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Montreal vs. Tokyo Cost of Living Summary

Montreal is 20.1% more expensive than Tokyo.

Restaurants: pay 99.8% more in Montreal
Groceries: pay 5.7% more in Montreal
Transportation: pay 9.7% less in Montreal
Housing: pay 8.1% more in Montreal
Childcare: pay 31.1% less in Montreal
Entertainment and Sports: pay 41.8% more in Montreal
Clothing: pay 26.4% more in Montreal

The cost of restaurants, entertainment and sports, clothing, housing, and groceries in Montreal are more expensive than in Tokyo. Expenses including childcare and transportation are lower in Montreal. Notably, restaurants is significantly more expensive in Montreal.

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Montreal vs. Tokyo Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Montreal instead of Tokyo, you would:

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pay 99.8% more for restaurants

	Tokyo	Montreal
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.02 ¥1,266	$17.93 CA$25.54	+123.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.01 ¥791	$11.48 CA$16.35	+129.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.16 ¥183	$1.97 CA$2.81	+69.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.84 ¥133	$1.49 CA$2.12	+76.9%
Average			+99.8%

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pay 5.7% more for groceries

	Tokyo	Montreal
Bread 1 loaf	$1.55 ¥245	$2.92 CA$4.16	+88.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.21 ¥1,138	$7.37 CA$10.50	+2.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.71 ¥902	$8.70 CA$12.39	+52.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.33 ¥368	$3.24 CA$4.61	+38.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.52 ¥556	$5.11 CA$7.29	+45.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.38 ¥375	$1.73 CA$2.47	-27.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.18 ¥186	$0.75 CA$1.07	-36.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.48 ¥391	$1.68 CA$2.39	-32.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.64 ¥417	$1.76 CA$2.51	-33.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.43 ¥225	$1.32 CA$1.88	-7.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.48 ¥234	$1.08 CA$1.54	-27.2%
Average			+5.7%

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pay 9.7% less for transportation

	Tokyo	Montreal
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.50 ¥710	$4.27 CA$6.09	-5.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$73.51 ¥11,602	$74.95 CA$106.78	+2.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$22,332.63 ¥4M	$24,369.83 CA$34,718.48	+9.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$30.07 ¥4,746	$16.55 CA$23.57	-45.0%
Average			-9.7%

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pay 8.1% more for housing

	Tokyo	Montreal
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$33.44 ¥5,279	$41.37 CA$58.94	+23.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,071.65 ¥169K	$1,201.35 CA$1,711.50	+12.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$642.24 ¥101K	$961.99 CA$1,370.49	+49.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$122.16 ¥19,281	$57.08 CA$81.32	-53.3%
Average			+8.1%

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pay 31.1% less for childcare

	Tokyo	Montreal
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$519.69 ¥82,025	$518.92 CA$739.28	-0.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$15,131.74 ¥2M	$5,750.83 CA$8,192.92	-62.0%
Average			-31.1%

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pay 41.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Tokyo	Montreal
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.01 ¥633	$5.74 CA$8.17	+43.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.43 ¥541	$3.76 CA$5.36	+9.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.01 ¥633	$12.19 CA$17.37	+204.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$68.19 ¥10,762	$44.06 CA$62.77	-35.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$12.70 ¥2,004	$11.12 CA$15.84	-12.4%
Average			+41.8%

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pay 26.4% more for clothing

	Tokyo	Montreal
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$56.84 ¥8,971	$58.20 CA$82.91	+2.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$40.48 ¥6,390	$43.37 CA$61.79	+7.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$62.67 ¥9,892	$102.59 CA$146.16	+63.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$90.37 ¥14,264	$119.45 CA$170.17	+32.2%
Average			+26.4%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: October 2026

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