Nagoya vs Quebec City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Nagoya	Quebec City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1202	$1644
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3492	$3738
🏠 One person rent	$512	$834
🏘️ Family rent	$1302	$1281
🍽️ Food expenses	$374	$540
🚐 Transport expenses	$225	$134
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2282	$2588
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	90	38
😀 Quality of life	93	86
🏙️ Population	2.33M	549K

The cost of living in Nagoya is 27% less expensive than in Quebec City. Cities ranked 4476th and 2883rd ($1202 vs $1644) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 40th and 110th in Japan and Canada, respectively. Check Japan vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Nagoya compared to 1.6 months in Quebec City. Nagoya ranked 5th best city to live in Japan vs Quebec City ranked 23rd in Canada, while ranked 69th and 310th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Nagoya vs Quebec City

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	Nagoya	Quebec City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.13	$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$28.6	$62.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.17	$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.3	$5.58
☕ Cappuccino	$3.06	$3.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.04	$1.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$527	$790
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$358	$727
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1728	$1395
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$985	$1101
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$88.2	$52.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$136	$80
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$32.4	$41.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.77%	7.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2452	$8350
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1499	$3529
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.61	$2.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$67.1	$66.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.1	$22.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.1	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.49	$2.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.75	$3.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$4.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.21	$2.9
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$13.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.11	$10.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.1	$13.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.37	$3.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.41	$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.54	$4.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.9	$2.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$2.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.9	$1.02
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.28	$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.85	$10.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.82	$2.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.64	$11.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$6.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.81	$2.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.87	$2.19
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.36	$1.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51.6	$39.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.7	$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$26.9	$78.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.3	$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$45.5	$59.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$50.1	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$595	$794
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16142	$6012

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Cities near Nagoya

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Toyoake	$1020
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Nisshin	$1010
11 km or 6.9 mi	Togo	$1015
12 km or 7.2 mi	Tokai	$1016
12 km or 7.2 mi	Obu	$1013
12 km or 7.4 mi	Kiyosu	$985
12 km or 7.6 mi	Oharu	$988
13 km or 8 mi	Nagakute	$998
13 km or 8.2 mi	Miyoshi	$1016
13 km or 8.3 mi	Kanie	$997
14 km or 8.9 mi	Chita	$1005
14 km or 8.9 mi	Owariasahi	$984
15 km or 9.4 mi	Kasugai	$987
16 km or 9.8 mi	Higashiura	$1003
16 km or 10 mi	Kitanagoya	$963
16 km or 10 mi	Kariya	$1008
17 km or 10 mi	Ama	$978
18 km or 11 mi	Seto	$985
19 km or 12 mi	Aisai	$983
19 km or 12 mi	Komaki	$954
19 km or 12 mi	Iwakura	$960
20 km or 12 mi	Tsushima	$976
20 km or 12 mi	Yatomi	$988
20 km or 13 mi	Inazawa	$964
21 km or 13 mi	Agui	$995
21 km or 13 mi	Toyota	$1092
21 km or 13 mi	Chiryu	$985
21 km or 13 mi	Takahama	$990
22 km or 13 mi	Anjo	$998
23 km or 15 mi	Kuwana	$991
24 km or 15 mi	Ichinomiya	$1015
24 km or 15 mi	Oguchi	$943
24 km or 15 mi	Handa	$991
25 km or 15 mi	Konan	$951
27 km or 17 mi	Hekinan	$985
27 km or 17 mi	Fuso	$939
27 km or 17 mi	Tokoname	$990
28 km or 18 mi	Okazaki	$1010
29 km or 18 mi	Kaizu	$964
30 km or 18 mi	Taketoyo	$982

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