Montreal vs Osaka - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Montreal	Osaka
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1857	$1242
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4312	$3092
🏠 One person rent	$940	$552
🏘️ Family rent	$1577	$1076
🍽️ Food expenses	$575	$364
🚐 Transport expenses	$187	$224
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2742	$2086
😷 Air quality	Good	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	100	96
😀 Quality of life	93	95
🏙️ Population	1.8M	2.75M

The cost of living in Montreal is 50% more expensive than in Osaka. Cities ranked 2225th and 4366th ($1857 vs $1242) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 51st 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 1.7 months in Osaka. Montreal ranked 1st best city to live in Canada vs Osaka ranked 3rd in Japan, while ranked 51st and 18th 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	$15.9	$6.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.3	$33.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$5.37
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.26	$3.33
☕ Cappuccino	$3.71	$3.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.06	$1.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1030	$628
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$807	$399
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1828	$1311
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1371	$832
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47.4	$77.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$73.9	$119
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40.8	$29.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.03%	1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6524	$3491
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4131	$2753
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.65	$1.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$73.4	$34.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.8	$31.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.19	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.36	$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.76	$1.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.93	$3.37
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.61	$2.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.7	$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$6.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$18.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.37	$3.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$2.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.19	$2.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.33	$4.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$1.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$1.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.19	$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.89	$1.47
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.8	$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.89	$1.91
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.8	$3.71
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.31	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.99	$4.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.48	$1.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.49	$1.48
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.4	$60.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.9	$12.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$126	$27.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.6	$18.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.3	$41.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.6	$64.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$639	$66.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5725	$8318

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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 Osaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	Moriguchi	$1117
8.2 km or 5.1 mi	Suita	$1302
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Kadoma	$1101
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Higashiosaka	$1106
10 km or 6.4 mi	Amagasaki	$1111
10 km or 6.5 mi	Toyonaka	$1063
11 km or 6.7 mi	Settsu	$1142
11 km or 7 mi	Daito	$1065
12 km or 7.3 mi	Yao	$1079
14 km or 8.4 mi	Shijonawate	$1065
14 km or 8.4 mi	Itami	$1062
14 km or 8.5 mi	Matsubara	$1049
14 km or 8.7 mi	Neyagawa	$1100
14 km or 8.8 mi	Sakai	$1146
15 km or 9.3 mi	Ibaraki	$1136
15 km or 9.4 mi	Ikeda	$1046
15 km or 9.4 mi	Minoh	$1059
16 km or 9.8 mi	Fujiidera	$1047
16 km or 10 mi	Nishinomiya	$1127
17 km or 11 mi	Kawanishi	$1056
17 km or 11 mi	Kashiwara	$1041
18 km or 11 mi	Takarazuka	$1072
18 km or 11 mi	Habikino	$1040
18 km or 11 mi	Ikoma	$1009
19 km or 12 mi	Ashiya	$1049
19 km or 12 mi	Hirakata	$1091
19 km or 12 mi	Katano	$1039
20 km or 12 mi	Takaishi	$1051
20 km or 13 mi	Takatsuki	$1087
21 km or 13 mi	Sango	$1019
22 km or 13 mi	Osakasayama	$1047
22 km or 14 mi	Oji	$1019
23 km or 14 mi	Izumiotsu	$1051
23 km or 14 mi	Ikaruga	$998
23 km or 14 mi	Tondabayashi	$1042
24 km or 15 mi	Izumi	$1065
24 km or 15 mi	Kanmaki	$1018
25 km or 15 mi	Kashiba	$1026
25 km or 16 mi	Inagawa	$1045
26 km or 16 mi	Nara	$1008