Montreal vs Saitama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Montreal Saitama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1857
$1196
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4312
$3375
🏠 One person rent
$940
$488
🏘️ Family rent
$1577
$1182
🍽️ Food expenses
$575
$402
🚐 Transport expenses
$187
$204
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2742
$1611
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
100
99
😀 Quality of life
93
77
🏙️ Population
1.8M
1.33M

The cost of living in Montreal is 55% more expensive than in Saitama. Cities ranked 2225th and 4495th ($1857 vs $1196) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 51st and 42nd 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 1.3 months in Saitama. Montreal ranked 1st best city to live in Canada vs Saitama ranked 46th in Japan, while ranked 51st and 748th among best cities to live in the world.

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Montreal Saitama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.9
$5.64
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64.3
$33.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11
$4.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.26
$3.33
☕ Cappuccino
$3.71
$3.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.06
$0.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1030
$373
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$807
$219
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1828
$1143
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1371
$761
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.4
$201
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$73.9
$308
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.8
$36.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.03%
1.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6524
$5429
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4131
$3586
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.65
$3.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$73.4
$67.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.8
$26.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.36
$1.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.76
$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.93
$2.91
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.61
$2.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.7
$13.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$5.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$20.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.37
$9.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$1.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.19
$4.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.33
$4.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$3.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$1.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.19
$0.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.89
$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.8
$9.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.89
$2.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$11.8
$4.26
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.31
$10.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.99
$3.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.48
$1.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.49
$1.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.4
$66.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.9
$11.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$126
$35.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.6
$18.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.3
$37
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.6
$58
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$639
$478
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5725
$14676

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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 Saitama

Distance City Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.1 mi Warabi
$1033
5.7 km or 3.6 mi Toda
$1041
6.5 km or 4 mi Shiki
$1066
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Asaka
$1088
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Fujimi
$1084
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Kawaguchi
$1081
9.6 km or 6 mi Wako
$1098
10 km or 6.5 mi Niiza
$1107
11 km or 7 mi Miyoshi
$1088
11 km or 7.1 mi Fujimino
$1101
14 km or 8.4 mi Koshigaya
$1164
14 km or 8.5 mi Kiyose
$1105
14 km or 8.5 mi Ageo
$1117
15 km or 9.2 mi Hasuda
$1080
15 km or 9.3 mi Soka
$1104
16 km or 9.6 mi Ina
$1086
16 km or 9.7 mi Higashikurume
$1111
16 km or 9.9 mi Kasukabe
$1111
17 km or 10 mi Kawagoe
$1222
17 km or 10 mi Matsubushi
$1088
17 km or 11 mi Tokorozawa
$1169
18 km or 11 mi Musashino
$1136
18 km or 11 mi Okegawa
$1098
18 km or 11 mi Shiraoka
$1079
18 km or 11 mi Nishitokyo
$1137
18 km or 11 mi Yoshikawa
$1090
18 km or 11 mi Yashio
$1071
19 km or 12 mi Miyashiro
$1079
20 km or 12 mi Tokyo
$1607
20 km or 12 mi Higashimurayama
$1114
20 km or 12 mi Sugito
$1080
21 km or 13 mi Misato
$1071
21 km or 13 mi Sayama
$1109
21 km or 13 mi Kitamoto
$1099
21 km or 13 mi Kodaira
$1124
21 km or 13 mi Mitaka
$1150
22 km or 14 mi Koganei
$1103
22 km or 14 mi Kuki
$1091
23 km or 14 mi Iruma
$1108
23 km or 14 mi Noda
$1125