Atlanta vs Quebec City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Atlanta	Quebec City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2628	$1648
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6005	$3908
🏠 One person rent	$1574	$829
🏘️ Family rent	$2484	$1438
🍽️ Food expenses	$713	$564
🚐 Transport expenses	$144	$124
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5455	$2878
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	95	38
😀 Quality of life	90	87
🏙️ Population	499K	574K

The cost of living in Atlanta is 59% more expensive than in Quebec City. Cities ranked 688th and 3402nd ($2628 vs $1648) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 604th 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 2.1 months in Atlanta compared to 1.7 months in Quebec City. Atlanta ranked 49th best city to live in the United States vs Quebec City ranked 21st in Canada, while ranked 199th and 327th 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	$23.3	$18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$95.8	$66.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.4	$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.3	$5.34
☕ Cappuccino	$5.39	$3.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.96	$1.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1746	$907
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1275	$680
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2981	$1526
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2017	$1247
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$128	$58.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$197	$89.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$76.8	$45.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.25%	4.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3778	$6977
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2636	$2884
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.5	$2.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$97.6	$71.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.4	$16.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.86	$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.85	$2.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.03	$3.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.54	$4.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.37	$3.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.6	$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$11.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.4	$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.18	$4.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.01	$3.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.26	$3.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.12	$2.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.67	$2.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.84	$0.96
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.76	$1.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.3	$11.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.33	$2.81
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.05	$15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.33	$6.78
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$8	$3.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.6	$2.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.92	$1.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.5	$37.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.7	$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$160	$79.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$27.4	$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.5	$58.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$95.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1605	$703
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22758	$8149

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Cities near Atlanta

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	East Point	$2410
11 km or 7 mi	Candler-McAfee	$2399
12 km or 7.7 mi	Brookhaven	$2360
17 km or 11 mi	Chamblee	$2387
17 km or 11 mi	Smyrna	$2376
19 km or 12 mi	Tucker	$2372
20 km or 13 mi	Sandy Springs	$2406
21 km or 13 mi	Stonecrest	$2352
22 km or 13 mi	Dunwoody	$2409
26 km or 16 mi	Marietta	$2416
29 km or 18 mi	Stockbridge	$2334
29 km or 18 mi	Peachtree Corners	$2405
31 km or 19 mi	Douglasville	$2243
31 km or 19 mi	Roswell	$2486
35 km or 22 mi	Johns Creek	$2429
35 km or 22 mi	Duluth	$2458
36 km or 22 mi	Kennesaw	$2215
37 km or 23 mi	Alpharetta	$2651
40 km or 25 mi	Woodstock	$2968
41 km or 26 mi	McDonough	$2289
43 km or 26 mi	Milton	$2494
43 km or 27 mi	Acworth	$1920
43 km or 27 mi	Lawrenceville	$2069
43 km or 27 mi	Peachtree	$2253
53 km or 33 mi	Canton	$2472
56 km or 35 mi	Newnan	$2105
58 km or 36 mi	Griffin	$2254
66 km or 41 mi	Carrollton	$2240
67 km or 42 mi	Winder	$2003
80 km or 49 mi	Gainesville	$2233
92 km or 57 mi	Rome	$1922
96 km or 59 mi	Athens	$1771
100 km or 62 mi	LaGrange	$2187
124 km or 77 mi	Macon	$1993
125 km or 78 mi	Dalton	$1602
128 km or 80 mi	Valley	$1852
133 km or 83 mi	Anniston	$1967
135 km or 84 mi	Oxford	$1955
146 km or 90 mi	Warner Robins	$1930
150 km or 93 mi	Columbus	$2010

Cities near Quebec City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi	Levis	$1638
80 km or 50 mi	Thetford Mines	$1002
89 km or 55 mi	Saint-Georges	$1457
102 km or 64 mi	Victoriaville	$1238
114 km or 71 mi	Trois-Rivieres	$1219
120 km or 74 mi	Shawinigan	$1441
142 km or 88 mi	Drummondville	$1365
166 km or 103 mi	Sherbrooke	$1421
169 km or 105 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1575
170 km or 106 mi	Riviere-du-Loup	$1504
178 km or 111 mi	Saguenay	$1122
180 km or 112 mi	Chicoutimi	$1289
187 km or 116 mi	Magog	$1533
188 km or 117 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1675
192 km or 120 mi	Joliette	$1421
195 km or 121 mi	Alma	$1384
196 km or 122 mi	Granby	$1199
201 km or 125 mi	L'Assomption	$1702
206 km or 128 mi	Beloeil	$1816
210 km or 131 mi	Repentigny	$1817
211 km or 131 mi	Varennes	$1829
212 km or 132 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1875
217 km or 135 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1892
218 km or 135 mi	Mascouche	$1828
218 km or 136 mi	Boucherville	$1861
220 km or 136 mi	Chambly	$1892
223 km or 138 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1772
223 km or 139 mi	Terrebonne	$1863
227 km or 141 mi	Longueuil	$1874
228 km or 142 mi	Brossard	$2051
229 km or 142 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1856
229 km or 143 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1850
231 km or 144 mi	Montreal	$1901
234 km or 146 mi	La Prairie	$1937
236 km or 146 mi	Westmount	$1828
236 km or 146 mi	Mount Royal	$1852
238 km or 148 mi	Laval	$2058
238 km or 148 mi	Candiac	$1921
241 km or 150 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1870
241 km or 150 mi	Boisbriand	$1913