Montreal vs Osaka - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Montreal	Osaka
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1901	$1254
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4422	$2922
🏠 One person rent	$984	$641
🏘️ Family rent	$1684	$1053
🍽️ Food expenses	$567	$355
🚐 Transport expenses	$193	$158
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2928	$1929
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	100	96
😀 Quality of life	93	95
🏙️ Population	1.9M	2.75M

The cost of living in Montreal is 52% more expensive than in Osaka. Cities ranked 2370th and 4633rd ($1901 vs $1254) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 64th and 23rd 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 Osaka. Montreal ranked 2nd best city to live in Canada vs Osaka ranked 3rd in Japan, while ranked 49th and 17th 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	$15.7	$6.18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.1	$31
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.6	$4.37
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.08	$2.52
☕ Cappuccino	$3.94	$2.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.97	$1.27
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1096	$680
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$842	$495
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1985	$1237
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1459	$815
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$51.6	$78.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$79.7	$122
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40.1	$31.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.54%	2.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5122	$5334
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3877	$2060
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.68	$1.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$75.6	$32.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.7	$18.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.33	$1.48
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.87	$1.31
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.83	$5.63
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.57	$2.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$9.44
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$6.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$17.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.46	$3.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$1.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.53	$2.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.29	$3.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$1.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$1.13
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1	$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.41	$1.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.8	$9.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.64	$1.88
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.6	$3.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$9.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.34	$3.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.03	$1.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.5	$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$32.9	$55.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.5	$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$119	$25.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$21.4	$17.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$54.9	$41.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.6	$67.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$607	$218
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6432	$12931

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Cities near Montreal

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.3 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1856
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Westmount	$1828
4.4 km or 2.8 mi	Longueuil	$1874
6.4 km or 4 mi	Mount Royal	$1852
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1870
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Brossard	$2051
11 km or 7 mi	La Prairie	$1937
13 km or 8.3 mi	Boucherville	$1861
14 km or 8.9 mi	Candiac	$1921
16 km or 9.8 mi	Saint-Constant	$1905
16 km or 10 mi	Dorval	$1917
17 km or 10 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1892
17 km or 10 mi	Laval	$2058
20 km or 12 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1875
20 km or 12 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1918
20 km or 13 mi	Chateauguay	$1905
21 km or 13 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1915
22 km or 14 mi	Varennes	$1829
22 km or 14 mi	Terrebonne	$1863
23 km or 14 mi	Chambly	$1892
24 km or 15 mi	Boisbriand	$1913
25 km or 15 mi	Kirkland	$1914
26 km or 16 mi	Repentigny	$1817
26 km or 16 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1928
27 km or 17 mi	Mascouche	$1828
27 km or 17 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1926
29 km or 18 mi	Beloeil	$1816
31 km or 19 mi	Blainville	$1903
31 km or 20 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1850
38 km or 23 mi	L'Assomption	$1702
39 km or 24 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1906
41 km or 26 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1772
44 km or 27 mi	Mirabel	$1864
46 km or 28 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1832
49 km or 31 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1675
53 km or 33 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$1942
57 km or 35 mi	Joliette	$1421
66 km or 41 mi	Granby	$1199
68 km or 42 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1575
91 km or 56 mi	Plattsburgh	$1828

Cities near Osaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	Moriguchi	$1026
8.2 km or 5.1 mi	Suita	$1063
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Kadoma	$1010
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Higashiosaka	$1044
10 km or 6.4 mi	Amagasaki	$1059
10 km or 6.5 mi	Toyonaka	$1042
11 km or 6.7 mi	Settsu	$975
11 km or 7 mi	Daito	$987
12 km or 7.3 mi	Yao	$1038
14 km or 8.4 mi	Shijonawate	$964
14 km or 8.4 mi	Itami	$1010
14 km or 8.5 mi	Matsubara	$1026
14 km or 8.7 mi	Neyagawa	$982
14 km or 8.8 mi	Sakai	$1099
15 km or 9.3 mi	Ibaraki	$986
15 km or 9.4 mi	Ikeda	$988
15 km or 9.4 mi	Minoh	$982
16 km or 9.8 mi	Fujiidera	$1007
16 km or 10 mi	Nishinomiya	$1066
17 km or 11 mi	Kawanishi	$996
17 km or 11 mi	Kashiwara	$996
18 km or 11 mi	Takarazuka	$1024
18 km or 11 mi	Habikino	$1003
18 km or 11 mi	Ikoma	$950
19 km or 12 mi	Ashiya	$1012
19 km or 12 mi	Hirakata	$986
19 km or 12 mi	Katano	$946
20 km or 12 mi	Takaishi	$1020
20 km or 13 mi	Takatsuki	$946
21 km or 13 mi	Sango	$972
22 km or 13 mi	Osakasayama	$1007
22 km or 14 mi	Oji	$965
23 km or 14 mi	Izumiotsu	$1028
23 km or 14 mi	Ikaruga	$953
23 km or 14 mi	Tondabayashi	$1007
24 km or 15 mi	Izumi	$1035
24 km or 15 mi	Kanmaki	$974
25 km or 15 mi	Kashiba	$983
25 km or 16 mi	Inagawa	$991
26 km or 16 mi	Nara	$958