Montreal vs Tokyo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Montreal Tokyo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1901
$1679
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4422
$4119
🏠 One person rent
$984
$813
🏘️ Family rent
$1684
$1422
🍽️ Food expenses
$567
$448
🚐 Transport expenses
$193
$307
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2928
$2429
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
100
100
😀 Quality of life
93
96
🏙️ Population
1.9M
14.3M

The cost of living in Montreal is 13% more expensive than in Tokyo. Cities ranked 2370th and 3273rd ($1901 vs $1679) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 64th and 3rd 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 1.4 months in Tokyo. Montreal ranked 2nd best city to live in Canada vs Tokyo ranked 1st in Japan, while ranked 49th and 9th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Montreal vs Tokyo

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Montreal Tokyo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.7
$7.52
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64.1
$43.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.6
$4.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.08
$3.71
☕ Cappuccino
$3.94
$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.97
$1.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1096
$1130
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$842
$583
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1985
$2080
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1459
$1045
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51.6
$90.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.7
$140
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.1
$30.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.54%
1.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5122
$10558
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3877
$5002
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.68
$1.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$75.6
$76.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.7
$28.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.33
$1.51
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.87
$1.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.83
$5.4
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.57
$2.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.4
$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$7.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.1
$19.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.46
$4.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$2.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.53
$4.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$6.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$3.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$3.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.41
$1.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.8
$9.42
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.64
$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$11.6
$3.89
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.34
$3.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.03
$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.5
$1.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32.9
$63.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.5
$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$119
$40.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$21.4
$21
👖 Brand Jeans
$54.9
$49.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.6
$56.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$607
$688
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6432
$17493

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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 Tokyo

Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi Musashino
$1131
12 km or 7.4 mi Komae
$1133
12 km or 7.5 mi Mitaka
$1144
13 km or 8 mi Wako
$1073
13 km or 8.4 mi Kawaguchi
$1045
14 km or 8.5 mi Hirai
$1074
14 km or 8.9 mi Toda
$985
14 km or 8.9 mi Chofu
$1128
14 km or 9 mi Nishitokyo
$1123
15 km or 9.3 mi Asaka
$1051
15 km or 9.4 mi Warabi
$973
16 km or 10 mi Niiza
$1068
17 km or 10 mi Higashikurume
$1086
17 km or 11 mi Koganei
$1087
18 km or 11 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1199
18 km or 11 mi Inagi
$1070
18 km or 11 mi Soka
$1075
18 km or 11 mi Kiyose
$1064
19 km or 12 mi Shiki
$1004
19 km or 12 mi Kawasaki
$1358
19 km or 12 mi Urayasu
$1080
20 km or 12 mi Fuchu
$1105
20 km or 12 mi Saitama
$1055
20 km or 12 mi Kodaira
$1101
20 km or 12 mi Yashio
$1037
21 km or 13 mi Kokubunji
$1075
21 km or 13 mi Higashimurayama
$1085
21 km or 13 mi Miyoshi
$1033
22 km or 14 mi Ichikawa
$1005
22 km or 14 mi Matsudo
$1084
23 km or 14 mi Misato
$1038
23 km or 14 mi Fujimi
$1009
23 km or 14 mi Kunitachi
$1070
23 km or 14 mi Tama
$1047
24 km or 15 mi Tokorozawa
$1091
24 km or 15 mi Koshigaya
$1107
25 km or 15 mi Tachikawa
$1094
25 km or 15 mi Higashiyamato
$1077
26 km or 16 mi Yoshikawa
$1053
26 km or 16 mi Fujimino
$1006