Montreal vs Shizuoka - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Montreal	Shizuoka
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1857	$932
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4312	$2392
🏠 One person rent	$940	$368
🏘️ Family rent	$1577	$715
🍽️ Food expenses	$575	$352
🚐 Transport expenses	$187	$102
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2742	$2528
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	100	52
😀 Quality of life	93	87
🏙️ Population	1.8M	686K

The cost of living in Montreal is 99% more expensive than in Shizuoka. Cities ranked 2225th and 5882nd ($1857 vs $932) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 51st and 732nd 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 2.7 months in Shizuoka. Montreal ranked 1st best city to live in Canada vs Shizuoka ranked 10th in Japan, while ranked 51st and 271st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Montreal vs Shizuoka

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	Montreal	Shizuoka
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.9	$6.72
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.3	$33.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$5.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.26	$3.52
☕ Cappuccino	$3.71	$3.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.06	$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1030	$330
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$807	$243
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1828	$630
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1371	$548
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47.4	$78.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$73.9	$121
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40.8	$29.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.03%	1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6524	$4676
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4131	$3205
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.65	$1.95
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$73.4	$22.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.8	$20
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.19	$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.36	$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.76	$1.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.93	$2.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.61	$1.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.7	$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$6.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$18.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.37	$3.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$2.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.19	$2.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.33	$4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$2.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$2.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.19	$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.89	$1.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.8	$9.33
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.89	$1.95
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.8	$3.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.31	$5.47
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.99	$3.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.48	$0.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.49	$1.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.4	$92.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.9	$11.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$126	$39.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.6	$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.3	$41.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.6	$64.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$639	$236
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5725	$8368

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Cities near Montreal

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.3 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1790
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Westmount	$1773
4.4 km or 2.8 mi	Longueuil	$1835
6.4 km or 4 mi	Mount Royal	$1792
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1803
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Brossard	$2004
11 km or 7 mi	La Prairie	$1889
13 km or 8.3 mi	Boucherville	$1804
14 km or 8.9 mi	Candiac	$1852
16 km or 9.8 mi	Saint-Constant	$1824
16 km or 10 mi	Dorval	$1810
17 km or 10 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1836
17 km or 10 mi	Laval	$1900
20 km or 12 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1800
20 km or 12 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1814
20 km or 13 mi	Chateauguay	$1841
21 km or 13 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1819
22 km or 14 mi	Varennes	$1764
22 km or 14 mi	Terrebonne	$1776
23 km or 14 mi	Chambly	$1829
24 km or 15 mi	Boisbriand	$1732
25 km or 15 mi	Kirkland	$1807
26 km or 16 mi	Repentigny	$1743
26 km or 16 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1753
27 km or 17 mi	Mascouche	$1735
27 km or 17 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1768
29 km or 18 mi	Beloeil	$1742
31 km or 19 mi	Blainville	$1761
31 km or 20 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1769
38 km or 23 mi	L'Assomption	$1651
39 km or 24 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1830
41 km or 26 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1690
44 km or 27 mi	Mirabel	$1762
46 km or 28 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1733
49 km or 31 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1562
53 km or 33 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$1894
57 km or 35 mi	Joliette	$1433
66 km or 41 mi	Granby	$1106
68 km or 42 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1532
91 km or 56 mi	Plattsburgh	$1692

Cities near Shizuoka

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.4 mi	Yaizu	$931
15 km or 9.3 mi	Fujieda	$940
24 km or 15 mi	Shimada	$961
26 km or 16 mi	Yoshida	$966
30 km or 19 mi	Makinohara	$969
34 km or 21 mi	Fuji	$1041
35 km or 22 mi	Fujinomiya	$1019
36 km or 23 mi	Kikugawa	$975
42 km or 26 mi	Kakegawa	$976
44 km or 27 mi	Omaezaki	$983
46 km or 28 mi	Numazu	$1042
49 km or 30 mi	Fukuroi	$971
49 km or 31 mi	Shimizu	$1028
50 km or 31 mi	Izunokuni	$1032
50 km or 31 mi	Nagaizumi	$1027
51 km or 32 mi	Mishima	$1034
51 km or 32 mi	Izu	$1035
53 km or 33 mi	Susono	$1034
53 km or 33 mi	Kannami	$1029
56 km or 35 mi	Iwata	$981
61 km or 38 mi	Shimoda	$1032
62 km or 39 mi	Gotemba	$1041
64 km or 40 mi	Atami	$1042
66 km or 41 mi	Ito	$1041
66 km or 41 mi	Hamamatsu	$1045
67 km or 42 mi	Fujikawaguchiko	$1049
69 km or 43 mi	Yugawara	$1039
69 km or 43 mi	Fujiyoshida	$1049
70 km or 44 mi	Chuo	$1081
71 km or 44 mi	Minami-Alps	$1080
74 km or 46 mi	Showa	$1095
76 km or 47 mi	Minamiashigara	$1034
77 km or 48 mi	Odawara	$1045
77 km or 48 mi	Kai	$1100
78 km or 49 mi	Fuefuki	$1065
79 km or 49 mi	Kofu	$1138
79 km or 49 mi	Iida	$1016
80 km or 50 mi	Tsuru	$1055
81 km or 50 mi	Shinshiro	$929
82 km or 51 mi	Nirasaki	$1083