Quebec City vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Quebec City	Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1791	$1111
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4030	$2813
🏠 One person rent	$919	$459
🏘️ Family rent	$1392	$861
🍽️ Food expenses	$591	$400
🚐 Transport expenses	$142	$130
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2544	$2543
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	39	73
😀 Quality of life	86	92
🏙️ Population	549K	1.06M

The cost of living in Quebec City is 61% more expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 2544th and 4890th ($1791 vs $1111) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 95th and 142nd 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 2.3 months in Sendai. Quebec City ranked 26th best city to live in Canada vs Sendai ranked 6th in Japan, while ranked 316th and 91st 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	$18.6	$6.64
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$72.3	$35
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.1	$4.89
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.62	$3.51
☕ Cappuccino	$4.48	$3.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.46	$1.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$837	$415
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$788	$301
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1444	$852
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1178	$628
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$71.5	$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$110	$155
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$50.3	$32.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.12%	2.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8764	$2390
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3034	$1362
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.8	$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$69.6	$49.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.4	$16.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.27	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.09	$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.06	$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.62	$3.31
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.01	$1.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$9.71
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$7.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17	$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.96	$5.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$2.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.54	$5.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.21	$3.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$2.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.77	$2.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.21	$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.91	$1.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.2	$8.38
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.97	$2.12
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.3	$4.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.84	$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.19	$4.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.32	$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.98	$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.3	$55.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.2	$13.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$82.5	$69.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$16	$14.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$70.9	$63.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$54.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$850	$320
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6253	$6369

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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 Sendai

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Natori	$1026
12 km or 7.2 mi	Rifu	$1030
12 km or 7.5 mi	Tagajo	$1029
14 km or 8.7 mi	Tomiya	$1026
14 km or 8.9 mi	Shiogama	$1027
18 km or 11 mi	Iwanuma	$1027
20 km or 12 mi	Taiwa	$1029
25 km or 16 mi	Shibata	$1019
26 km or 16 mi	Watari	$1022
27 km or 17 mi	Ogawara	$1016
33 km or 21 mi	Kakuda	$1015
34 km or 21 mi	Kami	$1031
35 km or 21 mi	Higashimatsushima	$1034
35 km or 22 mi	Misato	$1035
35 km or 22 mi	Osaki	$1035
37 km or 23 mi	Shiroishi	$1004
42 km or 26 mi	Ishinomaki	$1041
44 km or 27 mi	Tendo	$998
45 km or 28 mi	Higashine	$1008
47 km or 29 mi	Yamagata	$1002
49 km or 30 mi	Murayama	$1016
53 km or 33 mi	Soma	$1021
53 km or 33 mi	Kurihara	$1045
53 km or 33 mi	Sagae	$1004
54 km or 34 mi	Kaminoyama	$988
55 km or 34 mi	Tome	$1042
57 km or 35 mi	Date	$989
66 km or 41 mi	Fukushima	$1012
66 km or 41 mi	Takahata	$1000
67 km or 42 mi	Nan'yo	$1007
70 km or 44 mi	Minamisoma	$1027
74 km or 46 mi	Shinjo	$1048
75 km or 46 mi	Nagai	$1015
77 km or 48 mi	Yonezawa	$1011
77 km or 48 mi	Ichinoseki	$1052
85 km or 53 mi	Nihonmatsu	$1000
94 km or 58 mi	Kesennuma	$1053
94 km or 58 mi	Motomiya	$1017
96 km or 59 mi	Tamura	$1022
100 km or 62 mi	Oshu	$1057