Hiroshima vs Quebec City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Hiroshima	Quebec City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$954	$1658
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2384	$3837
🏠 One person rent	$372	$840
🏘️ Family rent	$641	$1268
🍽️ Food expenses	$364	$551
🚐 Transport expenses	$144	$129
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1957	$2472
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	33 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	63	39
😀 Quality of life	71	87
🏙️ Population	1.2M	549K

The cost of living in Hiroshima is 42% less expensive than in Quebec City. Cities ranked 5644th and 2827th ($954 vs $1658) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 584th and 109th in Japan and Canada, respectively. Check Japan vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Hiroshima compared to 1.5 months in Quebec City. Hiroshima ranked 376th best city to live in Japan vs Quebec City ranked 18th in Canada, while ranked 2347th and 204th 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	$6.34	$15.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.5	$67.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.36	$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.31	$6.4
☕ Cappuccino	$3.01	$4.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.15	$2.2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$430	$793
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$255	$689
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$783	$1298
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$470	$1046
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47.9	$78.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$74.7	$120
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.9	$50.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.8%	7.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3758	$10641
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2699	$3317
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.45	$2.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$43.3	$68.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.1	$19.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.1	$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.49	$2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.81	$2.35
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$4.07
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.8	$2.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.64	$14.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.04	$10.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.95	$3.68
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.88	$1.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.28	$4.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.26	$4.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$2.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$2.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.53	$1.14
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.38	$1.91
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.92	$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.79	$2.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.44	$9.86
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.8	$6.03
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.34	$3.37
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.98	$2.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.34	$1.97
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50.9	$34.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.7	$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.9	$82.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.14	$16
👖 Brand Jeans	$36.9	$83.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$49.2	$94.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$241	$1142
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8672	$6211

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Cities near Hiroshima

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi	Kaita	$884
12 km or 7.5 mi	Hatsukaichi	$883
13 km or 8.1 mi	Kumano	$889
18 km or 11 mi	Etajima	$887
18 km or 11 mi	Kure	$907
26 km or 16 mi	Higashihiroshima	$908
27 km or 17 mi	Otake	$885
33 km or 20 mi	Iwakuni	$885
39 km or 24 mi	Akitakata	$896
42 km or 26 mi	Takehara	$899
51 km or 32 mi	Mihara	$895
57 km or 35 mi	Yanai	$881
59 km or 37 mi	Miyoshi	$901
61 km or 38 mi	Imabari	$909
65 km or 40 mi	Masuda	$879
67 km or 41 mi	Hamada	$892
67 km or 41 mi	Hikari	$872
68 km or 42 mi	Matsuyama	$967
68 km or 42 mi	Kudamatsu	$860
69 km or 43 mi	Onomichi	$882
70 km or 44 mi	Shunan	$850
71 km or 44 mi	Masaki	$903
73 km or 45 mi	Gotsu	$895
73 km or 46 mi	Iyo	$906
73 km or 46 mi	Shobara	$904
74 km or 46 mi	Fuchu	$879
76 km or 47 mi	Toon	$911
77 km or 48 mi	Tobe	$909
84 km or 52 mi	Fukuyama	$907
85 km or 53 mi	Saijo	$919
89 km or 55 mi	Niihama	$915
90 km or 56 mi	Hofu	$815
90 km or 56 mi	Oda	$898
93 km or 58 mi	Yamaguchi	$771
95 km or 59 mi	Ibara	$888
97 km or 60 mi	Hagi	$827
97 km or 61 mi	Kasaoka	$885
98 km or 61 mi	Ozu	$909
103 km or 64 mi	Yawatahama	$906
105 km or 65 mi	Asakuchi	$902

Cities near Quebec City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi	Levis	$1653
80 km or 50 mi	Thetford Mines	$1529
89 km or 55 mi	Saint-Georges	$1560
102 km or 64 mi	Victoriaville	$1342
114 km or 71 mi	Trois-Rivieres	$1053
120 km or 74 mi	Shawinigan	$1379
142 km or 88 mi	Drummondville	$1588
166 km or 103 mi	Sherbrooke	$1468
169 km or 105 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1558
170 km or 106 mi	Riviere-du-Loup	$1567
178 km or 111 mi	Saguenay	$1585
180 km or 112 mi	Chicoutimi	$1587
187 km or 116 mi	Magog	$1539
188 km or 117 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1626
192 km or 120 mi	Joliette	$1397
195 km or 121 mi	Alma	$1586
196 km or 122 mi	Granby	$1158
201 km or 125 mi	L'Assomption	$1659
206 km or 128 mi	Beloeil	$1816
210 km or 131 mi	Repentigny	$1783
211 km or 131 mi	Varennes	$1835
212 km or 132 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1874
217 km or 135 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1924
218 km or 135 mi	Mascouche	$1772
218 km or 136 mi	Boucherville	$1882
220 km or 136 mi	Chambly	$1906
223 km or 138 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1705
223 km or 139 mi	Terrebonne	$1820
227 km or 141 mi	Longueuil	$1962
228 km or 142 mi	Brossard	$2105
229 km or 142 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1869
229 km or 143 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1847
231 km or 144 mi	Montreal	$1821
234 km or 146 mi	La Prairie	$1949
236 km or 146 mi	Westmount	$1808
236 km or 146 mi	Mount Royal	$1821
238 km or 148 mi	Laval	$1874
238 km or 148 mi	Candiac	$1912
241 km or 150 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1840
241 km or 150 mi	Boisbriand	$1813