Montreal vs Sakai - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Montreal	Sakai
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1928	$1127
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4433	$2704
🏠 One person rent	$992	$530
🏘️ Family rent	$1658	$892
🍽️ Food expenses	$585	$368
🚐 Transport expenses	$192	$127
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3005	$2113
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	100	95
😀 Quality of life	96	80
🏙️ Population	1.8M	824K

The cost of living in Montreal is 71% more expensive than in Sakai. Cities ranked 2284th and 4967th ($1928 vs $1127) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 58th and 70th 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 1.9 months in Sakai. Montreal ranked 1st best city to live in Canada vs Sakai ranked 17th in Japan, while ranked 11th and 701st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Montreal vs Sakai

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	Montreal	Sakai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.8	$6.59
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.9	$32.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.9	$4.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.46	$2.8
☕ Cappuccino	$4.06	$3.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.04	$1.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1085	$521
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$852	$393
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1939	$921
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1436	$690
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$51.8	$83.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$79.4	$128
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41.8	$28.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.47%	2.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5305	$4437
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4101	$2255
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.78	$1.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$76.6	$47.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.2	$19.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.38	$1.47
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.89	$1.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$5.52
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.56	$2.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.3	$9.89
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$6.37
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.1	$18.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.38	$3.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$2.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.24	$2.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.33	$4.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$1.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.99	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.49	$1.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13	$9.88
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.77	$1.98
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12	$4.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$9.47
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.44	$3.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.53	$1.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.54	$1.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.1	$58.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.8	$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$117	$27.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.6	$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.6	$43.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$70.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$568	$186
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5550	$13407

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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 Sakai

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.4 km or 4 mi	Takaishi	$1041
6.4 km or 4 mi	Matsubara	$1051
9.6 km or 6 mi	Izumiotsu	$1037
9.6 km or 6 mi	Osakasayama	$1036
10 km or 6.5 mi	Fujiidera	$1037
11 km or 6.7 mi	Izumi	$1047
11 km or 7 mi	Habikino	$1029
13 km or 7.9 mi	Yao	$1071
13 km or 8 mi	Tondabayashi	$1029
13 km or 8.3 mi	Kashiwara	$1025
14 km or 8.8 mi	Kawachinagano	$1029
14 km or 8.8 mi	Osaka	$1274
16 km or 9.7 mi	Kishiwada	$1049
17 km or 10 mi	Higashiosaka	$1084
18 km or 11 mi	Kaizuka	$1040
20 km or 12 mi	Sango	$996
20 km or 12 mi	Kashiba	$1005
20 km or 12 mi	Amagasaki	$1078
20 km or 13 mi	Moriguchi	$1075
21 km or 13 mi	Daito	$1031
21 km or 13 mi	Kadoma	$1057
21 km or 13 mi	Oji	$994
21 km or 13 mi	Kanmaki	$999
22 km or 14 mi	Kumatori	$1045
22 km or 14 mi	Suita	$1162
23 km or 14 mi	Izumisano	$1044
23 km or 14 mi	Nishinomiya	$1093
24 km or 15 mi	Ikaruga	$981
24 km or 15 mi	Yamatotakada	$1004
24 km or 15 mi	Katsuragi	$1007
24 km or 15 mi	Shijonawate	$1016
24 km or 15 mi	Toyonaka	$1061
24 km or 15 mi	Ikoma	$979
24 km or 15 mi	Ashiya	$1029
24 km or 15 mi	Settsu	$1046
25 km or 15 mi	Koryo	$996
25 km or 16 mi	Itami	$1041
26 km or 16 mi	Neyagawa	$1037
26 km or 16 mi	Gose	$1008
28 km or 18 mi	Ikeda	$1029