Quebec City vs Tokyo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Quebec City	Tokyo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1648	$1679
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3908	$4119
🏠 One person rent	$829	$813
🏘️ Family rent	$1438	$1422
🍽️ Food expenses	$564	$448
🚐 Transport expenses	$124	$307
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2878	$2429
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	38	100
😀 Quality of life	87	96
🏙️ Population	574K	14.3M

The cost of living in Quebec City is 2% less expensive than in Tokyo. Cities ranked 3402nd and 3273rd ($1648 vs $1679) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 116th and 3rd in Canada and Japan, respectively. Check Canada vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Quebec City compared to 1.4 months in Tokyo. Quebec City ranked 21st best city to live in Canada vs Tokyo ranked 1st in Japan, while ranked 327th and 9th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Quebec City vs Tokyo

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	Quebec City	Tokyo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18	$7.52
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$66.9	$43.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.1	$4.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.34	$3.71
☕ Cappuccino	$3.71	$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.96	$1.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$907	$1130
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$680	$583
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1526	$2080
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1247	$1045
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58.4	$90.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$89.6	$140
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$45.5	$30.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.49%	1.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6977	$10558
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2884	$5002
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.86	$1.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$71.5	$76.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.3	$28.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.04	$1.51
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.02	$1.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.04	$5.4
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.07	$2.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$7.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$19.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.33	$4.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$2.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.75	$4.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.96	$6.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$3.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$3.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.88	$1.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.4	$9.42
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.81	$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack	$15	$3.89
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.78	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.1	$3.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.25	$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.89	$1.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.9	$63.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11	$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$79.9	$40.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.1	$21
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.2	$49.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.6	$56.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$703	$688
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8149	$17493

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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

Cities near Tokyo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Musashino	$1131
12 km or 7.4 mi	Komae	$1133
12 km or 7.5 mi	Mitaka	$1144
13 km or 8 mi	Wako	$1073
13 km or 8.4 mi	Kawaguchi	$1045
14 km or 8.5 mi	Hirai	$1074
14 km or 8.9 mi	Toda	$985
14 km or 8.9 mi	Chofu	$1128
14 km or 9 mi	Nishitokyo	$1123
15 km or 9.3 mi	Asaka	$1051
15 km or 9.4 mi	Warabi	$973
16 km or 10 mi	Niiza	$1068
17 km or 10 mi	Higashikurume	$1086
17 km or 11 mi	Koganei	$1087
18 km or 11 mi	Kawasaki-ku	$1199
18 km or 11 mi	Inagi	$1070
18 km or 11 mi	Soka	$1075
18 km or 11 mi	Kiyose	$1064
19 km or 12 mi	Shiki	$1004
19 km or 12 mi	Kawasaki	$1358
19 km or 12 mi	Urayasu	$1080
20 km or 12 mi	Fuchu	$1105
20 km or 12 mi	Saitama	$1055
20 km or 12 mi	Kodaira	$1101
20 km or 12 mi	Yashio	$1037
21 km or 13 mi	Kokubunji	$1075
21 km or 13 mi	Higashimurayama	$1085
21 km or 13 mi	Miyoshi	$1033
22 km or 14 mi	Ichikawa	$1005
22 km or 14 mi	Matsudo	$1084
23 km or 14 mi	Misato	$1038
23 km or 14 mi	Fujimi	$1009
23 km or 14 mi	Kunitachi	$1070
23 km or 14 mi	Tama	$1047
24 km or 15 mi	Tokorozawa	$1091
24 km or 15 mi	Koshigaya	$1107
25 km or 15 mi	Tachikawa	$1094
25 km or 15 mi	Higashiyamato	$1077
26 km or 16 mi	Yoshikawa	$1053
26 km or 16 mi	Fujimino	$1006