Kobe vs Quebec City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Kobe	Quebec City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1185	$1648
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2857	$3908
🏠 One person rent	$519	$829
🏘️ Family rent	$877	$1438
🍽️ Food expenses	$424	$564
🚐 Transport expenses	$153	$124
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1748	$2878
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	91	38
😀 Quality of life	94	87
🏙️ Population	1.52M	574K

The cost of living in Kobe is 28% less expensive than in Quebec City. Cities ranked 4788th and 3402nd ($1185 vs $1648) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 31st and 116th in Japan and Canada, respectively. Check Japan vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Kobe compared to 1.7 months in Quebec City. Kobe ranked 5th best city to live in Japan vs Quebec City ranked 21st in Canada, while ranked 40th and 327th 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	$7.42	$18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$31.1	$66.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.76	$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.43	$5.34
☕ Cappuccino	$2.42	$3.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.02	$1.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$483	$907
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$362	$680
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$882	$1526
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$644	$1247
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$102	$58.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$155	$89.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$30.4	$45.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	2.08%	4.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4306	$6977
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2819	$2884
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.44	$2.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$53.7	$71.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.4	$16.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.09	$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.51	$2.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.25	$3.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.65	$4.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.94	$3.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.42	$11.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$28.9	$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.06	$4.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.9	$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.38	$3.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.98	$3.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.03	$2.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.28	$2.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.65	$0.96
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.36	$1.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.76	$11.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2	$2.81
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.42	$15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.35	$6.78
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.26	$3.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.99	$2.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.59	$1.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.9	$37.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.3	$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$19	$79.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.2	$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.3	$58.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$45.5	$95.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$320	$703
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10496	$8149

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Cities near Kobe

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Ashiya	$1012
15 km or 9 mi	Nishinomiya	$1066
18 km or 11 mi	Akashi	$1141
20 km or 13 mi	Takarazuka	$1024
20 km or 13 mi	Amagasaki	$1059
21 km or 13 mi	Miki	$1031
22 km or 14 mi	Sanda	$1021
23 km or 14 mi	Itami	$1010
25 km or 16 mi	Inami	$1014
26 km or 16 mi	Kawanishi	$996
27 km or 17 mi	Ikeda	$988
28 km or 17 mi	Toyonaka	$1042
29 km or 18 mi	Inagawa	$991
29 km or 18 mi	Harima	$1004
29 km or 18 mi	Osaka	$1254
29 km or 18 mi	Ono	$997
29 km or 18 mi	Izumiotsu	$1028
30 km or 19 mi	Minoh	$982
30 km or 19 mi	Takaishi	$1020
31 km or 19 mi	Sakai	$1099
31 km or 19 mi	Kishiwada	$1046
32 km or 20 mi	Kato	$997
32 km or 20 mi	Suita	$1063
32 km or 20 mi	Izumi	$1035
32 km or 20 mi	Kakogawa	$1007
32 km or 20 mi	Kaizuka	$1033
34 km or 21 mi	Izumisano	$1039
35 km or 22 mi	Moriguchi	$1026
36 km or 22 mi	Kumatori	$1034
36 km or 22 mi	Settsu	$975
36 km or 22 mi	Matsubara	$1026
37 km or 23 mi	Takasago	$946
37 km or 23 mi	Kadoma	$1010
37 km or 23 mi	Sennan	$1046
37 km or 23 mi	Hannan	$1056
38 km or 23 mi	Awaji	$1119
38 km or 24 mi	Ibaraki	$986
38 km or 24 mi	Higashiosaka	$1044
39 km or 24 mi	Nishiwaki	$989
39 km or 24 mi	Yao	$1038

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