Quebec City vs Yokohama - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Quebec City	Yokohama
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1658	$1329
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3837	$3386
🏠 One person rent	$840	$617
🏘️ Family rent	$1268	$1249
🍽️ Food expenses	$551	$371
🚐 Transport expenses	$129	$232
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2472	$2495
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	39	96
😀 Quality of life	87	97
🏙️ Population	549K	3.76M

The cost of living in Quebec City is 25% more expensive than in Yokohama. Cities ranked 2827th and 4092nd ($1658 vs $1329) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 109th and 9th 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 Yokohama. Quebec City ranked 18th best city to live in Canada vs Yokohama ranked 2nd in Japan, while ranked 204th and 7th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Quebec City vs Yokohama

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	Quebec City	Yokohama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.7	$5.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$67.6	$33
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.7	$4.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.4	$2.77
☕ Cappuccino	$4.01	$2.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.2	$1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$793	$619
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$689	$474
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1298	$1388
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1046	$1015
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$78.6	$82
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$120	$127
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$50.9	$32.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.27%	2.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10641	$5530
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3317	$2908
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.75	$1.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$68.2	$70.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.5	$21.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.27	$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2	$1.42
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.35	$1.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.07	$2.56
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.94	$2.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$10.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$6.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17	$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.68	$3.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$2.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.53	$3.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.76	$4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$2.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$3.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.14	$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.91	$1.59
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12	$7.41
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.71	$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.86	$3.62
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.03	$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.37	$4.43
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.27	$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.97	$1.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.9	$47.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.5	$12.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$82.4	$37.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$16	$21.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$83.5	$41.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.4	$65.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1142	$182
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6211	$13431

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Cities near Quebec City

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

Cities near Yokohama

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	Kawasaki	$1101
12 km or 7.7 mi	Kawasaki-ku	$1009
15 km or 9.1 mi	Kamakura	$1068
16 km or 10 mi	Zushi	$1060
17 km or 10 mi	Fujisawa	$1166
17 km or 11 mi	Yamato	$1102
18 km or 11 mi	Hayama	$1070
19 km or 12 mi	Ayase	$1130
21 km or 13 mi	Yokosuka	$1136
21 km or 13 mi	Machida	$1127
21 km or 13 mi	Zama	$1075
22 km or 14 mi	Ebina	$1167
23 km or 14 mi	Komae	$1099
23 km or 15 mi	Chigasaki	$1112
24 km or 15 mi	Samukawa	$1110
24 km or 15 mi	Atsugi	$1267
25 km or 15 mi	Futtsu	$1069
26 km or 16 mi	Chofu	$1115
26 km or 16 mi	Inagi	$1064
26 km or 16 mi	Kisarazu	$1064
27 km or 17 mi	Kimitsu	$1064
28 km or 17 mi	Tama	$1041
28 km or 18 mi	Sagamihara	$1020
29 km or 18 mi	Mitaka	$1117
29 km or 18 mi	Tokyo	$1556
29 km or 18 mi	Isehara	$1126
29 km or 18 mi	Hiratsuka	$1091
29 km or 18 mi	Sodegaura	$1054
30 km or 18 mi	Fuchu	$1091
30 km or 19 mi	Aikawa	$999
32 km or 20 mi	Koganei	$1067
32 km or 20 mi	Miura	$1074
32 km or 20 mi	Musashino	$1105
32 km or 20 mi	Oiso	$1065
33 km or 20 mi	Kunitachi	$1042
34 km or 21 mi	Nishitokyo	$1101
34 km or 21 mi	Hino	$1045
34 km or 21 mi	Urayasu	$1062
35 km or 21 mi	Kokubunji	$1057
35 km or 22 mi	Tachikawa	$1056