Kawasaki vs Quebec City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Kawasaki	Quebec City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1354	$1632
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3256	$3776
🏠 One person rent	$630	$826
🏘️ Family rent	$1064	$1323
🍽️ Food expenses	$423	$538
🚐 Transport expenses	$199	$136
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2289	$2731
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	99	38
😀 Quality of life	82	88
🏙️ Population	1.54M	549K

The cost of living in Kawasaki is 17% less expensive than in Quebec City. Cities ranked 4361st and 3402nd ($1354 vs $1632) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 16th and 116th in Japan and Canada, respectively. Check Japan vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Kawasaki compared to 1.7 months in Quebec City. Kawasaki ranked 13th best city to live in Japan vs Quebec City ranked 25th in Canada, while ranked 600th and 300th 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	$6.47	$15.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$37.7	$64.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.85	$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.42	$4.99
☕ Cappuccino	$2.72	$3.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.18	$1.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$707	$788
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$458	$714
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1127	$1419
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$828	$1141
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$96	$52.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$150	$82.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26	$44.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.61%	5.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6324	$9628
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3178	$3472
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.38	$2.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$52.2	$67.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.3	$22.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.14	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.45	$2.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.45	$3.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.39	$4.05
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.08	$3.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.26	$10.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.8	$12.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.6	$3.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.57	$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.38	$4.17
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.4	$3.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.31	$1.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$2.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.76	$1.01
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.16	$1.86
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.9	$10.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.33	$3.14
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.95	$11.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.11	$6.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.01	$3.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.09	$2.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.62	$1.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.9	$41.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.2	$10
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$42.1	$79
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.3	$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$41.4	$55.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$56.2	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$457	$816
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10654	$6103

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Cities near Kawasaki

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.5 km or 0.9 mi	Kawasaki-ku	$1198
11 km or 6.9 mi	Yokohama	$1336
17 km or 11 mi	Komae	$1115
19 km or 12 mi	Tokyo	$1698
21 km or 13 mi	Chofu	$1113
22 km or 14 mi	Yamato	$1017
22 km or 14 mi	Inagi	$1058
22 km or 14 mi	Mitaka	$1125
23 km or 14 mi	Machida	$1049
24 km or 15 mi	Urayasu	$1068
25 km or 15 mi	Hirai	$1055
25 km or 16 mi	Sodegaura	$1073
25 km or 16 mi	Kisarazu	$1076
25 km or 16 mi	Musashino	$1110
26 km or 16 mi	Kamakura	$1071
26 km or 16 mi	Tama	$1040
26 km or 16 mi	Ayase	$959
26 km or 16 mi	Fuchu	$1088
27 km or 17 mi	Zama	$958
27 km or 17 mi	Zushi	$1051
27 km or 17 mi	Koganei	$1066
27 km or 17 mi	Fujisawa	$1076
27 km or 17 mi	Nishitokyo	$1094
28 km or 17 mi	Futtsu	$1067
28 km or 17 mi	Kimitsu	$1068
29 km or 18 mi	Ebina	$935
29 km or 18 mi	Hayama	$1054
30 km or 19 mi	Yokosuka	$1139
30 km or 19 mi	Kunitachi	$1050
30 km or 19 mi	Kokubunji	$1050
31 km or 19 mi	Wako	$1035
31 km or 19 mi	Sagamihara	$1021
31 km or 19 mi	Higashikurume	$1049
31 km or 19 mi	Ichikawa	$1041
31 km or 19 mi	Kodaira	$1066
32 km or 20 mi	Atsugi	$968
32 km or 20 mi	Tachikawa	$1073
32 km or 20 mi	Funabashi	$1117
32 km or 20 mi	Kawaguchi	$1025
33 km or 20 mi	Hino	$1085

Cities near Quebec City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi	Levis	$1622
80 km or 50 mi	Thetford Mines	$1019
89 km or 55 mi	Saint-Georges	$1470
102 km or 64 mi	Victoriaville	$1265
114 km or 71 mi	Trois-Rivieres	$1136
120 km or 74 mi	Shawinigan	$1388
142 km or 88 mi	Drummondville	$1363
166 km or 103 mi	Sherbrooke	$1420
169 km or 105 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1549
170 km or 106 mi	Riviere-du-Loup	$1455
178 km or 111 mi	Saguenay	$1077
180 km or 112 mi	Chicoutimi	$1223
187 km or 116 mi	Magog	$1486
188 km or 117 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1586
192 km or 120 mi	Joliette	$1449
195 km or 121 mi	Alma	$1304
196 km or 122 mi	Granby	$1120
201 km or 125 mi	L'Assomption	$1671
206 km or 128 mi	Beloeil	$1776
210 km or 131 mi	Repentigny	$1767
211 km or 131 mi	Varennes	$1786
212 km or 132 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1822
217 km or 135 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1869
218 km or 135 mi	Mascouche	$1766
218 km or 136 mi	Boucherville	$1820
220 km or 136 mi	Chambly	$1853
223 km or 138 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1719
223 km or 139 mi	Terrebonne	$1805
227 km or 141 mi	Longueuil	$1842
228 km or 142 mi	Brossard	$2055
229 km or 142 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1828
229 km or 143 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1805
231 km or 144 mi	Montreal	$1903
234 km or 146 mi	La Prairie	$1911
236 km or 146 mi	Westmount	$1814
236 km or 146 mi	Mount Royal	$1820
238 km or 148 mi	Laval	$1930
238 km or 148 mi	Candiac	$1892
241 km or 150 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1835
241 km or 150 mi	Boisbriand	$1763