Kawasaki vs Quebec City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Kawasaki	Quebec City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1358	$1648
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3362	$3908
🏠 One person rent	$647	$829
🏘️ Family rent	$1140	$1438
🍽️ Food expenses	$420	$564
🚐 Transport expenses	$191	$124
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2498	$2878
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	99	38
😀 Quality of life	94	87
🏙️ Population	1.54M	574K

The cost of living in Kawasaki is 18% less expensive than in Quebec City. Cities ranked 4406th and 3402nd ($1358 vs $1648) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 15th and 116th in Japan and Canada, respectively. Check Japan vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Kawasaki compared to 1.7 months in Quebec City. Kawasaki ranked 4th best city to live in Japan vs Quebec City ranked 21st in Canada, while ranked 35th and 327th 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	$7.45	$18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$44	$66.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.94	$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.13	$5.34
☕ Cappuccino	$2.62	$3.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.43	$1.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$677	$907
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$504	$680
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1251	$1526
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$926	$1247
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$77	$58.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$118	$89.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$31	$45.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.86%	4.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4657	$6977
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3168	$2884
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.56	$2.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$50	$71.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$27.9	$16.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.08	$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.52	$2.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.23	$3.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.24	$4.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.11	$3.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.46	$11.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.8	$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.08	$4.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.75	$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.43	$3.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.26	$3.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.09	$2.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.41	$2.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.57	$0.96
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.07	$1.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.36	$11.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.3	$2.81
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.88	$15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7	$6.78
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.72	$3.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.03	$2.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.51	$1.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.9	$37.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.8	$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$42.4	$79.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.7	$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.2	$58.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$55.5	$95.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$573	$703
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14111	$8149

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Cities near Kawasaki

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.5 km or 0.9 mi	Kawasaki-ku	$1199
11 km or 6.9 mi	Yokohama	$1326
17 km or 11 mi	Komae	$1133
19 km or 12 mi	Tokyo	$1679
21 km or 13 mi	Chofu	$1128
22 km or 14 mi	Yamato	$1005
22 km or 14 mi	Inagi	$1070
22 km or 14 mi	Mitaka	$1144
23 km or 14 mi	Machida	$1047
24 km or 15 mi	Urayasu	$1080
25 km or 15 mi	Hirai	$1074
25 km or 16 mi	Sodegaura	$1094
25 km or 16 mi	Kisarazu	$1089
25 km or 16 mi	Musashino	$1131
26 km or 16 mi	Kamakura	$1118
26 km or 16 mi	Tama	$1047
26 km or 16 mi	Ayase	$922
26 km or 16 mi	Fuchu	$1105
27 km or 17 mi	Zama	$967
27 km or 17 mi	Zushi	$1088
27 km or 17 mi	Koganei	$1087
27 km or 17 mi	Fujisawa	$1108
27 km or 17 mi	Nishitokyo	$1123
28 km or 17 mi	Futtsu	$1085
28 km or 17 mi	Kimitsu	$1090
29 km or 18 mi	Ebina	$859
29 km or 18 mi	Hayama	$1085
30 km or 19 mi	Yokosuka	$1120
30 km or 19 mi	Kunitachi	$1070
30 km or 19 mi	Kokubunji	$1075
31 km or 19 mi	Wako	$1073
31 km or 19 mi	Sagamihara	$978
31 km or 19 mi	Higashikurume	$1086
31 km or 19 mi	Ichikawa	$1005
31 km or 19 mi	Kodaira	$1101
32 km or 20 mi	Atsugi	$951
32 km or 20 mi	Tachikawa	$1094
32 km or 20 mi	Funabashi	$1119
32 km or 20 mi	Kawaguchi	$1045
33 km or 20 mi	Hino	$1102

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