Montreal vs Saitama - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Montreal	Saitama
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1954	$1038
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4616	$3066
🏠 One person rent	$986	$368
🏘️ Family rent	$1716	$1034
🍽️ Food expenses	$608	$362
🚐 Transport expenses	$190	$212
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2805	$1869
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	21 km
🎓 Higher education	100	99
😀 Quality of life	93	79
🏙️ Population	1.76M	1.33M

The cost of living in Montreal is 88% more expensive than in Saitama. Cities ranked 2002nd and 5386th ($1954 vs $1038) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 54th and 468th in Canada and Japan, respectively. Check Canada vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Montreal compared to 1.8 months in Saitama. Montreal ranked 2nd best city to live in Canada vs Saitama ranked 24th in Japan, while ranked 60th and 592nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Montreal vs Saitama

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	Montreal	Saitama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.6	$6.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$76.2	$35
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.1	$4.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.72	$2.29
☕ Cappuccino	$3.94	$2.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.2	$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1044	$378
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$856	$208
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2012	$1155
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1492	$784
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$49.3	$90.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$77	$140
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$42.7	$35.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.28%	1.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7494	$5623
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4431	$3881
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.79	$5.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$73.2	$69.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.3	$25.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.27	$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.34	$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.92	$1.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.95	$3.06
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.73	$2.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.1	$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$4.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$14.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$5.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$3.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.36	$4.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$3.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$1.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.26	$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.06	$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.7	$7.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.18	$1.88
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.5	$4.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$9.47
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.65	$3.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.67	$1.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.01	$1.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.2	$60.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.3	$12.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$121	$33.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$32.8	$19.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.4	$23
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.7	$53
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$669	$286
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6957	$12701

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Cities near Montreal

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.3 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1873
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Westmount	$1861
4.4 km or 2.8 mi	Longueuil	$1896
6.4 km or 4 mi	Mount Royal	$1871
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1890
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Brossard	$2057
11 km or 7 mi	La Prairie	$1960
13 km or 8.3 mi	Boucherville	$1878
14 km or 8.9 mi	Candiac	$1927
16 km or 9.8 mi	Saint-Constant	$1912
16 km or 10 mi	Dorval	$1912
17 km or 10 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1912
17 km or 10 mi	Laval	$1996
20 km or 12 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1884
20 km or 12 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1898
20 km or 13 mi	Chateauguay	$1964
21 km or 13 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1908
22 km or 14 mi	Varennes	$1845
22 km or 14 mi	Terrebonne	$1849
23 km or 14 mi	Chambly	$1901
24 km or 15 mi	Boisbriand	$1751
25 km or 15 mi	Kirkland	$1897
26 km or 16 mi	Repentigny	$1823
26 km or 16 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1785
27 km or 17 mi	Mascouche	$1821
27 km or 17 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1839
29 km or 18 mi	Beloeil	$1836
31 km or 19 mi	Blainville	$1799
31 km or 20 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1843
38 km or 23 mi	L'Assomption	$1740
39 km or 24 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1921
41 km or 26 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1773
44 km or 27 mi	Mirabel	$1828
46 km or 28 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1805
49 km or 31 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1657
53 km or 33 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$2002
57 km or 35 mi	Joliette	$1540
66 km or 41 mi	Granby	$1187
68 km or 42 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1624
91 km or 56 mi	Plattsburgh	$1610

Cities near Saitama

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.1 mi	Warabi	$964
5.7 km or 3.6 mi	Toda	$980
6.5 km or 4 mi	Shiki	$1000
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Asaka	$1038
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Fujimi	$1016
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Kawaguchi	$1056
9.6 km or 6 mi	Wako	$1059
10 km or 6.5 mi	Niiza	$1061
11 km or 7 mi	Miyoshi	$1037
11 km or 7.1 mi	Fujimino	$1033
14 km or 8.4 mi	Koshigaya	$1116
14 km or 8.5 mi	Kiyose	$1062
14 km or 8.5 mi	Ageo	$1060
15 km or 9.2 mi	Hasuda	$1031
15 km or 9.3 mi	Soka	$1077
16 km or 9.6 mi	Ina	$1033
16 km or 9.7 mi	Higashikurume	$1079
16 km or 9.9 mi	Kasukabe	$1068
17 km or 10 mi	Kawagoe	$1095
17 km or 10 mi	Matsubushi	$1056
17 km or 11 mi	Tokorozawa	$1109
18 km or 11 mi	Musashino	$1121
18 km or 11 mi	Okegawa	$1041
18 km or 11 mi	Shiraoka	$1041
18 km or 11 mi	Nishitokyo	$1113
18 km or 11 mi	Yoshikawa	$1060
18 km or 11 mi	Yashio	$1050
19 km or 12 mi	Miyashiro	$1044
20 km or 12 mi	Tokyo	$1641
20 km or 12 mi	Higashimurayama	$1078
20 km or 12 mi	Sugito	$1040
21 km or 13 mi	Misato	$1052
21 km or 13 mi	Sayama	$1062
21 km or 13 mi	Kitamoto	$1049
21 km or 13 mi	Kodaira	$1095
21 km or 13 mi	Mitaka	$1133
22 km or 14 mi	Koganei	$1084
22 km or 14 mi	Kuki	$1057
23 km or 14 mi	Iruma	$1065
23 km or 14 mi	Noda	$1075