Montreal vs Tokyo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Montreal Tokyo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1857
$1607
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4312
$4239
🏠 One person rent
$940
$789
🏘️ Family rent
$1577
$1714
🍽️ Food expenses
$575
$423
🚐 Transport expenses
$187
$282
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2742
$2474
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
100
100
😀 Quality of life
93
99
🏙️ Population
1.8M
14.3M

The cost of living in Montreal is 16% more expensive than in Tokyo. Cities ranked 2225th and 3019th ($1857 vs $1607) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 51st 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 1.5 months in Tokyo. Montreal ranked 1st best city to live in Canada vs Tokyo ranked 1st in Japan, while ranked 51st 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
$15.9
$6.11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64.3
$42.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11
$5.36
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.26
$3.62
☕ Cappuccino
$3.71
$3.42
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.06
$1.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1030
$1018
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$807
$562
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1828
$2660
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1371
$1239
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.4
$104
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$73.9
$159
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.8
$32
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.03%
1.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6524
$10251
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4131
$5162
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.65
$1.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$73.4
$58.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.8
$27.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.36
$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.76
$1.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.93
$3.36
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.61
$2.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.7
$15
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$7.35
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$21.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.37
$4.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$2.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.19
$5.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.33
$4.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$2.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$2.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.19
$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.89
$1.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.8
$7.98
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.89
$2.08
🚬 Cigarette pack
$11.8
$4.05
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.31
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.99
$3.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.48
$1.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.49
$1.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.4
$63.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.9
$12.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$126
$29.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.6
$22.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.3
$54.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.6
$65.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$639
$553
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5725
$15235

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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 Tokyo

Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi Musashino
$1136
12 km or 7.4 mi Komae
$1124
12 km or 7.5 mi Mitaka
$1150
13 km or 8 mi Wako
$1098
13 km or 8.4 mi Kawaguchi
$1081
14 km or 8.5 mi Hirai
$1089
14 km or 8.9 mi Toda
$1041
14 km or 8.9 mi Chofu
$1138
14 km or 9 mi Nishitokyo
$1137
15 km or 9.3 mi Asaka
$1088
15 km or 9.4 mi Warabi
$1033
16 km or 10 mi Niiza
$1107
17 km or 10 mi Higashikurume
$1111
17 km or 11 mi Koganei
$1103
18 km or 11 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1128
18 km or 11 mi Inagi
$1084
18 km or 11 mi Soka
$1104
18 km or 11 mi Kiyose
$1105
19 km or 12 mi Shiki
$1066
19 km or 12 mi Kawasaki
$1249
19 km or 12 mi Urayasu
$1099
20 km or 12 mi Fuchu
$1122
20 km or 12 mi Saitama
$1196
20 km or 12 mi Kodaira
$1124
20 km or 12 mi Yashio
$1071
21 km or 13 mi Kokubunji
$1099
21 km or 13 mi Higashimurayama
$1114
21 km or 13 mi Miyoshi
$1088
22 km or 14 mi Ichikawa
$1045
22 km or 14 mi Matsudo
$1164
23 km or 14 mi Misato
$1071
23 km or 14 mi Fujimi
$1084
23 km or 14 mi Kunitachi
$1089
23 km or 14 mi Tama
$1065
24 km or 15 mi Tokorozawa
$1169
24 km or 15 mi Koshigaya
$1164
25 km or 15 mi Tachikawa
$1109
25 km or 15 mi Higashiyamato
$1103
26 km or 16 mi Yoshikawa
$1090
26 km or 16 mi Fujimino
$1101