Quebec City vs Saitama - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Quebec City	Saitama
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1791	$1038
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4030	$3066
🏠 One person rent	$919	$368
🏘️ Family rent	$1392	$1034
🍽️ Food expenses	$591	$362
🚐 Transport expenses	$142	$212
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2544	$1869
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	21 km
🎓 Higher education	39	99
😀 Quality of life	86	79
🏙️ Population	549K	1.33M

The cost of living in Quebec City is 72% more expensive than in Saitama. Cities ranked 2544th and 5386th ($1791 vs $1038) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 95th and 468th in Canada and Japan, respectively. Check Canada vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Quebec City compared to 1.8 months in Saitama. Quebec City ranked 26th best city to live in Canada vs Saitama ranked 24th in Japan, while ranked 316th and 592nd 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	$18.6	$6.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$72.3	$35
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.1	$4.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.62	$2.29
☕ Cappuccino	$4.48	$2.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.46	$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$837	$378
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$788	$208
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1444	$1155
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1178	$784
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$71.5	$90.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$110	$140
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$50.3	$35.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.12%	1.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8764	$5623
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3034	$3881
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.8	$5.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$69.6	$69.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.4	$25.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.27	$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.09	$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.06	$1.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.62	$3.06
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.01	$2.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$4.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17	$14.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.96	$5.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.54	$3.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.21	$4.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$3.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.77	$1.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.21	$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.91	$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.2	$7.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.97	$1.88
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.3	$4.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.84	$9.47
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.19	$3.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.32	$1.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.98	$1.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.3	$60.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.2	$12.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$82.5	$33.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$16	$19.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$70.9	$23
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$53
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$850	$286
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6253	$12701

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Cities near Quebec City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi	Levis	$1766
80 km or 50 mi	Thetford Mines	$1462
89 km or 55 mi	Saint-Georges	$1509
102 km or 64 mi	Victoriaville	$1211
114 km or 71 mi	Trois-Rivieres	$1082
120 km or 74 mi	Shawinigan	$1410
142 km or 88 mi	Drummondville	$1645
166 km or 103 mi	Sherbrooke	$1449
169 km or 105 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1624
170 km or 106 mi	Riviere-du-Loup	$1613
178 km or 111 mi	Saguenay	$1544
180 km or 112 mi	Chicoutimi	$1566
187 km or 116 mi	Magog	$1539
188 km or 117 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1657
192 km or 120 mi	Joliette	$1540
195 km or 121 mi	Alma	$1582
196 km or 122 mi	Granby	$1187
201 km or 125 mi	L'Assomption	$1740
206 km or 128 mi	Beloeil	$1836
210 km or 131 mi	Repentigny	$1823
211 km or 131 mi	Varennes	$1845
212 km or 132 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1884
217 km or 135 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1912
218 km or 135 mi	Mascouche	$1821
218 km or 136 mi	Boucherville	$1878
220 km or 136 mi	Chambly	$1901
223 km or 138 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1773
223 km or 139 mi	Terrebonne	$1849
227 km or 141 mi	Longueuil	$1896
228 km or 142 mi	Brossard	$2057
229 km or 142 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1873
229 km or 143 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1843
231 km or 144 mi	Montreal	$1954
234 km or 146 mi	La Prairie	$1960
236 km or 146 mi	Westmount	$1861
236 km or 146 mi	Mount Royal	$1871
238 km or 148 mi	Laval	$1996
238 km or 148 mi	Candiac	$1927
241 km or 150 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1890
241 km or 150 mi	Boisbriand	$1751

Cities near Saitama

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.1 mi	Warabi	$964
5.7 km or 3.6 mi	Toda	$980
6.5 km or 4 mi	Shiki	$1000
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Asaka	$1038
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Fujimi	$1016
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Kawaguchi	$1056
9.6 km or 6 mi	Wako	$1059
10 km or 6.5 mi	Niiza	$1061
11 km or 7 mi	Miyoshi	$1037
11 km or 7.1 mi	Fujimino	$1033
14 km or 8.4 mi	Koshigaya	$1116
14 km or 8.5 mi	Kiyose	$1062
14 km or 8.5 mi	Ageo	$1060
15 km or 9.2 mi	Hasuda	$1031
15 km or 9.3 mi	Soka	$1077
16 km or 9.6 mi	Ina	$1033
16 km or 9.7 mi	Higashikurume	$1079
16 km or 9.9 mi	Kasukabe	$1068
17 km or 10 mi	Kawagoe	$1095
17 km or 10 mi	Matsubushi	$1056
17 km or 11 mi	Tokorozawa	$1109
18 km or 11 mi	Musashino	$1121
18 km or 11 mi	Okegawa	$1041
18 km or 11 mi	Shiraoka	$1041
18 km or 11 mi	Nishitokyo	$1113
18 km or 11 mi	Yoshikawa	$1060
18 km or 11 mi	Yashio	$1050
19 km or 12 mi	Miyashiro	$1044
20 km or 12 mi	Tokyo	$1641
20 km or 12 mi	Higashimurayama	$1078
20 km or 12 mi	Sugito	$1040
21 km or 13 mi	Misato	$1052
21 km or 13 mi	Sayama	$1062
21 km or 13 mi	Kitamoto	$1049
21 km or 13 mi	Kodaira	$1095
21 km or 13 mi	Mitaka	$1133
22 km or 14 mi	Koganei	$1084
22 km or 14 mi	Kuki	$1057
23 km or 14 mi	Iruma	$1065
23 km or 14 mi	Noda	$1075