Montreal vs Niigata - Cost of Living Comparison

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Montreal Niigata
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1821
$1056
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4326
$2899
🏠 One person rent
$928
$425
🏘️ Family rent
$1624
$938
🍽️ Food expenses
$569
$378
🚐 Transport expenses
$172
$145
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2722
$1539
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
100
52
😀 Quality of life
95
68
🏙️ Population
1.76M
791K

The cost of living in Montreal is 73% more expensive than in Niigata. Cities ranked 2281st and 4949th ($1821 vs $1056) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 76th and 172nd 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 1.5 months in Niigata. Montreal ranked 1st best city to live in Canada vs Niigata ranked 599th in Japan, while ranked 30th and 3500th 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
$15.9
$5.19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$69.3
$41.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.7
$4.52
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.11
$2.82
 Cappuccino
$3.77
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.01
$1.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1044
$308
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$780
$238
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1952
$845
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1385
$653
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52
$141
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$81.9
$213
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.7
$32.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.41%
1.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7593
$2812
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4320
$2341
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.78
$1.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$71.5
$52.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.6
$24.4
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.11
$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.94
$1.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$2.6
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.51
$1.93
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$7.31
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$5.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.1
$18.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.38
$3.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$2.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.58
$3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.14
$3.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$2.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$2.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.1
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.02
$1.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.1
$8.18
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.15
$1.99
🚬 Cigarette pack
$11
$3.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.29
$21.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.48
$1.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.06
$0.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.95
$1.35
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.9
$51.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11
$12.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$119
$38.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.5
$25.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$62.4
$44.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90
$44.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$703
$83.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7624
$15169

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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 Niigata

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Agano
$988
26 km or 16 mi Shibata
$991
28 km or 17 mi Kamo
$1002
28 km or 18 mi Tsubame
$1004
32 km or 20 mi Sanjo
$1009
33 km or 21 mi Gosen
$1005
37 km or 23 mi Tainai
$997
44 km or 27 mi Mitsuke
$1018
52 km or 32 mi Murakami
$999
57 km or 35 mi Nagaoka
$1071
60 km or 37 mi Sado
$1013
70 km or 43 mi Ojiya
$1049
74 km or 46 mi Kashiwazaki
$1036
76 km or 47 mi Uonuma
$1060
79 km or 49 mi Kitakata
$988
91 km or 56 mi Nagai
$965
91 km or 56 mi Tokamachi
$1072
91 km or 57 mi Aizuwakamatsu
$977
95 km or 59 mi Yonezawa
$966
95 km or 59 mi Minamiuonuma
$1086
99 km or 61 mi Nan'yo
$961
102 km or 63 mi Takahata
$956
111 km or 69 mi Joetsu
$1050
111 km or 69 mi Kaminoyama
$939
113 km or 70 mi Tsuruoka
$1006
119 km or 74 mi Yamagata
$957
120 km or 75 mi Sagae
$952
120 km or 75 mi Myoko
$1032
124 km or 77 mi Koriyama
$943
127 km or 79 mi Fukushima
$988
127 km or 79 mi Tendo
$944
128 km or 79 mi Motomiya
$939
128 km or 80 mi Nihonmatsu
$954
128 km or 80 mi Shonai
$1013
131 km or 81 mi Sakata
$1015
132 km or 82 mi Higashine
$957
134 km or 83 mi Murayama
$961
134 km or 84 mi Date
$958
136 km or 84 mi Shirakawa
$986
137 km or 85 mi Sukagawa
$942