Quebec City vs Saitama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Quebec City Saitama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1644
$1196
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3738
$3375
🏠 One person rent
$834
$488
🏘️ Family rent
$1281
$1182
🍽️ Food expenses
$540
$402
🚐 Transport expenses
$134
$204
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2588
$1611
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
38
99
😀 Quality of life
86
77
🏙️ Population
549K
1.33M

The cost of living in Quebec City is 37% more expensive than in Saitama. Cities ranked 2883rd and 4495th ($1644 vs $1196) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 110th and 42nd in Canada and Japan, respectively. Check Canada vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Quebec City compared to 1.3 months in Saitama. Quebec City ranked 23rd best city to live in Canada vs Saitama ranked 46th in Japan, while ranked 310th and 748th 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
$15.4
$5.64
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$62.7
$33.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.5
$4.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.58
$3.33
☕ Cappuccino
$3.8
$3.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.94
$0.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$790
$373
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$727
$219
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1395
$1143
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1101
$761
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.8
$201
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$80
$308
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.8
$36.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.07%
1.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8350
$5429
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3529
$3586
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.64
$3.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$66.2
$67.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.3
$26.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.05
$1.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.05
$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.33
$2.91
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.9
$2.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.5
$13.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$5.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.8
$20.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.82
$9.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4
$4.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.29
$4.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$3.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.54
$1.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.02
$0.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.82
$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.4
$9.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.99
$2.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$11.8
$4.26
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.6
$10.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.99
$3.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.19
$1.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.86
$1.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.9
$66.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.5
$11.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$78.1
$35.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.9
$18.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.9
$37
👟 Brand Sneakers
$110
$58
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$794
$478
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6012
$14676

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Cities near Quebec City

Distance City Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi Levis
$1627
80 km or 50 mi Thetford Mines
$966
89 km or 55 mi Saint-Georges
$1449
102 km or 64 mi Victoriaville
$1239
114 km or 71 mi Trois-Rivieres
$1118
120 km or 74 mi Shawinigan
$1368
142 km or 88 mi Drummondville
$1330
166 km or 103 mi Sherbrooke
$1395
169 km or 105 mi Sorel-Tracy
$1532
170 km or 106 mi Riviere-du-Loup
$1468
178 km or 111 mi Saguenay
$1411
180 km or 112 mi Chicoutimi
$1436
187 km or 116 mi Magog
$1457
188 km or 117 mi Saint-Hyacinthe
$1562
192 km or 120 mi Joliette
$1433
195 km or 121 mi Alma
$1460
196 km or 122 mi Granby
$1106
201 km or 125 mi L'Assomption
$1651
206 km or 128 mi Beloeil
$1742
210 km or 131 mi Repentigny
$1743
211 km or 131 mi Varennes
$1764
212 km or 132 mi Sainte-Julie
$1800
217 km or 135 mi Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville
$1836
218 km or 135 mi Mascouche
$1735
218 km or 136 mi Boucherville
$1804
220 km or 136 mi Chambly
$1829
223 km or 138 mi Saint-Lin-Laurentides
$1690
223 km or 139 mi Terrebonne
$1776
227 km or 141 mi Longueuil
$1835
228 km or 142 mi Brossard
$2004
229 km or 142 mi Saint-Lambert
$1790
229 km or 143 mi Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu
$1769
231 km or 144 mi Montreal
$1857
234 km or 146 mi La Prairie
$1889
236 km or 146 mi Westmount
$1773
236 km or 146 mi Mount Royal
$1792
238 km or 148 mi Laval
$1900
238 km or 148 mi Candiac
$1852
241 km or 150 mi Cote-Saint-Luc
$1803
241 km or 150 mi Boisbriand
$1732

Cities near Saitama

Distance City Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.1 mi Warabi
$1033
5.7 km or 3.6 mi Toda
$1041
6.5 km or 4 mi Shiki
$1066
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Asaka
$1088
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Fujimi
$1084
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Kawaguchi
$1081
9.6 km or 6 mi Wako
$1098
10 km or 6.5 mi Niiza
$1107
11 km or 7 mi Miyoshi
$1088
11 km or 7.1 mi Fujimino
$1101
14 km or 8.4 mi Koshigaya
$1164
14 km or 8.5 mi Kiyose
$1105
14 km or 8.5 mi Ageo
$1117
15 km or 9.2 mi Hasuda
$1080
15 km or 9.3 mi Soka
$1104
16 km or 9.6 mi Ina
$1086
16 km or 9.7 mi Higashikurume
$1111
16 km or 9.9 mi Kasukabe
$1111
17 km or 10 mi Kawagoe
$1222
17 km or 10 mi Matsubushi
$1088
17 km or 11 mi Tokorozawa
$1169
18 km or 11 mi Musashino
$1136
18 km or 11 mi Okegawa
$1098
18 km or 11 mi Shiraoka
$1079
18 km or 11 mi Nishitokyo
$1137
18 km or 11 mi Yoshikawa
$1090
18 km or 11 mi Yashio
$1071
19 km or 12 mi Miyashiro
$1079
20 km or 12 mi Tokyo
$1607
20 km or 12 mi Higashimurayama
$1114
20 km or 12 mi Sugito
$1080
21 km or 13 mi Misato
$1071
21 km or 13 mi Sayama
$1109
21 km or 13 mi Kitamoto
$1099
21 km or 13 mi Kodaira
$1124
21 km or 13 mi Mitaka
$1150
22 km or 14 mi Koganei
$1103
22 km or 14 mi Kuki
$1091
23 km or 14 mi Iruma
$1108
23 km or 14 mi Noda
$1125