Montreal vs Nagoya - Cost of Living Comparison

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Montreal Nagoya
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1821
$1196
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4326
$3636
🏠 One person rent
$928
$544
🏘️ Family rent
$1624
$1573
🍽️ Food expenses
$569
$348
🚐 Transport expenses
$172
$220
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2722
$2123
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
100
91
😀 Quality of life
95
92
🏙️ Population
1.76M
2.33M

The cost of living in Montreal is 52% more expensive than in Nagoya. Cities ranked 2281st and 4446th ($1821 vs $1196) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 76th and 24th 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 1.8 months in Nagoya. Montreal ranked 1st best city to live in Canada vs Nagoya ranked 6th in Japan, while ranked 30th and 73rd 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
$6.02
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$69.3
$25.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.7
$4.61
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.11
$2.82
 Cappuccino
$3.77
$2.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.01
$0.84
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1044
$631
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$780
$386
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1952
$1878
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1385
$1309
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52
$79
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$81.9
$120
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.7
$30.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.41%
1.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7593
$3105
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4320
$1803
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.78
$1.6
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$71.5
$66.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.6
$25
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.11
$1.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.94
$1.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$2.69
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.51
$2.01
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$6.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.1
$19.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.38
$3.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.58
$2.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.14
$4.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$1.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$2.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.1
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.02
$1.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.1
$8.84
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.15
$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$11
$3.61
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.29
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.48
$2.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.06
$0.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.95
$1.35
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.9
$53.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11
$11.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$119
$16.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.5
$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$62.4
$46.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90
$41.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$703
$642
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7624
$13366

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Cities near Montreal

Distance City Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.3 mi Saint-Lambert
$1869
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Westmount
$1808
4.4 km or 2.8 mi Longueuil
$1962
6.4 km or 4 mi Mount Royal
$1821
9.4 km or 5.9 mi Cote-Saint-Luc
$1840
9.9 km or 6.1 mi Brossard
$2105
11 km or 7 mi La Prairie
$1949
13 km or 8.3 mi Boucherville
$1882
14 km or 8.9 mi Candiac
$1912
16 km or 9.8 mi Saint-Constant
$1888
16 km or 10 mi Dorval
$1846
17 km or 10 mi Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville
$1924
17 km or 10 mi Laval
$1874
20 km or 12 mi Sainte-Julie
$1874
20 km or 12 mi Dollard-des-Ormeaux
$1835
20 km or 13 mi Chateauguay
$1841
21 km or 13 mi Pointe-Claire
$1846
22 km or 14 mi Varennes
$1835
22 km or 14 mi Terrebonne
$1820
23 km or 14 mi Chambly
$1906
24 km or 15 mi Boisbriand
$1813
25 km or 15 mi Kirkland
$1845
26 km or 16 mi Repentigny
$1783
26 km or 16 mi Sainte-Therese
$1808
27 km or 17 mi Mascouche
$1772
27 km or 17 mi Saint-Eustache
$1827
29 km or 18 mi Beloeil
$1816
31 km or 19 mi Blainville
$1808
31 km or 20 mi Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu
$1847
38 km or 23 mi L'Assomption
$1659
39 km or 24 mi Vaudreuil-Dorion
$1894
41 km or 26 mi Saint-Lin-Laurentides
$1705
44 km or 27 mi Mirabel
$1797
46 km or 28 mi Saint-Jerome
$1757
49 km or 31 mi Saint-Hyacinthe
$1626
53 km or 33 mi Salaberry-de-Valleyfield
$2014
57 km or 35 mi Joliette
$1397
66 km or 41 mi Granby
$1158
68 km or 42 mi Sorel-Tracy
$1558
91 km or 56 mi Plattsburgh
$1576

Cities near Nagoya

Distance City Cost of living
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Toyoake
$999
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Nisshin
$996
11 km or 6.9 mi Togo
$982
12 km or 7.2 mi Tokai
$999
12 km or 7.2 mi Obu
$994
12 km or 7.4 mi Kiyosu
$966
12 km or 7.6 mi Oharu
$973
13 km or 8 mi Nagakute
$982
13 km or 8.2 mi Miyoshi
$976
13 km or 8.3 mi Kanie
$979
14 km or 8.9 mi Chita
$991
14 km or 8.9 mi Owariasahi
$981
15 km or 9.4 mi Kasugai
$1011
16 km or 9.8 mi Higashiura
$987
16 km or 10 mi Kitanagoya
$943
16 km or 10 mi Kariya
$990
17 km or 10 mi Ama
$947
18 km or 11 mi Seto
$971
19 km or 12 mi Aisai
$957
19 km or 12 mi Komaki
$949
19 km or 12 mi Iwakura
$933
20 km or 12 mi Tsushima
$947
20 km or 12 mi Yatomi
$959
20 km or 13 mi Inazawa
$935
21 km or 13 mi Agui
$977
21 km or 13 mi Toyota
$1004
21 km or 13 mi Chiryu
$965
21 km or 13 mi Takahama
$975
22 km or 13 mi Anjo
$992
23 km or 15 mi Kuwana
$960
24 km or 15 mi Ichinomiya
$978
24 km or 15 mi Oguchi
$923
24 km or 15 mi Handa
$972
25 km or 15 mi Konan
$914
27 km or 17 mi Hekinan
$967
27 km or 17 mi Fuso
$911
27 km or 17 mi Tokoname
$967
28 km or 18 mi Okazaki
$1021
29 km or 18 mi Kaizu
$929
30 km or 18 mi Taketoyo
$966