Alexandria vs Quebec City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Alexandria	Quebec City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$384	$1632
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$990	$3776
🏠 One person rent	$95.7	$826
🏘️ Family rent	$159	$1323
🍽️ Food expenses	$172	$538
🚐 Transport expenses	$50.6	$136
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$125	$2731
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	36 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	51	38
😀 Quality of life	56	88
🏙️ Population	4.87M	549K

The cost of living in Alexandria is 76% less expensive than in Quebec City. Cities ranked 9006th and 3402nd ($384 vs $1632) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 116th in Egypt and Canada, respectively. Check Egypt vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Alexandria compared to 1.7 months in Quebec City. Alexandria ranked 3rd best city to live in Egypt vs Quebec City ranked 25th in Canada, while ranked 6233rd and 300th 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	$4.15	$15.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$16.8	$64.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.29	$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.48	$4.99
☕ Cappuccino	$1.53	$3.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.34	$1.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$114	$788
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$66.2	$714
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$207	$1419
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$117	$1141
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$8.28	$52.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$12.7	$82.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$11.6	$44.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	16.98%	5.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$715	$9628
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$491	$3472
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.2	$2.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$14.8	$67.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.03	$22.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.35	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.87	$2.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.76	$3.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.72	$4.05
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.43	$3.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.98	$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.61	$10.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.8	$12.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$3.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.66	$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.46	$4.17
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.35	$3.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.36	$1.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.39	$2.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.14	$1.01
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.68	$1.86
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.29	$10.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.3	$3.14
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.09	$11.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.42	$6.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.01	$3.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.88	$2.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.76	$1.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$14.3	$41.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.03	$10
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$8.02	$79
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.67	$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$32.2	$55.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$139	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$87.9	$816
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1874	$6103

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Cities near Alexandria

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Kafr El Dawwar	$330
55 km or 34 mi	Damanhur	$274
113 km or 70 mi	Tanta	$287
122 km or 76 mi	El Mahalla El Kubra	$356
126 km or 78 mi	Shibin El Kom	$354
141 km or 87 mi	Mansoura	$326
146 km or 91 mi	Benha	$336
167 km or 104 mi	Zagazig	$345
174 km or 108 mi	Shubra El Kheima	$422
179 km or 111 mi	Cairo	$473
181 km or 113 mi	Giza	$410
182 km or 113 mi	Damietta	$331
203 km or 126 mi	Helwan	$395
225 km or 140 mi	Port Said	$306
229 km or 142 mi	Faiyum	$334
234 km or 146 mi	Ismailia	$295
262 km or 163 mi	Beni Suef	$288
286 km or 177 mi	Suez	$276
356 km or 221 mi	Minya	$348
432 km or 268 mi	Gaza	$695
444 km or 276 mi	Netivot	$1951
444 km or 276 mi	Ashkelon	$1850
446 km or 277 mi	Sderot	$1957
447 km or 278 mi	Ofakim	$1867
454 km or 282 mi	Ashdod	$1993
460 km or 286 mi	Rahat	$1879
461 km or 287 mi	Paphos	$1728
462 km or 287 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$2027
463 km or 287 mi	Asyut	$271
463 km or 288 mi	Yavne	$2064
463 km or 288 mi	Kiryat Gat	$2032
464 km or 288 mi	Beersheba	$1645
467 km or 290 mi	Bat Yam	$2040
468 km or 291 mi	Holon	$1937
470 km or 292 mi	Ness Ziona	$2130
470 km or 292 mi	Rehovot	$1947
470 km or 292 mi	Rishon LeZion	$2233
473 km or 294 mi	Tel Aviv	$2492
473 km or 294 mi	Givatayim	$2303
474 km or 295 mi	Ramat Gan	$2440

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