Amsterdam vs Quebec City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Amsterdam	Quebec City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2791	$1644
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6603	$3738
🏠 One person rent	$1828	$834
🏘️ Family rent	$3238	$1281
🍽️ Food expenses	$586	$540
🚐 Transport expenses	$226	$134
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4145	$2588
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	95	38
😀 Quality of life	95	86
🏙️ Population	921K	549K

The cost of living in Amsterdam is 70% more expensive than in Quebec City. Cities ranked 331st and 2883rd ($2791 vs $1644) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 110th in the Netherlands and Canada, respectively. Check the Netherlands vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Amsterdam compared to 1.6 months in Quebec City. Amsterdam ranked 1st best city to live in the Netherlands vs Quebec City ranked 23rd in Canada, while ranked 29th and 310th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Amsterdam vs Quebec City

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	Amsterdam	Quebec City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$21	$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$93.8	$62.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.9	$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.3	$5.58
☕ Cappuccino	$4.22	$3.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.13	$1.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1920	$790
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1536	$727
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3785	$1395
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2716	$1101
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$172	$52.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$264	$80
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.6	$41.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.17%	7.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9911	$8350
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7140	$3529
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.59	$2.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$93.9	$66.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.2	$22.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.11	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.31	$2.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.08	$3.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$4.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.65	$2.9
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$13.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$10.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.7	$13.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$3.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.93	$4.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$2.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$2.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.65	$1.02
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.1	$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.64	$10.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.5	$2.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13	$11.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.93	$6.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.67	$2.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.02	$2.19
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.25	$1.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$59.3	$39.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.7	$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.9	$78.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$30.2	$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$88.7	$59.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2405	$794
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18104	$6012

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Cities near Amsterdam

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.8 mi	Purmerend	$1944
18 km or 11 mi	Haarlem	$2291
21 km or 13 mi	IJmuiden	$2085
22 km or 14 mi	Almere	$1937
25 km or 16 mi	Zandvoort	$2090
26 km or 16 mi	Hilversum	$2049
26 km or 16 mi	Huizen	$1957
35 km or 22 mi	Langedijk	$1995
36 km or 22 mi	Utrecht	$2251
38 km or 23 mi	Leiden	$2081
38 km or 24 mi	Oegstgeest	$1934
40 km or 25 mi	Zeist	$2180
42 km or 26 mi	Lelystad	$1357
48 km or 30 mi	Leidschendam	$2042
49 km or 30 mi	Harderwijk	$1844
52 km or 32 mi	The Hague	$2199
53 km or 33 mi	Scheveningen	$2049
55 km or 34 mi	Delft	$1861
57 km or 36 mi	Dronten	$1760
59 km or 36 mi	Rotterdam	$2359
60 km or 37 mi	Veenendaal	$1631
61 km or 38 mi	Ridderkerk	$2062
64 km or 40 mi	Sliedrecht	$1969
64 km or 40 mi	Ede	$1651
65 km or 40 mi	Elburg	$1829
66 km or 41 mi	Tiel	$2432
67 km or 42 mi	Zaltbommel	$2026
70 km or 43 mi	Wageningen	$2105
72 km or 45 mi	Kampen	$1823
75 km or 47 mi	Apeldoorn	$1893
76 km or 47 mi	Texel	$1941
81 km or 50 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$1975
82 km or 51 mi	Arnhem	$1613
83 km or 51 mi	Zwolle	$1764
83 km or 52 mi	Zwartewaterland	$1813
86 km or 54 mi	Deventer	$1851
89 km or 55 mi	Nijmegen	$1999
89 km or 55 mi	Sneek	$1890
89 km or 55 mi	Breda	$1739
91 km or 57 mi	Tilburg	$1862

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