Hiroshima vs Quebec City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Hiroshima	Quebec City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$877	$1695
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2128	$3907
🏠 One person rent	$334	$873
🏘️ Family rent	$563	$1435
🍽️ Food expenses	$370	$558
🚐 Transport expenses	$102	$129
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2549	$2900
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	33 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	65	38
😀 Quality of life	92	88
🏙️ Population	1.2M	549K

The cost of living in Hiroshima is 48% less expensive than in Quebec City. Cities ranked 6460th and 3269th ($877 vs $1695) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 874th and 113th 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 5th best city to live in Japan vs Quebec City ranked 28th in Canada, while ranked 88th and 332nd 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	$6.16	$17.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.9	$59.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.6	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.78	$5.49
☕ Cappuccino	$2.87	$3.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.03	$2.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$301	$863
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$208	$743
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$536	$1500
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$383	$1244
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$79	$61.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$122	$95
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$28.3	$44.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	2.05%	5.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1955	$8196
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1629	$2969
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.78	$2.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.7	$71.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.6	$19.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.45	$2.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.39	$3.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.93	$3.99
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.2	$3.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.21	$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.24	$11.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.5	$12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.37	$4.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.95	$4.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.94	$4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$2.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.7	$2.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.56	$0.99
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.34	$1.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.19	$11.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.99	$3.05
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.08	$13.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.5	$6.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.21	$3.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.94	$2.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.16	$1.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51.8	$39.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.4	$11.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13.1	$81.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.36	$16
👖 Brand Jeans	$29.4	$58.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$49.6	$96.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$165	$719
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3517	$7052

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Cities near Hiroshima

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi	Kaita	$854
12 km or 7.5 mi	Hatsukaichi	$877
13 km or 8.1 mi	Kumano	$868
18 km or 11 mi	Etajima	$902
18 km or 11 mi	Kure	$902
26 km or 16 mi	Higashihiroshima	$913
27 km or 17 mi	Otake	$956
33 km or 20 mi	Iwakuni	$981
39 km or 24 mi	Akitakata	$913
42 km or 26 mi	Takehara	$920
51 km or 32 mi	Mihara	$919
57 km or 35 mi	Yanai	$970
59 km or 37 mi	Miyoshi	$925
61 km or 38 mi	Imabari	$941
65 km or 40 mi	Masuda	$963
67 km or 41 mi	Hamada	$942
67 km or 41 mi	Hikari	$974
68 km or 42 mi	Matsuyama	$991
68 km or 42 mi	Kudamatsu	$984
69 km or 43 mi	Onomichi	$932
70 km or 44 mi	Shunan	$1001
71 km or 44 mi	Masaki	$934
73 km or 45 mi	Gotsu	$938
73 km or 46 mi	Iyo	$937
73 km or 46 mi	Shobara	$924
74 km or 46 mi	Fuchu	$898
76 km or 47 mi	Toon	$942
77 km or 48 mi	Tobe	$939
84 km or 52 mi	Fukuyama	$913
85 km or 53 mi	Saijo	$953
89 km or 55 mi	Niihama	$964
90 km or 56 mi	Hofu	$1031
90 km or 56 mi	Oda	$940
93 km or 58 mi	Yamaguchi	$1102
95 km or 59 mi	Ibara	$906
97 km or 60 mi	Hagi	$1019
97 km or 61 mi	Kasaoka	$907
98 km or 61 mi	Ozu	$940
103 km or 64 mi	Yawatahama	$934
105 km or 65 mi	Asakuchi	$934

Cities near Quebec City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi	Levis	$1685
80 km or 50 mi	Thetford Mines	$1024
89 km or 55 mi	Saint-Georges	$1466
102 km or 64 mi	Victoriaville	$1265
114 km or 71 mi	Trois-Rivieres	$1180
120 km or 74 mi	Shawinigan	$1434
142 km or 88 mi	Drummondville	$1399
166 km or 103 mi	Sherbrooke	$1451
169 km or 105 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1589
170 km or 106 mi	Riviere-du-Loup	$1506
178 km or 111 mi	Saguenay	$1104
180 km or 112 mi	Chicoutimi	$1254
187 km or 116 mi	Magog	$1526
188 km or 117 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1642
192 km or 120 mi	Joliette	$1458
195 km or 121 mi	Alma	$1341
196 km or 122 mi	Granby	$1142
201 km or 125 mi	L'Assomption	$1723
206 km or 128 mi	Beloeil	$1838
210 km or 131 mi	Repentigny	$1846
211 km or 131 mi	Varennes	$1861
212 km or 132 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1891
217 km or 135 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1918
218 km or 135 mi	Mascouche	$1852
218 km or 136 mi	Boucherville	$1897
220 km or 136 mi	Chambly	$1918
223 km or 138 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1800
223 km or 139 mi	Terrebonne	$1907
227 km or 141 mi	Longueuil	$1923
228 km or 142 mi	Brossard	$2080
229 km or 142 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1875
229 km or 143 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1857
231 km or 144 mi	Montreal	$1928
234 km or 146 mi	La Prairie	$1960
236 km or 146 mi	Westmount	$1862
236 km or 146 mi	Mount Royal	$1876
238 km or 148 mi	Laval	$2047
238 km or 148 mi	Candiac	$1940
241 km or 150 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1893
241 km or 150 mi	Boisbriand	$1934