Quebec City vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Quebec City	Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1632	$1419
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3776	$3073
🏠 One person rent	$826	$859
🏘️ Family rent	$1323	$1432
🍽️ Food expenses	$538	$332
🚐 Transport expenses	$136	$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2731	$2246
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	38	66
😀 Quality of life	88	88
🏙️ Population	549K	1.25M

The cost of living in Quebec City is 15% more expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 3402nd and 4204th ($1632 vs $1419) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 116th and 6th 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 1.7 months in Quebec City compared to 1.6 months in Sharjah. Quebec City ranked 25th best city to live in Canada vs Sharjah ranked 2nd in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 300th and 312th 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	$15.8	$5.44
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.4	$32.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.8	$8.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.99	$9.56
☕ Cappuccino	$3.82	$4.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.85	$0.92
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$788	$674
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$714	$578
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1419	$1188
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1141	$1064
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$52.9	$154
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$82.2	$234
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$44.4	$108
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.88%	4.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9628	$10301
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3472	$8167
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.66	$1.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$67.5	$66.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.6	$9.18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.16	$0.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.17	$1.68
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.02	$1.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.05	$2.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.04	$2.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$6.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$9.51
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.97	$1.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.17	$1.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.96	$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$1.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.86	$2.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.7	$6.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.14	$1.92
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.6	$6.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.71	$6.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.04	$4.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.24	$2.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.89	$2.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.1	$68.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10	$12.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$79	$46.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.1	$4.69
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.8	$49.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$816	$260
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6103	$6883

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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 Sharjah

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi	Ajman	$2521
13 km or 8 mi	Dubai	$2514
28 km or 17 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1183
95 km or 59 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1398
98 km or 61 mi	Fujairah	$1228
133 km or 82 mi	Al Ain	$1449
142 km or 88 mi	Abu Dhabi	$1942
222 km or 138 mi	Bandar Abbas	$632
259 km or 161 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1730
337 km or 210 mi	Seeb	$1078
346 km or 215 mi	Nizwa	$792
377 km or 235 mi	Muscat	$1081
388 km or 241 mi	Doha	$1849
392 km or 243 mi	Al Khor	$1770
394 km or 245 mi	Jahrom	$530
434 km or 270 mi	Fasa	$529
436 km or 271 mi	Jiroft	$568
456 km or 283 mi	Sirjan	$534
491 km or 305 mi	Manama	$1237
492 km or 306 mi	Riffa	$1201
493 km or 307 mi	Isa Town	$1230
510 km or 317 mi	Bam	$557
526 km or 327 mi	Chabahar	$573
534 km or 332 mi	Dhahran	$908
543 km or 337 mi	Dammam	$1008
550 km or 342 mi	Shiraz	$553
563 km or 350 mi	Marvdasht	$530
564 km or 350 mi	Rafsanjan	$604
564 km or 351 mi	Qatif	$873
566 km or 352 mi	Iranshahr	$624
572 km or 355 mi	Kerman	$761
575 km or 358 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$806
599 km or 372 mi	Borazjan	$477
600 km or 373 mi	Jubail	$930
600 km or 373 mi	Kazerun	$503
604 km or 375 mi	Bushehr	$453
699 km or 434 mi	Yasuj	$463
709 km or 440 mi	Zahedan	$808
734 km or 456 mi	Yazd	$545
771 km or 479 mi	Behbahan	$483