Montreal vs Yokohama - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Montreal	Yokohama
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1903	$1336
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4337	$3311
🏠 One person rent	$969	$588
🏘️ Family rent	$1582	$997
🍽️ Food expenses	$579	$401
🚐 Transport expenses	$191	$236
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2945	$2542
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	100	96
😀 Quality of life	95	97
🏙️ Population	1.8M	3.76M

The cost of living in Montreal is 42% more expensive than in Yokohama. Cities ranked 2306th and 4404th ($1903 vs $1336) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 52nd and 17th 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 Yokohama. Montreal ranked 4th best city to live in Canada vs Yokohama ranked 2nd in Japan, while ranked 46th and 15th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Montreal vs Yokohama

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	Montreal	Yokohama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.2	$5.84
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.6	$35.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.9	$5.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.78	$2.53
☕ Cappuccino	$3.93	$3.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.98	$1.12
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1055	$701
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$839	$416
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1821	$1167
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1381	$754
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47.9	$84.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$74.1	$130
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.4	$30.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.06%	2.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6195	$6388
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4493	$2878
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.66	$1.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$72.8	$61.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.9	$24.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.14	$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.31	$1.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.63	$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.14	$3.69
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.78	$2.23
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.2	$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$6.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.6	$14.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.48	$5.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$2.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.62	$3.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.77	$5.41
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$2.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$2.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.29	$1.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.5	$7.67
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.63	$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.9	$3.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.32	$4.38
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.39	$1.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.45	$1.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.5	$50.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.9	$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$133	$46.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.1	$21.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.2	$42.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$60.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$509	$265
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4789	$18032

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Cities near Montreal

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.3 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1828
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Westmount	$1814
4.4 km or 2.8 mi	Longueuil	$1842
6.4 km or 4 mi	Mount Royal	$1820
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1835
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Brossard	$2055
11 km or 7 mi	La Prairie	$1911
13 km or 8.3 mi	Boucherville	$1820
14 km or 8.9 mi	Candiac	$1892
16 km or 9.8 mi	Saint-Constant	$1864
16 km or 10 mi	Dorval	$1853
17 km or 10 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1869
17 km or 10 mi	Laval	$1930
20 km or 12 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1822
20 km or 12 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1829
20 km or 13 mi	Chateauguay	$1867
21 km or 13 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1838
22 km or 14 mi	Varennes	$1786
22 km or 14 mi	Terrebonne	$1805
23 km or 14 mi	Chambly	$1853
24 km or 15 mi	Boisbriand	$1763
25 km or 15 mi	Kirkland	$1835
26 km or 16 mi	Repentigny	$1767
26 km or 16 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1785
27 km or 17 mi	Mascouche	$1766
27 km or 17 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1806
29 km or 18 mi	Beloeil	$1776
31 km or 19 mi	Blainville	$1780
31 km or 20 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1805
38 km or 23 mi	L'Assomption	$1671
39 km or 24 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1850
41 km or 26 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1719
44 km or 27 mi	Mirabel	$1782
46 km or 28 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1753
49 km or 31 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1586
53 km or 33 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$1935
57 km or 35 mi	Joliette	$1449
66 km or 41 mi	Granby	$1120
68 km or 42 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1549
91 km or 56 mi	Plattsburgh	$1811

Cities near Yokohama

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	Kawasaki	$1354
12 km or 7.7 mi	Kawasaki-ku	$1198
15 km or 9.1 mi	Kamakura	$1071
16 km or 10 mi	Zushi	$1051
17 km or 10 mi	Fujisawa	$1076
17 km or 11 mi	Yamato	$1017
18 km or 11 mi	Hayama	$1054
19 km or 12 mi	Ayase	$959
21 km or 13 mi	Yokosuka	$1139
21 km or 13 mi	Machida	$1049
21 km or 13 mi	Zama	$958
22 km or 14 mi	Ebina	$935
23 km or 14 mi	Komae	$1115
23 km or 15 mi	Chigasaki	$1046
24 km or 15 mi	Samukawa	$983
24 km or 15 mi	Atsugi	$968
25 km or 15 mi	Futtsu	$1067
26 km or 16 mi	Chofu	$1113
26 km or 16 mi	Inagi	$1058
26 km or 16 mi	Kisarazu	$1076
27 km or 17 mi	Kimitsu	$1068
28 km or 17 mi	Tama	$1040
28 km or 18 mi	Sagamihara	$1021
29 km or 18 mi	Mitaka	$1125
29 km or 18 mi	Tokyo	$1698
29 km or 18 mi	Isehara	$971
29 km or 18 mi	Hiratsuka	$1078
29 km or 18 mi	Sodegaura	$1073
30 km or 18 mi	Fuchu	$1088
30 km or 19 mi	Aikawa	$971
32 km or 20 mi	Koganei	$1066
32 km or 20 mi	Miura	$1059
32 km or 20 mi	Musashino	$1110
32 km or 20 mi	Oiso	$1029
33 km or 20 mi	Kunitachi	$1050
34 km or 21 mi	Nishitokyo	$1094
34 km or 21 mi	Hino	$1085
34 km or 21 mi	Urayasu	$1068
35 km or 21 mi	Kokubunji	$1050
35 km or 22 mi	Tachikawa	$1073