Atlanta vs Quebec City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Atlanta	Quebec City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2648	$1658
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6318	$3837
🏠 One person rent	$1617	$840
🏘️ Family rent	$2832	$1268
🍽️ Food expenses	$707	$551
🚐 Transport expenses	$140	$129
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5633	$2472
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	95	39
😀 Quality of life	89	87
🏙️ Population	499K	549K

The cost of living in Atlanta is 60% more expensive than in Quebec City. Cities ranked 459th and 2827th ($2648 vs $1658) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 412th and 109th 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 Atlanta compared to 1.5 months in Quebec City. Atlanta ranked 29th best city to live in the United States vs Quebec City ranked 18th in Canada, while ranked 151st and 204th 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	$18.6	$15.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$85.9	$67.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.9	$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.98	$6.4
☕ Cappuccino	$5.33	$4.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.55	$2.2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1656	$793
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1353	$689
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3282	$1298
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2377	$1046
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$135	$78.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$206	$120
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68.1	$50.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.95%	7.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7867	$10641
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4370	$3317
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.48	$2.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$95.3	$68.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.3	$19.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.15	$2.35
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.72	$4.07
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.85	$2.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$14.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$10.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17	$17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.59	$3.68
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$1.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.12	$4.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.97	$4.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.81	$2.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.55	$2.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.58	$1.14
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.47	$1.91
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.9	$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.34	$2.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.06	$9.86
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$14	$6.03
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$12.1	$3.37
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$7.01	$2.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.81	$1.97
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$79	$34.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.3	$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$135	$82.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$24.2	$16
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.1	$83.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92	$94.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1479	$1142
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$28904	$6211

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Cities near Atlanta

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	East Point	$2435
11 km or 7 mi	Candler-McAfee	$2389
12 km or 7.7 mi	Brookhaven	$2387
17 km or 11 mi	Chamblee	$2349
17 km or 11 mi	Smyrna	$2608
19 km or 12 mi	Tucker	$2313
20 km or 13 mi	Sandy Springs	$2341
21 km or 13 mi	Stonecrest	$2296
22 km or 13 mi	Dunwoody	$2364
26 km or 16 mi	Marietta	$2279
29 km or 18 mi	Stockbridge	$2287
29 km or 18 mi	Peachtree Corners	$2336
31 km or 19 mi	Douglasville	$2449
31 km or 19 mi	Roswell	$2471
35 km or 22 mi	Johns Creek	$2364
35 km or 22 mi	Duluth	$2287
36 km or 22 mi	Kennesaw	$2119
37 km or 23 mi	Alpharetta	$2789
40 km or 25 mi	Woodstock	$1953
41 km or 26 mi	McDonough	$2244
43 km or 26 mi	Milton	$2522
43 km or 27 mi	Acworth	$1575
43 km or 27 mi	Lawrenceville	$1737
43 km or 27 mi	Peachtree	$2323
53 km or 33 mi	Canton	$2144
56 km or 35 mi	Newnan	$2367
58 km or 36 mi	Griffin	$2208
66 km or 41 mi	Carrollton	$2262
67 km or 42 mi	Winder	$2102
80 km or 49 mi	Gainesville	$2090
92 km or 57 mi	Rome	$2079
96 km or 59 mi	Athens	$1917
100 km or 62 mi	LaGrange	$2217
124 km or 77 mi	Macon	$1701
125 km or 78 mi	Dalton	$1768
128 km or 80 mi	Valley	$1672
133 km or 83 mi	Anniston	$1811
135 km or 84 mi	Oxford	$1815
146 km or 90 mi	Warner Robins	$1849
150 km or 93 mi	Columbus	$1991

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