Montreal vs Nagoya - Cost of Living Comparison

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Montreal Nagoya
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1954
$1248
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4616
$3605
🏠 One person rent
$986
$533
🏘️ Family rent
$1716
$1385
🍽️ Food expenses
$608
$398
🚐 Transport expenses
$190
$223
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2805
$2483
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
100
91
😀 Quality of life
93
93
🏙️ Population
1.76M
2.33M

The cost of living in Montreal is 57% more expensive than in Nagoya. Cities ranked 2002nd and 4466th ($1954 vs $1248) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 54th and 35th in Canada and Japan, respectively. Check Canada vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Montreal compared to 2 months in Nagoya. Montreal ranked 2nd best city to live in Canada vs Nagoya ranked 5th in Japan, while ranked 60th and 65th 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
$16.6
$6.27
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$76.2
$30.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.1
$5.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.72
$3.48
 Cappuccino
$3.94
$2.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.2
$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1044
$560
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$856
$372
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2012
$1675
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1492
$1099
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$49.3
$89.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$77
$136
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$42.7
$34.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.28%
1.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7494
$2567
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4431
$1574
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.79
$1.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$73.2
$69.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.3
$25.1
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.27
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.34
$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.92
$1.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.95
$2.98
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.73
$2.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.1
$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$6.83
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.9
$14.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.4
$5.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$2.51
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.28
$3.23
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.36
$4.87
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$3.04
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$2.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$0.91
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.06
$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.7
$9.29
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.18
$1.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$11.5
$4.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.65
$2.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.67
$0.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.01
$1.39
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.2
$56.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.3
$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$121
$28.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$32.8
$15.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.4
$48.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.7
$50
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$669
$611
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6957
$12650

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Cities near Montreal

Distance City Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.3 mi Saint-Lambert
$1873
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Westmount
$1861
4.4 km or 2.8 mi Longueuil
$1896
6.4 km or 4 mi Mount Royal
$1871
9.4 km or 5.9 mi Cote-Saint-Luc
$1890
9.9 km or 6.1 mi Brossard
$2057
11 km or 7 mi La Prairie
$1960
13 km or 8.3 mi Boucherville
$1878
14 km or 8.9 mi Candiac
$1927
16 km or 9.8 mi Saint-Constant
$1912
16 km or 10 mi Dorval
$1912
17 km or 10 mi Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville
$1912
17 km or 10 mi Laval
$1996
20 km or 12 mi Sainte-Julie
$1884
20 km or 12 mi Dollard-des-Ormeaux
$1898
20 km or 13 mi Chateauguay
$1964
21 km or 13 mi Pointe-Claire
$1908
22 km or 14 mi Varennes
$1845
22 km or 14 mi Terrebonne
$1849
23 km or 14 mi Chambly
$1901
24 km or 15 mi Boisbriand
$1751
25 km or 15 mi Kirkland
$1897
26 km or 16 mi Repentigny
$1823
26 km or 16 mi Sainte-Therese
$1785
27 km or 17 mi Mascouche
$1821
27 km or 17 mi Saint-Eustache
$1839
29 km or 18 mi Beloeil
$1836
31 km or 19 mi Blainville
$1799
31 km or 20 mi Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu
$1843
38 km or 23 mi L'Assomption
$1740
39 km or 24 mi Vaudreuil-Dorion
$1921
41 km or 26 mi Saint-Lin-Laurentides
$1773
44 km or 27 mi Mirabel
$1828
46 km or 28 mi Saint-Jerome
$1805
49 km or 31 mi Saint-Hyacinthe
$1657
53 km or 33 mi Salaberry-de-Valleyfield
$2002
57 km or 35 mi Joliette
$1540
66 km or 41 mi Granby
$1187
68 km or 42 mi Sorel-Tracy
$1624
91 km or 56 mi Plattsburgh
$1610

Cities near Nagoya

Distance City Cost of living
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Toyoake
$1048
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Nisshin
$1050
11 km or 6.9 mi Togo
$1036
12 km or 7.2 mi Tokai
$1052
12 km or 7.2 mi Obu
$1049
12 km or 7.4 mi Kiyosu
$1020
12 km or 7.6 mi Oharu
$1026
13 km or 8 mi Nagakute
$1034
13 km or 8.2 mi Miyoshi
$1029
13 km or 8.3 mi Kanie
$1028
14 km or 8.9 mi Chita
$1040
14 km or 8.9 mi Owariasahi
$1027
15 km or 9.4 mi Kasugai
$1057
16 km or 9.8 mi Higashiura
$1042
16 km or 10 mi Kitanagoya
$997
16 km or 10 mi Kariya
$1046
17 km or 10 mi Ama
$1006
18 km or 11 mi Seto
$1023
19 km or 12 mi Aisai
$1016
19 km or 12 mi Komaki
$1006
19 km or 12 mi Iwakura
$990
20 km or 12 mi Tsushima
$1005
20 km or 12 mi Yatomi
$1020
20 km or 13 mi Inazawa
$993
21 km or 13 mi Agui
$1033
21 km or 13 mi Toyota
$1069
21 km or 13 mi Chiryu
$1033
21 km or 13 mi Takahama
$1034
22 km or 13 mi Anjo
$1054
23 km or 15 mi Kuwana
$1025
24 km or 15 mi Ichinomiya
$1039
24 km or 15 mi Oguchi
$979
24 km or 15 mi Handa
$1031
25 km or 15 mi Konan
$972
27 km or 17 mi Hekinan
$1029
27 km or 17 mi Fuso
$967
27 km or 17 mi Tokoname
$1028
28 km or 18 mi Okazaki
$1091
29 km or 18 mi Kaizu
$991
30 km or 18 mi Taketoyo
$1027