Montreal vs Niigata - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Montreal	Niigata
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1928	$1024
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4433	$2607
🏠 One person rent	$992	$414
🏘️ Family rent	$1658	$695
🍽️ Food expenses	$585	$347
🚐 Transport expenses	$192	$159
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3005	$1617
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	100	54
😀 Quality of life	96	74
🏙️ Population	1.8M	791K

The cost of living in Montreal is 88% more expensive than in Niigata. Cities ranked 2284th and 5487th ($1928 vs $1024) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 58th and 361st in Canada and Japan, respectively. Check Canada vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Montreal compared to 1.6 months in Niigata. Montreal ranked 1st best city to live in Canada vs Niigata ranked 214th in Japan, while ranked 11th and 2415th 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	$16.8	$5.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.9	$22.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.9	$4.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.46	$3.67
☕ Cappuccino	$4.06	$3.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.04	$1.26
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1085	$301
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$852	$242
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1939	$538
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1436	$444
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$51.8	$130
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$79.4	$203
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41.8	$30.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.47%	1.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5305	$2772
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4101	$2779
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.78	$1.39
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$76.6	$52.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.2	$28.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.38	$1.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.89	$0.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$2.07
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.56	$2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.3	$7.85
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$6.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.1	$19.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.38	$3.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$1.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.24	$2.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.33	$2.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$2.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$1.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.99	$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.49	$1.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13	$6.35
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.77	$1.98
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12	$3.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$21
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.44	$1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.53	$0.74
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.54	$1.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.1	$48.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.8	$12.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$117	$39.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.6	$24.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.6	$38.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$45.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$568	$65.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5550	$16483

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Cities near Montreal

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.3 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1875
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Westmount	$1862
4.4 km or 2.8 mi	Longueuil	$1923
6.4 km or 4 mi	Mount Royal	$1876
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1893
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Brossard	$2080
11 km or 7 mi	La Prairie	$1960
13 km or 8.3 mi	Boucherville	$1897
14 km or 8.9 mi	Candiac	$1940
16 km or 9.8 mi	Saint-Constant	$1910
16 km or 10 mi	Dorval	$1923
17 km or 10 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1918
17 km or 10 mi	Laval	$2047
20 km or 12 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1891
20 km or 12 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1944
20 km or 13 mi	Chateauguay	$1914
21 km or 13 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1920
22 km or 14 mi	Varennes	$1861
22 km or 14 mi	Terrebonne	$1907
23 km or 14 mi	Chambly	$1918
24 km or 15 mi	Boisbriand	$1934
25 km or 15 mi	Kirkland	$1930
26 km or 16 mi	Repentigny	$1846
26 km or 16 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1950
27 km or 17 mi	Mascouche	$1852
27 km or 17 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1948
29 km or 18 mi	Beloeil	$1838
31 km or 19 mi	Blainville	$1935
31 km or 20 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1857
38 km or 23 mi	L'Assomption	$1723
39 km or 24 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1924
41 km or 26 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1800
44 km or 27 mi	Mirabel	$1896
46 km or 28 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1864
49 km or 31 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1642
53 km or 33 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$1971
57 km or 35 mi	Joliette	$1458
66 km or 41 mi	Granby	$1142
68 km or 42 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1589
91 km or 56 mi	Plattsburgh	$1805

Cities near Niigata

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Agano	$984
26 km or 16 mi	Shibata	$999
28 km or 17 mi	Kamo	$1011
28 km or 18 mi	Tsubame	$1016
32 km or 20 mi	Sanjo	$1024
33 km or 21 mi	Gosen	$1031
37 km or 23 mi	Tainai	$1015
44 km or 27 mi	Mitsuke	$1056
52 km or 32 mi	Murakami	$1023
57 km or 35 mi	Nagaoka	$1099
60 km or 37 mi	Sado	$1037
70 km or 43 mi	Ojiya	$1072
74 km or 46 mi	Kashiwazaki	$1060
76 km or 47 mi	Uonuma	$1083
79 km or 49 mi	Kitakata	$1018
91 km or 56 mi	Nagai	$975
91 km or 56 mi	Tokamachi	$1085
91 km or 57 mi	Aizuwakamatsu	$1031
95 km or 59 mi	Yonezawa	$968
95 km or 59 mi	Minamiuonuma	$1100
99 km or 61 mi	Nan'yo	$961
102 km or 63 mi	Takahata	$954
111 km or 69 mi	Joetsu	$1058
111 km or 69 mi	Kaminoyama	$941
113 km or 70 mi	Tsuruoka	$1022
119 km or 74 mi	Yamagata	$948
120 km or 75 mi	Sagae	$958
120 km or 75 mi	Myoko	$1035
124 km or 77 mi	Koriyama	$1058
127 km or 79 mi	Fukushima	$942
127 km or 79 mi	Tendo	$948
128 km or 79 mi	Motomiya	$983
128 km or 80 mi	Nihonmatsu	$961
128 km or 80 mi	Shonai	$1035
131 km or 81 mi	Sakata	$1041
132 km or 82 mi	Higashine	$958
134 km or 83 mi	Murayama	$969
134 km or 84 mi	Date	$926
136 km or 84 mi	Shirakawa	$1045
137 km or 85 mi	Sukagawa	$1032