Alexandria vs Quebec City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Alexandria	Quebec City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$495	$1658
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1302	$3837
🏠 One person rent	$164	$840
🏘️ Family rent	$351	$1268
🍽️ Food expenses	$220	$551
🚐 Transport expenses	$44	$129
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$149	$2472
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	36 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	49	39
😀 Quality of life	51	87
🏙️ Population	4.87M	549K

The cost of living in Alexandria is 70% less expensive than in Quebec City. Cities ranked 8536th and 2827th ($495 vs $1658) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 109th 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 1.5 months in Quebec City. Alexandria ranked 2nd best city to live in Egypt vs Quebec City ranked 18th in Canada, while ranked 6224th and 204th 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	$5.31	$15.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.4	$67.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.46	$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.95	$6.4
☕ Cappuccino	$1.74	$4.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.35	$2.2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$217	$793
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$117	$689
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$486	$1298
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$273	$1046
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$15.4	$78.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$24	$120
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$11.8	$50.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	16.27%	7.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$716	$10641
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$371	$3317
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.19	$2.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$10.5	$68.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.74	$19.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.39	$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.12	$2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.71	$2.35
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$4.07
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.9	$2.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.78	$14.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.17	$10.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$3.68
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.79	$1.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.58	$4.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.49	$4.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.51	$2.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$2.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.16	$1.14
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.6	$1.91
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.49	$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2	$2.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.31	$9.86
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.22	$6.03
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.1	$3.37
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.45	$2.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.79	$1.97
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19	$34.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.84	$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$10.1	$82.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.57	$16
👖 Brand Jeans	$36.8	$83.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$125	$94.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$86.5	$1142
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3745	$6211

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Cities near Alexandria

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Kafr El Dawwar	$449
55 km or 34 mi	Damanhur	$393
113 km or 70 mi	Tanta	$450
122 km or 76 mi	El Mahalla El Kubra	$489
126 km or 78 mi	Shibin El Kom	$490
141 km or 87 mi	Mansoura	$446
146 km or 91 mi	Benha	$490
167 km or 104 mi	Zagazig	$472
174 km or 108 mi	Shubra El Kheima	$511
179 km or 111 mi	Cairo	$549
181 km or 113 mi	Giza	$513
182 km or 113 mi	Damietta	$418
203 km or 126 mi	Helwan	$494
225 km or 140 mi	Port Said	$384
229 km or 142 mi	Faiyum	$478
234 km or 146 mi	Ismailia	$468
262 km or 163 mi	Beni Suef	$470
286 km or 177 mi	Suez	$366
356 km or 221 mi	Minya	$455
432 km or 268 mi	Gaza	$657
444 km or 276 mi	Netivot	$1725
444 km or 276 mi	Ashkelon	$1499
446 km or 277 mi	Sderot	$1703
447 km or 278 mi	Ofakim	$1671
454 km or 282 mi	Ashdod	$1848
460 km or 286 mi	Rahat	$1687
461 km or 287 mi	Paphos	$1400
462 km or 287 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$1779
463 km or 287 mi	Asyut	$421
463 km or 288 mi	Yavne	$1826
463 km or 288 mi	Kiryat Gat	$1825
464 km or 288 mi	Beersheba	$1523
467 km or 290 mi	Bat Yam	$1871
468 km or 291 mi	Holon	$1776
470 km or 292 mi	Ness Ziona	$1912
470 km or 292 mi	Rehovot	$1701
470 km or 292 mi	Rishon LeZion	$2010
473 km or 294 mi	Tel Aviv	$2259
473 km or 294 mi	Givatayim	$2113
474 km or 295 mi	Ramat Gan	$2212

Cities near Quebec City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi	Levis	$1653
80 km or 50 mi	Thetford Mines	$1529
89 km or 55 mi	Saint-Georges	$1560
102 km or 64 mi	Victoriaville	$1342
114 km or 71 mi	Trois-Rivieres	$1053
120 km or 74 mi	Shawinigan	$1379
142 km or 88 mi	Drummondville	$1588
166 km or 103 mi	Sherbrooke	$1468
169 km or 105 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1558
170 km or 106 mi	Riviere-du-Loup	$1567
178 km or 111 mi	Saguenay	$1585
180 km or 112 mi	Chicoutimi	$1587
187 km or 116 mi	Magog	$1539
188 km or 117 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1626
192 km or 120 mi	Joliette	$1397
195 km or 121 mi	Alma	$1586
196 km or 122 mi	Granby	$1158
201 km or 125 mi	L'Assomption	$1659
206 km or 128 mi	Beloeil	$1816
210 km or 131 mi	Repentigny	$1783
211 km or 131 mi	Varennes	$1835
212 km or 132 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1874
217 km or 135 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1924
218 km or 135 mi	Mascouche	$1772
218 km or 136 mi	Boucherville	$1882
220 km or 136 mi	Chambly	$1906
223 km or 138 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1705
223 km or 139 mi	Terrebonne	$1820
227 km or 141 mi	Longueuil	$1962
228 km or 142 mi	Brossard	$2105
229 km or 142 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1869
229 km or 143 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1847
231 km or 144 mi	Montreal	$1821
234 km or 146 mi	La Prairie	$1949
236 km or 146 mi	Westmount	$1808
236 km or 146 mi	Mount Royal	$1821
238 km or 148 mi	Laval	$1874
238 km or 148 mi	Candiac	$1912
241 km or 150 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1840
241 km or 150 mi	Boisbriand	$1813