Montreal vs Okayama - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Montreal	Okayama
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1928	$910
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4433	$2405
🏠 One person rent	$992	$323
🏘️ Family rent	$1658	$546
🍽️ Food expenses	$585	$374
🚐 Transport expenses	$192	$137
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3005	$1414
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	100	70
😀 Quality of life	96	75
🏙️ Population	1.8M	720K

The cost of living in Montreal is 112% more expensive than in Okayama. Cities ranked 2284th and 6268th ($1928 vs $910) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 58th and 798th 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 Okayama. Montreal ranked 1st best city to live in Canada vs Okayama ranked 112th in Japan, while ranked 11th and 1654th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Montreal vs Okayama

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	Montreal	Okayama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.8	$5.32
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.9	$22
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.9	$4.62
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.46	$2.37
☕ Cappuccino	$4.06	$2.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.04	$0.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1085	$410
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$852	$217
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1939	$699
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1436	$394
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$51.8	$45.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$79.4	$69.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41.8	$22
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.47%	2%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5305	$6821
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4101	$3501
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.78	$1.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$76.6	$52.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.2	$24.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.38	$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.89	$0.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$3.78
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.56	$1.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.3	$15.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$5.96
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.1	$30.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.38	$4.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$3.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.24	$4.55
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.33	$4.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$2.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$1.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.99	$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.49	$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13	$8.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.77	$1.85
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12	$3.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$11.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.44	$3.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.53	$0.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.54	$1.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.1	$32.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.8	$10.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$117	$26.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.6	$5.56
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.6	$48.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$49.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$568	$526
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5550	$12437

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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 Okayama

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.3 mi	Akaiwa	$920
15 km or 9.4 mi	Kurashiki	$1080
16 km or 9.8 mi	Soja	$958
16 km or 10 mi	Setouchi	$929
18 km or 11 mi	Tamano	$959
27 km or 17 mi	Bizen	$959
32 km or 20 mi	Takahashi	$941
33 km or 21 mi	Asakuchi	$934
37 km or 23 mi	Sakaide	$1024
41 km or 25 mi	Kasaoka	$907
42 km or 26 mi	Marugame	$1011
42 km or 26 mi	Ibara	$906
43 km or 27 mi	Sanuki	$1128
44 km or 28 mi	Takamatsu	$1188
45 km or 28 mi	Ayagawa	$1069
45 km or 28 mi	Tadotsu	$1001
45 km or 28 mi	Ako	$982
45 km or 28 mi	Mimasaka	$959
47 km or 29 mi	Miki	$1153
48 km or 30 mi	Zentsuji	$1024
50 km or 31 mi	Maniwa	$944
53 km or 33 mi	Aioi	$970
54 km or 34 mi	Fukuyama	$913
55 km or 34 mi	Niimi	$939
56 km or 35 mi	Tsuyama	$948
59 km or 37 mi	Mitoyo	$1011
61 km or 38 mi	Higashikagawa	$1302
62 km or 38 mi	Tatsuno	$957
63 km or 39 mi	Kan'onji	$1006
63 km or 39 mi	Fuchu	$898
64 km or 40 mi	Taishi	$954
70 km or 43 mi	Shiso	$968
70 km or 44 mi	Awa	$1313
70 km or 44 mi	Miyoshi	$1066
70 km or 44 mi	Mima	$1253
70 km or 44 mi	Onomichi	$932
72 km or 45 mi	Himeji	$1009
77 km or 48 mi	Yoshinogawa	$1453
79 km or 49 mi	Aizumi	$1562
80 km or 50 mi	Ishii	$1554