Kyoto vs Quebec City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Kyoto	Quebec City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1128	$1695
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2807	$3907
🏠 One person rent	$437	$873
🏘️ Family rent	$751	$1435
🍽️ Food expenses	$381	$558
🚐 Transport expenses	$210	$129
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1949	$2900
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	39 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	96	38
😀 Quality of life	78	88
🏙️ Population	1.46M	549K

The cost of living in Kyoto is 33% less expensive than in Quebec City. Cities ranked 4965th and 3269th ($1128 vs $1695) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 69th 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 Kyoto compared to 1.7 months in Quebec City. Kyoto ranked 39th best city to live in Japan vs Quebec City ranked 28th in Canada, while ranked 946th and 332nd 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	$8.25	$17.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$33.4	$59.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.87	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.4	$5.49
☕ Cappuccino	$3.16	$3.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.88	$2.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$486	$863
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$306	$743
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$857	$1500
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$560	$1244
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.8	$61.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$101	$95
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$30.2	$44.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	2.03%	5.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4341	$8196
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2380	$2969
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.52	$2.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$80.4	$71.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.2	$19.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.08	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.63	$2.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.77	$3.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.09	$3.99
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.98	$3.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.28	$11.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.02	$4.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.55	$4.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.82	$4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$2.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$2.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.66	$0.99
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.83	$1.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10	$11.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.77	$3.05
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.62	$13.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.26	$6.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.97	$3.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.69	$2.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.77	$1.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.4	$39.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.1	$11.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$27	$81.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.6	$16
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.5	$58.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$55.9	$96.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$530	$719
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5281	$7052

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Cities near Kyoto

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.5 km or 4.6 mi	Otsu	$960
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	Muko	$979
12 km or 7.2 mi	Nagaokakyo	$976
15 km or 9.1 mi	Uji	$990
16 km or 10 mi	Yawata	$977
17 km or 11 mi	Shimamoto	$980
18 km or 11 mi	Joyo	$976
18 km or 11 mi	Kameoka	$985
18 km or 11 mi	Kusatsu	$960
21 km or 13 mi	Ritto	$961
21 km or 13 mi	Moriyama	$959
22 km or 14 mi	Kyotanabe	$977
23 km or 14 mi	Takatsuki	$1016
24 km or 15 mi	Hirakata	$1027
24 km or 15 mi	Yasu	$964
26 km or 16 mi	Katano	$991
28 km or 17 mi	Seika	$972
28 km or 18 mi	Ibaraki	$1051
29 km or 18 mi	Konan	$964
29 km or 18 mi	Nantan	$989
30 km or 19 mi	Neyagawa	$1037
31 km or 19 mi	Kizugawa	$973
32 km or 20 mi	Settsu	$1046
32 km or 20 mi	Shijonawate	$1016
33 km or 20 mi	Omihachiman	$965
34 km or 21 mi	Minoh	$1033
35 km or 22 mi	Kadoma	$1057
36 km or 22 mi	Suita	$1162
36 km or 22 mi	Daito	$1031
36 km or 22 mi	Moriguchi	$1075
36 km or 22 mi	Ikoma	$979
37 km or 23 mi	Nara	$993
37 km or 23 mi	Koka	$971
37 km or 23 mi	Toyonaka	$1061
37 km or 23 mi	Ikeda	$1029
38 km or 24 mi	Kawanishi	$1028
38 km or 24 mi	Inagawa	$1012
40 km or 25 mi	Higashiosaka	$1084
40 km or 25 mi	Yamatokoriyama	$964
41 km or 26 mi	Itami	$1041

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