Quebec City vs Saitama - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Quebec City	Saitama
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1695	$1073
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3907	$2749
🏠 One person rent	$873	$380
🏘️ Family rent	$1435	$627
🍽️ Food expenses	$558	$378
🚐 Transport expenses	$129	$213
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2900	$1596
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	21 km
🎓 Higher education	38	99
😀 Quality of life	88	77
🏙️ Population	549K	1.33M

The cost of living in Quebec City is 58% more expensive than in Saitama. Cities ranked 3269th and 5151st ($1695 vs $1073) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 113th and 152nd 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 1.5 months in Saitama. Quebec City ranked 28th best city to live in Canada vs Saitama ranked 64th in Japan, while ranked 332nd and 1177th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Quebec City vs Saitama

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	Quebec City	Saitama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.5	$5.84
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$59.9	$32.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$4.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.49	$2.27
☕ Cappuccino	$3.83	$3.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.08	$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$863	$370
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$743	$218
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1500	$673
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1244	$389
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$61.3	$95.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$95	$145
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$44.8	$35.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.33%	2.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8196	$5321
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2969	$3021
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.76	$3.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$71.5	$72.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.2	$27.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.15	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.29	$1.51
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.03	$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.99	$2.81
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.17	$2.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.5	$5.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$16.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$6.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$2.3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.13	$4.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4	$4.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$3.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.81	$1.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.99	$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.88	$1.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.4	$7.62
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.05	$1.96
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.5	$4.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.92	$9.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.16	$3.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.29	$1.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.91	$1.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.4	$64.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.3	$11.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$81.6	$41
💇 Haircut, simple	$16	$17.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.4	$36
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96.6	$57.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$719	$308
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7052	$15321

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Cities near Quebec City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi	Levis	$1685
80 km or 50 mi	Thetford Mines	$1024
89 km or 55 mi	Saint-Georges	$1466
102 km or 64 mi	Victoriaville	$1265
114 km or 71 mi	Trois-Rivieres	$1180
120 km or 74 mi	Shawinigan	$1434
142 km or 88 mi	Drummondville	$1399
166 km or 103 mi	Sherbrooke	$1451
169 km or 105 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1589
170 km or 106 mi	Riviere-du-Loup	$1506
178 km or 111 mi	Saguenay	$1104
180 km or 112 mi	Chicoutimi	$1254
187 km or 116 mi	Magog	$1526
188 km or 117 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1642
192 km or 120 mi	Joliette	$1458
195 km or 121 mi	Alma	$1341
196 km or 122 mi	Granby	$1142
201 km or 125 mi	L'Assomption	$1723
206 km or 128 mi	Beloeil	$1838
210 km or 131 mi	Repentigny	$1846
211 km or 131 mi	Varennes	$1861
212 km or 132 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1891
217 km or 135 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1918
218 km or 135 mi	Mascouche	$1852
218 km or 136 mi	Boucherville	$1897
220 km or 136 mi	Chambly	$1918
223 km or 138 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1800
223 km or 139 mi	Terrebonne	$1907
227 km or 141 mi	Longueuil	$1923
228 km or 142 mi	Brossard	$2080
229 km or 142 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1875
229 km or 143 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1857
231 km or 144 mi	Montreal	$1928
234 km or 146 mi	La Prairie	$1960
236 km or 146 mi	Westmount	$1862
236 km or 146 mi	Mount Royal	$1876
238 km or 148 mi	Laval	$2047
238 km or 148 mi	Candiac	$1940
241 km or 150 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1893
241 km or 150 mi	Boisbriand	$1934

Cities near Saitama

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.1 mi	Warabi	$979
5.7 km or 3.6 mi	Toda	$993
6.5 km or 4 mi	Shiki	$1011
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Asaka	$1056
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Fujimi	$1013
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Kawaguchi	$1050
9.6 km or 6 mi	Wako	$1074
10 km or 6.5 mi	Niiza	$1072
11 km or 7 mi	Miyoshi	$1038
11 km or 7.1 mi	Fujimino	$1005
14 km or 8.4 mi	Koshigaya	$1116
14 km or 8.5 mi	Kiyose	$1063
14 km or 8.5 mi	Ageo	$1046
15 km or 9.2 mi	Hasuda	$1039
15 km or 9.3 mi	Soka	$1089
16 km or 9.6 mi	Ina	$1033
16 km or 9.7 mi	Higashikurume	$1088
16 km or 9.9 mi	Kasukabe	$1077
17 km or 10 mi	Kawagoe	$987
17 km or 10 mi	Matsubushi	$1066
17 km or 11 mi	Tokorozawa	$1090
18 km or 11 mi	Musashino	$1155
18 km or 11 mi	Okegawa	$1023
18 km or 11 mi	Shiraoka	$1042
18 km or 11 mi	Nishitokyo	$1144
18 km or 11 mi	Yoshikawa	$1070
18 km or 11 mi	Yashio	$1048
19 km or 12 mi	Miyashiro	$1049
20 km or 12 mi	Tokyo	$1698
20 km or 12 mi	Higashimurayama	$1086
20 km or 12 mi	Sugito	$1047
21 km or 13 mi	Misato	$1046
21 km or 13 mi	Sayama	$1048
21 km or 13 mi	Kitamoto	$1029
21 km or 13 mi	Kodaira	$1115
21 km or 13 mi	Mitaka	$1176
22 km or 14 mi	Koganei	$1116
22 km or 14 mi	Kuki	$1058
23 km or 14 mi	Iruma	$1066
23 km or 14 mi	Noda	$1102