Hiroshima vs Quebec City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Hiroshima	Quebec City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$883	$1632
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2148	$3776
🏠 One person rent	$336	$826
🏘️ Family rent	$568	$1323
🍽️ Food expenses	$372	$538
🚐 Transport expenses	$102	$136
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2547	$2731
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	33 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	63	38
😀 Quality of life	89	88
🏙️ Population	1.2M	549K

The cost of living in Hiroshima is 46% less expensive than in Quebec City. Cities ranked 6313th and 3402nd ($883 vs $1632) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 874th and 116th in Japan and Canada, respectively. Check Japan vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.9 months in Hiroshima compared to 1.7 months in Quebec City. Hiroshima ranked 8th best city to live in Japan vs Quebec City ranked 25th in Canada, while ranked 266th and 300th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hiroshima vs Quebec City

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	Hiroshima	Quebec City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.95	$15.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.6	$64.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.59	$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.61	$4.99
☕ Cappuccino	$2.86	$3.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.04	$1.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$302	$788
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$209	$714
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$541	$1419
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$383	$1141
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$79.2	$52.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$124	$82.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$29.1	$44.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.8%	5.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1883	$9628
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1565	$3472
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.8	$2.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.9	$67.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.5	$22.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.11	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.47	$2.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.39	$3.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.9	$4.05
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.19	$3.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.26	$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.28	$10.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.5	$12.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.41	$3.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.96	$4.17
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.92	$3.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$1.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.68	$2.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.56	$1.01
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.39	$1.86
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.3	$10.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.99	$3.14
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.68	$11.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.7	$6.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.37	$3.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.99	$2.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.34	$1.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51.9	$41.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.5	$10
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13	$79
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.24	$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$29.6	$55.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$50.7	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$164	$816
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3590	$6103

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Cities near Hiroshima

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi	Kaita	$859
12 km or 7.5 mi	Hatsukaichi	$882
13 km or 8.1 mi	Kumano	$877
18 km or 11 mi	Etajima	$904
18 km or 11 mi	Kure	$913
26 km or 16 mi	Higashihiroshima	$926
27 km or 17 mi	Otake	$957
33 km or 20 mi	Iwakuni	$986
39 km or 24 mi	Akitakata	$924
42 km or 26 mi	Takehara	$934
51 km or 32 mi	Mihara	$939
57 km or 35 mi	Yanai	$972
59 km or 37 mi	Miyoshi	$941
61 km or 38 mi	Imabari	$961
65 km or 40 mi	Masuda	$964
67 km or 41 mi	Hamada	$952
67 km or 41 mi	Hikari	$975
68 km or 42 mi	Matsuyama	$1019
68 km or 42 mi	Kudamatsu	$989
69 km or 43 mi	Onomichi	$954
70 km or 44 mi	Shunan	$1005
71 km or 44 mi	Masaki	$951
73 km or 45 mi	Gotsu	$950
73 km or 46 mi	Iyo	$955
73 km or 46 mi	Shobara	$944
74 km or 46 mi	Fuchu	$916
76 km or 47 mi	Toon	$961
77 km or 48 mi	Tobe	$958
84 km or 52 mi	Fukuyama	$927
85 km or 53 mi	Saijo	$978
89 km or 55 mi	Niihama	$984
90 km or 56 mi	Hofu	$1042
90 km or 56 mi	Oda	$958
93 km or 58 mi	Yamaguchi	$1117
95 km or 59 mi	Ibara	$924
97 km or 60 mi	Hagi	$1021
97 km or 61 mi	Kasaoka	$920
98 km or 61 mi	Ozu	$958
103 km or 64 mi	Yawatahama	$952
105 km or 65 mi	Asakuchi	$956

Cities near Quebec City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi	Levis	$1622
80 km or 50 mi	Thetford Mines	$1019
89 km or 55 mi	Saint-Georges	$1470
102 km or 64 mi	Victoriaville	$1265
114 km or 71 mi	Trois-Rivieres	$1136
120 km or 74 mi	Shawinigan	$1388
142 km or 88 mi	Drummondville	$1363
166 km or 103 mi	Sherbrooke	$1420
169 km or 105 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1549
170 km or 106 mi	Riviere-du-Loup	$1455
178 km or 111 mi	Saguenay	$1077
180 km or 112 mi	Chicoutimi	$1223
187 km or 116 mi	Magog	$1486
188 km or 117 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1586
192 km or 120 mi	Joliette	$1449
195 km or 121 mi	Alma	$1304
196 km or 122 mi	Granby	$1120
201 km or 125 mi	L'Assomption	$1671
206 km or 128 mi	Beloeil	$1776
210 km or 131 mi	Repentigny	$1767
211 km or 131 mi	Varennes	$1786
212 km or 132 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1822
217 km or 135 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1869
218 km or 135 mi	Mascouche	$1766
218 km or 136 mi	Boucherville	$1820
220 km or 136 mi	Chambly	$1853
223 km or 138 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1719
223 km or 139 mi	Terrebonne	$1805
227 km or 141 mi	Longueuil	$1842
228 km or 142 mi	Brossard	$2055
229 km or 142 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1828
229 km or 143 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1805
231 km or 144 mi	Montreal	$1903
234 km or 146 mi	La Prairie	$1911
236 km or 146 mi	Westmount	$1814
236 km or 146 mi	Mount Royal	$1820
238 km or 148 mi	Laval	$1930
238 km or 148 mi	Candiac	$1892
241 km or 150 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1835
241 km or 150 mi	Boisbriand	$1763