Quebec City vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Quebec City	Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1632	$1069
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3776	$2571
🏠 One person rent	$826	$460
🏘️ Family rent	$1323	$750
🍽️ Food expenses	$538	$374
🚐 Transport expenses	$136	$122
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2731	$1516
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	38	72
😀 Quality of life	88	90
🏙️ Population	549K	1.06M

The cost of living in Quebec City is 53% more expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 3402nd and 5094th ($1632 vs $1069) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 116th and 139th 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 Sendai. Quebec City ranked 25th best city to live in Canada vs Sendai ranked 7th in Japan, while ranked 300th and 242nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Quebec City vs Sendai

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	Quebec City	Sendai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.8	$6.27
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.4	$33.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.8	$4.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.99	$3.32
☕ Cappuccino	$3.82	$3.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.85	$1.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$788	$497
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$714	$282
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1419	$798
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1141	$503
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$52.9	$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$82.2	$155
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$44.4	$33.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.88%	2.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9628	$2230
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3472	$1261
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.66	$1.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$67.5	$46.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.6	$15.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.16	$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.17	$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.02	$1.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.05	$3.6
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.04	$1.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$9.54
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$7.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$9.13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.97	$5.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$2.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.17	$4.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.96	$3.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$2.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$1.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.86	$1.28
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.7	$7.88
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.14	$2
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.6	$4.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.71	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.04	$4.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.24	$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.89	$1.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.1	$52
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10	$11.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$79	$66.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.1	$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.8	$58.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$48.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$816	$303
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6103	$5899

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Cities near Quebec City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi	Levis	$1622
80 km or 50 mi	Thetford Mines	$1019
89 km or 55 mi	Saint-Georges	$1470
102 km or 64 mi	Victoriaville	$1265
114 km or 71 mi	Trois-Rivieres	$1136
120 km or 74 mi	Shawinigan	$1388
142 km or 88 mi	Drummondville	$1363
166 km or 103 mi	Sherbrooke	$1420
169 km or 105 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1549
170 km or 106 mi	Riviere-du-Loup	$1455
178 km or 111 mi	Saguenay	$1077
180 km or 112 mi	Chicoutimi	$1223
187 km or 116 mi	Magog	$1486
188 km or 117 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1586
192 km or 120 mi	Joliette	$1449
195 km or 121 mi	Alma	$1304
196 km or 122 mi	Granby	$1120
201 km or 125 mi	L'Assomption	$1671
206 km or 128 mi	Beloeil	$1776
210 km or 131 mi	Repentigny	$1767
211 km or 131 mi	Varennes	$1786
212 km or 132 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1822
217 km or 135 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1869
218 km or 135 mi	Mascouche	$1766
218 km or 136 mi	Boucherville	$1820
220 km or 136 mi	Chambly	$1853
223 km or 138 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1719
223 km or 139 mi	Terrebonne	$1805
227 km or 141 mi	Longueuil	$1842
228 km or 142 mi	Brossard	$2055
229 km or 142 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1828
229 km or 143 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1805
231 km or 144 mi	Montreal	$1903
234 km or 146 mi	La Prairie	$1911
236 km or 146 mi	Westmount	$1814
236 km or 146 mi	Mount Royal	$1820
238 km or 148 mi	Laval	$1930
238 km or 148 mi	Candiac	$1892
241 km or 150 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1835
241 km or 150 mi	Boisbriand	$1763

Cities near Sendai

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Natori	$989
12 km or 7.2 mi	Rifu	$992
12 km or 7.5 mi	Tagajo	$986
14 km or 8.7 mi	Tomiya	$988
14 km or 8.9 mi	Shiogama	$989
18 km or 11 mi	Iwanuma	$983
20 km or 12 mi	Taiwa	$988
25 km or 16 mi	Shibata	$972
26 km or 16 mi	Watari	$979
27 km or 17 mi	Ogawara	$969
33 km or 21 mi	Kakuda	$966
34 km or 21 mi	Kami	$995
35 km or 21 mi	Higashimatsushima	$997
35 km or 22 mi	Misato	$992
35 km or 22 mi	Osaki	$994
37 km or 23 mi	Shiroishi	$951
42 km or 26 mi	Ishinomaki	$1002
44 km or 27 mi	Tendo	$955
45 km or 28 mi	Higashine	$967
47 km or 29 mi	Yamagata	$953
49 km or 30 mi	Murayama	$972
53 km or 33 mi	Soma	$969
53 km or 33 mi	Kurihara	$1001
53 km or 33 mi	Sagae	$959
54 km or 34 mi	Kaminoyama	$938
55 km or 34 mi	Tome	$1001
57 km or 35 mi	Date	$921
66 km or 41 mi	Fukushima	$929
66 km or 41 mi	Takahata	$950
67 km or 42 mi	Nan'yo	$951
70 km or 44 mi	Minamisoma	$980
74 km or 46 mi	Shinjo	$1006
75 km or 46 mi	Nagai	$964
77 km or 48 mi	Yonezawa	$959
77 km or 48 mi	Ichinoseki	$1010
85 km or 53 mi	Nihonmatsu	$942
94 km or 58 mi	Kesennuma	$1011
94 km or 58 mi	Motomiya	$963
96 km or 59 mi	Tamura	$977
100 km or 62 mi	Oshu	$1013