Montreal vs Niigata - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Montreal	Niigata
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1954	$1108
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4616	$3039
🏠 One person rent	$986	$446
🏘️ Family rent	$1716	$989
🍽️ Food expenses	$608	$394
🚐 Transport expenses	$190	$155
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2805	$1634
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	100	52
😀 Quality of life	93	67
🏙️ Population	1.76M	791K

The cost of living in Montreal is 76% more expensive than in Niigata. Cities ranked 2002nd and 4902nd ($1954 vs $1108) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 54th and 146th 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 1.5 months in Niigata. Montreal ranked 2nd best city to live in Canada vs Niigata ranked 578th in Japan, while ranked 60th and 3769th 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	$16.6	$5.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$76.2	$43.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.1	$4.81
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.72	$2.91
☕ Cappuccino	$3.94	$2.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.2	$1.21
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1044	$327
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$856	$251
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2012	$879
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1492	$692
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$49.3	$146
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$77	$225
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$42.7	$34.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.28%	1.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7494	$2976
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4431	$2688
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.79	$1.83
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$73.2	$56
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.3	$26.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.27	$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.34	$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.92	$1.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.95	$2.65
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.73	$2.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.1	$7.73
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$5.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$22.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$4.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$2.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$3.16
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.36	$3.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$2.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$2.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.26	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.06	$1.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.7	$8.33
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.18	$2.08
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.5	$3.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$22
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.65	$1.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.67	$0.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.01	$1.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.2	$54.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.3	$13.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$121	$40.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$32.8	$26.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.4	$46.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.7	$46.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$669	$87.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6957	$15392

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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 Niigata

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Agano	$1035
26 km or 16 mi	Shibata	$1041
28 km or 17 mi	Kamo	$1047
28 km or 18 mi	Tsubame	$1048
32 km or 20 mi	Sanjo	$1049
33 km or 21 mi	Gosen	$1051
37 km or 23 mi	Tainai	$1042
44 km or 27 mi	Mitsuke	$1068
52 km or 32 mi	Murakami	$1046
57 km or 35 mi	Nagaoka	$1112
60 km or 37 mi	Sado	$1053
70 km or 43 mi	Ojiya	$1091
74 km or 46 mi	Kashiwazaki	$1082
76 km or 47 mi	Uonuma	$1106
79 km or 49 mi	Kitakata	$1048
91 km or 56 mi	Nagai	$1015
91 km or 56 mi	Tokamachi	$1107
91 km or 57 mi	Aizuwakamatsu	$1053
95 km or 59 mi	Yonezawa	$1011
95 km or 59 mi	Minamiuonuma	$1127
99 km or 61 mi	Nan'yo	$1007
102 km or 63 mi	Takahata	$1000
111 km or 69 mi	Joetsu	$1087
111 km or 69 mi	Kaminoyama	$988
113 km or 70 mi	Tsuruoka	$1054
119 km or 74 mi	Yamagata	$1002
120 km or 75 mi	Sagae	$1004
120 km or 75 mi	Myoko	$1062
124 km or 77 mi	Koriyama	$1081
127 km or 79 mi	Fukushima	$1012
127 km or 79 mi	Tendo	$998
128 km or 79 mi	Motomiya	$1017
128 km or 80 mi	Nihonmatsu	$1000
128 km or 80 mi	Shonai	$1061
131 km or 81 mi	Sakata	$1063
132 km or 82 mi	Higashine	$1008
134 km or 83 mi	Murayama	$1016
134 km or 84 mi	Date	$989
136 km or 84 mi	Shirakawa	$1066
137 km or 85 mi	Sukagawa	$1046