Montreal vs Nagoya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Montreal	Nagoya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1857	$1202
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4312	$3492
🏠 One person rent	$940	$512
🏘️ Family rent	$1577	$1302
🍽️ Food expenses	$575	$374
🚐 Transport expenses	$187	$225
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2742	$2282
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	100	90
😀 Quality of life	93	93
🏙️ Population	1.8M	2.33M

The cost of living in Montreal is 55% more expensive than in Nagoya. Cities ranked 2225th and 4476th ($1857 vs $1202) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 51st and 40th in Canada and Japan, respectively. Check Canada vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Montreal compared to 1.9 months in Nagoya. Montreal ranked 1st best city to live in Canada vs Nagoya ranked 5th in Japan, while ranked 51st and 69th 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	$15.9	$6.13
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.3	$28.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$5.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.26	$3.3
☕ Cappuccino	$3.71	$3.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.06	$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1030	$527
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$807	$358
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1828	$1728
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1371	$985
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47.4	$88.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$73.9	$136
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40.8	$32.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.03%	1.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6524	$2452
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4131	$1499
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.65	$1.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$73.4	$67.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.8	$26.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.19	$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.36	$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.76	$1.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.93	$2.64
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.61	$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.7	$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$6.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$18.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.37	$3.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$2.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.19	$2.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.33	$4.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$2.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$2.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.19	$0.9
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.89	$1.28
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.8	$9.85
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.89	$1.82
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.8	$3.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.31	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.99	$2.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.48	$0.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.49	$1.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.4	$51.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.9	$11.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$126	$26.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.6	$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.3	$45.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.6	$50.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$639	$595
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5725	$16142

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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

Cities near Nagoya

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Toyoake	$1020
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Nisshin	$1010
11 km or 6.9 mi	Togo	$1015
12 km or 7.2 mi	Tokai	$1016
12 km or 7.2 mi	Obu	$1013
12 km or 7.4 mi	Kiyosu	$985
12 km or 7.6 mi	Oharu	$988
13 km or 8 mi	Nagakute	$998
13 km or 8.2 mi	Miyoshi	$1016
13 km or 8.3 mi	Kanie	$997
14 km or 8.9 mi	Chita	$1005
14 km or 8.9 mi	Owariasahi	$984
15 km or 9.4 mi	Kasugai	$987
16 km or 9.8 mi	Higashiura	$1003
16 km or 10 mi	Kitanagoya	$963
16 km or 10 mi	Kariya	$1008
17 km or 10 mi	Ama	$978
18 km or 11 mi	Seto	$985
19 km or 12 mi	Aisai	$983
19 km or 12 mi	Komaki	$954
19 km or 12 mi	Iwakura	$960
20 km or 12 mi	Tsushima	$976
20 km or 12 mi	Yatomi	$988
20 km or 13 mi	Inazawa	$964
21 km or 13 mi	Agui	$995
21 km or 13 mi	Toyota	$1092
21 km or 13 mi	Chiryu	$985
21 km or 13 mi	Takahama	$990
22 km or 13 mi	Anjo	$998
23 km or 15 mi	Kuwana	$991
24 km or 15 mi	Ichinomiya	$1015
24 km or 15 mi	Oguchi	$943
24 km or 15 mi	Handa	$991
25 km or 15 mi	Konan	$951
27 km or 17 mi	Hekinan	$985
27 km or 17 mi	Fuso	$939
27 km or 17 mi	Tokoname	$990
28 km or 18 mi	Okazaki	$1010
29 km or 18 mi	Kaizu	$964
30 km or 18 mi	Taketoyo	$982