Montreal vs Saitama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Montreal Saitama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1928
$1073
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4433
$2749
🏠 One person rent
$992
$380
🏘️ Family rent
$1658
$627
🍽️ Food expenses
$585
$378
🚐 Transport expenses
$192
$213
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3005
$1596
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
100
99
😀 Quality of life
96
77
🏙️ Population
1.8M
1.33M

The cost of living in Montreal is 80% more expensive than in Saitama. Cities ranked 2284th and 5151st ($1928 vs $1073) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 58th and 152nd 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 1.5 months in Saitama. Montreal ranked 1st best city to live in Canada vs Saitama ranked 64th in Japan, while ranked 11th and 1177th 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
$16.8
$5.84
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$65.9
$32.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.9
$4.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.46
$2.27
☕ Cappuccino
$4.06
$3.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.04
$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1085
$370
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$852
$218
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1939
$673
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1436
$389
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51.8
$95.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.4
$145
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.8
$35.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.47%
2.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5305
$5321
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4101
$3021
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.78
$3.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$76.6
$72.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.2
$27.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.38
$1.51
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.89
$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.92
$2.81
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.56
$2.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.3
$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$5.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.1
$16.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.38
$6.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$2.3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.24
$4.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.33
$4.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$3.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$1.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.99
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.49
$1.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13
$7.62
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.77
$1.96
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12
$4.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.7
$9.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.44
$3.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.53
$1.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.54
$1.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.1
$64.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.8
$11.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$117
$41
💇 Haircut, simple
$22.6
$17.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.6
$36
👟 Brand Sneakers
$101
$57.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$568
$308
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5550
$15321

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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 Saitama

Distance City Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.1 mi Warabi
$979
5.7 km or 3.6 mi Toda
$993
6.5 km or 4 mi Shiki
$1011
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Asaka
$1056
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Fujimi
$1013
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Kawaguchi
$1050
9.6 km or 6 mi Wako
$1074
10 km or 6.5 mi Niiza
$1072
11 km or 7 mi Miyoshi
$1038
11 km or 7.1 mi Fujimino
$1005
14 km or 8.4 mi Koshigaya
$1116
14 km or 8.5 mi Kiyose
$1063
14 km or 8.5 mi Ageo
$1046
15 km or 9.2 mi Hasuda
$1039
15 km or 9.3 mi Soka
$1089
16 km or 9.6 mi Ina
$1033
16 km or 9.7 mi Higashikurume
$1088
16 km or 9.9 mi Kasukabe
$1077
17 km or 10 mi Kawagoe
$987
17 km or 10 mi Matsubushi
$1066
17 km or 11 mi Tokorozawa
$1090
18 km or 11 mi Musashino
$1155
18 km or 11 mi Okegawa
$1023
18 km or 11 mi Shiraoka
$1042
18 km or 11 mi Nishitokyo
$1144
18 km or 11 mi Yoshikawa
$1070
18 km or 11 mi Yashio
$1048
19 km or 12 mi Miyashiro
$1049
20 km or 12 mi Tokyo
$1698
20 km or 12 mi Higashimurayama
$1086
20 km or 12 mi Sugito
$1047
21 km or 13 mi Misato
$1046
21 km or 13 mi Sayama
$1048
21 km or 13 mi Kitamoto
$1029
21 km or 13 mi Kodaira
$1115
21 km or 13 mi Mitaka
$1176
22 km or 14 mi Koganei
$1116
22 km or 14 mi Kuki
$1058
23 km or 14 mi Iruma
$1066
23 km or 14 mi Noda
$1102