Montreal vs Sagamihara - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Montreal	Sagamihara
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1857	$1042
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4312	$2673
🏠 One person rent	$940	$402
🏘️ Family rent	$1577	$648
🍽️ Food expenses	$575	$402
🚐 Transport expenses	$187	$143
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2742	$2397
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	100	94
😀 Quality of life	93	80
🏙️ Population	1.8M	726K

The cost of living in Montreal is 78% more expensive than in Sagamihara. Cities ranked 2225th and 5219th ($1857 vs $1042) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 51st and 381st 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 2.3 months in Sagamihara. Montreal ranked 1st best city to live in Canada vs Sagamihara ranked 15th in Japan, while ranked 51st and 550th 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	$15.9	$4.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.3	$33
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$5.57
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.26	$5.41
☕ Cappuccino	$3.71	$3.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.06	$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1030	$429
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$807	$242
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1828	$539
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1371	$456
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47.4	$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$73.9	$156
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40.8	$20.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.03%	1.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6524	$5483
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4131	$3092
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.65	$1.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$73.4	$70.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.8	$21.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.19	$0.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.36	$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.76	$1.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.93	$1.69
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.61	$1.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.7	$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$6.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$31
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.37	$6.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$2.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.19	$4.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.33	$4.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$4.04
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$2.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.19	$0.91
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.89	$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.8	$8.06
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.89	$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.8	$2.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.31	$8.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.99	$2.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.48	$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.49	$2.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.4	$70.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.9	$13.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$126	$32.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.6	$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.3	$33.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.6	$53.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$639	$591
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5725	$16298

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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 Sagamihara

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.8 km or 3.6 mi	Aikawa	$993
7.5 km or 4.7 mi	Machida	$1091
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Zama	$1023
11 km or 6.6 mi	Tama	$1065
12 km or 7.4 mi	Hino	$1116
12 km or 7.5 mi	Hachioji	$1305
12 km or 7.5 mi	Yamato	$1039
14 km or 8.4 mi	Ebina	$908
15 km or 9.1 mi	Kunitachi	$1089
15 km or 9.2 mi	Inagi	$1084
15 km or 9.2 mi	Atsugi	$948
15 km or 9.3 mi	Tachikawa	$1109
15 km or 9.4 mi	Fuchu	$1122
15 km or 9.6 mi	Ayase	$960
15 km or 9.6 mi	Akishima	$1129
18 km or 11 mi	Kokubunji	$1099
18 km or 11 mi	Chofu	$1138
19 km or 12 mi	Isehara	$969
19 km or 12 mi	Akiruno	$1123
19 km or 12 mi	Koganei	$1103
19 km or 12 mi	Fussa	$1114
21 km or 13 mi	Kodaira	$1124
21 km or 13 mi	Komae	$1124
21 km or 13 mi	Higashiyamato	$1103
21 km or 13 mi	Musashimurayama	$1107
22 km or 13 mi	Samukawa	$983
22 km or 13 mi	Mitaka	$1150
23 km or 14 mi	Higashimurayama	$1114
23 km or 14 mi	Mizuho	$1106
23 km or 14 mi	Hamura	$1106
24 km or 15 mi	Nishitokyo	$1137
24 km or 15 mi	Uenohara	$1064
25 km or 15 mi	Musashino	$1136
25 km or 16 mi	Hadano	$1014
26 km or 16 mi	Higashikurume	$1111
26 km or 16 mi	Ome	$1101
26 km or 16 mi	Chigasaki	$1041
27 km or 17 mi	Hiratsuka	$1042
27 km or 17 mi	Tokorozawa	$1169
28 km or 17 mi	Fujisawa	$1143