Kyoto vs Quebec City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Kyoto	Quebec City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1107	$1632
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2727	$3776
🏠 One person rent	$427	$826
🏘️ Family rent	$722	$1323
🍽️ Food expenses	$386	$538
🚐 Transport expenses	$197	$136
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1887	$2731
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	39 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	95	38
😀 Quality of life	79	88
🏙️ Population	1.46M	549K

The cost of living in Kyoto is 32% less expensive than in Quebec City. Cities ranked 4942nd and 3402nd ($1107 vs $1632) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 70th 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 Kyoto compared to 1.7 months in Quebec City. Kyoto ranked 70th best city to live in Japan vs Quebec City ranked 25th in Canada, while ranked 947th and 300th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kyoto vs Quebec City

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	Kyoto	Quebec City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.41	$15.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$39.5	$64.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.93	$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.41	$4.99
☕ Cappuccino	$3.01	$3.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.91	$1.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$483	$788
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$292	$714
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$852	$1419
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$524	$1141
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$66	$52.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$102	$82.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$30.6	$44.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.77%	5.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3787	$9628
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2415	$3472
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.54	$2.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$81.3	$67.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.9	$22.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.09	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.6	$2.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.78	$3.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.68	$4.05
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.03	$3.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.42	$10.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$12.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.13	$3.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.96	$4.17
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.89	$3.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$1.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$2.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.67	$1.01
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.91	$1.86
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.96	$10.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.79	$3.14
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.63	$11.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.19	$6.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.12	$3.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.71	$2.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.83	$1.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$57.7	$41.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.2	$10
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$27.7	$79
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.8	$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.1	$55.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$48.3	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$462	$816
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5215	$6103

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Cities near Kyoto

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.5 km or 4.6 mi	Otsu	$955
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	Muko	$989
12 km or 7.2 mi	Nagaokakyo	$994
15 km or 9.1 mi	Uji	$1002
16 km or 10 mi	Yawata	$1005
17 km or 11 mi	Shimamoto	$1015
18 km or 11 mi	Joyo	$999
18 km or 11 mi	Kameoka	$1008
18 km or 11 mi	Kusatsu	$957
21 km or 13 mi	Ritto	$960
21 km or 13 mi	Moriyama	$964
22 km or 14 mi	Kyotanabe	$1001
23 km or 14 mi	Takatsuki	$1075
24 km or 15 mi	Hirakata	$1081
24 km or 15 mi	Yasu	$966
26 km or 16 mi	Katano	$1037
28 km or 17 mi	Seika	$988
28 km or 18 mi	Ibaraki	$1125
29 km or 18 mi	Konan	$974
29 km or 18 mi	Nantan	$1016
30 km or 19 mi	Neyagawa	$1088
31 km or 19 mi	Kizugawa	$981
32 km or 20 mi	Settsu	$1133
32 km or 20 mi	Shijonawate	$1057
33 km or 20 mi	Omihachiman	$974
34 km or 21 mi	Minoh	$1061
35 km or 22 mi	Kadoma	$1099
36 km or 22 mi	Suita	$1277
36 km or 22 mi	Daito	$1060
36 km or 22 mi	Moriguchi	$1118
36 km or 22 mi	Ikoma	$1002
37 km or 23 mi	Nara	$997
37 km or 23 mi	Koka	$980
37 km or 23 mi	Toyonaka	$1068
37 km or 23 mi	Ikeda	$1046
38 km or 24 mi	Kawanishi	$1050
38 km or 24 mi	Inagawa	$1043
40 km or 25 mi	Higashiosaka	$1100
40 km or 25 mi	Yamatokoriyama	$968
41 km or 26 mi	Itami	$1055

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