Alexandria vs Quebec City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Alexandria	Quebec City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$366	$1648
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$946	$3908
🏠 One person rent	$94.2	$829
🏘️ Family rent	$159	$1438
🍽️ Food expenses	$161	$564
🚐 Transport expenses	$49.9	$124
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$134	$2878
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	36 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	51	38
😀 Quality of life	57	87
🏙️ Population	5.36M	574K

The cost of living in Alexandria is 78% less expensive than in Quebec City. Cities ranked 9023rd and 3402nd ($366 vs $1648) 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 0.4 months in Alexandria compared to 1.7 months in Quebec City. Alexandria ranked 3rd best city to live in Egypt vs Quebec City ranked 21st in Canada, while ranked 6205th and 327th 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	$4.32	$18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$15.4	$66.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.57	$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.35	$5.34
☕ Cappuccino	$1.27	$3.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.32	$1.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$120	$907
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$63.9	$680
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$221	$1526
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$115	$1247
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$8.1	$58.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$12.3	$89.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$11.1	$45.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	20.66%	4.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$705	$6977
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$453	$2884
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.19	$2.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12.6	$71.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.12	$16.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.38	$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.85	$2.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.71	$3.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.64	$4.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.23	$3.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.66	$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.26	$11.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.09	$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$4.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.7	$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.48	$3.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.35	$3.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.31	$2.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.34	$2.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.13	$0.96
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.62	$1.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.76	$11.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.27	$2.81
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.95	$15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.31	$6.78
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.82	$3.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.8	$2.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.68	$1.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$12.3	$37.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.88	$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$7.94	$79.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.51	$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$32	$58.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$126	$95.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$86.2	$703
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2067	$8149

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Cities near Alexandria

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Kafr El Dawwar	$316
55 km or 34 mi	Damanhur	$267
113 km or 70 mi	Tanta	$267
122 km or 76 mi	El Mahalla El Kubra	$313
126 km or 78 mi	Shibin El Kom	$332
141 km or 87 mi	Mansoura	$307
146 km or 91 mi	Benha	$314
167 km or 104 mi	Zagazig	$325
174 km or 108 mi	Shubra El Kheima	$414
179 km or 111 mi	Cairo	$483
181 km or 113 mi	Giza	$356
182 km or 113 mi	Damietta	$294
203 km or 126 mi	Helwan	$374
225 km or 140 mi	Port Said	$288
229 km or 142 mi	Faiyum	$315
234 km or 146 mi	Ismailia	$279
262 km or 163 mi	Beni Suef	$271
286 km or 177 mi	Suez	$288
356 km or 221 mi	Minya	$324
432 km or 268 mi	Gaza	$862
444 km or 276 mi	Netivot	$2145
444 km or 276 mi	Ashkelon	$1845
446 km or 277 mi	Sderot	$2133
447 km or 278 mi	Ofakim	$2038
454 km or 282 mi	Ashdod	$2305
460 km or 286 mi	Rahat	$2060
461 km or 287 mi	Paphos	$1782
462 km or 287 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$2283
463 km or 287 mi	Asyut	$264
463 km or 288 mi	Yavne	$2354
463 km or 288 mi	Kiryat Gat	$2225
464 km or 288 mi	Beersheba	$1810
467 km or 290 mi	Bat Yam	$2288
468 km or 291 mi	Holon	$2283
470 km or 292 mi	Ness Ziona	$2487
470 km or 292 mi	Rehovot	$2201
470 km or 292 mi	Rishon LeZion	$2587
473 km or 294 mi	Tel Aviv	$2966
473 km or 294 mi	Givatayim	$2541
474 km or 295 mi	Ramat Gan	$2555

Cities near Quebec City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi	Levis	$1638
80 km or 50 mi	Thetford Mines	$1002
89 km or 55 mi	Saint-Georges	$1457
102 km or 64 mi	Victoriaville	$1238
114 km or 71 mi	Trois-Rivieres	$1219
120 km or 74 mi	Shawinigan	$1441
142 km or 88 mi	Drummondville	$1365
166 km or 103 mi	Sherbrooke	$1421
169 km or 105 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1575
170 km or 106 mi	Riviere-du-Loup	$1504
178 km or 111 mi	Saguenay	$1122
180 km or 112 mi	Chicoutimi	$1289
187 km or 116 mi	Magog	$1533
188 km or 117 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1675
192 km or 120 mi	Joliette	$1421
195 km or 121 mi	Alma	$1384
196 km or 122 mi	Granby	$1199
201 km or 125 mi	L'Assomption	$1702
206 km or 128 mi	Beloeil	$1816
210 km or 131 mi	Repentigny	$1817
211 km or 131 mi	Varennes	$1829
212 km or 132 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1875
217 km or 135 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1892
218 km or 135 mi	Mascouche	$1828
218 km or 136 mi	Boucherville	$1861
220 km or 136 mi	Chambly	$1892
223 km or 138 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1772
223 km or 139 mi	Terrebonne	$1863
227 km or 141 mi	Longueuil	$1874
228 km or 142 mi	Brossard	$2051
229 km or 142 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1856
229 km or 143 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1850
231 km or 144 mi	Montreal	$1901
234 km or 146 mi	La Prairie	$1937
236 km or 146 mi	Westmount	$1828
236 km or 146 mi	Mount Royal	$1852
238 km or 148 mi	Laval	$2058
238 km or 148 mi	Candiac	$1921
241 km or 150 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1870
241 km or 150 mi	Boisbriand	$1913