Barcelona vs Quebec City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Barcelona	Quebec City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1773	$1658
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4086	$3837
🏠 One person rent	$1039	$840
🏘️ Family rent	$1779	$1268
🍽️ Food expenses	$439	$551
🚐 Transport expenses	$164	$129
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2149	$2472
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	98	39
😀 Quality of life	88	87
🏙️ Population	1.64M	549K

The cost of living in Barcelona is 7% more expensive than in Quebec City. Cities ranked 2423rd and 2827th ($1773 vs $1658) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 109th in Spain and Canada, respectively. Check Spain vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Barcelona compared to 1.5 months in Quebec City. Barcelona ranked 2nd best city to live in Spain vs Quebec City ranked 18th in Canada, while ranked 193rd and 204th 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	$15.3	$15.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$53.5	$67.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.6	$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.16	$6.4
☕ Cappuccino	$2.96	$4.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.39	$2.2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1095	$793
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$847	$689
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1939	$1298
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1488	$1046
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$110	$78.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$168	$120
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$32.6	$50.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.5%	7.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6090	$10641
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3928	$3317
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.52	$2.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$35.2	$68.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.5	$19.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.82	$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.15	$2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.4	$2.35
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$4.07
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.2	$2.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.6	$14.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.72	$10.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.6	$17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$3.68
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$1.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$4.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.48	$4.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$2.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$2.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.56	$1.14
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.23	$1.91
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.59	$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.21	$2.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.65	$9.86
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.27	$6.03
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.92	$3.37
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.29	$2.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.59	$1.97
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50.5	$34.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.75	$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$58.3	$82.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.4	$16
👖 Brand Jeans	$85.6	$83.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.4	$94.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$571	$1142
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12100	$6211

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Cities near Barcelona

Distance	City	Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi	L'Hospitalet de Llobregat	$1571
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Badalona	$1995
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Cornella de Llobregat	$1426
12 km or 7.5 mi	Sant Boi de Llobregat	$1400
13 km or 8 mi	Ripollet	$1562
17 km or 11 mi	Rubi	$1421
19 km or 12 mi	Sabadell	$1443
24 km or 15 mi	Terrassa	$1409
27 km or 17 mi	Granollers	$1475
28 km or 18 mi	Mataro	$1478
42 km or 26 mi	Vilanova i la Geltru	$1265
48 km or 30 mi	Manresa	$1076
61 km or 38 mi	Vic	$1418
65 km or 40 mi	Lloret de Mar	$1216
83 km or 52 mi	Tarragona	$1148
85 km or 53 mi	Girona	$1333
117 km or 73 mi	Figueres	$1362
131 km or 81 mi	Lleida	$1023
136 km or 85 mi	Andorra la Vella	$1601
141 km or 88 mi	Ordino	$1593
158 km or 98 mi	Perpignan	$1260
176 km or 109 mi	Vinaros	$1234
206 km or 128 mi	Palma de Mallorca	$1710
208 km or 129 mi	Ciutadella de Menorca	$1419
212 km or 131 mi	Narbonne	$1062
230 km or 143 mi	Huesca	$1112
234 km or 145 mi	Beziers	$1181
242 km or 150 mi	Mahon	$1416
245 km or 152 mi	Castellon de la Plana	$1087
247 km or 154 mi	Castres	$1429
250 km or 156 mi	Villarreal	$1128
253 km or 157 mi	Borriana	$1147
254 km or 158 mi	Toulouse	$1448
257 km or 159 mi	Zaragoza	$1327
269 km or 167 mi	Tarbes	$1364
281 km or 174 mi	Sagunto	$1262
282 km or 175 mi	Ibiza	$2629
284 km or 177 mi	Montpellier	$1458
299 km or 186 mi	Pau	$1353
303 km or 189 mi	Valencia	$1437

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