Quebec City vs Tokyo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Quebec City Tokyo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1658
$1556
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3837
$4005
🏠 One person rent
$840
$760
🏘️ Family rent
$1268
$1537
🍽️ Food expenses
$551
$426
🚐 Transport expenses
$129
$269
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2472
$2885
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
39
100
😀 Quality of life
87
100
🏙️ Population
549K
14M

The cost of living in Quebec City is 7% more expensive than in Tokyo. Cities ranked 2827th and 3238th ($1658 vs $1556) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 109th and 3rd in Canada and Japan, respectively. Check Canada vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Quebec City compared to 1.9 months in Tokyo. Quebec City ranked 18th best city to live in Canada vs Tokyo ranked 1st in Japan, while ranked 204th and 1st 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
$15.7
$6.15
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$67.6
$41.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.7
$5.09
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.4
$2.91
☕ Cappuccino
$4.01
$3.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.2
$1.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$793
$936
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$689
$540
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1298
$2411
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1046
$1067
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$78.6
$109
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$120
$170
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50.9
$31.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.27%
1.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10641
$7633
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3317
$4193
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.75
$1.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$68.2
$53.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.5
$26.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.27
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2
$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.35
$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.07
$2.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.94
$2.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.9
$15.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$7.03
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17
$18.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.68
$5.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$2.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.53
$5.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.76
$4.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$3.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$2.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.14
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.91
$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12
$7.08
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.71
$2.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.86
$3.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.03
$13.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.37
$3.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.27
$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.97
$1.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.9
$55.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.5
$12.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$82.4
$27.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$16
$17.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$83.5
$48.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.4
$61.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1142
$508
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6211
$15051

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Distance City Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi Levis
$1653
80 km or 50 mi Thetford Mines
$1529
89 km or 55 mi Saint-Georges
$1560
102 km or 64 mi Victoriaville
$1342
114 km or 71 mi Trois-Rivieres
$1053
120 km or 74 mi Shawinigan
$1379
142 km or 88 mi Drummondville
$1588
166 km or 103 mi Sherbrooke
$1468
169 km or 105 mi Sorel-Tracy
$1558
170 km or 106 mi Riviere-du-Loup
$1567
178 km or 111 mi Saguenay
$1585
180 km or 112 mi Chicoutimi
$1587
187 km or 116 mi Magog
$1539
188 km or 117 mi Saint-Hyacinthe
$1626
192 km or 120 mi Joliette
$1397
195 km or 121 mi Alma
$1586
196 km or 122 mi Granby
$1158
201 km or 125 mi L'Assomption
$1659
206 km or 128 mi Beloeil
$1816
210 km or 131 mi Repentigny
$1783
211 km or 131 mi Varennes
$1835
212 km or 132 mi Sainte-Julie
$1874
217 km or 135 mi Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville
$1924
218 km or 135 mi Mascouche
$1772
218 km or 136 mi Boucherville
$1882
220 km or 136 mi Chambly
$1906
223 km or 138 mi Saint-Lin-Laurentides
$1705
223 km or 139 mi Terrebonne
$1820
227 km or 141 mi Longueuil
$1962
228 km or 142 mi Brossard
$2105
229 km or 142 mi Saint-Lambert
$1869
229 km or 143 mi Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu
$1847
231 km or 144 mi Montreal
$1821
234 km or 146 mi La Prairie
$1949
236 km or 146 mi Westmount
$1808
236 km or 146 mi Mount Royal
$1821
238 km or 148 mi Laval
$1874
238 km or 148 mi Candiac
$1912
241 km or 150 mi Cote-Saint-Luc
$1840
241 km or 150 mi Boisbriand
$1813

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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi Musashino
$1105
12 km or 7.4 mi Komae
$1099
12 km or 7.5 mi Mitaka
$1117
13 km or 8 mi Wako
$1052
13 km or 8.4 mi Kawaguchi
$1052
14 km or 8.5 mi Hirai
$1051
14 km or 8.9 mi Toda
$988
14 km or 8.9 mi Chofu
$1115
14 km or 9 mi Nishitokyo
$1101
15 km or 9.3 mi Asaka
$1041
15 km or 9.4 mi Warabi
$973
16 km or 10 mi Niiza
$1053
17 km or 10 mi Higashikurume
$1066
17 km or 11 mi Koganei
$1067
18 km or 11 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1009
18 km or 11 mi Inagi
$1064
18 km or 11 mi Soka
$1071
18 km or 11 mi Kiyose
$1052
19 km or 12 mi Shiki
$1009
19 km or 12 mi Kawasaki
$1101
19 km or 12 mi Urayasu
$1062
20 km or 12 mi Fuchu
$1091
20 km or 12 mi Saitama
$1063
20 km or 12 mi Kodaira
$1078
20 km or 12 mi Yashio
$1045
21 km or 13 mi Kokubunji
$1057
21 km or 13 mi Higashimurayama
$1062
21 km or 13 mi Miyoshi
$1036
22 km or 14 mi Ichikawa
$985
22 km or 14 mi Matsudo
$1143
23 km or 14 mi Misato
$1049
23 km or 14 mi Fujimi
$1031
23 km or 14 mi Kunitachi
$1042
23 km or 14 mi Tama
$1041
24 km or 15 mi Tokorozawa
$1102
24 km or 15 mi Koshigaya
$1133
25 km or 15 mi Tachikawa
$1056
25 km or 15 mi Higashiyamato
$1052
26 km or 16 mi Yoshikawa
$1060
26 km or 16 mi Fujimino
$1063