Hiroshima vs Quebec City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Hiroshima	Quebec City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$842	$1648
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2041	$3908
🏠 One person rent	$321	$829
🏘️ Family rent	$539	$1438
🍽️ Food expenses	$355	$564
🚐 Transport expenses	$96.4	$124
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2420	$2878
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	33 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	65	38
😀 Quality of life	93	87
🏙️ Population	1.2M	574K

The cost of living in Hiroshima is 49% less expensive than in Quebec City. Cities ranked 6587th and 3402nd ($842 vs $1648) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 876th 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 6th best city to live in Japan vs Quebec City ranked 21st in Canada, while ranked 67th and 327th 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	$5.91	$18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$31	$66.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.35	$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.51	$5.34
☕ Cappuccino	$2.74	$3.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.97	$1.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$282	$907
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$196	$680
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$510	$1526
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$362	$1247
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$75.9	$58.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$116	$89.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$31.7	$45.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	2.05%	4.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1968	$6977
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1654	$2884
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.73	$2.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$21.8	$71.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.7	$16.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.07	$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.49	$2.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.32	$3.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.75	$4.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.11	$3.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.98	$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.96	$11.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.29	$4.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.73	$3.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.72	$3.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$2.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.46	$2.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.54	$0.96
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.31	$1.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.78	$11.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.89	$2.81
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.85	$15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$6.78
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.16	$3.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.92	$2.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.14	$1.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.2	$37.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.5	$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.1	$79.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.35	$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$27.8	$58.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$47.7	$95.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$156	$703
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3346	$8149

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Cities near Hiroshima

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi	Kaita	$827
12 km or 7.5 mi	Hatsukaichi	$847
13 km or 8.1 mi	Kumano	$840
18 km or 11 mi	Etajima	$866
18 km or 11 mi	Kure	$871
26 km or 16 mi	Higashihiroshima	$882
27 km or 17 mi	Otake	$918
33 km or 20 mi	Iwakuni	$943
39 km or 24 mi	Akitakata	$881
42 km or 26 mi	Takehara	$887
51 km or 32 mi	Mihara	$885
57 km or 35 mi	Yanai	$916
59 km or 37 mi	Miyoshi	$895
61 km or 38 mi	Imabari	$907
65 km or 40 mi	Masuda	$902
67 km or 41 mi	Hamada	$900
67 km or 41 mi	Hikari	$913
68 km or 42 mi	Matsuyama	$950
68 km or 42 mi	Kudamatsu	$918
69 km or 43 mi	Onomichi	$884
70 km or 44 mi	Shunan	$932
71 km or 44 mi	Masaki	$895
73 km or 45 mi	Gotsu	$901
73 km or 46 mi	Iyo	$896
73 km or 46 mi	Shobara	$900
74 km or 46 mi	Fuchu	$862
76 km or 47 mi	Toon	$902
77 km or 48 mi	Tobe	$897
84 km or 52 mi	Fukuyama	$860
85 km or 53 mi	Saijo	$925
89 km or 55 mi	Niihama	$932
90 km or 56 mi	Hofu	$964
90 km or 56 mi	Oda	$908
93 km or 58 mi	Yamaguchi	$1020
95 km or 59 mi	Ibara	$873
97 km or 60 mi	Hagi	$948
97 km or 61 mi	Kasaoka	$874
98 km or 61 mi	Ozu	$901
103 km or 64 mi	Yawatahama	$896
105 km or 65 mi	Asakuchi	$901

Cities near Quebec City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi	Levis	$1638
80 km or 50 mi	Thetford Mines	$1002
89 km or 55 mi	Saint-Georges	$1457
102 km or 64 mi	Victoriaville	$1238
114 km or 71 mi	Trois-Rivieres	$1219
120 km or 74 mi	Shawinigan	$1441
142 km or 88 mi	Drummondville	$1365
166 km or 103 mi	Sherbrooke	$1421
169 km or 105 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1575
170 km or 106 mi	Riviere-du-Loup	$1504
178 km or 111 mi	Saguenay	$1122
180 km or 112 mi	Chicoutimi	$1289
187 km or 116 mi	Magog	$1533
188 km or 117 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1675
192 km or 120 mi	Joliette	$1421
195 km or 121 mi	Alma	$1384
196 km or 122 mi	Granby	$1199
201 km or 125 mi	L'Assomption	$1702
206 km or 128 mi	Beloeil	$1816
210 km or 131 mi	Repentigny	$1817
211 km or 131 mi	Varennes	$1829
212 km or 132 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1875
217 km or 135 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1892
218 km or 135 mi	Mascouche	$1828
218 km or 136 mi	Boucherville	$1861
220 km or 136 mi	Chambly	$1892
223 km or 138 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1772
223 km or 139 mi	Terrebonne	$1863
227 km or 141 mi	Longueuil	$1874
228 km or 142 mi	Brossard	$2051
229 km or 142 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1856
229 km or 143 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1850
231 km or 144 mi	Montreal	$1901
234 km or 146 mi	La Prairie	$1937
236 km or 146 mi	Westmount	$1828
236 km or 146 mi	Mount Royal	$1852
238 km or 148 mi	Laval	$2058
238 km or 148 mi	Candiac	$1921
241 km or 150 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1870
241 km or 150 mi	Boisbriand	$1913