Nagoya vs Quebec City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Nagoya	Quebec City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1141	$1648
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2892	$3908
🏠 One person rent	$481	$829
🏘️ Family rent	$818	$1438
🍽️ Food expenses	$375	$564
🚐 Transport expenses	$202	$124
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1896	$2878
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	92	38
😀 Quality of life	78	87
🏙️ Population	2.33M	574K

The cost of living in Nagoya is 31% less expensive than in Quebec City. Cities ranked 4892nd and 3402nd ($1141 vs $1648) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 41st 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 Nagoya compared to 1.7 months in Quebec City. Nagoya ranked 41st best city to live in Japan vs Quebec City ranked 21st in Canada, while ranked 865th and 327th 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	$5.85	$18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$23.3	$66.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.41	$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.07	$5.34
☕ Cappuccino	$2.94	$3.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.11	$1.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$494	$907
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$335	$680
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$911	$1526
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$601	$1247
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$77.8	$58.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$119	$89.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$36.1	$45.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	2.06%	4.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2328	$6977
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1124	$2884
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.51	$2.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$62.3	$71.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.2	$16.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.37	$2.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.53	$3.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.79	$4.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.96	$3.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.61	$11.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.2	$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.04	$4.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.33	$3.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.17	$3.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.63	$2.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.27	$2.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.64	$0.96
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.19	$1.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.5	$11.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.65	$2.81
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.2	$15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$6.78
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.62	$3.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.8	$2.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.27	$1.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.8	$37.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.4	$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$25.1	$79.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.5	$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$45.8	$58.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$45.1	$95.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$572	$703
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14392	$8149

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Cities near Nagoya

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Toyoake	$966
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Nisshin	$961
11 km or 6.9 mi	Togo	$954
12 km or 7.2 mi	Tokai	$966
12 km or 7.2 mi	Obu	$958
12 km or 7.4 mi	Kiyosu	$958
12 km or 7.6 mi	Oharu	$961
13 km or 8 mi	Nagakute	$948
13 km or 8.2 mi	Miyoshi	$943
13 km or 8.3 mi	Kanie	$963
14 km or 8.9 mi	Chita	$958
14 km or 8.9 mi	Owariasahi	$938
15 km or 9.4 mi	Kasugai	$961
16 km or 9.8 mi	Higashiura	$945
16 km or 10 mi	Kitanagoya	$949
16 km or 10 mi	Kariya	$947
17 km or 10 mi	Ama	$958
18 km or 11 mi	Seto	$937
19 km or 12 mi	Aisai	$958
19 km or 12 mi	Komaki	$945
19 km or 12 mi	Iwakura	$942
20 km or 12 mi	Tsushima	$957
20 km or 12 mi	Yatomi	$960
20 km or 13 mi	Inazawa	$947
21 km or 13 mi	Agui	$940
21 km or 13 mi	Toyota	$961
21 km or 13 mi	Chiryu	$913
21 km or 13 mi	Takahama	$931
22 km or 13 mi	Anjo	$930
23 km or 15 mi	Kuwana	$957
24 km or 15 mi	Ichinomiya	$958
24 km or 15 mi	Oguchi	$922
24 km or 15 mi	Handa	$937
25 km or 15 mi	Konan	$914
27 km or 17 mi	Hekinan	$921
27 km or 17 mi	Fuso	$914
27 km or 17 mi	Tokoname	$941
28 km or 18 mi	Okazaki	$938
29 km or 18 mi	Kaizu	$955
30 km or 18 mi	Taketoyo	$931

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