Quebec City vs Yokohama - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Quebec City	Yokohama
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1648	$1326
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3908	$3242
🏠 One person rent	$829	$613
🏘️ Family rent	$1438	$1039
🍽️ Food expenses	$564	$382
🚐 Transport expenses	$124	$225
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2878	$2727
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	38	96
😀 Quality of life	87	96
🏙️ Population	574K	3.76M

The cost of living in Quebec City is 24% more expensive than in Yokohama. Cities ranked 3402nd and 4478th ($1648 vs $1326) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 116th and 17th 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 2.1 months in Yokohama. Quebec City ranked 21st best city to live in Canada vs Yokohama ranked 2nd in Japan, while ranked 327th and 13th 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	$18	$5.51
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$66.9	$34
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.1	$4.88
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.34	$2.82
☕ Cappuccino	$3.71	$3.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.96	$1.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$907	$939
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$680	$396
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1526	$1556
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1247	$721
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58.4	$79.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$89.6	$122
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$45.5	$29.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.49%	2.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6977	$6237
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2884	$3857
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.86	$1.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$71.5	$58.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.3	$23.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.04	$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.02	$1.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.04	$3.06
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.07	$2.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$9.69
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$6.04
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.33	$5.06
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$2.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.75	$3.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.96	$5.09
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$2.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$3.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.88	$1.63
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.4	$7.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.81	$1.65
🚬 Cigarette pack	$15	$3.59
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.78	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.1	$4.13
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.25	$1.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.89	$1.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.9	$47.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11	$11.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$79.9	$43.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.1	$19.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.2	$44.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.6	$57.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$703	$350
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8149	$15140

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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 Yokohama

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	Kawasaki	$1358
12 km or 7.7 mi	Kawasaki-ku	$1199
15 km or 9.1 mi	Kamakura	$1118
16 km or 10 mi	Zushi	$1088
17 km or 10 mi	Fujisawa	$1108
17 km or 11 mi	Yamato	$1005
18 km or 11 mi	Hayama	$1085
19 km or 12 mi	Ayase	$922
21 km or 13 mi	Yokosuka	$1120
21 km or 13 mi	Machida	$1047
21 km or 13 mi	Zama	$967
22 km or 14 mi	Ebina	$859
23 km or 14 mi	Komae	$1133
23 km or 15 mi	Chigasaki	$1026
24 km or 15 mi	Samukawa	$958
24 km or 15 mi	Atsugi	$951
25 km or 15 mi	Futtsu	$1085
26 km or 16 mi	Chofu	$1128
26 km or 16 mi	Inagi	$1070
26 km or 16 mi	Kisarazu	$1089
27 km or 17 mi	Kimitsu	$1090
28 km or 17 mi	Tama	$1047
28 km or 18 mi	Sagamihara	$978
29 km or 18 mi	Mitaka	$1144
29 km or 18 mi	Tokyo	$1679
29 km or 18 mi	Isehara	$946
29 km or 18 mi	Hiratsuka	$1037
29 km or 18 mi	Sodegaura	$1094
30 km or 18 mi	Fuchu	$1105
30 km or 19 mi	Aikawa	$959
32 km or 20 mi	Koganei	$1087
32 km or 20 mi	Miura	$1066
32 km or 20 mi	Musashino	$1131
32 km or 20 mi	Oiso	$1004
33 km or 20 mi	Kunitachi	$1070
34 km or 21 mi	Nishitokyo	$1123
34 km or 21 mi	Hino	$1102
34 km or 21 mi	Urayasu	$1080
35 km or 21 mi	Kokubunji	$1075
35 km or 22 mi	Tachikawa	$1094