Montreal vs Niigata - Cost of Living Comparison

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Montreal Niigata
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1857
$1059
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4312
$2916
🏠 One person rent
$940
$425
🏘️ Family rent
$1577
$941
🍽️ Food expenses
$575
$380
🚐 Transport expenses
$187
$147
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2742
$1530
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
100
52
😀 Quality of life
93
67
🏙️ Population
1.8M
791K

The cost of living in Montreal is 75% more expensive than in Niigata. Cities ranked 2225th and 5101st ($1857 vs $1059) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 51st and 306th 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 1.4 months in Niigata. Montreal ranked 1st best city to live in Canada vs Niigata ranked 581st in Japan, while ranked 51st and 3754th 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
$5.24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64.3
$42
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11
$4.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.26
$2.81
 Cappuccino
$3.71
$2.74
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.06
$1.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1030
$309
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$807
$238
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1828
$851
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1371
$651
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.4
$140
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$73.9
$218
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.8
$32.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.03%
1.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6524
$2858
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4131
$2642
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.65
$1.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$73.4
$53
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.8
$24.8
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.36
$1.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.76
$1.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.93
$2.56
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.61
$1.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.7
$7.38
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$5.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$21.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.37
$3.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$2.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.19
$3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.33
$3.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$2.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$2.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.19
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.89
$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.8
$8.08
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.89
$1.99
🚬 Cigarette pack
$11.8
$3.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.31
$22.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.99
$1.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.48
$0.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.49
$1.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.4
$51.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.9
$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$126
$39.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.6
$25.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.3
$44.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.6
$44.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$639
$83.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5725
$15118

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Cities near Montreal

Distance City Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.3 mi Saint-Lambert
$1790
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Westmount
$1773
4.4 km or 2.8 mi Longueuil
$1835
6.4 km or 4 mi Mount Royal
$1792
9.4 km or 5.9 mi Cote-Saint-Luc
$1803
9.9 km or 6.1 mi Brossard
$2004
11 km or 7 mi La Prairie
$1889
13 km or 8.3 mi Boucherville
$1804
14 km or 8.9 mi Candiac
$1852
16 km or 9.8 mi Saint-Constant
$1824
16 km or 10 mi Dorval
$1810
17 km or 10 mi Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville
$1836
17 km or 10 mi Laval
$1900
20 km or 12 mi Sainte-Julie
$1800
20 km or 12 mi Dollard-des-Ormeaux
$1814
20 km or 13 mi Chateauguay
$1841
21 km or 13 mi Pointe-Claire
$1819
22 km or 14 mi Varennes
$1764
22 km or 14 mi Terrebonne
$1776
23 km or 14 mi Chambly
$1829
24 km or 15 mi Boisbriand
$1732
25 km or 15 mi Kirkland
$1807
26 km or 16 mi Repentigny
$1743
26 km or 16 mi Sainte-Therese
$1753
27 km or 17 mi Mascouche
$1735
27 km or 17 mi Saint-Eustache
$1768
29 km or 18 mi Beloeil
$1742
31 km or 19 mi Blainville
$1761
31 km or 20 mi Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu
$1769
38 km or 23 mi L'Assomption
$1651
39 km or 24 mi Vaudreuil-Dorion
$1830
41 km or 26 mi Saint-Lin-Laurentides
$1690
44 km or 27 mi Mirabel
$1762
46 km or 28 mi Saint-Jerome
$1733
49 km or 31 mi Saint-Hyacinthe
$1562
53 km or 33 mi Salaberry-de-Valleyfield
$1894
57 km or 35 mi Joliette
$1433
66 km or 41 mi Granby
$1106
68 km or 42 mi Sorel-Tracy
$1532
91 km or 56 mi Plattsburgh
$1692

Cities near Niigata

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Agano
$1004
26 km or 16 mi Shibata
$1011
28 km or 17 mi Kamo
$1018
28 km or 18 mi Tsubame
$1022
32 km or 20 mi Sanjo
$1029
33 km or 21 mi Gosen
$1031
37 km or 23 mi Tainai
$1021
44 km or 27 mi Mitsuke
$1047
52 km or 32 mi Murakami
$1024
57 km or 35 mi Nagaoka
$1095
60 km or 37 mi Sado
$1034
70 km or 43 mi Ojiya
$1076
74 km or 46 mi Kashiwazaki
$1066
76 km or 47 mi Uonuma
$1092
79 km or 49 mi Kitakata
$1035
91 km or 56 mi Nagai
$997
91 km or 56 mi Tokamachi
$1096
91 km or 57 mi Aizuwakamatsu
$1050
95 km or 59 mi Yonezawa
$1002
95 km or 59 mi Minamiuonuma
$1112
99 km or 61 mi Nan'yo
$986
102 km or 63 mi Takahata
$987
111 km or 69 mi Joetsu
$1069
111 km or 69 mi Kaminoyama
$969
113 km or 70 mi Tsuruoka
$1029
119 km or 74 mi Yamagata
$978
120 km or 75 mi Sagae
$980
120 km or 75 mi Myoko
$1047
124 km or 77 mi Koriyama
$1082
127 km or 79 mi Fukushima
$1008
127 km or 79 mi Tendo
$973
128 km or 79 mi Motomiya
$1016
128 km or 80 mi Nihonmatsu
$1003
128 km or 80 mi Shonai
$1038
131 km or 81 mi Sakata
$1042
132 km or 82 mi Higashine
$983
134 km or 83 mi Murayama
$988
134 km or 84 mi Date
$985
136 km or 84 mi Shirakawa
$1065
137 km or 85 mi Sukagawa
$1052