Quebec City vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Quebec City	Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1695	$1010
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3907	$2419
🏠 One person rent	$873	$416
🏘️ Family rent	$1435	$661
🍽️ Food expenses	$558	$353
🚐 Transport expenses	$129	$137
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2900	$1272
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	38	73
😀 Quality of life	88	74
🏙️ Population	549K	1.06M

The cost of living in Quebec City is 68% more expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 3269th and 5585th ($1695 vs $1010) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 113th and 415th 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 1.3 months in Sendai. Quebec City ranked 28th best city to live in Canada vs Sendai ranked 169th in Japan, while ranked 332nd and 2145th 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	$17.5	$5.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$59.9	$31.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$4.34
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.49	$3.84
☕ Cappuccino	$3.83	$3.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.08	$1.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$863	$488
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$743	$246
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1500	$723
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1244	$433
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$61.3	$89.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$95	$137
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$44.8	$32.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.33%	2.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8196	$2579
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2969	$1456
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.76	$1.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$71.5	$53.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.2	$18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.15	$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.29	$1.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.03	$0.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.99	$3.3
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.17	$1.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$8.08
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.5	$6.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$7.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$4.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$2.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.13	$5.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4	$3.11
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$2.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.81	$1.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.99	$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.88	$1.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.4	$9.09
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.05	$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.5	$4.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.92	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.16	$4.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.29	$1.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.91	$1.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.4	$51.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.3	$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$81.6	$63.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$16	$13.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.4	$50
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96.6	$40.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$719	$256
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7052	$5002

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Cities near Quebec City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi	Levis	$1685
80 km or 50 mi	Thetford Mines	$1024
89 km or 55 mi	Saint-Georges	$1466
102 km or 64 mi	Victoriaville	$1265
114 km or 71 mi	Trois-Rivieres	$1180
120 km or 74 mi	Shawinigan	$1434
142 km or 88 mi	Drummondville	$1399
166 km or 103 mi	Sherbrooke	$1451
169 km or 105 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1589
170 km or 106 mi	Riviere-du-Loup	$1506
178 km or 111 mi	Saguenay	$1104
180 km or 112 mi	Chicoutimi	$1254
187 km or 116 mi	Magog	$1526
188 km or 117 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1642
192 km or 120 mi	Joliette	$1458
195 km or 121 mi	Alma	$1341
196 km or 122 mi	Granby	$1142
201 km or 125 mi	L'Assomption	$1723
206 km or 128 mi	Beloeil	$1838
210 km or 131 mi	Repentigny	$1846
211 km or 131 mi	Varennes	$1861
212 km or 132 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1891
217 km or 135 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1918
218 km or 135 mi	Mascouche	$1852
218 km or 136 mi	Boucherville	$1897
220 km or 136 mi	Chambly	$1918
223 km or 138 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1800
223 km or 139 mi	Terrebonne	$1907
227 km or 141 mi	Longueuil	$1923
228 km or 142 mi	Brossard	$2080
229 km or 142 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1875
229 km or 143 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1857
231 km or 144 mi	Montreal	$1928
234 km or 146 mi	La Prairie	$1960
236 km or 146 mi	Westmount	$1862
236 km or 146 mi	Mount Royal	$1876
238 km or 148 mi	Laval	$2047
238 km or 148 mi	Candiac	$1940
241 km or 150 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1893
241 km or 150 mi	Boisbriand	$1934

Cities near Sendai

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Natori	$940
12 km or 7.2 mi	Rifu	$941
12 km or 7.5 mi	Tagajo	$942
14 km or 8.7 mi	Tomiya	$941
14 km or 8.9 mi	Shiogama	$942
18 km or 11 mi	Iwanuma	$945
20 km or 12 mi	Taiwa	$944
25 km or 16 mi	Shibata	$947
26 km or 16 mi	Watari	$950
27 km or 17 mi	Ogawara	$949
33 km or 21 mi	Kakuda	$953
34 km or 21 mi	Kami	$965
35 km or 21 mi	Higashimatsushima	$966
35 km or 22 mi	Misato	$970
35 km or 22 mi	Osaki	$970
37 km or 23 mi	Shiroishi	$943
42 km or 26 mi	Ishinomaki	$982
44 km or 27 mi	Tendo	$948
45 km or 28 mi	Higashine	$958
47 km or 29 mi	Yamagata	$948
49 km or 30 mi	Murayama	$969
53 km or 33 mi	Soma	$976
53 km or 33 mi	Kurihara	$991
53 km or 33 mi	Sagae	$958
54 km or 34 mi	Kaminoyama	$941
55 km or 34 mi	Tome	$993
57 km or 35 mi	Date	$926
66 km or 41 mi	Fukushima	$942
66 km or 41 mi	Takahata	$954
67 km or 42 mi	Nan'yo	$961
70 km or 44 mi	Minamisoma	$997
74 km or 46 mi	Shinjo	$1014
75 km or 46 mi	Nagai	$975
77 km or 48 mi	Yonezawa	$968
77 km or 48 mi	Ichinoseki	$1016
85 km or 53 mi	Nihonmatsu	$961
94 km or 58 mi	Kesennuma	$1022
94 km or 58 mi	Motomiya	$983
96 km or 59 mi	Tamura	$999
100 km or 62 mi	Oshu	$1022