Montreal vs Tokyo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Montreal Tokyo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1821
$1556
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4326
$4005
🏠 One person rent
$928
$760
🏘️ Family rent
$1624
$1537
🍽️ Food expenses
$569
$426
🚐 Transport expenses
$172
$269
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2722
$2885
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
100
100
😀 Quality of life
95
100
🏙️ Population
1.76M
14M

The cost of living in Montreal is 17% more expensive than in Tokyo. Cities ranked 2281st and 3238th ($1821 vs $1556) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 76th 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 1.9 months in Tokyo. Montreal ranked 1st best city to live in Canada vs Tokyo ranked 1st in Japan, while ranked 30th and 1st 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
$15.9
$6.15
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$69.3
$41.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.7
$5.09
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.11
$2.91
 Cappuccino
$3.77
$3.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.01
$1.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1044
$936
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$780
$540
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1952
$2411
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1385
$1067
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52
$109
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$81.9
$170
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.7
$31.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.41%
1.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7593
$7633
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4320
$4193
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.78
$1.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$71.5
$53.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.6
$26.6
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.11
$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.94
$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$2.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.51
$2.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$15.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$7.03
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.1
$18.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.38
$5.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$2.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.58
$5.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.14
$4.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$3.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$2.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.1
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.02
$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.1
$7.08
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.15
$2.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$11
$3.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.29
$13.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.48
$3.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.06
$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.95
$1.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.9
$55.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11
$12.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$119
$27.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.5
$17.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$62.4
$48.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90
$61.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$703
$508
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7624
$15051

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Cities near Montreal

Distance City Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.3 mi Saint-Lambert
$1869
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Westmount
$1808
4.4 km or 2.8 mi Longueuil
$1962
6.4 km or 4 mi Mount Royal
$1821
9.4 km or 5.9 mi Cote-Saint-Luc
$1840
9.9 km or 6.1 mi Brossard
$2105
11 km or 7 mi La Prairie
$1949
13 km or 8.3 mi Boucherville
$1882
14 km or 8.9 mi Candiac
$1912
16 km or 9.8 mi Saint-Constant
$1888
16 km or 10 mi Dorval
$1846
17 km or 10 mi Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville
$1924
17 km or 10 mi Laval
$1874
20 km or 12 mi Sainte-Julie
$1874
20 km or 12 mi Dollard-des-Ormeaux
$1835
20 km or 13 mi Chateauguay
$1841
21 km or 13 mi Pointe-Claire
$1846
22 km or 14 mi Varennes
$1835
22 km or 14 mi Terrebonne
$1820
23 km or 14 mi Chambly
$1906
24 km or 15 mi Boisbriand
$1813
25 km or 15 mi Kirkland
$1845
26 km or 16 mi Repentigny
$1783
26 km or 16 mi Sainte-Therese
$1808
27 km or 17 mi Mascouche
$1772
27 km or 17 mi Saint-Eustache
$1827
29 km or 18 mi Beloeil
$1816
31 km or 19 mi Blainville
$1808
31 km or 20 mi Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu
$1847
38 km or 23 mi L'Assomption
$1659
39 km or 24 mi Vaudreuil-Dorion
$1894
41 km or 26 mi Saint-Lin-Laurentides
$1705
44 km or 27 mi Mirabel
$1797
46 km or 28 mi Saint-Jerome
$1757
49 km or 31 mi Saint-Hyacinthe
$1626
53 km or 33 mi Salaberry-de-Valleyfield
$2014
57 km or 35 mi Joliette
$1397
66 km or 41 mi Granby
$1158
68 km or 42 mi Sorel-Tracy
$1558
91 km or 56 mi Plattsburgh
$1576

Cities near Tokyo

Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi Musashino
$1105
12 km or 7.4 mi Komae
$1099
12 km or 7.5 mi Mitaka
$1117
13 km or 8 mi Wako
$1052
13 km or 8.4 mi Kawaguchi
$1052
14 km or 8.5 mi Hirai
$1051
14 km or 8.9 mi Toda
$988
14 km or 8.9 mi Chofu
$1115
14 km or 9 mi Nishitokyo
$1101
15 km or 9.3 mi Asaka
$1041
15 km or 9.4 mi Warabi
$973
16 km or 10 mi Niiza
$1053
17 km or 10 mi Higashikurume
$1066
17 km or 11 mi Koganei
$1067
18 km or 11 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1009
18 km or 11 mi Inagi
$1064
18 km or 11 mi Soka
$1071
18 km or 11 mi Kiyose
$1052
19 km or 12 mi Shiki
$1009
19 km or 12 mi Kawasaki
$1101
19 km or 12 mi Urayasu
$1062
20 km or 12 mi Fuchu
$1091
20 km or 12 mi Saitama
$1063
20 km or 12 mi Kodaira
$1078
20 km or 12 mi Yashio
$1045
21 km or 13 mi Kokubunji
$1057
21 km or 13 mi Higashimurayama
$1062
21 km or 13 mi Miyoshi
$1036
22 km or 14 mi Ichikawa
$985
22 km or 14 mi Matsudo
$1143
23 km or 14 mi Misato
$1049
23 km or 14 mi Fujimi
$1031
23 km or 14 mi Kunitachi
$1042
23 km or 14 mi Tama
$1041
24 km or 15 mi Tokorozawa
$1102
24 km or 15 mi Koshigaya
$1133
25 km or 15 mi Tachikawa
$1056
25 km or 15 mi Higashiyamato
$1052
26 km or 16 mi Yoshikawa
$1060
26 km or 16 mi Fujimino
$1063