Barcelona vs Quebec City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Barcelona	Quebec City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2129	$1648
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4730	$3908
🏠 One person rent	$1308	$829
🏘️ Family rent	$2082	$1438
🍽️ Food expenses	$510	$564
🚐 Transport expenses	$158	$124
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2324	$2878
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	98	38
😀 Quality of life	90	87
🏙️ Population	1.73M	574K

The cost of living in Barcelona is 29% more expensive than in Quebec City. Cities ranked 1659th and 3402nd ($2129 vs $1648) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 116th in Spain and Canada, respectively. Check Spain vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Barcelona compared to 1.7 months in Quebec City. Barcelona ranked 2nd best city to live in Spain vs Quebec City ranked 21st in Canada, while ranked 174th and 327th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Barcelona vs Quebec City

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	Barcelona	Quebec City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.3	$18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.1	$66.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.9	$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.8	$5.34
☕ Cappuccino	$3.43	$3.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.8	$1.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1418	$907
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1098	$680
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2417	$1526
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1738	$1247
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$112	$58.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$173	$89.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$35	$45.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.04%	4.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7636	$6977
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5246	$2884
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.07	$2.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$26.7	$71.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20	$16.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.75	$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.29	$2.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.84	$3.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$4.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.86	$3.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.4	$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.71	$11.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19	$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.03	$4.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$3.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.81	$3.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$2.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$2.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.58	$0.96
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.35	$1.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.04	$11.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.41	$2.81
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.1	$15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.48	$6.78
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.42	$3.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.99	$2.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.77	$1.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.3	$37.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.5	$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$72.6	$79.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$19	$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$91.4	$58.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$119	$95.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$866	$703
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16301	$8149

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Cities near Barcelona

Distance	City	Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi	L'Hospitalet de Llobregat	$1773
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Badalona	$2084
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Cornella de Llobregat	$1626
12 km or 7.5 mi	Sant Boi de Llobregat	$1586
13 km or 8 mi	Ripollet	$1660
17 km or 11 mi	Rubi	$1538
19 km or 12 mi	Sabadell	$1623
24 km or 15 mi	Terrassa	$1367
27 km or 17 mi	Granollers	$1588
28 km or 18 mi	Mataro	$1584
42 km or 26 mi	Vilanova i la Geltru	$1455
48 km or 30 mi	Manresa	$1145
61 km or 38 mi	Vic	$1142
65 km or 40 mi	Lloret de Mar	$1344
83 km or 52 mi	Tarragona	$1524
85 km or 53 mi	Girona	$1749
117 km or 73 mi	Figueres	$1506
131 km or 81 mi	Lleida	$1245
136 km or 85 mi	Andorra la Vella	$1836
141 km or 88 mi	Ordino	$1830
158 km or 98 mi	Perpignan	$1328
176 km or 109 mi	Vinaros	$1494
206 km or 128 mi	Palma de Mallorca	$2017
208 km or 129 mi	Ciutadella de Menorca	$1628
212 km or 131 mi	Narbonne	$1202
230 km or 143 mi	Huesca	$1166
234 km or 145 mi	Beziers	$1474
242 km or 150 mi	Mahon	$1658
245 km or 152 mi	Castellon de la Plana	$1183
247 km or 154 mi	Castres	$1596
250 km or 156 mi	Villarreal	$1238
253 km or 157 mi	Borriana	$1271
254 km or 158 mi	Toulouse	$1709
257 km or 159 mi	Zaragoza	$1436
269 km or 167 mi	Tarbes	$1558
281 km or 174 mi	Sagunto	$1408
282 km or 175 mi	Ibiza	$2775
284 km or 177 mi	Montpellier	$1644
299 km or 186 mi	Pau	$1351
303 km or 189 mi	Valencia	$1812

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