Osaka vs Quebec City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Osaka	Quebec City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1212	$1791
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3074	$4030
🏠 One person rent	$514	$919
🏘️ Family rent	$1065	$1392
🍽️ Food expenses	$375	$591
🚐 Transport expenses	$218	$142
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2247	$2544
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	97	39
😀 Quality of life	96	86
🏙️ Population	2.75M	549K

The cost of living in Osaka is 32% less expensive than in Quebec City. Cities ranked 4566th and 2544th ($1212 vs $1791) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 45th and 95th 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 Osaka compared to 1.4 months in Quebec City. Osaka ranked 3rd best city to live in Japan vs Quebec City ranked 26th in Canada, while ranked 18th and 316th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Osaka vs Quebec City

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	Osaka	Quebec City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.05	$18.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$35.2	$72.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.98	$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.7	$6.62
☕ Cappuccino	$3.13	$4.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.1	$2.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$565	$837
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$358	$788
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1240	$1444
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$825	$1178
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$82.5	$71.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$126	$110
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$32.1	$50.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.79%	7.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3644	$8764
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2897	$3034
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.57	$2.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$36.1	$69.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.4	$23.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.22	$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.51	$2.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.48	$3.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.6	$4.62
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.41	$3.01
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$14.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.54	$11.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.3	$17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$3.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.96	$4.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.51	$4.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$2.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$2.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.54	$1.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.52	$1.91
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.6	$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.06	$2.97
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.98	$10.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$5.84
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.4	$3.19
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.98	$2.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.52	$1.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$64.9	$38.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.7	$11.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$28.9	$82.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.1	$16
👖 Brand Jeans	$46.9	$70.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$64.6	$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$70.2	$850
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5653	$6253

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Cities near Osaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	Moriguchi	$1140
8.2 km or 5.1 mi	Suita	$1362
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Kadoma	$1117
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Higashiosaka	$1123
10 km or 6.4 mi	Amagasaki	$1132
10 km or 6.5 mi	Toyonaka	$1045
11 km or 6.7 mi	Settsu	$1169
11 km or 7 mi	Daito	$1077
12 km or 7.3 mi	Yao	$1094
14 km or 8.4 mi	Shijonawate	$1086
14 km or 8.4 mi	Itami	$1073
14 km or 8.5 mi	Matsubara	$1071
14 km or 8.7 mi	Neyagawa	$1125
14 km or 8.8 mi	Sakai	$1174
15 km or 9.3 mi	Ibaraki	$1162
15 km or 9.4 mi	Ikeda	$1052
15 km or 9.4 mi	Minoh	$1068
16 km or 9.8 mi	Fujiidera	$1062
16 km or 10 mi	Nishinomiya	$1169
17 km or 11 mi	Kawanishi	$1066
17 km or 11 mi	Kashiwara	$1056
18 km or 11 mi	Takarazuka	$1096
18 km or 11 mi	Habikino	$1065
18 km or 11 mi	Ikoma	$1021
19 km or 12 mi	Ashiya	$1084
19 km or 12 mi	Hirakata	$1120
19 km or 12 mi	Katano	$1063
20 km or 12 mi	Takaishi	$1067
20 km or 13 mi	Takatsuki	$1113
21 km or 13 mi	Sango	$1030
22 km or 13 mi	Osakasayama	$1068
22 km or 14 mi	Oji	$1034
23 km or 14 mi	Izumiotsu	$1072
23 km or 14 mi	Ikaruga	$1014
23 km or 14 mi	Tondabayashi	$1062
24 km or 15 mi	Izumi	$1086
24 km or 15 mi	Kanmaki	$1037
25 km or 15 mi	Kashiba	$1043
25 km or 16 mi	Inagawa	$1068
26 km or 16 mi	Nara	$1016

Cities near Quebec City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi	Levis	$1766
80 km or 50 mi	Thetford Mines	$1462
89 km or 55 mi	Saint-Georges	$1509
102 km or 64 mi	Victoriaville	$1211
114 km or 71 mi	Trois-Rivieres	$1082
120 km or 74 mi	Shawinigan	$1410
142 km or 88 mi	Drummondville	$1645
166 km or 103 mi	Sherbrooke	$1449
169 km or 105 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1624
170 km or 106 mi	Riviere-du-Loup	$1613
178 km or 111 mi	Saguenay	$1544
180 km or 112 mi	Chicoutimi	$1566
187 km or 116 mi	Magog	$1539
188 km or 117 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1657
192 km or 120 mi	Joliette	$1540
195 km or 121 mi	Alma	$1582
196 km or 122 mi	Granby	$1187
201 km or 125 mi	L'Assomption	$1740
206 km or 128 mi	Beloeil	$1836
210 km or 131 mi	Repentigny	$1823
211 km or 131 mi	Varennes	$1845
212 km or 132 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1884
217 km or 135 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1912
218 km or 135 mi	Mascouche	$1821
218 km or 136 mi	Boucherville	$1878
220 km or 136 mi	Chambly	$1901
223 km or 138 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1773
223 km or 139 mi	Terrebonne	$1849
227 km or 141 mi	Longueuil	$1896
228 km or 142 mi	Brossard	$2057
229 km or 142 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1873
229 km or 143 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1843
231 km or 144 mi	Montreal	$1954
234 km or 146 mi	La Prairie	$1960
236 km or 146 mi	Westmount	$1861
236 km or 146 mi	Mount Royal	$1871
238 km or 148 mi	Laval	$1996
238 km or 148 mi	Candiac	$1927
241 km or 150 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1890
241 km or 150 mi	Boisbriand	$1751