Montreal vs Shizuoka - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Montreal	Shizuoka
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1928	$961
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4433	$2429
🏠 One person rent	$992	$394
🏘️ Family rent	$1658	$651
🍽️ Food expenses	$585	$362
🚐 Transport expenses	$192	$98.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3005	$2276
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	100	53
😀 Quality of life	96	89
🏙️ Population	1.8M	686K

The cost of living in Montreal is 101% more expensive than in Shizuoka. Cities ranked 2284th and 5951st ($1928 vs $961) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 58th and 630th 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 2.4 months in Shizuoka. Montreal ranked 1st best city to live in Canada vs Shizuoka ranked 8th in Japan, while ranked 11th and 246th 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	$16.8	$6.59
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.9	$33.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.9	$4.62
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.46	$2.28
☕ Cappuccino	$4.06	$3.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.04	$0.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1085	$309
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$852	$234
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1939	$491
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1436	$431
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$51.8	$113
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$79.4	$175
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41.8	$32.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.47%	1.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5305	$5354
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4101	$3664
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.78	$1.9
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$76.6	$21.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.2	$19.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.38	$1.47
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.89	$1.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$4.54
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.56	$1.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.3	$7.17
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$5.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.1	$33.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.38	$4.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$2.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.24	$3.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.33	$3.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$2.17
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$1.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.99	$0.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.49	$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13	$9.17
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.77	$1.59
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12	$3.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$5.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.44	$3.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.53	$0.63
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.54	$1.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.1	$77.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.8	$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$117	$39.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.6	$16
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.6	$35.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$63.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$568	$270
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5550	$16729

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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 Shizuoka

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.4 mi	Yaizu	$924
15 km or 9.3 mi	Fujieda	$929
24 km or 15 mi	Shimada	$939
26 km or 16 mi	Yoshida	$943
30 km or 19 mi	Makinohara	$947
34 km or 21 mi	Fuji	$1036
35 km or 22 mi	Fujinomiya	$1011
36 km or 23 mi	Kikugawa	$945
42 km or 26 mi	Kakegawa	$940
44 km or 27 mi	Omaezaki	$955
46 km or 28 mi	Numazu	$1043
49 km or 30 mi	Fukuroi	$928
49 km or 31 mi	Shimizu	$1039
50 km or 31 mi	Izunokuni	$1038
50 km or 31 mi	Nagaizumi	$1036
51 km or 32 mi	Mishima	$1039
51 km or 32 mi	Izu	$1038
53 km or 33 mi	Susono	$1037
53 km or 33 mi	Kannami	$1042
56 km or 35 mi	Iwata	$926
61 km or 38 mi	Shimoda	$1031
62 km or 39 mi	Gotemba	$1051
64 km or 40 mi	Atami	$1051
66 km or 41 mi	Ito	$1052
66 km or 41 mi	Hamamatsu	$991
67 km or 42 mi	Fujikawaguchiko	$1049
69 km or 43 mi	Yugawara	$1053
69 km or 43 mi	Fujiyoshida	$1054
70 km or 44 mi	Chuo	$1067
71 km or 44 mi	Minami-Alps	$1062
74 km or 46 mi	Showa	$1078
76 km or 47 mi	Minamiashigara	$1041
77 km or 48 mi	Odawara	$1061
77 km or 48 mi	Kai	$1078
78 km or 49 mi	Fuefuki	$1052
79 km or 49 mi	Kofu	$1131
79 km or 49 mi	Iida	$1001
80 km or 50 mi	Tsuru	$1059
81 km or 50 mi	Shinshiro	$904
82 km or 51 mi	Nirasaki	$1063