Montreal vs Nagoya - Cost of Living Comparison

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Montreal Nagoya
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1928
$1196
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4433
$3028
🏠 One person rent
$992
$477
🏘️ Family rent
$1658
$822
🍽️ Food expenses
$585
$409
🚐 Transport expenses
$192
$221
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3005
$1887
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
100
92
😀 Quality of life
96
91
🏙️ Population
1.8M
2.33M

The cost of living in Montreal is 61% more expensive than in Nagoya. Cities ranked 2284th and 4785th ($1928 vs $1196) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 58th and 35th in Canada and Japan, respectively. Check Canada vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Montreal compared to 1.6 months in Nagoya. Montreal ranked 1st best city to live in Canada vs Nagoya ranked 6th in Japan, while ranked 11th and 157th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Montreal vs Nagoya

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Montreal Nagoya
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.8
$6.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$65.9
$27.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.9
$5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.46
$2.78
☕ Cappuccino
$4.06
$2.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.04
$1.09
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1085
$491
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$852
$337
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1939
$890
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1436
$618
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51.8
$75.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.4
$116
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.8
$34
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.47%
2.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5305
$2013
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4101
$1226
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.78
$1.68
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$76.6
$65.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.2
$25.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.38
$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.89
$1.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.92
$3.25
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.56
$2.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.3
$11.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$6.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.1
$16.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.38
$5.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$3.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.24
$4.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.33
$6.06
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$3.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$2.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.99
$0.76
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.49
$1.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13
$10
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.77
$1.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12
$3.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.7
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.44
$2.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.53
$0.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.54
$1.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.1
$50.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.8
$11.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$117
$24.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$22.6
$13.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.6
$47.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$101
$51.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$568
$519
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5550
$12599

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Cities near Montreal

Distance City Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.3 mi Saint-Lambert
$1875
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Westmount
$1862
4.4 km or 2.8 mi Longueuil
$1923
6.4 km or 4 mi Mount Royal
$1876
9.4 km or 5.9 mi Cote-Saint-Luc
$1893
9.9 km or 6.1 mi Brossard
$2080
11 km or 7 mi La Prairie
$1960
13 km or 8.3 mi Boucherville
$1897
14 km or 8.9 mi Candiac
$1940
16 km or 9.8 mi Saint-Constant
$1910
16 km or 10 mi Dorval
$1923
17 km or 10 mi Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville
$1918
17 km or 10 mi Laval
$2047
20 km or 12 mi Sainte-Julie
$1891
20 km or 12 mi Dollard-des-Ormeaux
$1944
20 km or 13 mi Chateauguay
$1914
21 km or 13 mi Pointe-Claire
$1920
22 km or 14 mi Varennes
$1861
22 km or 14 mi Terrebonne
$1907
23 km or 14 mi Chambly
$1918
24 km or 15 mi Boisbriand
$1934
25 km or 15 mi Kirkland
$1930
26 km or 16 mi Repentigny
$1846
26 km or 16 mi Sainte-Therese
$1950
27 km or 17 mi Mascouche
$1852
27 km or 17 mi Saint-Eustache
$1948
29 km or 18 mi Beloeil
$1838
31 km or 19 mi Blainville
$1935
31 km or 20 mi Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu
$1857
38 km or 23 mi L'Assomption
$1723
39 km or 24 mi Vaudreuil-Dorion
$1924
41 km or 26 mi Saint-Lin-Laurentides
$1800
44 km or 27 mi Mirabel
$1896
46 km or 28 mi Saint-Jerome
$1864
49 km or 31 mi Saint-Hyacinthe
$1642
53 km or 33 mi Salaberry-de-Valleyfield
$1971
57 km or 35 mi Joliette
$1458
66 km or 41 mi Granby
$1142
68 km or 42 mi Sorel-Tracy
$1589
91 km or 56 mi Plattsburgh
$1805

Cities near Nagoya

Distance City Cost of living
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Toyoake
$1002
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Nisshin
$997
11 km or 6.9 mi Togo
$983
12 km or 7.2 mi Tokai
$998
12 km or 7.2 mi Obu
$996
12 km or 7.4 mi Kiyosu
$978
12 km or 7.6 mi Oharu
$981
13 km or 8 mi Nagakute
$972
13 km or 8.2 mi Miyoshi
$967
13 km or 8.3 mi Kanie
$991
14 km or 8.9 mi Chita
$989
14 km or 8.9 mi Owariasahi
$959
15 km or 9.4 mi Kasugai
$986
16 km or 9.8 mi Higashiura
$978
16 km or 10 mi Kitanagoya
$945
16 km or 10 mi Kariya
$979
17 km or 10 mi Ama
$966
18 km or 11 mi Seto
$957
19 km or 12 mi Aisai
$971
19 km or 12 mi Komaki
$934
19 km or 12 mi Iwakura
$929
20 km or 12 mi Tsushima
$962
20 km or 12 mi Yatomi
$974
20 km or 13 mi Inazawa
$939
21 km or 13 mi Agui
$971
21 km or 13 mi Toyota
$990
21 km or 13 mi Chiryu
$953
21 km or 13 mi Takahama
$956
22 km or 13 mi Anjo
$962
23 km or 15 mi Kuwana
$975
24 km or 15 mi Ichinomiya
$953
24 km or 15 mi Oguchi
$907
24 km or 15 mi Handa
$962
25 km or 15 mi Konan
$901
27 km or 17 mi Hekinan
$949
27 km or 17 mi Fuso
$905
27 km or 17 mi Tokoname
$968
28 km or 18 mi Okazaki
$977
29 km or 18 mi Kaizu
$944
30 km or 18 mi Taketoyo
$960