Montreal vs Sagamihara - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Montreal	Sagamihara
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1928	$992
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4433	$2502
🏠 One person rent	$992	$378
🏘️ Family rent	$1658	$605
🍽️ Food expenses	$585	$388
🚐 Transport expenses	$192	$138
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3005	$2414
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	100	95
😀 Quality of life	96	79
🏙️ Population	1.8M	726K

The cost of living in Montreal is 94% more expensive than in Sagamihara. Cities ranked 2284th and 5717th ($1928 vs $992) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 58th and 489th in Canada and Japan, respectively. Check Canada vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Montreal compared to 2.4 months in Sagamihara. Montreal ranked 1st best city to live in Canada vs Sagamihara ranked 32nd in Japan, while ranked 11th and 856th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Montreal vs Sagamihara

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	Montreal	Sagamihara
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.8	$4.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.9	$32.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.9	$5.25
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.46	$5.11
☕ Cappuccino	$4.06	$3.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.04	$1.09
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1085	$402
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$852	$226
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1939	$511
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1436	$417
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$51.8	$97.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$79.4	$150
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41.8	$19
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.47%	2.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5305	$5456
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4101	$3103
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.78	$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$76.6	$66.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.2	$21.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.38	$1.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.89	$1.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$1.6
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.56	$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.3	$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$6.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.1	$30.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.38	$6.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$1.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.24	$4.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.33	$5.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$3.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$2.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.99	$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.49	$1.28
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13	$7.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.77	$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12	$2.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$6.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.44	$2.53
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.53	$1.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.54	$1.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.1	$66.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.8	$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$117	$32.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.6	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.6	$31.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$50.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$568	$520
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5550	$12309

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Cities near Montreal

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.3 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1875
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Westmount	$1862
4.4 km or 2.8 mi	Longueuil	$1923
6.4 km or 4 mi	Mount Royal	$1876
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1893
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Brossard	$2080
11 km or 7 mi	La Prairie	$1960
13 km or 8.3 mi	Boucherville	$1897
14 km or 8.9 mi	Candiac	$1940
16 km or 9.8 mi	Saint-Constant	$1910
16 km or 10 mi	Dorval	$1923
17 km or 10 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1918
17 km or 10 mi	Laval	$2047
20 km or 12 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1891
20 km or 12 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1944
20 km or 13 mi	Chateauguay	$1914
21 km or 13 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1920
22 km or 14 mi	Varennes	$1861
22 km or 14 mi	Terrebonne	$1907
23 km or 14 mi	Chambly	$1918
24 km or 15 mi	Boisbriand	$1934
25 km or 15 mi	Kirkland	$1930
26 km or 16 mi	Repentigny	$1846
26 km or 16 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1950
27 km or 17 mi	Mascouche	$1852
27 km or 17 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1948
29 km or 18 mi	Beloeil	$1838
31 km or 19 mi	Blainville	$1935
31 km or 20 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1857
38 km or 23 mi	L'Assomption	$1723
39 km or 24 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1924
41 km or 26 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1800
44 km or 27 mi	Mirabel	$1896
46 km or 28 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1864
49 km or 31 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1642
53 km or 33 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$1971
57 km or 35 mi	Joliette	$1458
66 km or 41 mi	Granby	$1142
68 km or 42 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1589
91 km or 56 mi	Plattsburgh	$1805

Cities near Sagamihara

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.8 km or 3.6 mi	Aikawa	$985
7.5 km or 4.7 mi	Machida	$1066
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Zama	$980
11 km or 6.6 mi	Tama	$1073
12 km or 7.4 mi	Hino	$1144
12 km or 7.5 mi	Hachioji	$1343
12 km or 7.5 mi	Yamato	$1034
14 km or 8.4 mi	Ebina	$909
15 km or 9.1 mi	Kunitachi	$1102
15 km or 9.2 mi	Inagi	$1104
15 km or 9.2 mi	Atsugi	$982
15 km or 9.3 mi	Tachikawa	$1130
15 km or 9.4 mi	Fuchu	$1137
15 km or 9.6 mi	Ayase	$957
15 km or 9.6 mi	Akishima	$1157
18 km or 11 mi	Kokubunji	$1107
18 km or 11 mi	Chofu	$1160
19 km or 12 mi	Isehara	$981
19 km or 12 mi	Akiruno	$1148
19 km or 12 mi	Koganei	$1116
19 km or 12 mi	Fussa	$1139
21 km or 13 mi	Kodaira	$1115
21 km or 13 mi	Komae	$1154
21 km or 13 mi	Higashiyamato	$1094
21 km or 13 mi	Musashimurayama	$1106
22 km or 13 mi	Samukawa	$993
22 km or 13 mi	Mitaka	$1176
23 km or 14 mi	Higashimurayama	$1086
23 km or 14 mi	Mizuho	$1107
23 km or 14 mi	Hamura	$1124
24 km or 15 mi	Nishitokyo	$1144
24 km or 15 mi	Uenohara	$1075
25 km or 15 mi	Musashino	$1155
25 km or 16 mi	Hadano	$1024
26 km or 16 mi	Higashikurume	$1088
26 km or 16 mi	Ome	$1112
26 km or 16 mi	Chigasaki	$1056
27 km or 17 mi	Hiratsuka	$1076
27 km or 17 mi	Tokorozawa	$1090
28 km or 17 mi	Fujisawa	$1126