Arlington vs Quebec City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Arlington	Quebec City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1883	$1644
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5033	$3738
🏠 One person rent	$1124	$834
🏘️ Family rent	$2309	$1281
🍽️ Food expenses	$533	$540
🚐 Transport expenses	$82.9	$134
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3943	$2588
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	23 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	90	38
😀 Quality of life	73	86
🏙️ Population	394K	549K

The cost of living in Arlington is 15% more expensive than in Quebec City. Cities ranked 2153rd and 2883rd ($1883 vs $1644) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1796th and 110th in the United States and Canada, respectively. Check the United States vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Arlington compared to 1.6 months in Quebec City. Arlington ranked 396th best city to live in the United States vs Quebec City ranked 23rd in Canada, while ranked 1499th and 310th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Arlington vs Quebec City

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	Arlington	Quebec City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15	$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$58.9	$62.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.26	$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.71	$5.58
☕ Cappuccino	$5.38	$3.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.45	$1.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1270	$790
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$861	$727
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2390	$1395
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1981	$1101
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$124	$52.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$189	$80
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57.2	$41.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.59%	7.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2185	$8350
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2094	$3529
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$5.23	$2.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$40.3	$66.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13	$22.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.77	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.88	$2.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.76	$3.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.22	$4.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.03	$2.9
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$13.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.64	$10.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.9	$13.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.07	$3.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.88	$4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.81	$4.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$2.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$2.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.56	$1.02
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.85	$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12	$10.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.89	$2.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.28	$11.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.71	$6.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.1	$2.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.61	$2.19
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.09	$1.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$46.1	$39.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.9	$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$104	$78.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.7	$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$54.2	$59.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$84.5	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1602	$794
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23540	$6012

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Cities near Arlington

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi	Grand Prairie	$2065
14 km or 8.9 mi	Mansfield	$2305
15 km or 9.6 mi	Hurst	$2093
16 km or 9.8 mi	Bedford	$2086
16 km or 10 mi	Euless	$2081
19 km or 12 mi	Haltom	$2143
19 km or 12 mi	North Richland Hills	$2119
20 km or 12 mi	Irving	$1808
20 km or 13 mi	Colleyville	$2105
21 km or 13 mi	Fort Worth	$2289
21 km or 13 mi	Duncanville	$2149
21 km or 13 mi	Cedar Hill	$2163
22 km or 14 mi	Watauga	$2126
26 km or 16 mi	Grapevine	$2012
27 km or 17 mi	Burleson	$2159
27 km or 17 mi	Keller	$2079
27 km or 17 mi	Southlake	$2089
27 km or 17 mi	DeSoto	$2164
28 km or 17 mi	Midlothian	$2224
29 km or 18 mi	Saginaw	$2148
30 km or 18 mi	Coppell	$2095
30 km or 19 mi	Dallas	$2471
31 km or 19 mi	Benbrook	$2165
34 km or 21 mi	Farmers Branch	$2169
35 km or 21 mi	Lancaster	$2176
35 km or 22 mi	University Park	$2214
37 km or 23 mi	Flower Mound	$2103
38 km or 24 mi	Carrollton	$2184
39 km or 24 mi	Lewisville	$2025
43 km or 27 mi	Waxahachie	$2190
47 km or 29 mi	Cleburne	$2155
48 km or 30 mi	Balch Springs	$2158
48 km or 30 mi	Richardson	$2242
48 km or 30 mi	The Colony	$2258
49 km or 30 mi	Mesquite	$2079
49 km or 30 mi	Corinth	$2219
51 km or 32 mi	Garland	$2023
52 km or 32 mi	Plano	$2538
54 km or 33 mi	Little Elm	$2246
56 km or 35 mi	Frisco	$2395

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