Barcelona vs Quebec City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Barcelona	Quebec City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2116	$1695
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4761	$3907
🏠 One person rent	$1285	$873
🏘️ Family rent	$2102	$1435
🍽️ Food expenses	$515	$558
🚐 Transport expenses	$161	$129
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2516	$2900
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	98	38
😀 Quality of life	90	88
🏙️ Population	1.73M	549K

The cost of living in Barcelona is 25% more expensive than in Quebec City. Cities ranked 1722nd and 3269th ($2116 vs $1695) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 113th 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 1.7 months in Quebec City. Barcelona ranked 2nd best city to live in Spain vs Quebec City ranked 28th in Canada, while ranked 205th and 332nd 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	$17.8	$17.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.9	$59.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.1	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.02	$5.49
☕ Cappuccino	$3.26	$3.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.73	$2.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1395	$863
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1073	$743
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2392	$1500
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1768	$1244
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$111	$61.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$173	$95
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$36.2	$44.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.08%	5.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7050	$8196
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4924	$2969
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.17	$2.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27.4	$71.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.3	$19.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.8	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.29	$2.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.7	$3.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$3.99
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.24	$3.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.4	$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.59	$11.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.2	$12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$4.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$4.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.85	$4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$2.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$2.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.6	$0.99
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.49	$1.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.46	$11.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.43	$3.05
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.25	$13.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.65	$6.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.57	$3.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.07	$2.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.88	$1.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.7	$39.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.8	$11.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$73	$81.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$20	$16
👖 Brand Jeans	$92.6	$58.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$119	$96.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$777	$719
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16675	$7052

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Cities near Barcelona

Distance	City	Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi	L'Hospitalet de Llobregat	$1812
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Badalona	$2155
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Cornella de Llobregat	$1656
12 km or 7.5 mi	Sant Boi de Llobregat	$1603
13 km or 8 mi	Ripollet	$1708
17 km or 11 mi	Rubi	$1580
19 km or 12 mi	Sabadell	$1685
24 km or 15 mi	Terrassa	$1473
27 km or 17 mi	Granollers	$1623
28 km or 18 mi	Mataro	$1609
42 km or 26 mi	Vilanova i la Geltru	$1478
48 km or 30 mi	Manresa	$1210
61 km or 38 mi	Vic	$1161
65 km or 40 mi	Lloret de Mar	$1367
83 km or 52 mi	Tarragona	$1531
85 km or 53 mi	Girona	$1741
117 km or 73 mi	Figueres	$1550
131 km or 81 mi	Lleida	$1264
136 km or 85 mi	Andorra la Vella	$1878
141 km or 88 mi	Ordino	$1877
158 km or 98 mi	Perpignan	$1390
176 km or 109 mi	Vinaros	$1493
206 km or 128 mi	Palma de Mallorca	$2000
208 km or 129 mi	Ciutadella de Menorca	$1645
212 km or 131 mi	Narbonne	$1230
230 km or 143 mi	Huesca	$1201
234 km or 145 mi	Beziers	$1509
242 km or 150 mi	Mahon	$1659
245 km or 152 mi	Castellon de la Plana	$1215
247 km or 154 mi	Castres	$1585
250 km or 156 mi	Villarreal	$1267
253 km or 157 mi	Borriana	$1296
254 km or 158 mi	Toulouse	$1709
257 km or 159 mi	Zaragoza	$1471
269 km or 167 mi	Tarbes	$1569
281 km or 174 mi	Sagunto	$1415
282 km or 175 mi	Ibiza	$2879
284 km or 177 mi	Montpellier	$1663
299 km or 186 mi	Pau	$1347
303 km or 189 mi	Valencia	$1797

Cities near Quebec City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi	Levis	$1685
80 km or 50 mi	Thetford Mines	$1024
89 km or 55 mi	Saint-Georges	$1466
102 km or 64 mi	Victoriaville	$1265
114 km or 71 mi	Trois-Rivieres	$1180
120 km or 74 mi	Shawinigan	$1434
142 km or 88 mi	Drummondville	$1399
166 km or 103 mi	Sherbrooke	$1451
169 km or 105 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1589
170 km or 106 mi	Riviere-du-Loup	$1506
178 km or 111 mi	Saguenay	$1104
180 km or 112 mi	Chicoutimi	$1254
187 km or 116 mi	Magog	$1526
188 km or 117 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1642
192 km or 120 mi	Joliette	$1458
195 km or 121 mi	Alma	$1341
196 km or 122 mi	Granby	$1142
201 km or 125 mi	L'Assomption	$1723
206 km or 128 mi	Beloeil	$1838
210 km or 131 mi	Repentigny	$1846
211 km or 131 mi	Varennes	$1861
212 km or 132 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1891
217 km or 135 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1918
218 km or 135 mi	Mascouche	$1852
218 km or 136 mi	Boucherville	$1897
220 km or 136 mi	Chambly	$1918
223 km or 138 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1800
223 km or 139 mi	Terrebonne	$1907
227 km or 141 mi	Longueuil	$1923
228 km or 142 mi	Brossard	$2080
229 km or 142 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1875
229 km or 143 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1857
231 km or 144 mi	Montreal	$1928
234 km or 146 mi	La Prairie	$1960
236 km or 146 mi	Westmount	$1862
236 km or 146 mi	Mount Royal	$1876
238 km or 148 mi	Laval	$2047
238 km or 148 mi	Candiac	$1940
241 km or 150 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1893
241 km or 150 mi	Boisbriand	$1934