Atlanta vs Quebec City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Atlanta	Quebec City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2570	$1644
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5742	$3738
🏠 One person rent	$1586	$834
🏘️ Family rent	$2465	$1281
🍽️ Food expenses	$690	$540
🚐 Transport expenses	$133	$134
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5431	$2588
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	95	38
😀 Quality of life	90	86
🏙️ Population	499K	549K

The cost of living in Atlanta is 56% more expensive than in Quebec City. Cities ranked 704th and 2883rd ($2570 vs $1644) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 650th 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 Atlanta compared to 1.6 months in Quebec City. Atlanta ranked 38th best city to live in the United States vs Quebec City ranked 23rd in Canada, while ranked 165th and 310th 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	$17.4	$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$78.1	$62.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.8	$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.39	$5.58
☕ Cappuccino	$5.32	$3.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.74	$1.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1651	$790
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1325	$727
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2827	$1395
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2042	$1101
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$129	$52.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$199	$80
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$67	$41.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.58%	7.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2730	$8350
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2292	$3529
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.51	$2.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$93.7	$66.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.1	$22.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.88	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.06	$2.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.67	$3.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.88	$4.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.85	$2.9
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$13.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$10.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17	$13.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.73	$3.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.2	$4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.85	$4.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.77	$2.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.72	$2.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$2	$1.02
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.72	$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.3	$10.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.58	$2.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.06	$11.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.01	$6.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.97	$2.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.13	$2.19
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.45	$1.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.8	$39.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.5	$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$94.9	$78.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.7	$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.6	$59.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.9	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1442	$794
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27299	$6012

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Cities near Atlanta

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	East Point	$2339
11 km or 7 mi	Candler-McAfee	$2331
12 km or 7.7 mi	Brookhaven	$2277
17 km or 11 mi	Chamblee	$2284
17 km or 11 mi	Smyrna	$2441
19 km or 12 mi	Tucker	$2268
20 km or 13 mi	Sandy Springs	$2285
21 km or 13 mi	Stonecrest	$2254
22 km or 13 mi	Dunwoody	$2302
26 km or 16 mi	Marietta	$2319
29 km or 18 mi	Stockbridge	$2235
29 km or 18 mi	Peachtree Corners	$2282
31 km or 19 mi	Douglasville	$2166
31 km or 19 mi	Roswell	$2390
35 km or 22 mi	Johns Creek	$2290
35 km or 22 mi	Duluth	$2208
36 km or 22 mi	Kennesaw	$1993
37 km or 23 mi	Alpharetta	$2657
40 km or 25 mi	Woodstock	$1928
41 km or 26 mi	McDonough	$2195
43 km or 26 mi	Milton	$2435
43 km or 27 mi	Acworth	$1541
43 km or 27 mi	Lawrenceville	$1974
43 km or 27 mi	Peachtree	$2213
53 km or 33 mi	Canton	$2094
56 km or 35 mi	Newnan	$2148
58 km or 36 mi	Griffin	$2159
66 km or 41 mi	Carrollton	$2149
67 km or 42 mi	Winder	$2076
80 km or 49 mi	Gainesville	$2127
92 km or 57 mi	Rome	$1888
96 km or 59 mi	Athens	$1839
100 km or 62 mi	LaGrange	$2128
124 km or 77 mi	Macon	$1704
125 km or 78 mi	Dalton	$1636
128 km or 80 mi	Valley	$1652
133 km or 83 mi	Anniston	$1726
135 km or 84 mi	Oxford	$1736
146 km or 90 mi	Warner Robins	$1901
150 km or 93 mi	Columbus	$1982

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