Alexandria vs Quebec City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Alexandria	Quebec City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$316	$1644
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$842	$3738
🏠 One person rent	$79.5	$834
🏘️ Family rent	$164	$1281
🍽️ Food expenses	$152	$540
🚐 Transport expenses	$32.3	$134
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$113	$2588
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	36 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	50	38
😀 Quality of life	48	86
🏙️ Population	4.87M	549K

The cost of living in Alexandria is 81% less expensive than in Quebec City. Cities ranked 9165th and 2883rd ($316 vs $1644) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 16th and 110th in Egypt and Canada, respectively. Check Egypt vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Alexandria compared to 1.6 months in Quebec City. Alexandria ranked 3rd best city to live in Egypt vs Quebec City ranked 23rd in Canada, while ranked 6367th and 310th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Alexandria vs Quebec City

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	Alexandria	Quebec City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.49	$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$11.9	$62.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.39	$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2	$5.58
☕ Cappuccino	$1.43	$3.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.3	$1.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$96.2	$790
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$55.7	$727
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$225	$1395
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$125	$1101
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$7.34	$52.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$11.1	$80
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$8.37	$41.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	17.16%	7.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$567	$8350
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$364	$3529
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.2	$2.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$2.36	$66.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.91	$22.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.29	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.83	$2.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.67	$3.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.7	$4.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.39	$2.9
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.87	$13.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.53	$10.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.91	$13.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$3.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.5	$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.35	$4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.34	$4.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.42	$2.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.51	$2.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.12	$1.02
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.68	$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.95	$10.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.99	$2.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.79	$11.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$0.74	$6.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.29	$2.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.76	$2.19
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.56	$1.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$16	$39.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.45	$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$6.03	$78.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.4	$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$25.2	$59.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$71.3	$794
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1522	$6012

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Cities near Alexandria

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Kafr El Dawwar	$289
55 km or 34 mi	Damanhur	$268
113 km or 70 mi	Tanta	$288
122 km or 76 mi	El Mahalla El Kubra	$269
126 km or 78 mi	Shibin El Kom	$305
141 km or 87 mi	Mansoura	$301
146 km or 91 mi	Benha	$300
167 km or 104 mi	Zagazig	$307
174 km or 108 mi	Shubra El Kheima	$365
179 km or 111 mi	Cairo	$417
181 km or 113 mi	Giza	$318
182 km or 113 mi	Damietta	$298
203 km or 126 mi	Helwan	$335
225 km or 140 mi	Port Said	$276
229 km or 142 mi	Faiyum	$325
234 km or 146 mi	Ismailia	$295
262 km or 163 mi	Beni Suef	$319
286 km or 177 mi	Suez	$272
356 km or 221 mi	Minya	$339
432 km or 268 mi	Gaza	$640
444 km or 276 mi	Netivot	$1742
444 km or 276 mi	Ashkelon	$1511
446 km or 277 mi	Sderot	$1732
447 km or 278 mi	Ofakim	$1684
454 km or 282 mi	Ashdod	$1837
460 km or 286 mi	Rahat	$1686
461 km or 287 mi	Paphos	$1551
462 km or 287 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$1809
463 km or 287 mi	Asyut	$290
463 km or 288 mi	Yavne	$1884
463 km or 288 mi	Kiryat Gat	$1757
464 km or 288 mi	Beersheba	$1471
467 km or 290 mi	Bat Yam	$1890
468 km or 291 mi	Holon	$1834
470 km or 292 mi	Ness Ziona	$1943
470 km or 292 mi	Rehovot	$1811
470 km or 292 mi	Rishon LeZion	$2028
473 km or 294 mi	Tel Aviv	$2306
473 km or 294 mi	Givatayim	$2156
474 km or 295 mi	Ramat Gan	$2232

Cities near Quebec City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi	Levis	$1627
80 km or 50 mi	Thetford Mines	$966
89 km or 55 mi	Saint-Georges	$1449
102 km or 64 mi	Victoriaville	$1239
114 km or 71 mi	Trois-Rivieres	$1118
120 km or 74 mi	Shawinigan	$1368
142 km or 88 mi	Drummondville	$1330
166 km or 103 mi	Sherbrooke	$1395
169 km or 105 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1532
170 km or 106 mi	Riviere-du-Loup	$1468
178 km or 111 mi	Saguenay	$1411
180 km or 112 mi	Chicoutimi	$1436
187 km or 116 mi	Magog	$1457
188 km or 117 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1562
192 km or 120 mi	Joliette	$1433
195 km or 121 mi	Alma	$1460
196 km or 122 mi	Granby	$1106
201 km or 125 mi	L'Assomption	$1651
206 km or 128 mi	Beloeil	$1742
210 km or 131 mi	Repentigny	$1743
211 km or 131 mi	Varennes	$1764
212 km or 132 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1800
217 km or 135 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1836
218 km or 135 mi	Mascouche	$1735
218 km or 136 mi	Boucherville	$1804
220 km or 136 mi	Chambly	$1829
223 km or 138 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1690
223 km or 139 mi	Terrebonne	$1776
227 km or 141 mi	Longueuil	$1835
228 km or 142 mi	Brossard	$2004
229 km or 142 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1790
229 km or 143 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1769
231 km or 144 mi	Montreal	$1857
234 km or 146 mi	La Prairie	$1889
236 km or 146 mi	Westmount	$1773
236 km or 146 mi	Mount Royal	$1792
238 km or 148 mi	Laval	$1900
238 km or 148 mi	Candiac	$1852
241 km or 150 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1803
241 km or 150 mi	Boisbriand	$1732