Montreal vs Utsunomiya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Montreal	Utsunomiya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1901	$1063
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4422	$2589
🏠 One person rent	$984	$459
🏘️ Family rent	$1684	$606
🍽️ Food expenses	$567	$373
🚐 Transport expenses	$193	$130
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2928	$1989
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	100	71
😀 Quality of life	93	74
🏙️ Population	1.9M	518K

The cost of living in Montreal is 79% more expensive than in Utsunomiya. Cities ranked 2370th and 5133rd ($1901 vs $1063) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 64th and 130th 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 Utsunomiya. Montreal ranked 2nd best city to live in Canada vs Utsunomiya ranked 188th in Japan, while ranked 49th and 1860th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Montreal vs Utsunomiya

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	Montreal	Utsunomiya
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.7	$5.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.1	$16.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.6	$4.56
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.08	$3.27
☕ Cappuccino	$3.94	$3.36
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.97	$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1096	$462
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$842	$321
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1985	$630
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1459	$405
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$51.6	$81.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$79.7	$127
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40.1	$29
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.54%	1.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5122	$4310
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3877	$2900
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.68	$1.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$75.6	$47.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.7	$27.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.33	$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.87	$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.83	$4.27
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.57	$2.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$6.96
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$19.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.46	$4.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$2.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.53	$4.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.29	$5.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$3.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$3.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1	$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.41	$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.8	$9.59
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.64	$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.6	$3.62
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$6.74
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.34	$3.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.03	$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.5	$1.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$32.9	$45.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.5	$11.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$119	$35.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$21.4	$20.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$54.9	$46.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.6	$56.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$607	$688
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6432	$17480

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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 Utsunomiya

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 7.8 mi	Kanuma	$1011
13 km or 7.8 mi	Kaminokawa	$997
13 km or 8 mi	Takanezawa	$1019
15 km or 9.6 mi	Mibu	$953
17 km or 10 mi	Sakura	$1020
17 km or 10 mi	Mooka	$1009
18 km or 11 mi	Shimotsuke	$964
21 km or 13 mi	Mashiko	$1013
23 km or 14 mi	Tochigi	$903
27 km or 17 mi	Nasukarasuyama	$1021
27 km or 17 mi	Oyama	$972
27 km or 17 mi	Yuki	$992
28 km or 18 mi	Chikusei	$1006
29 km or 18 mi	Yaita	$1028
31 km or 19 mi	Sakuragawa	$1009
34 km or 21 mi	Nikko	$1057
37 km or 23 mi	Otawara	$1034
37 km or 23 mi	Nogi	$1002
38 km or 24 mi	Sano	$1015
41 km or 25 mi	Yachiyo	$1014
41 km or 26 mi	Shimotsuma	$1009
44 km or 27 mi	Koga	$1028
44 km or 27 mi	Kasama	$1009
45 km or 28 mi	Ashikaga	$1104
46 km or 28 mi	Tatebayashi	$1045
47 km or 29 mi	Hitachiomiya	$1028
48 km or 30 mi	Nasushiobara	$1033
49 km or 30 mi	Ora	$1079
50 km or 31 mi	Sakai	$1030
52 km or 32 mi	Hanyu	$1049
52 km or 32 mi	Kiryu	$1234
53 km or 33 mi	Kazo	$1040
54 km or 33 mi	Ota	$1171
54 km or 34 mi	Ishioka	$1017
54 km or 34 mi	Satte	$1032
54 km or 34 mi	Omitama	$1006
54 km or 34 mi	Oizumi	$1110
54 km or 34 mi	Kasumigaura	$1007
55 km or 34 mi	Naka	$1038
56 km or 35 mi	Bando	$1032