Montreal vs Okayama - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Montreal	Okayama
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1821	$960
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4326	$2437
🏠 One person rent	$928	$375
🏘️ Family rent	$1624	$659
🍽️ Food expenses	$569	$364
🚐 Transport expenses	$172	$146
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2722	$1444
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	100	68
😀 Quality of life	95	70
🏙️ Population	1.76M	720K

The cost of living in Montreal is 90% more expensive than in Okayama. Cities ranked 2281st and 5599th ($1821 vs $960) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 76th and 552nd 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 1.5 months in Okayama. Montreal ranked 1st best city to live in Canada vs Okayama ranked 485th in Japan, while ranked 30th and 2946th 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	$15.9	$6.25
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$69.3	$22.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.7	$4.35
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.11	$2.85
☕ Cappuccino	$3.77	$2.21
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.01	$0.67
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1044	$428
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$780	$244
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1952	$679
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1385	$486
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$52	$73.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$81.9	$113
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.7	$21.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.41%	1.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7593	$3983
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4320	$2923
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.78	$1.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$71.5	$53.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.6	$27.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.25	$0.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.11	$1.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.94	$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$2.96
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.51	$1.9
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$13.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$6.04
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.1	$14.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.38	$3.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$2.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.58	$5.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.14	$4.24
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.95	$2.14
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$2.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.1	$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.02	$1.24
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.1	$6.77
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.15	$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11	$4.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.29	$11.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.48	$3.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.06	$0.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.95	$1.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.9	$46.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11	$11.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$119	$25.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.5	$5.63
👖 Brand Jeans	$62.4	$26.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$90	$53.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$703	$359
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7624	$9023

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Cities near Montreal

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.3 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1869
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Westmount	$1808
4.4 km or 2.8 mi	Longueuil	$1962
6.4 km or 4 mi	Mount Royal	$1821
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1840
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Brossard	$2105
11 km or 7 mi	La Prairie	$1949
13 km or 8.3 mi	Boucherville	$1882
14 km or 8.9 mi	Candiac	$1912
16 km or 9.8 mi	Saint-Constant	$1888
16 km or 10 mi	Dorval	$1846
17 km or 10 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1924
17 km or 10 mi	Laval	$1874
20 km or 12 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1874
20 km or 12 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1835
20 km or 13 mi	Chateauguay	$1841
21 km or 13 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1846
22 km or 14 mi	Varennes	$1835
22 km or 14 mi	Terrebonne	$1820
23 km or 14 mi	Chambly	$1906
24 km or 15 mi	Boisbriand	$1813
25 km or 15 mi	Kirkland	$1845
26 km or 16 mi	Repentigny	$1783
26 km or 16 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1808
27 km or 17 mi	Mascouche	$1772
27 km or 17 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1827
29 km or 18 mi	Beloeil	$1816
31 km or 19 mi	Blainville	$1808
31 km or 20 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1847
38 km or 23 mi	L'Assomption	$1659
39 km or 24 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1894
41 km or 26 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1705
44 km or 27 mi	Mirabel	$1797
46 km or 28 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1757
49 km or 31 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1626
53 km or 33 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$2014
57 km or 35 mi	Joliette	$1397
66 km or 41 mi	Granby	$1158
68 km or 42 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1558
91 km or 56 mi	Plattsburgh	$1576

Cities near Okayama

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.3 mi	Akaiwa	$919
15 km or 9.4 mi	Kurashiki	$1004
16 km or 9.8 mi	Soja	$926
16 km or 10 mi	Setouchi	$923
18 km or 11 mi	Tamano	$910
27 km or 17 mi	Bizen	$946
32 km or 20 mi	Takahashi	$920
33 km or 21 mi	Asakuchi	$902
37 km or 23 mi	Sakaide	$894
41 km or 25 mi	Kasaoka	$885
42 km or 26 mi	Marugame	$901
42 km or 26 mi	Ibara	$888
43 km or 27 mi	Sanuki	$900
44 km or 28 mi	Takamatsu	$913
45 km or 28 mi	Ayagawa	$889
45 km or 28 mi	Tadotsu	$900
45 km or 28 mi	Ako	$983
45 km or 28 mi	Mimasaka	$965
47 km or 29 mi	Miki	$890
48 km or 30 mi	Zentsuji	$900
50 km or 31 mi	Maniwa	$939
53 km or 33 mi	Aioi	$1002
54 km or 34 mi	Fukuyama	$907
55 km or 34 mi	Niimi	$920
56 km or 35 mi	Tsuyama	$968
59 km or 37 mi	Mitoyo	$909
61 km or 38 mi	Higashikagawa	$972
62 km or 38 mi	Tatsuno	$1021
63 km or 39 mi	Kan'onji	$912
63 km or 39 mi	Fuchu	$879
64 km or 40 mi	Taishi	$1030
70 km or 43 mi	Shiso	$1003
70 km or 44 mi	Awa	$958
70 km or 44 mi	Miyoshi	$916
70 km or 44 mi	Mima	$945
70 km or 44 mi	Onomichi	$882
72 km or 45 mi	Himeji	$1132
77 km or 48 mi	Yoshinogawa	$1012
79 km or 49 mi	Aizumi	$1041
80 km or 50 mi	Ishii	$1036