Montreal vs Sakai - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Montreal	Sakai
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1901	$1099
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4422	$2645
🏠 One person rent	$984	$519
🏘️ Family rent	$1684	$879
🍽️ Food expenses	$567	$354
🚐 Transport expenses	$193	$127
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2928	$2019
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	100	95
😀 Quality of life	93	80
🏙️ Population	1.9M	824K

The cost of living in Montreal is 73% more expensive than in Sakai. Cities ranked 2370th and 5016th ($1901 vs $1099) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 64th and 72nd 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 1.8 months in Sakai. Montreal ranked 2nd best city to live in Canada vs Sakai ranked 19th in Japan, while ranked 49th and 663rd 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	$15.7	$6.21
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.1	$31.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.6	$4.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.08	$2.52
☕ Cappuccino	$3.94	$2.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.97	$1.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1096	$520
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$842	$381
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1985	$945
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1459	$671
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$51.6	$79.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$79.7	$122
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40.1	$31.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.54%	2.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5122	$4966
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3877	$2234
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.68	$1.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$75.6	$52.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.7	$18.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.33	$1.47
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.87	$1.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.83	$5.6
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.57	$2.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$9.45
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$6.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$18
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.46	$3.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$1.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.53	$2.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.29	$4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$1.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1	$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.41	$1.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.8	$9.29
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.64	$1.89
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.6	$3.89
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$9.38
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.34	$3.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.03	$1.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.5	$1.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$32.9	$55.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.5	$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$119	$26.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$21.4	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$54.9	$41.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.6	$67.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$607	$211
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6432	$12933

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Cities near Montreal

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.3 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1856
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Westmount	$1828
4.4 km or 2.8 mi	Longueuil	$1874
6.4 km or 4 mi	Mount Royal	$1852
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1870
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Brossard	$2051
11 km or 7 mi	La Prairie	$1937
13 km or 8.3 mi	Boucherville	$1861
14 km or 8.9 mi	Candiac	$1921
16 km or 9.8 mi	Saint-Constant	$1905
16 km or 10 mi	Dorval	$1917
17 km or 10 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1892
17 km or 10 mi	Laval	$2058
20 km or 12 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1875
20 km or 12 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1918
20 km or 13 mi	Chateauguay	$1905
21 km or 13 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1915
22 km or 14 mi	Varennes	$1829
22 km or 14 mi	Terrebonne	$1863
23 km or 14 mi	Chambly	$1892
24 km or 15 mi	Boisbriand	$1913
25 km or 15 mi	Kirkland	$1914
26 km or 16 mi	Repentigny	$1817
26 km or 16 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1928
27 km or 17 mi	Mascouche	$1828
27 km or 17 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1926
29 km or 18 mi	Beloeil	$1816
31 km or 19 mi	Blainville	$1903
31 km or 20 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1850
38 km or 23 mi	L'Assomption	$1702
39 km or 24 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1906
41 km or 26 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1772
44 km or 27 mi	Mirabel	$1864
46 km or 28 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1832
49 km or 31 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1675
53 km or 33 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$1942
57 km or 35 mi	Joliette	$1421
66 km or 41 mi	Granby	$1199
68 km or 42 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1575
91 km or 56 mi	Plattsburgh	$1828

Cities near Sakai

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.4 km or 4 mi	Takaishi	$1020
6.4 km or 4 mi	Matsubara	$1026
9.6 km or 6 mi	Izumiotsu	$1028
9.6 km or 6 mi	Osakasayama	$1007
10 km or 6.5 mi	Fujiidera	$1007
11 km or 6.7 mi	Izumi	$1035
11 km or 7 mi	Habikino	$1003
13 km or 7.9 mi	Yao	$1038
13 km or 8 mi	Tondabayashi	$1007
13 km or 8.3 mi	Kashiwara	$996
14 km or 8.8 mi	Kawachinagano	$1006
14 km or 8.8 mi	Osaka	$1254
16 km or 9.7 mi	Kishiwada	$1046
17 km or 10 mi	Higashiosaka	$1044
18 km or 11 mi	Kaizuka	$1033
20 km or 12 mi	Sango	$972
20 km or 12 mi	Kashiba	$983
20 km or 12 mi	Amagasaki	$1059
20 km or 13 mi	Moriguchi	$1026
21 km or 13 mi	Daito	$987
21 km or 13 mi	Kadoma	$1010
21 km or 13 mi	Oji	$965
21 km or 13 mi	Kanmaki	$974
22 km or 14 mi	Kumatori	$1034
22 km or 14 mi	Suita	$1063
23 km or 14 mi	Izumisano	$1039
23 km or 14 mi	Nishinomiya	$1066
24 km or 15 mi	Ikaruga	$953
24 km or 15 mi	Yamatotakada	$980
24 km or 15 mi	Katsuragi	$982
24 km or 15 mi	Shijonawate	$964
24 km or 15 mi	Toyonaka	$1042
24 km or 15 mi	Ikoma	$950
24 km or 15 mi	Ashiya	$1012
24 km or 15 mi	Settsu	$975
25 km or 15 mi	Koryo	$972
25 km or 16 mi	Itami	$1010
26 km or 16 mi	Neyagawa	$982
26 km or 16 mi	Gose	$981
28 km or 18 mi	Ikeda	$988