Matsuyama vs Montreal - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Matsuyama	Montreal
🚶 Cost of living one person	$950	$1901
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2412	$4422
🏠 One person rent	$372	$984
🏘️ Family rent	$626	$1684
🍽️ Food expenses	$375	$567
🚐 Transport expenses	$117	$193
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1764	$2928
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	52	100
😀 Quality of life	75	93
🏙️ Population	507K	1.9M

The cost of living in Matsuyama is 50% less expensive than in Montreal. Cities ranked 5932nd and 2370th ($950 vs $1901) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 571st and 64th in Japan and Canada, respectively. Check Japan vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Matsuyama compared to 1.5 months in Montreal. Matsuyama ranked 155th best city to live in Japan vs Montreal ranked 2nd in Canada, while ranked 1698th and 49th 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	$6.21	$15.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.6	$64.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.92	$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.78	$6.08
☕ Cappuccino	$2.89	$3.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.98	$1.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$249	$1096
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$256	$842
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$445	$1985
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$467	$1459
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$86.6	$51.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$132	$79.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$31.2	$40.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	2.01%	4.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3767	$5122
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2208	$3877
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.56	$2.68
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$47.9	$75.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.8	$17.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.41	$2.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.38	$2.87
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.57	$2.83
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.02	$3.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$15.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.78	$12.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.6	$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.41	$3.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.71	$3.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.07	$3.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$2.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$2.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.57	$1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.33	$2.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.93	$12.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.81	$2.64
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.76	$11.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.9	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.17	$5.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1	$4.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.18	$2.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50.3	$32.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.3	$11.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$20.9	$119
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.92	$21.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$46.2	$54.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$59.1	$99.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$423	$607
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10162	$6432

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Cities near Matsuyama

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	Masaki	$895
9.7 km or 6 mi	Tobe	$897
10 km or 6.4 mi	Iyo	$896
11 km or 6.7 mi	Toon	$902
34 km or 21 mi	Imabari	$907
39 km or 25 mi	Saijo	$925
42 km or 26 mi	Ozu	$901
50 km or 31 mi	Kure	$871
50 km or 31 mi	Niihama	$932
52 km or 32 mi	Yawatahama	$896
53 km or 33 mi	Etajima	$866
57 km or 36 mi	Seiyo	$898
58 km or 36 mi	Takehara	$887
58 km or 36 mi	Kumano	$840
63 km or 39 mi	Iwakuni	$943
63 km or 39 mi	Yanai	$916
64 km or 40 mi	Kaita	$827
65 km or 40 mi	Higashihiroshima	$882
67 km or 42 mi	Otake	$918
68 km or 42 mi	Hiroshima	$842
68 km or 42 mi	Susaki	$961
69 km or 43 mi	Ino	$971
70 km or 43 mi	Hatsukaichi	$847
70 km or 44 mi	Uwajima	$903
72 km or 44 mi	Tosa	$971
73 km or 45 mi	Mihara	$885
74 km or 46 mi	Shikokuchuo	$972
76 km or 47 mi	Onomichi	$884
77 km or 48 mi	Kochi	$1032
77 km or 48 mi	Hikari	$913
85 km or 53 mi	Kudamatsu	$918
86 km or 53 mi	Nankoku	$1003
89 km or 55 mi	Kami	$1011
89 km or 55 mi	Kan'onji	$974
91 km or 57 mi	Fukuyama	$860
91 km or 57 mi	Konan	$1012
92 km or 57 mi	Shunan	$932
92 km or 57 mi	Fuchu	$862
93 km or 57 mi	Mitoyo	$979
93 km or 58 mi	Akitakata	$881

Cities near Montreal

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.3 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1856
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Westmount	$1828
4.4 km or 2.8 mi	Longueuil	$1874
6.4 km or 4 mi	Mount Royal	$1852
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1870
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Brossard	$2051
11 km or 7 mi	La Prairie	$1937
13 km or 8.3 mi	Boucherville	$1861
14 km or 8.9 mi	Candiac	$1921
16 km or 9.8 mi	Saint-Constant	$1905
16 km or 10 mi	Dorval	$1917
17 km or 10 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1892
17 km or 10 mi	Laval	$2058
20 km or 12 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1875
20 km or 12 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1918
20 km or 13 mi	Chateauguay	$1905
21 km or 13 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1915
22 km or 14 mi	Varennes	$1829
22 km or 14 mi	Terrebonne	$1863
23 km or 14 mi	Chambly	$1892
24 km or 15 mi	Boisbriand	$1913
25 km or 15 mi	Kirkland	$1914
26 km or 16 mi	Repentigny	$1817
26 km or 16 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1928
27 km or 17 mi	Mascouche	$1828
27 km or 17 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1926
29 km or 18 mi	Beloeil	$1816
31 km or 19 mi	Blainville	$1903
31 km or 20 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1850
38 km or 23 mi	L'Assomption	$1702
39 km or 24 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1906
41 km or 26 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1772
44 km or 27 mi	Mirabel	$1864
46 km or 28 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1832
49 km or 31 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1675
53 km or 33 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$1942
57 km or 35 mi	Joliette	$1421
66 km or 41 mi	Granby	$1199
68 km or 42 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1575
91 km or 56 mi	Plattsburgh	$1828