Kawasaki vs Quebec City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Kawasaki	Quebec City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1249	$1644
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3397	$3738
🏠 One person rent	$545	$834
🏘️ Family rent	$1197	$1281
🍽️ Food expenses	$414	$540
🚐 Transport expenses	$191	$134
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2537	$2588
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	99	38
😀 Quality of life	81	86
🏙️ Population	1.54M	549K

The cost of living in Kawasaki is 24% less expensive than in Quebec City. Cities ranked 4340th and 2883rd ($1249 vs $1644) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 26th and 110th in Japan and Canada, respectively. Check Japan vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Kawasaki compared to 1.6 months in Quebec City. Kawasaki ranked 13th best city to live in Japan vs Quebec City ranked 23rd in Canada, while ranked 497th and 310th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kawasaki vs Quebec City

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	Kawasaki	Quebec City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.1	$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$31.1	$62.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.47	$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.44	$5.58
☕ Cappuccino	$2.96	$3.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.06	$1.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$584	$790
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$364	$727
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1140	$1395
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$968	$1101
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$110	$52.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$169	$80
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26.2	$41.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.78%	7.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6533	$8350
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3250	$3529
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.41	$2.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$53.8	$66.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.8	$22.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.18	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.5	$2.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.77	$3.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.48	$4.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.07	$2.9
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$13.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.7	$10.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21	$13.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.44	$3.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.57	$4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.32	$4.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.91	$2.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$2.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.78	$1.02
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.16	$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.62	$10.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.05	$2.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.66	$11.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.11	$6.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.07	$2.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.1	$2.19
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.64	$1.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50.1	$39.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.1	$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$42.2	$78.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.5	$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$34.5	$59.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$57.8	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$543	$794
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15204	$6012

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Cities near Kawasaki

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.5 km or 0.9 mi	Kawasaki-ku	$1128
11 km or 6.9 mi	Yokohama	$1335
17 km or 11 mi	Komae	$1124
19 km or 12 mi	Tokyo	$1607
21 km or 13 mi	Chofu	$1138
22 km or 14 mi	Yamato	$1039
22 km or 14 mi	Inagi	$1084
22 km or 14 mi	Mitaka	$1150
23 km or 14 mi	Machida	$1091
24 km or 15 mi	Urayasu	$1099
25 km or 15 mi	Hirai	$1089
25 km or 16 mi	Sodegaura	$1090
25 km or 16 mi	Kisarazu	$1089
25 km or 16 mi	Musashino	$1136
26 km or 16 mi	Kamakura	$1012
26 km or 16 mi	Tama	$1065
26 km or 16 mi	Ayase	$960
26 km or 16 mi	Fuchu	$1122
27 km or 17 mi	Zama	$1023
27 km or 17 mi	Zushi	$1028
27 km or 17 mi	Koganei	$1103
27 km or 17 mi	Fujisawa	$1143
27 km or 17 mi	Nishitokyo	$1137
28 km or 17 mi	Futtsu	$1077
28 km or 17 mi	Kimitsu	$1080
29 km or 18 mi	Ebina	$908
29 km or 18 mi	Hayama	$1045
30 km or 19 mi	Yokosuka	$1125
30 km or 19 mi	Kunitachi	$1089
30 km or 19 mi	Kokubunji	$1099
31 km or 19 mi	Wako	$1098
31 km or 19 mi	Sagamihara	$1042
31 km or 19 mi	Higashikurume	$1111
31 km or 19 mi	Ichikawa	$1045
31 km or 19 mi	Kodaira	$1124
32 km or 20 mi	Atsugi	$948
32 km or 20 mi	Tachikawa	$1109
32 km or 20 mi	Funabashi	$1231
32 km or 20 mi	Kawaguchi	$1081
33 km or 20 mi	Hino	$1116

Cities near Quebec City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi	Levis	$1627
80 km or 50 mi	Thetford Mines	$966
89 km or 55 mi	Saint-Georges	$1449
102 km or 64 mi	Victoriaville	$1239
114 km or 71 mi	Trois-Rivieres	$1118
120 km or 74 mi	Shawinigan	$1368
142 km or 88 mi	Drummondville	$1330
166 km or 103 mi	Sherbrooke	$1395
169 km or 105 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1532
170 km or 106 mi	Riviere-du-Loup	$1468
178 km or 111 mi	Saguenay	$1411
180 km or 112 mi	Chicoutimi	$1436
187 km or 116 mi	Magog	$1457
188 km or 117 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1562
192 km or 120 mi	Joliette	$1433
195 km or 121 mi	Alma	$1460
196 km or 122 mi	Granby	$1106
201 km or 125 mi	L'Assomption	$1651
206 km or 128 mi	Beloeil	$1742
210 km or 131 mi	Repentigny	$1743
211 km or 131 mi	Varennes	$1764
212 km or 132 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1800
217 km or 135 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1836
218 km or 135 mi	Mascouche	$1735
218 km or 136 mi	Boucherville	$1804
220 km or 136 mi	Chambly	$1829
223 km or 138 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1690
223 km or 139 mi	Terrebonne	$1776
227 km or 141 mi	Longueuil	$1835
228 km or 142 mi	Brossard	$2004
229 km or 142 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1790
229 km or 143 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1769
231 km or 144 mi	Montreal	$1857
234 km or 146 mi	La Prairie	$1889
236 km or 146 mi	Westmount	$1773
236 km or 146 mi	Mount Royal	$1792
238 km or 148 mi	Laval	$1900
238 km or 148 mi	Candiac	$1852
241 km or 150 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1803
241 km or 150 mi	Boisbriand	$1732