Amsterdam vs Quebec City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Amsterdam	Quebec City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2545	$1658
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5759	$3837
🏠 One person rent	$1649	$840
🏘️ Family rent	$2742	$1268
🍽️ Food expenses	$538	$551
🚐 Transport expenses	$217	$129
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3788	$2472
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	95	39
😀 Quality of life	94	87
🏙️ Population	921K	549K

The cost of living in Amsterdam is 53% more expensive than in Quebec City. Cities ranked 612th and 2827th ($2545 vs $1658) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 109th 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 1.5 months in Quebec City. Amsterdam ranked 1st best city to live in the Netherlands vs Quebec City ranked 18th in Canada, while ranked 37th and 204th 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	$18.4	$15.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$77.4	$67.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.6	$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.35	$6.4
☕ Cappuccino	$4.1	$4.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.18	$2.2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1693	$793
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1379	$689
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2979	$1298
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2298	$1046
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$159	$78.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$260	$120
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$48.3	$50.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.88%	7.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9157	$10641
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5939	$3317
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.61	$2.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$90.9	$68.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$27.3	$19.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.1	$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.46	$2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.01	$2.35
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$4.07
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.73	$2.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$14.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$10.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$3.68
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$1.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.95	$4.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.3	$4.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$2.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$2.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.49	$1.14
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.3	$1.91
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.94	$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.46	$2.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.1	$9.86
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.93	$6.03
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.53	$3.37
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.21	$2.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.38	$1.97
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50.6	$34.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.8	$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.1	$82.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$28.9	$16
👖 Brand Jeans	$83.1	$83.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93	$94.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1976	$1142
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10734	$6211

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Cities near Amsterdam

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.8 mi	Purmerend	$2001
18 km or 11 mi	Haarlem	$2465
21 km or 13 mi	IJmuiden	$2092
22 km or 14 mi	Almere	$1647
25 km or 16 mi	Zandvoort	$2135
26 km or 16 mi	Hilversum	$1894
26 km or 16 mi	Huizen	$1897
35 km or 22 mi	Langedijk	$1958
36 km or 22 mi	Utrecht	$2055
38 km or 23 mi	Leiden	$2205
38 km or 24 mi	Oegstgeest	$2000
40 km or 25 mi	Zeist	$1939
42 km or 26 mi	Lelystad	$1501
48 km or 30 mi	Leidschendam	$1850
49 km or 30 mi	Harderwijk	$1796
52 km or 32 mi	The Hague	$1886
53 km or 33 mi	Scheveningen	$1836
55 km or 34 mi	Delft	$1804
57 km or 36 mi	Dronten	$1729
59 km or 36 mi	Rotterdam	$2013
60 km or 37 mi	Veenendaal	$1841
61 km or 38 mi	Ridderkerk	$1890
64 km or 40 mi	Sliedrecht	$1873
64 km or 40 mi	Ede	$1818
65 km or 40 mi	Elburg	$1793
66 km or 41 mi	Tiel	$1919
67 km or 42 mi	Zaltbommel	$1877
70 km or 43 mi	Wageningen	$1756
72 km or 45 mi	Kampen	$1770
75 km or 47 mi	Apeldoorn	$1942
76 km or 47 mi	Texel	$1864
81 km or 50 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$1876
82 km or 51 mi	Arnhem	$1697
83 km or 51 mi	Zwolle	$1725
83 km or 52 mi	Zwartewaterland	$1761
86 km or 54 mi	Deventer	$1901
89 km or 55 mi	Nijmegen	$1746
89 km or 55 mi	Sneek	$1734
89 km or 55 mi	Breda	$1822
91 km or 57 mi	Tilburg	$1833

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