Amsterdam vs Quebec City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Amsterdam	Quebec City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3118	$1632
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7329	$3776
🏠 One person rent	$2031	$826
🏘️ Family rent	$3485	$1323
🍽️ Food expenses	$654	$538
🚐 Transport expenses	$260	$136
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4702	$2731
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	95	38
😀 Quality of life	96	88
🏙️ Population	921K	549K

The cost of living in Amsterdam is 91% more expensive than in Quebec City. Cities ranked 143rd and 3402nd ($3118 vs $1632) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 116th 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 1.7 months in Quebec City. Amsterdam ranked 1st best city to live in the Netherlands vs Quebec City ranked 25th in Canada, while ranked 31st and 300th 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	$21.3	$15.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$103	$64.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$15.4	$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.2	$4.99
☕ Cappuccino	$4.94	$3.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.76	$1.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2130	$788
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1705	$714
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3833	$1419
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2970	$1141
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$191	$52.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$292	$82.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51	$44.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.81%	5.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10418	$9628
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7591	$3472
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.92	$2.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$113	$67.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$33.2	$22.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.31	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.6	$2.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.56	$3.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$4.05
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.47	$3.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$10.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.8	$12.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.9	$3.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.6	$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$4.17
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.47	$3.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$1.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$2.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1	$1.01
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.85	$1.86
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.23	$10.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.82	$3.14
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.2	$11.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.84	$6.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.62	$3.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.5	$2.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.96	$1.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.9	$41.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.3	$10
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$44.2	$79
💇 Haircut, simple	$37.4	$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$103	$55.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$124	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2892	$816
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19920	$6103

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Cities near Amsterdam

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.8 mi	Purmerend	$2178
18 km or 11 mi	Haarlem	$2589
21 km or 13 mi	IJmuiden	$2252
22 km or 14 mi	Almere	$2230
25 km or 16 mi	Zandvoort	$1846
26 km or 16 mi	Hilversum	$2568
26 km or 16 mi	Huizen	$2256
35 km or 22 mi	Langedijk	$2235
36 km or 22 mi	Utrecht	$2718
38 km or 23 mi	Leiden	$2222
38 km or 24 mi	Oegstgeest	$2134
40 km or 25 mi	Zeist	$2414
42 km or 26 mi	Lelystad	$1514
48 km or 30 mi	Leidschendam	$2392
49 km or 30 mi	Harderwijk	$2111
52 km or 32 mi	The Hague	$2581
53 km or 33 mi	Scheveningen	$2374
55 km or 34 mi	Delft	$2228
57 km or 36 mi	Dronten	$2011
59 km or 36 mi	Rotterdam	$2615
60 km or 37 mi	Veenendaal	$1829
61 km or 38 mi	Ridderkerk	$2329
64 km or 40 mi	Sliedrecht	$2262
64 km or 40 mi	Ede	$1860
65 km or 40 mi	Elburg	$2082
66 km or 41 mi	Tiel	$2706
67 km or 42 mi	Zaltbommel	$2302
70 km or 43 mi	Wageningen	$2318
72 km or 45 mi	Kampen	$2070
75 km or 47 mi	Apeldoorn	$2154
76 km or 47 mi	Texel	$2187
81 km or 50 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$2263
82 km or 51 mi	Arnhem	$1986
83 km or 51 mi	Zwolle	$1992
83 km or 52 mi	Zwartewaterland	$2058
86 km or 54 mi	Deventer	$2107
89 km or 55 mi	Nijmegen	$2164
89 km or 55 mi	Sneek	$2100
89 km or 55 mi	Breda	$2087
91 km or 57 mi	Tilburg	$2238

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