Montreal vs Tokyo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Montreal Tokyo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1954
$1641
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4616
$4326
🏠 One person rent
$986
$803
🏘️ Family rent
$1716
$1741
🍽️ Food expenses
$608
$438
🚐 Transport expenses
$190
$287
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2805
$2601
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
100
100
😀 Quality of life
93
99
🏙️ Population
1.76M
14.3M

The cost of living in Montreal is 19% more expensive than in Tokyo. Cities ranked 2002nd and 3085th ($1954 vs $1641) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 54th and 4th in Canada and Japan, respectively. Check Canada vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Montreal compared to 1.6 months in Tokyo. Montreal ranked 2nd best city to live in Canada vs Tokyo ranked 1st in Japan, while ranked 60th and 3rd 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
$16.6
$6.38
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$76.2
$44.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.1
$5.64
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.72
$3.79
☕ Cappuccino
$3.94
$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.2
$1.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1044
$1054
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$856
$567
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2012
$2732
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1492
$1247
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$49.3
$105
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$77
$164
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$42.7
$33.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.28%
1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7494
$10740
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4431
$5460
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.79
$1.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$73.2
$57.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.3
$28.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.27
$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.34
$1.63
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.92
$1.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.95
$3.08
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.73
$2.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.1
$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$7.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.9
$22.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.4
$4.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$2.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.28
$6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.36
$5.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$2.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$2.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.06
$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.7
$8.22
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.18
$2.25
🚬 Cigarette pack
$11.5
$4.18
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.65
$3.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.67
$1.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.01
$1.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.2
$66.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.3
$13.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$121
$25.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$32.8
$23.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.4
$56
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.7
$66
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$669
$574
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6957
$15495

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Cities near Montreal

Distance City Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.3 mi Saint-Lambert
$1873
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Westmount
$1861
4.4 km or 2.8 mi Longueuil
$1896
6.4 km or 4 mi Mount Royal
$1871
9.4 km or 5.9 mi Cote-Saint-Luc
$1890
9.9 km or 6.1 mi Brossard
$2057
11 km or 7 mi La Prairie
$1960
13 km or 8.3 mi Boucherville
$1878
14 km or 8.9 mi Candiac
$1927
16 km or 9.8 mi Saint-Constant
$1912
16 km or 10 mi Dorval
$1912
17 km or 10 mi Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville
$1912
17 km or 10 mi Laval
$1996
20 km or 12 mi Sainte-Julie
$1884
20 km or 12 mi Dollard-des-Ormeaux
$1898
20 km or 13 mi Chateauguay
$1964
21 km or 13 mi Pointe-Claire
$1908
22 km or 14 mi Varennes
$1845
22 km or 14 mi Terrebonne
$1849
23 km or 14 mi Chambly
$1901
24 km or 15 mi Boisbriand
$1751
25 km or 15 mi Kirkland
$1897
26 km or 16 mi Repentigny
$1823
26 km or 16 mi Sainte-Therese
$1785
27 km or 17 mi Mascouche
$1821
27 km or 17 mi Saint-Eustache
$1839
29 km or 18 mi Beloeil
$1836
31 km or 19 mi Blainville
$1799
31 km or 20 mi Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu
$1843
38 km or 23 mi L'Assomption
$1740
39 km or 24 mi Vaudreuil-Dorion
$1921
41 km or 26 mi Saint-Lin-Laurentides
$1773
44 km or 27 mi Mirabel
$1828
46 km or 28 mi Saint-Jerome
$1805
49 km or 31 mi Saint-Hyacinthe
$1657
53 km or 33 mi Salaberry-de-Valleyfield
$2002
57 km or 35 mi Joliette
$1540
66 km or 41 mi Granby
$1187
68 km or 42 mi Sorel-Tracy
$1624
91 km or 56 mi Plattsburgh
$1610

Cities near Tokyo

Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi Musashino
$1121
12 km or 7.4 mi Komae
$1112
12 km or 7.5 mi Mitaka
$1133
13 km or 8 mi Wako
$1059
13 km or 8.4 mi Kawaguchi
$1056
14 km or 8.5 mi Hirai
$1090
14 km or 8.9 mi Toda
$980
14 km or 8.9 mi Chofu
$1124
14 km or 9 mi Nishitokyo
$1113
15 km or 9.3 mi Asaka
$1038
15 km or 9.4 mi Warabi
$964
16 km or 10 mi Niiza
$1061
17 km or 10 mi Higashikurume
$1079
17 km or 11 mi Koganei
$1084
18 km or 11 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1080
18 km or 11 mi Inagi
$1071
18 km or 11 mi Soka
$1077
18 km or 11 mi Kiyose
$1062
19 km or 12 mi Shiki
$1000
19 km or 12 mi Kawasaki
$1187
19 km or 12 mi Urayasu
$1096
20 km or 12 mi Fuchu
$1106
20 km or 12 mi Saitama
$1038
20 km or 12 mi Kodaira
$1095
20 km or 12 mi Yashio
$1050
21 km or 13 mi Kokubunji
$1075
21 km or 13 mi Higashimurayama
$1078
21 km or 13 mi Miyoshi
$1037
22 km or 14 mi Ichikawa
$1119
22 km or 14 mi Matsudo
$1106
23 km or 14 mi Misato
$1052
23 km or 14 mi Fujimi
$1016
23 km or 14 mi Kunitachi
$1073
23 km or 14 mi Tama
$1057
24 km or 15 mi Tokorozawa
$1109
24 km or 15 mi Koshigaya
$1116
25 km or 15 mi Tachikawa
$1092
25 km or 15 mi Higashiyamato
$1075
26 km or 16 mi Yoshikawa
$1060
26 km or 16 mi Fujimino
$1033