Montreal vs Nagoya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Montreal	Nagoya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1903	$1189
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4337	$2951
🏠 One person rent	$969	$502
🏘️ Family rent	$1582	$854
🍽️ Food expenses	$579	$392
🚐 Transport expenses	$191	$205
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2945	$2209
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	100	91
😀 Quality of life	95	93
🏙️ Population	1.8M	2.33M

The cost of living in Montreal is 60% more expensive than in Nagoya. Cities ranked 2306th and 4726th ($1903 vs $1189) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 52nd and 37th 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 4th best city to live in Canada vs Nagoya ranked 4th in Japan, while ranked 46th and 79th 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	$16.2	$5.97
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.6	$28.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.9	$5.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.78	$2.4
☕ Cappuccino	$3.93	$2.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.98	$1.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1055	$514
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$839	$352
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1821	$920
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1381	$635
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47.9	$82.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$74.1	$128
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.4	$34.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.06%	1.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6195	$2386
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4493	$1452
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.66	$1.47
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$72.8	$56.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.9	$24.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.14	$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.31	$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.63	$1.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.14	$3.78
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.78	$2.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.2	$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$6.48
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.6	$14.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.48	$5.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$2.93
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.62	$3.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.77	$5.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$2.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$2.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$0.9
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.29	$1.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.5	$8.73
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.63	$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.9	$3.33
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.32	$2.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.39	$0.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.45	$1.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.5	$51.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.9	$11.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$133	$26.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.1	$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.2	$45.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$48.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$509	$455
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4789	$10854

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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

Cities near Nagoya

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Toyoake	$997
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Nisshin	$998
11 km or 6.9 mi	Togo	$985
12 km or 7.2 mi	Tokai	$998
12 km or 7.2 mi	Obu	$992
12 km or 7.4 mi	Kiyosu	$981
12 km or 7.6 mi	Oharu	$983
13 km or 8 mi	Nagakute	$985
13 km or 8.2 mi	Miyoshi	$975
13 km or 8.3 mi	Kanie	$985
14 km or 8.9 mi	Chita	$992
14 km or 8.9 mi	Owariasahi	$985
15 km or 9.4 mi	Kasugai	$1022
16 km or 9.8 mi	Higashiura	$982
16 km or 10 mi	Kitanagoya	$964
16 km or 10 mi	Kariya	$987
17 km or 10 mi	Ama	$962
18 km or 11 mi	Seto	$972
19 km or 12 mi	Aisai	$972
19 km or 12 mi	Komaki	$966
19 km or 12 mi	Iwakura	$955
20 km or 12 mi	Tsushima	$964
20 km or 12 mi	Yatomi	$974
20 km or 13 mi	Inazawa	$956
21 km or 13 mi	Agui	$978
21 km or 13 mi	Toyota	$1001
21 km or 13 mi	Chiryu	$960
21 km or 13 mi	Takahama	$971
22 km or 13 mi	Anjo	$978
23 km or 15 mi	Kuwana	$977
24 km or 15 mi	Ichinomiya	$999
24 km or 15 mi	Oguchi	$940
24 km or 15 mi	Handa	$970
25 km or 15 mi	Konan	$944
27 km or 17 mi	Hekinan	$960
27 km or 17 mi	Fuso	$937
27 km or 17 mi	Tokoname	$972
28 km or 18 mi	Okazaki	$1005
29 km or 18 mi	Kaizu	$952
30 km or 18 mi	Taketoyo	$966