Quebec City vs Saitama - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Quebec City	Saitama
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1648	$1055
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3908	$2709
🏠 One person rent	$829	$378
🏘️ Family rent	$1438	$631
🍽️ Food expenses	$564	$376
🚐 Transport expenses	$124	$202
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2878	$1511
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	21 km
🎓 Higher education	38	99
😀 Quality of life	87	77
🏙️ Population	574K	1.33M

The cost of living in Quebec City is 56% more expensive than in Saitama. Cities ranked 3402nd and 5168th ($1648 vs $1055) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 116th and 148th 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 Saitama. Quebec City ranked 21st best city to live in Canada vs Saitama ranked 70th in Japan, while ranked 327th and 1050th 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	$18	$5.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$66.9	$31.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.1	$4.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.34	$2.59
☕ Cappuccino	$3.71	$2.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.96	$0.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$907	$352
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$680	$205
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1526	$643
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1247	$377
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58.4	$110
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$89.6	$166
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$45.5	$34.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.49%	2.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6977	$5095
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2884	$2901
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.86	$3.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$71.5	$69.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.3	$25.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.04	$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.02	$1.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.04	$2.68
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.07	$2.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$5.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$18.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.33	$7.44
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$2.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.75	$4.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.96	$4.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$3.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$1.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.88	$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.4	$8.77
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.81	$1.86
🚬 Cigarette pack	$15	$3.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.78	$9.38
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.1	$3.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.25	$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.89	$1.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.9	$62.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11	$10.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$79.9	$40
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.1	$17.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.2	$34.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.6	$55
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$703	$355
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8149	$14598

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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 Saitama

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.1 mi	Warabi	$973
5.7 km or 3.6 mi	Toda	$985
6.5 km or 4 mi	Shiki	$1004
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Asaka	$1051
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Fujimi	$1009
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Kawaguchi	$1045
9.6 km or 6 mi	Wako	$1073
10 km or 6.5 mi	Niiza	$1068
11 km or 7 mi	Miyoshi	$1033
11 km or 7.1 mi	Fujimino	$1006
14 km or 8.4 mi	Koshigaya	$1107
14 km or 8.5 mi	Kiyose	$1064
14 km or 8.5 mi	Ageo	$1040
15 km or 9.2 mi	Hasuda	$1029
15 km or 9.3 mi	Soka	$1075
16 km or 9.6 mi	Ina	$1028
16 km or 9.7 mi	Higashikurume	$1086
16 km or 9.9 mi	Kasukabe	$1065
17 km or 10 mi	Kawagoe	$998
17 km or 10 mi	Matsubushi	$1051
17 km or 11 mi	Tokorozawa	$1091
18 km or 11 mi	Musashino	$1131
18 km or 11 mi	Okegawa	$1020
18 km or 11 mi	Shiraoka	$1036
18 km or 11 mi	Nishitokyo	$1123
18 km or 11 mi	Yoshikawa	$1053
18 km or 11 mi	Yashio	$1037
19 km or 12 mi	Miyashiro	$1035
20 km or 12 mi	Tokyo	$1679
20 km or 12 mi	Higashimurayama	$1085
20 km or 12 mi	Sugito	$1038
21 km or 13 mi	Misato	$1038
21 km or 13 mi	Sayama	$1046
21 km or 13 mi	Kitamoto	$1027
21 km or 13 mi	Kodaira	$1101
21 km or 13 mi	Mitaka	$1144
22 km or 14 mi	Koganei	$1087
22 km or 14 mi	Kuki	$1039
23 km or 14 mi	Iruma	$1055
23 km or 14 mi	Noda	$1096