Montreal vs Okayama - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Montreal	Okayama
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1954	$980
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4616	$2649
🏠 One person rent	$986	$364
🏘️ Family rent	$1716	$672
🍽️ Food expenses	$608	$391
🚐 Transport expenses	$190	$145
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2805	$1508
😷 Air quality	Good	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	100	68
😀 Quality of life	93	68
🏙️ Population	1.76M	720K

The cost of living in Montreal is 99% more expensive than in Okayama. Cities ranked 2002nd and 5836th ($1954 vs $980) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 54th and 769th 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 Okayama. Montreal ranked 2nd best city to live in Canada vs Okayama ranked 460th in Japan, while ranked 60th and 3256th 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	$16.6	$5.97
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$76.2	$23.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.1	$4.75
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.72	$2.55
☕ Cappuccino	$3.94	$2.44
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.2	$0.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1044	$435
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$856	$232
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2012	$751
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1492	$494
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$49.3	$67.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$77	$103
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$42.7	$23.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.28%	1.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7494	$7645
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4431	$4354
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.79	$1.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$73.2	$56.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.3	$25.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.27	$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.34	$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.92	$1.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.95	$2.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.73	$1.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.1	$15.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$6.45
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$17.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$4.69
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$2.51
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$4.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.36	$5.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$3.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$2.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.26	$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.06	$1.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.7	$8.45
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.18	$2.07
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.5	$4.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$12.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.65	$3.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.67	$0.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.01	$1.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.2	$42.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.3	$11.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$121	$28
💇 Haircut, simple	$32.8	$5.57
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.4	$46.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.7	$49.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$669	$616
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6957	$14206

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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 Okayama

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.3 mi	Akaiwa	$977
15 km or 9.4 mi	Kurashiki	$1103
16 km or 9.8 mi	Soja	$997
16 km or 10 mi	Setouchi	$985
18 km or 11 mi	Tamano	$984
27 km or 17 mi	Bizen	$1025
32 km or 20 mi	Takahashi	$995
33 km or 21 mi	Asakuchi	$983
37 km or 23 mi	Sakaide	$975
41 km or 25 mi	Kasaoka	$961
42 km or 26 mi	Marugame	$985
42 km or 26 mi	Ibara	$962
43 km or 27 mi	Sanuki	$987
44 km or 28 mi	Takamatsu	$960
45 km or 28 mi	Ayagawa	$958
45 km or 28 mi	Tadotsu	$993
45 km or 28 mi	Ako	$1075
45 km or 28 mi	Mimasaka	$1044
47 km or 29 mi	Miki	$953
48 km or 30 mi	Zentsuji	$993
50 km or 31 mi	Maniwa	$1022
53 km or 33 mi	Aioi	$1088
54 km or 34 mi	Fukuyama	$987
55 km or 34 mi	Niimi	$1002
56 km or 35 mi	Tsuyama	$1049
59 km or 37 mi	Mitoyo	$1010
61 km or 38 mi	Higashikagawa	$1231
62 km or 38 mi	Tatsuno	$1099
63 km or 39 mi	Kan'onji	$1017
63 km or 39 mi	Fuchu	$954
64 km or 40 mi	Taishi	$1103
70 km or 43 mi	Shiso	$1085
70 km or 44 mi	Awa	$1205
70 km or 44 mi	Miyoshi	$1037
70 km or 44 mi	Mima	$1145
70 km or 44 mi	Onomichi	$960
72 km or 45 mi	Himeji	$1212
77 km or 48 mi	Yoshinogawa	$1432
79 km or 49 mi	Aizumi	$1607
80 km or 50 mi	Ishii	$1582