Montreal vs Niigata - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Montreal	Niigata
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1903	$1007
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4337	$2570
🏠 One person rent	$969	$390
🏘️ Family rent	$1582	$652
🍽️ Food expenses	$579	$352
🚐 Transport expenses	$191	$159
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2945	$1897
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	100	52
😀 Quality of life	95	72
🏙️ Population	1.8M	791K

The cost of living in Montreal is 89% more expensive than in Niigata. Cities ranked 2306th and 5515th ($1903 vs $1007) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 52nd and 404th 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 Niigata. Montreal ranked 4th best city to live in Canada vs Niigata ranked 406th in Japan, while ranked 46th and 3269th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Montreal vs Niigata

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	Montreal	Niigata
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.2	$5.38
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.6	$22.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.9	$4.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.78	$3.79
☕ Cappuccino	$3.93	$3.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.98	$1.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1055	$308
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$839	$208
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1821	$552
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1381	$383
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47.9	$131
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$74.1	$204
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.4	$30.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.06%	1.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6195	$2790
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4493	$2422
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.66	$1.39
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$72.8	$52.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.9	$28.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.14	$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.31	$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.63	$1.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.14	$2.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.78	$1.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.2	$7.89
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$5.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.6	$20.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.48	$3.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$1.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.62	$2.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.77	$2.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$2.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$1.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.29	$1.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.5	$7.34
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.63	$2.03
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.9	$3.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$21.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.32	$1.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.39	$0.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.45	$1.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.5	$49.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.9	$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$133	$39.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.1	$25.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.2	$39.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$46.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$509	$66.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4789	$14992

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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 Niigata

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Agano	$954
26 km or 16 mi	Shibata	$966
28 km or 17 mi	Kamo	$975
28 km or 18 mi	Tsubame	$979
32 km or 20 mi	Sanjo	$987
33 km or 21 mi	Gosen	$989
37 km or 23 mi	Tainai	$977
44 km or 27 mi	Mitsuke	$1010
52 km or 32 mi	Murakami	$989
57 km or 35 mi	Nagaoka	$1056
60 km or 37 mi	Sado	$1000
70 km or 43 mi	Ojiya	$1034
74 km or 46 mi	Kashiwazaki	$1034
76 km or 47 mi	Uonuma	$1050
79 km or 49 mi	Kitakata	$991
91 km or 56 mi	Nagai	$964
91 km or 56 mi	Tokamachi	$1057
91 km or 57 mi	Aizuwakamatsu	$1003
95 km or 59 mi	Yonezawa	$959
95 km or 59 mi	Minamiuonuma	$1075
99 km or 61 mi	Nan'yo	$951
102 km or 63 mi	Takahata	$950
111 km or 69 mi	Joetsu	$1041
111 km or 69 mi	Kaminoyama	$938
113 km or 70 mi	Tsuruoka	$1007
119 km or 74 mi	Yamagata	$953
120 km or 75 mi	Sagae	$959
120 km or 75 mi	Myoko	$1020
124 km or 77 mi	Koriyama	$1029
127 km or 79 mi	Fukushima	$929
127 km or 79 mi	Tendo	$955
128 km or 79 mi	Motomiya	$963
128 km or 80 mi	Nihonmatsu	$942
128 km or 80 mi	Shonai	$1017
131 km or 81 mi	Sakata	$1026
132 km or 82 mi	Higashine	$967
134 km or 83 mi	Murayama	$972
134 km or 84 mi	Date	$921
136 km or 84 mi	Shirakawa	$1016
137 km or 85 mi	Sukagawa	$1001