 55 mi	Kami	$1060
89 km or 55 mi	Kan'onji	$1024
91 km or 57 mi	Fukuyama	$927
91 km or 57 mi	Konan	$1061
92 km or 57 mi	Shunan	$1005
92 km or 57 mi	Fuchu	$916
93 km or 57 mi	Mitoyo	$1029
93 km or 58 mi	Akitakata	$924

Cities near Montreal

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.3 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1828
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Westmount	$1814
4.4 km or 2.8 mi	Longueuil	$1842
6.4 km or 4 mi	Mount Royal	$1820
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1835
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Brossard	$2055
11 km or 7 mi	La Prairie	$1911
13 km or 8.3 mi	Boucherville	$1820
14 km or 8.9 mi	Candiac	$1892
16 km or 9.8 mi	Saint-Constant	$1864
16 km or 10 mi	Dorval	$1853
17 km or 10 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1869
17 km or 10 mi	Laval	$1930
20 km or 12 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1822
20 km or 12 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1829
20 km or 13 mi	Chateauguay	$1867
21 km or 13 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1838
22 km or 14 mi	Varennes	$1786
22 km or 14 mi	Terrebonne	$1805
23 km or 14 mi	Chambly	$1853
24 km or 15 mi	Boisbriand	$1763
25 km or 15 mi	Kirkland	$1835
26 km or 16 mi	Repentigny	$1767
26 km or 16 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1785
27 km or 17 mi	Mascouche	$1766
27 km or 17 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1806
29 km or 18 mi	Beloeil	$1776
31 km or 19 mi	Blainville	$1780
31 km or 20 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1805
38 km or 23 mi	L'Assomption	$1671
39 km or 24 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1850
41 km or 26 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1719
44 km or 27 mi	Mirabel	$1782
46 km or 28 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1753
49 km or 31 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1586
53 km or 33 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$1935
57 km or 35 mi	Joliette	$1449
66 km or 41 mi	Granby	$1120
68 km or 42 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1549
91 km or 56 mi	Plattsburgh	$1811