Quebec City vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Quebec City	Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1791	$1503
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4030	$3133
🏠 One person rent	$919	$963
🏘️ Family rent	$1392	$1557
🍽️ Food expenses	$591	$323
🚐 Transport expenses	$142	$114
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2544	$2228
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	39	65
😀 Quality of life	86	83
🏙️ Population	549K	1.25M

The cost of living in Quebec City is 19% more expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 2544th and 3679th ($1791 vs $1503) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 95th and 7th in Canada and the United Arab Emirates, respectively. Check Canada vs the United Arab Emirates comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Quebec City compared to 1.5 months in Sharjah. Quebec City ranked 26th best city to live in Canada vs Sharjah ranked 2nd in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 316th and 386th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Quebec City vs Sharjah

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	Quebec City	Sharjah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.6	$5.47
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$72.3	$26.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.1	$9.48
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.62	$9.57
☕ Cappuccino	$4.48	$5.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.46	$0.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$837	$786
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$788	$735
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1444	$1630
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1178	$1186
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$71.5	$120
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$110	$185
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$50.3	$97.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.12%	4.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8764	$6590
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3034	$4507
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.8	$2.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$69.6	$57.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.4	$9.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.27	$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.09	$1.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.06	$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.62	$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.01	$2.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$8.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$6.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17	$8.32
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.96	$1.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.54	$1.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.21	$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$0.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.77	$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.21	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.91	$2.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.2	$6.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.97	$1.79
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.3	$6.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.84	$6.39
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.19	$4.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.32	$2.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.98	$2.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.3	$60.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.2	$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$82.5	$46.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$16	$4.66
👖 Brand Jeans	$70.9	$51.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$78.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$850	$278
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6253	$5054

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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 Sharjah

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi	Ajman	$2084
13 km or 8 mi	Dubai	$2309
28 km or 17 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1768
95 km or 59 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1603
98 km or 61 mi	Fujairah	$1232
133 km or 82 mi	Al Ain	$1050
142 km or 88 mi	Abu Dhabi	$1802
222 km or 138 mi	Bandar Abbas	$728
259 km or 161 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1630
337 km or 210 mi	Seeb	$994
346 km or 215 mi	Nizwa	$786
377 km or 235 mi	Muscat	$1110
388 km or 241 mi	Doha	$1810
392 km or 243 mi	Al Khor	$1719
394 km or 245 mi	Jahrom	$561
434 km or 270 mi	Fasa	$556
436 km or 271 mi	Jiroft	$547
456 km or 283 mi	Sirjan	$520
491 km or 305 mi	Manama	$1267
492 km or 306 mi	Riffa	$1218
493 km or 307 mi	Isa Town	$1226
510 km or 317 mi	Bam	$531
526 km or 327 mi	Chabahar	$687
534 km or 332 mi	Dhahran	$870
543 km or 337 mi	Dammam	$989
550 km or 342 mi	Shiraz	$558
563 km or 350 mi	Marvdasht	$546
564 km or 350 mi	Rafsanjan	$515
564 km or 351 mi	Qatif	$878
566 km or 352 mi	Iranshahr	$639
572 km or 355 mi	Kerman	$467
575 km or 358 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$783
599 km or 372 mi	Borazjan	$541
600 km or 373 mi	Jubail	$928
600 km or 373 mi	Kazerun	$537
604 km or 375 mi	Bushehr	$548
699 km or 434 mi	Yasuj	$489
709 km or 440 mi	Zahedan	$831
734 km or 456 mi	Yazd	$577
771 km or 479 mi	Behbahan	$507