Kyoto vs Quebec City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Kyoto	Quebec City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1148	$1644
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3260	$3738
🏠 One person rent	$437	$834
🏘️ Family rent	$1169	$1281
🍽️ Food expenses	$412	$540
🚐 Transport expenses	$202	$134
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1866	$2588
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	39 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	95	38
😀 Quality of life	91	86
🏙️ Population	1.46M	549K

The cost of living in Kyoto is 30% less expensive than in Quebec City. Cities ranked 4641st and 2883rd ($1148 vs $1644) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 67th and 110th in Japan and Canada, respectively. Check Japan vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Kyoto compared to 1.6 months in Quebec City. Kyoto ranked 6th best city to live in Japan vs Quebec City ranked 23rd in Canada, while ranked 112th and 310th 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	$10	$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$39.8	$62.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.15	$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.35	$5.58
☕ Cappuccino	$3.26	$3.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.91	$1.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$513	$790
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$299	$727
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1602	$1395
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$896	$1101
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$65.9	$52.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$101	$80
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$29.8	$41.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.78%	7.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5311	$8350
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5383	$3529
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.56	$2.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$67.3	$66.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$27	$22.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.16	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.81	$2.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.63	$3.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$4.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.22	$2.9
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.07	$13.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.38	$10.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$13.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.3	$3.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.24	$4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.82	$4.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$2.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$2.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.64	$1.02
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.91	$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.1	$10.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.67	$2.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.04	$11.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.32	$6.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.14	$2.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.72	$2.19
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.83	$1.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.2	$39.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.7	$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$27.8	$78.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.7	$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$44.1	$59.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$51.1	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$359	$794
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7056	$6012

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Kyoto

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.5 km or 4.6 mi	Otsu	$1048
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	Muko	$1013
12 km or 7.2 mi	Nagaokakyo	$1010
15 km or 9.1 mi	Uji	$1027
16 km or 10 mi	Yawata	$1018
17 km or 11 mi	Shimamoto	$1026
18 km or 11 mi	Joyo	$1014
18 km or 11 mi	Kameoka	$1026
18 km or 11 mi	Kusatsu	$1007
21 km or 13 mi	Ritto	$1001
21 km or 13 mi	Moriyama	$1004
22 km or 14 mi	Kyotanabe	$1016
23 km or 14 mi	Takatsuki	$1087
24 km or 15 mi	Hirakata	$1091
24 km or 15 mi	Yasu	$1005
26 km or 16 mi	Katano	$1039
28 km or 17 mi	Seika	$998
28 km or 18 mi	Ibaraki	$1136
29 km or 18 mi	Konan	$1005
29 km or 18 mi	Nantan	$1030
30 km or 19 mi	Neyagawa	$1100
31 km or 19 mi	Kizugawa	$988
32 km or 20 mi	Settsu	$1142
32 km or 20 mi	Shijonawate	$1065
33 km or 20 mi	Omihachiman	$1005
34 km or 21 mi	Minoh	$1059
35 km or 22 mi	Kadoma	$1101
36 km or 22 mi	Suita	$1302
36 km or 22 mi	Daito	$1065
36 km or 22 mi	Moriguchi	$1117
36 km or 22 mi	Ikoma	$1009
37 km or 23 mi	Nara	$1008
37 km or 23 mi	Koka	$1001
37 km or 23 mi	Toyonaka	$1063
37 km or 23 mi	Ikeda	$1046
38 km or 24 mi	Kawanishi	$1056
38 km or 24 mi	Inagawa	$1045
40 km or 25 mi	Higashiosaka	$1106
40 km or 25 mi	Yamatokoriyama	$979
41 km or 26 mi	Itami	$1062

Cities near Quebec City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi	Levis	$1627
80 km or 50 mi	Thetford Mines	$966
89 km or 55 mi	Saint-Georges	$1449
102 km or 64 mi	Victoriaville	$1239
114 km or 71 mi	Trois-Rivieres	$1118
120 km or 74 mi	Shawinigan	$1368
142 km or 88 mi	Drummondville	$1330
166 km or 103 mi	Sherbrooke	$1395
169 km or 105 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1532
170 km or 106 mi	Riviere-du-Loup	$1468
178 km or 111 mi	Saguenay	$1411
180 km or 112 mi	Chicoutimi	$1436
187 km or 116 mi	Magog	$1457
188 km or 117 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1562
192 km or 120 mi	Joliette	$1433
195 km or 121 mi	Alma	$1460
196 km or 122 mi	Granby	$1106
201 km or 125 mi	L'Assomption	$1651
206 km or 128 mi	Beloeil	$1742
210 km or 131 mi	Repentigny	$1743
211 km or 131 mi	Varennes	$1764
212 km or 132 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1800
217 km or 135 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1836
218 km or 135 mi	Mascouche	$1735
218 km or 136 mi	Boucherville	$1804
220 km or 136 mi	Chambly	$1829
223 km or 138 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1690
223 km or 139 mi	Terrebonne	$1776
227 km or 141 mi	Longueuil	$1835
228 km or 142 mi	Brossard	$2004
229 km or 142 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1790
229 km or 143 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1769
231 km or 144 mi	Montreal	$1857
234 km or 146 mi	La Prairie	$1889
236 km or 146 mi	Westmount	$1773
236 km or 146 mi	Mount Royal	$1792
238 km or 148 mi	Laval	$1900
238 km or 148 mi	Candiac	$1852
241 km or 150 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1803
241 km or 150 mi	Boisbriand	$1732