Alexandria vs Quebec City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Alexandria	Quebec City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$400	$1695
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1034	$3907
🏠 One person rent	$103	$873
🏘️ Family rent	$176	$1435
🍽️ Food expenses	$175	$558
🚐 Transport expenses	$55.3	$129
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$139	$2900
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	36 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	51	38
😀 Quality of life	56	88
🏙️ Population	5.36M	549K

The cost of living in Alexandria is 76% less expensive than in Quebec City. Cities ranked 8976th and 3269th ($400 vs $1695) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 113th 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 28th in Canada, while ranked 6248th and 332nd 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	$4.25	$17.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$17.3	$59.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.38	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.49	$5.49
☕ Cappuccino	$1.48	$3.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.34	$2.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$130	$863
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$71.1	$743
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$240	$1500
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$128	$1244
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$8.92	$61.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$13.8	$95
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$11.6	$44.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	18.1%	5.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$728	$8196
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$494	$2969
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.21	$2.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$15.1	$71.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.5	$19.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.37	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.94	$2.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.84	$3.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.73	$3.99
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.43	$3.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.22	$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.68	$11.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.94	$12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$4.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.69	$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.49	$4.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.36	$4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.37	$2.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.4	$2.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.14	$0.99
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.7	$1.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.42	$11.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.34	$3.05
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.12	$13.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.45	$6.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.02	$3.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.89	$2.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.75	$1.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$14.6	$39.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.21	$11.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$9.06	$81.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.7	$16
👖 Brand Jeans	$31.4	$58.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$139	$96.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$89.4	$719
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2136	$7052

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Cities near Alexandria

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Kafr El Dawwar	$341
55 km or 34 mi	Damanhur	$282
113 km or 70 mi	Tanta	$294
122 km or 76 mi	El Mahalla El Kubra	$343
126 km or 78 mi	Shibin El Kom	$361
141 km or 87 mi	Mansoura	$335
146 km or 91 mi	Benha	$343
167 km or 104 mi	Zagazig	$351
174 km or 108 mi	Shubra El Kheima	$443
179 km or 111 mi	Cairo	$506
181 km or 113 mi	Giza	$394
182 km or 113 mi	Damietta	$323
203 km or 126 mi	Helwan	$402
225 km or 140 mi	Port Said	$319
229 km or 142 mi	Faiyum	$340
234 km or 146 mi	Ismailia	$300
262 km or 163 mi	Beni Suef	$297
286 km or 177 mi	Suez	$288
356 km or 221 mi	Minya	$356
432 km or 268 mi	Gaza	$776
444 km or 276 mi	Netivot	$2022
444 km or 276 mi	Ashkelon	$1761
446 km or 277 mi	Sderot	$1993
447 km or 278 mi	Ofakim	$1936
454 km or 282 mi	Ashdod	$2145
460 km or 286 mi	Rahat	$1962
461 km or 287 mi	Paphos	$1831
462 km or 287 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$2105
463 km or 287 mi	Asyut	$283
463 km or 288 mi	Yavne	$2172
463 km or 288 mi	Kiryat Gat	$2079
464 km or 288 mi	Beersheba	$1700
467 km or 290 mi	Bat Yam	$2147
468 km or 291 mi	Holon	$2031
470 km or 292 mi	Ness Ziona	$2298
470 km or 292 mi	Rehovot	$2066
470 km or 292 mi	Rishon LeZion	$2403
473 km or 294 mi	Tel Aviv	$2702
473 km or 294 mi	Givatayim	$2449
474 km or 295 mi	Ramat Gan	$2451

Cities near Quebec City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi	Levis	$1685
80 km or 50 mi	Thetford Mines	$1024
89 km or 55 mi	Saint-Georges	$1466
102 km or 64 mi	Victoriaville	$1265
114 km or 71 mi	Trois-Rivieres	$1180
120 km or 74 mi	Shawinigan	$1434
142 km or 88 mi	Drummondville	$1399
166 km or 103 mi	Sherbrooke	$1451
169 km or 105 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1589
170 km or 106 mi	Riviere-du-Loup	$1506
178 km or 111 mi	Saguenay	$1104
180 km or 112 mi	Chicoutimi	$1254
187 km or 116 mi	Magog	$1526
188 km or 117 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1642
192 km or 120 mi	Joliette	$1458
195 km or 121 mi	Alma	$1341
196 km or 122 mi	Granby	$1142
201 km or 125 mi	L'Assomption	$1723
206 km or 128 mi	Beloeil	$1838
210 km or 131 mi	Repentigny	$1846
211 km or 131 mi	Varennes	$1861
212 km or 132 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1891
217 km or 135 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1918
218 km or 135 mi	Mascouche	$1852
218 km or 136 mi	Boucherville	$1897
220 km or 136 mi	Chambly	$1918
223 km or 138 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1800
223 km or 139 mi	Terrebonne	$1907
227 km or 141 mi	Longueuil	$1923
228 km or 142 mi	Brossard	$2080
229 km or 142 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1875
229 km or 143 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1857
231 km or 144 mi	Montreal	$1928
234 km or 146 mi	La Prairie	$1960
236 km or 146 mi	Westmount	$1862
236 km or 146 mi	Mount Royal	$1876
238 km or 148 mi	Laval	$2047
238 km or 148 mi	Candiac	$1940
241 km or 150 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1893
241 km or 150 mi	Boisbriand	$1934