Montreal vs Okayama - Cost of Living Comparison

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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