Montreal vs Osaka - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Montreal	Osaka
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1903	$1237
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4337	$2941
🏠 One person rent	$969	$599
🏘️ Family rent	$1582	$1002
🍽️ Food expenses	$579	$369
🚐 Transport expenses	$191	$168
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2945	$1959
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	100	96
😀 Quality of life	95	96
🏙️ Population	1.8M	2.75M

The cost of living in Montreal is 54% more expensive than in Osaka. Cities ranked 2306th and 4626th ($1903 vs $1237) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 52nd and 29th 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 1.6 months in Osaka. Montreal ranked 4th best city to live in Canada vs Osaka ranked 3rd in Japan, while ranked 46th and 34th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Montreal vs Osaka

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	Montreal	Osaka
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.2	$6.61
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.6	$32.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.9	$4.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.78	$2.65
☕ Cappuccino	$3.93	$3.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.98	$1.28
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1055	$695
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$839	$440
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1821	$1250
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1381	$751
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47.9	$79.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$74.1	$123
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.4	$28.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.06%	1.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6195	$4071
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4493	$2710
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.66	$1.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$72.8	$34.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.9	$20
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.14	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.31	$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.63	$1.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.14	$4.84
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.78	$2.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.2	$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$6.45
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.6	$19.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.48	$3.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$2.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.62	$2.39
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.77	$4.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$1.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.29	$1.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.5	$9.87
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.63	$2
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.9	$3.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.32	$4.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.39	$1.89
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.45	$1.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.5	$55.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.9	$12.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$133	$27.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.1	$18.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.2	$42.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$64.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$509	$164
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4789	$13640

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Cities near Montreal

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.3 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1828
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Westmount	$1814
4.4 km or 2.8 mi	Longueuil	$1842
6.4 km or 4 mi	Mount Royal	$1820
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1835
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Brossard	$2055
11 km or 7 mi	La Prairie	$1911
13 km or 8.3 mi	Boucherville	$1820
14 km or 8.9 mi	Candiac	$1892
16 km or 9.8 mi	Saint-Constant	$1864
16 km or 10 mi	Dorval	$1853
17 km or 10 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1869
17 km or 10 mi	Laval	$1930
20 km or 12 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1822
20 km or 12 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1829
20 km or 13 mi	Chateauguay	$1867
21 km or 13 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1838
22 km or 14 mi	Varennes	$1786
22 km or 14 mi	Terrebonne	$1805
23 km or 14 mi	Chambly	$1853
24 km or 15 mi	Boisbriand	$1763
25 km or 15 mi	Kirkland	$1835
26 km or 16 mi	Repentigny	$1767
26 km or 16 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1785
27 km or 17 mi	Mascouche	$1766
27 km or 17 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1806
29 km or 18 mi	Beloeil	$1776
31 km or 19 mi	Blainville	$1780
31 km or 20 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1805
38 km or 23 mi	L'Assomption	$1671
39 km or 24 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1850
41 km or 26 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1719
44 km or 27 mi	Mirabel	$1782
46 km or 28 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1753
49 km or 31 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1586
53 km or 33 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$1935
57 km or 35 mi	Joliette	$1449
66 km or 41 mi	Granby	$1120
68 km or 42 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1549
91 km or 56 mi	Plattsburgh	$1811

Cities near Osaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	Moriguchi	$1118
8.2 km or 5.1 mi	Suita	$1277
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Kadoma	$1099
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Higashiosaka	$1100
10 km or 6.4 mi	Amagasaki	$1097
10 km or 6.5 mi	Toyonaka	$1068
11 km or 6.7 mi	Settsu	$1133
11 km or 7 mi	Daito	$1060
12 km or 7.3 mi	Yao	$1079
14 km or 8.4 mi	Shijonawate	$1057
14 km or 8.4 mi	Itami	$1055
14 km or 8.5 mi	Matsubara	$1053
14 km or 8.7 mi	Neyagawa	$1088
14 km or 8.8 mi	Sakai	$1115
15 km or 9.3 mi	Ibaraki	$1125
15 km or 9.4 mi	Ikeda	$1046
15 km or 9.4 mi	Minoh	$1061
16 km or 9.8 mi	Fujiidera	$1045
16 km or 10 mi	Nishinomiya	$1091
17 km or 11 mi	Kawanishi	$1050
17 km or 11 mi	Kashiwara	$1041
18 km or 11 mi	Takarazuka	$1056
18 km or 11 mi	Habikino	$1044
18 km or 11 mi	Ikoma	$1002
19 km or 12 mi	Ashiya	$1033
19 km or 12 mi	Hirakata	$1081
19 km or 12 mi	Katano	$1037
20 km or 12 mi	Takaishi	$1045
20 km or 13 mi	Takatsuki	$1075
21 km or 13 mi	Sango	$1010
22 km or 13 mi	Osakasayama	$1044
22 km or 14 mi	Oji	$1012
23 km or 14 mi	Izumiotsu	$1045
23 km or 14 mi	Ikaruga	$992
23 km or 14 mi	Tondabayashi	$1037
24 km or 15 mi	Izumi	$1062
24 km or 15 mi	Kanmaki	$1015
25 km or 15 mi	Kashiba	$1025
25 km or 16 mi	Inagawa	$1043
26 km or 16 mi	Nara	$997