Atlanta vs Quebec City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Atlanta	Quebec City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2641	$1632
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5926	$3776
🏠 One person rent	$1592	$826
🏘️ Family rent	$2480	$1323
🍽️ Food expenses	$711	$538
🚐 Transport expenses	$141	$136
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5005	$2731
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	95	38
😀 Quality of life	91	88
🏙️ Population	499K	549K

The cost of living in Atlanta is 62% more expensive than in Quebec City. Cities ranked 647th and 3402nd ($2641 vs $1632) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 572nd and 116th 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 1.9 months in Atlanta compared to 1.7 months in Quebec City. Atlanta ranked 51st best city to live in the United States vs Quebec City ranked 25th in Canada, while ranked 179th and 300th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Atlanta vs Quebec City

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	Atlanta	Quebec City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$21.5	$15.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$88.8	$64.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.3	$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.03	$4.99
☕ Cappuccino	$5.17	$3.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.71	$1.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1682	$788
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1323	$714
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2780	$1419
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2071	$1141
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$128	$52.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$198	$82.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$69.6	$44.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.44%	5.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2885	$9628
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2139	$3472
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.5	$2.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$93.1	$67.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.6	$22.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.79	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.02	$2.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.37	$3.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.43	$4.05
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.22	$3.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.1	$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$10.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.4	$12.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.14	$3.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.15	$4.17
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.76	$3.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$1.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.82	$2.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.03	$1.01
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.73	$1.86
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.3	$10.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.1	$3.14
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.63	$11.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.08	$6.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.98	$3.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.72	$2.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.49	$1.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.5	$41.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.3	$10
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$159	$79
💇 Haircut, simple	$26.4	$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.7	$55.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$113	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1237	$816
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$26158	$6103

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Cities near Atlanta

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	East Point	$2416
11 km or 7 mi	Candler-McAfee	$2419
12 km or 7.7 mi	Brookhaven	$2384
17 km or 11 mi	Chamblee	$2379
17 km or 11 mi	Smyrna	$2503
19 km or 12 mi	Tucker	$2370
20 km or 13 mi	Sandy Springs	$2423
21 km or 13 mi	Stonecrest	$2345
22 km or 13 mi	Dunwoody	$2413
26 km or 16 mi	Marietta	$2412
29 km or 18 mi	Stockbridge	$2333
29 km or 18 mi	Peachtree Corners	$2421
31 km or 19 mi	Douglasville	$2193
31 km or 19 mi	Roswell	$2466
35 km or 22 mi	Johns Creek	$2421
35 km or 22 mi	Duluth	$2454
36 km or 22 mi	Kennesaw	$2242
37 km or 23 mi	Alpharetta	$2563
40 km or 25 mi	Woodstock	$3016
41 km or 26 mi	McDonough	$2298
43 km or 26 mi	Milton	$2478
43 km or 27 mi	Acworth	$1902
43 km or 27 mi	Lawrenceville	$2098
43 km or 27 mi	Peachtree	$2279
53 km or 33 mi	Canton	$2492
56 km or 35 mi	Newnan	$2131
58 km or 36 mi	Griffin	$2246
66 km or 41 mi	Carrollton	$2252
67 km or 42 mi	Winder	$1982
80 km or 49 mi	Gainesville	$2362
92 km or 57 mi	Rome	$1891
96 km or 59 mi	Athens	$1879
100 km or 62 mi	LaGrange	$2186
124 km or 77 mi	Macon	$1824
125 km or 78 mi	Dalton	$1600
128 km or 80 mi	Valley	$1820
133 km or 83 mi	Anniston	$1925
135 km or 84 mi	Oxford	$1910
146 km or 90 mi	Warner Robins	$1948
150 km or 93 mi	Columbus	$1981

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