Kobe vs Quebec City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Kobe	Quebec City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1103	$1695
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2716	$3907
🏠 One person rent	$453	$873
🏘️ Family rent	$762	$1435
🍽️ Food expenses	$423	$558
🚐 Transport expenses	$136	$129
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1876	$2900
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	91	38
😀 Quality of life	81	88
🏙️ Population	1.52M	549K

The cost of living in Kobe is 35% less expensive than in Quebec City. Cities ranked 5047th and 3269th ($1103 vs $1695) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 98th and 113th 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 Kobe compared to 1.7 months in Quebec City. Kobe ranked 16th best city to live in Japan vs Quebec City ranked 28th in Canada, while ranked 681st and 332nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kobe vs Quebec City

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	Kobe	Quebec City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.87	$17.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$27.7	$59.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.06	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.89	$5.49
☕ Cappuccino	$2.81	$3.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.89	$2.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$421	$863
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$312	$743
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$763	$1500
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$555	$1244
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$88.2	$61.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$134	$95
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$30.8	$44.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	2.01%	5.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5111	$8196
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2533	$2969
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.39	$2.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$47.1	$71.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.8	$19.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.09	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.45	$2.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.49	$3.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.26	$3.99
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.7	$3.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.1	$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.71	$11.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$30.6	$12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.54	$4.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.57	$4.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.21	$4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.39	$2.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.85	$2.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.76	$0.99
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.41	$1.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.2	$11.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.24	$3.05
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.52	$13.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.33	$6.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.34	$3.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.01	$2.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.64	$1.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$46.8	$39.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.6	$11.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$18.9	$81.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.2	$16
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.4	$58.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$44.8	$96.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$331	$719
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12285	$7052

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Cities near Kobe

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Ashiya	$1029
15 km or 9 mi	Nishinomiya	$1093
18 km or 11 mi	Akashi	$1131
20 km or 13 mi	Takarazuka	$1042
20 km or 13 mi	Amagasaki	$1078
21 km or 13 mi	Miki	$1016
22 km or 14 mi	Sanda	$1012
23 km or 14 mi	Itami	$1041
25 km or 16 mi	Inami	$1015
26 km or 16 mi	Kawanishi	$1028
27 km or 17 mi	Ikeda	$1029
28 km or 17 mi	Toyonaka	$1061
29 km or 18 mi	Inagawa	$1012
29 km or 18 mi	Harima	$1010
29 km or 18 mi	Osaka	$1274
29 km or 18 mi	Ono	$997
29 km or 18 mi	Izumiotsu	$1037
30 km or 19 mi	Minoh	$1033
30 km or 19 mi	Takaishi	$1041
31 km or 19 mi	Sakai	$1127
31 km or 19 mi	Kishiwada	$1049
32 km or 20 mi	Kato	$999
32 km or 20 mi	Suita	$1162
32 km or 20 mi	Izumi	$1047
32 km or 20 mi	Kakogawa	$1017
32 km or 20 mi	Kaizuka	$1040
34 km or 21 mi	Izumisano	$1044
35 km or 22 mi	Moriguchi	$1075
36 km or 22 mi	Kumatori	$1045
36 km or 22 mi	Settsu	$1046
36 km or 22 mi	Matsubara	$1051
37 km or 23 mi	Takasago	$966
37 km or 23 mi	Kadoma	$1057
37 km or 23 mi	Sennan	$1056
37 km or 23 mi	Hannan	$1062
38 km or 23 mi	Awaji	$1142
38 km or 24 mi	Ibaraki	$1051
38 km or 24 mi	Higashiosaka	$1084
39 km or 24 mi	Nishiwaki	$996
39 km or 24 mi	Yao	$1071

Cities near Quebec City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi	Levis	$1685
80 km or 50 mi	Thetford Mines	$1024
89 km or 55 mi	Saint-Georges	$1466
102 km or 64 mi	Victoriaville	$1265
114 km or 71 mi	Trois-Rivieres	$1180
120 km or 74 mi	Shawinigan	$1434
142 km or 88 mi	Drummondville	$1399
166 km or 103 mi	Sherbrooke	$1451
169 km or 105 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1589
170 km or 106 mi	Riviere-du-Loup	$1506
178 km or 111 mi	Saguenay	$1104
180 km or 112 mi	Chicoutimi	$1254
187 km or 116 mi	Magog	$1526
188 km or 117 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1642
192 km or 120 mi	Joliette	$1458
195 km or 121 mi	Alma	$1341
196 km or 122 mi	Granby	$1142
201 km or 125 mi	L'Assomption	$1723
206 km or 128 mi	Beloeil	$1838
210 km or 131 mi	Repentigny	$1846
211 km or 131 mi	Varennes	$1861
212 km or 132 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1891
217 km or 135 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1918
218 km or 135 mi	Mascouche	$1852
218 km or 136 mi	Boucherville	$1897
220 km or 136 mi	Chambly	$1918
223 km or 138 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1800
223 km or 139 mi	Terrebonne	$1907
227 km or 141 mi	Longueuil	$1923
228 km or 142 mi	Brossard	$2080
229 km or 142 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1875
229 km or 143 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1857
231 km or 144 mi	Montreal	$1928
234 km or 146 mi	La Prairie	$1960
236 km or 146 mi	Westmount	$1862
236 km or 146 mi	Mount Royal	$1876
238 km or 148 mi	Laval	$2047
238 km or 148 mi	Candiac	$1940
241 km or 150 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1893
241 km or 150 mi	Boisbriand	$1934