Montreal vs Okayama - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Montreal	Okayama
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1857	$943
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4312	$2571
🏠 One person rent	$940	$349
🏘️ Family rent	$1577	$642
🍽️ Food expenses	$575	$378
🚐 Transport expenses	$187	$138
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2742	$1425
😷 Air quality	Good	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	100	69
😀 Quality of life	93	68
🏙️ Population	1.8M	720K

The cost of living in Montreal is 97% more expensive than in Okayama. Cities ranked 2225th and 5814th ($1857 vs $943) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 51st and 703rd 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 466th in Japan, while ranked 51st and 3179th 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	$5.71
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.3	$22.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$5.11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.26	$2.46
☕ Cappuccino	$3.71	$2.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.06	$0.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1030	$421
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$807	$223
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1828	$721
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1371	$470
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47.4	$64.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$73.9	$99.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40.8	$22.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.03%	1.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6524	$6597
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4131	$3763
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.65	$1.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$73.4	$52.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.8	$24.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.19	$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.36	$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.76	$1.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.93	$2.65
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.61	$1.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.7	$14.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$6.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$19.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.37	$4.44
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$2.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.19	$4.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.33	$5.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$3.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$2.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.19	$0.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.89	$1.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.8	$7.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.89	$2.04
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.8	$4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.31	$12
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.99	$3.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.48	$0.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.49	$1.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.4	$40
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.9	$11.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$126	$27.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.6	$5.62
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.3	$44.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.6	$48.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$639	$584
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5725	$16248

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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 Okayama

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.3 mi	Akaiwa	$937
15 km or 9.4 mi	Kurashiki	$1078
16 km or 9.8 mi	Soja	$967
16 km or 10 mi	Setouchi	$949
18 km or 11 mi	Tamano	$949
27 km or 17 mi	Bizen	$985
32 km or 20 mi	Takahashi	$952
33 km or 21 mi	Asakuchi	$936
37 km or 23 mi	Sakaide	$932
41 km or 25 mi	Kasaoka	$896
42 km or 26 mi	Marugame	$946
42 km or 26 mi	Ibara	$900
43 km or 27 mi	Sanuki	$943
44 km or 28 mi	Takamatsu	$917
45 km or 28 mi	Ayagawa	$919
45 km or 28 mi	Tadotsu	$946
45 km or 28 mi	Ako	$1040
45 km or 28 mi	Mimasaka	$991
47 km or 29 mi	Miki	$911
48 km or 30 mi	Zentsuji	$948
50 km or 31 mi	Maniwa	$961
53 km or 33 mi	Aioi	$1057
54 km or 34 mi	Fukuyama	$883
55 km or 34 mi	Niimi	$949
56 km or 35 mi	Tsuyama	$978
59 km or 37 mi	Mitoyo	$964
61 km or 38 mi	Higashikagawa	$1187
62 km or 38 mi	Tatsuno	$1064
63 km or 39 mi	Kan'onji	$964
63 km or 39 mi	Fuchu	$882
64 km or 40 mi	Taishi	$1075
70 km or 43 mi	Shiso	$1042
70 km or 44 mi	Awa	$1165
70 km or 44 mi	Miyoshi	$990
70 km or 44 mi	Mima	$1100
70 km or 44 mi	Onomichi	$885
72 km or 45 mi	Himeji	$1181
77 km or 48 mi	Yoshinogawa	$1383
79 km or 49 mi	Aizumi	$1573
80 km or 50 mi	Ishii	$1545