Montreal vs Niigata - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Montreal	Niigata
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1901	$1018
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4422	$2580
🏠 One person rent	$984	$433
🏘️ Family rent	$1684	$731
🍽️ Food expenses	$567	$333
🚐 Transport expenses	$193	$152
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2928	$1251
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	100	54
😀 Quality of life	93	72
🏙️ Population	1.9M	791K

The cost of living in Montreal is 87% more expensive than in Niigata. Cities ranked 2370th and 5436th ($1901 vs $1018) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 64th and 299th 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 1.2 months in Niigata. Montreal ranked 2nd best city to live in Canada vs Niigata ranked 365th in Japan, while ranked 49th and 2749th 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	$15.7	$5.43
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.1	$21.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.6	$4.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.08	$3.55
☕ Cappuccino	$3.94	$3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.97	$1.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1096	$288
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$842	$280
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1985	$507
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1459	$514
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$51.6	$123
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$79.7	$189
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40.1	$29
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.54%	1.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5122	$2634
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3877	$2645
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.68	$1.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$75.6	$50
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.7	$27.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.33	$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.87	$0.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.83	$2
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.57	$1.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$7.46
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$5.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$18.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.46	$3.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$1.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.53	$2.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.29	$2.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$2.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$1.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1	$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.41	$1.24
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.8	$6.28
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.64	$1.86
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.6	$3.55
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$19.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.34	$0.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.03	$0.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.5	$1.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$32.9	$46.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.5	$11.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$119	$38.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$21.4	$24
👖 Brand Jeans	$54.9	$37.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.6	$43.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$607	$62.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6432	$17418

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Cities near Montreal

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.3 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1856
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Westmount	$1828
4.4 km or 2.8 mi	Longueuil	$1874
6.4 km or 4 mi	Mount Royal	$1852
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1870
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Brossard	$2051
11 km or 7 mi	La Prairie	$1937
13 km or 8.3 mi	Boucherville	$1861
14 km or 8.9 mi	Candiac	$1921
16 km or 9.8 mi	Saint-Constant	$1905
16 km or 10 mi	Dorval	$1917
17 km or 10 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1892
17 km or 10 mi	Laval	$2058
20 km or 12 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1875
20 km or 12 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1918
20 km or 13 mi	Chateauguay	$1905
21 km or 13 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1915
22 km or 14 mi	Varennes	$1829
22 km or 14 mi	Terrebonne	$1863
23 km or 14 mi	Chambly	$1892
24 km or 15 mi	Boisbriand	$1913
25 km or 15 mi	Kirkland	$1914
26 km or 16 mi	Repentigny	$1817
26 km or 16 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1928
27 km or 17 mi	Mascouche	$1828
27 km or 17 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1926
29 km or 18 mi	Beloeil	$1816
31 km or 19 mi	Blainville	$1903
31 km or 20 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1850
38 km or 23 mi	L'Assomption	$1702
39 km or 24 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1906
41 km or 26 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1772
44 km or 27 mi	Mirabel	$1864
46 km or 28 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1832
49 km or 31 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1675
53 km or 33 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$1942
57 km or 35 mi	Joliette	$1421
66 km or 41 mi	Granby	$1199
68 km or 42 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1575
91 km or 56 mi	Plattsburgh	$1828

Cities near Niigata

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Agano	$993
26 km or 16 mi	Shibata	$996
28 km or 17 mi	Kamo	$1015
28 km or 18 mi	Tsubame	$1013
32 km or 20 mi	Sanjo	$1021
33 km or 21 mi	Gosen	$1019
37 km or 23 mi	Tainai	$996
44 km or 27 mi	Mitsuke	$1030
52 km or 32 mi	Murakami	$997
57 km or 35 mi	Nagaoka	$1066
60 km or 37 mi	Sado	$1008
70 km or 43 mi	Ojiya	$1044
74 km or 46 mi	Kashiwazaki	$1036
76 km or 47 mi	Uonuma	$1053
79 km or 49 mi	Kitakata	$988
91 km or 56 mi	Nagai	$950
91 km or 56 mi	Tokamachi	$1058
91 km or 57 mi	Aizuwakamatsu	$1007
95 km or 59 mi	Yonezawa	$942
95 km or 59 mi	Minamiuonuma	$1074
99 km or 61 mi	Nan'yo	$935
102 km or 63 mi	Takahata	$932
111 km or 69 mi	Joetsu	$1025
111 km or 69 mi	Kaminoyama	$919
113 km or 70 mi	Tsuruoka	$1004
119 km or 74 mi	Yamagata	$924
120 km or 75 mi	Sagae	$933
120 km or 75 mi	Myoko	$1002
124 km or 77 mi	Koriyama	$1031
127 km or 79 mi	Fukushima	$914
127 km or 79 mi	Tendo	$928
128 km or 79 mi	Motomiya	$956
128 km or 80 mi	Nihonmatsu	$932
128 km or 80 mi	Shonai	$1009
131 km or 81 mi	Sakata	$1021
132 km or 82 mi	Higashine	$944
134 km or 83 mi	Murayama	$949
134 km or 84 mi	Date	$904
136 km or 84 mi	Shirakawa	$1029
137 km or 85 mi	Sukagawa	$1009