Montreal vs Saitama - Cost of Living Comparison

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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