Berlin vs Quebec City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Berlin	Quebec City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2302	$1695
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5175	$3907
🏠 One person rent	$1280	$873
🏘️ Family rent	$2205	$1435
🍽️ Food expenses	$553	$558
🚐 Transport expenses	$315	$129
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3706	$2900
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	100	38
😀 Quality of life	95	88
🏙️ Population	3.78M	549K

The cost of living in Berlin is 36% more expensive than in Quebec City. Cities ranked 1275th and 3269th ($2302 vs $1695) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 113th in Germany and Canada, respectively. Check Germany vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Berlin compared to 1.7 months in Quebec City. Berlin ranked 7th best city to live in Germany vs Quebec City ranked 28th in Canada, while ranked 35th and 332nd among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Share this infographic!

Use the link below to embed the infographic from our site and automatically keep the data layer up to date.

If you prefer to download the image, please credit us as a source.

<img src="https://livingcost.org/assets/photo/cost/berlin/quebec.jpg" alt="Cost of living in Berlin vs Quebec City infographic" style="max-width: 100%; height: auto;"><p>Source: <a href="https://livingcost.org/cost/berlin/quebec" target="_blank">Berlin vs Quebec City - Cost of Living Comparison</a></p>

Prices in Berlin vs Quebec City

Prices for goods and services in Berlin and Quebec City are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

	Berlin	Quebec City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16	$17.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.2	$59.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.1	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.17	$5.49
☕ Cappuccino	$4.72	$3.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.77	$2.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1324	$863
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$952	$743
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2341	$1500
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1711	$1244
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$208	$61.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$321	$95
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$46.4	$44.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.51%	5.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8913	$8196
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6080	$2969
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.45	$2.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$69.8	$71.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.9	$19.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.99	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.37	$2.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.08	$3.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.94	$3.99
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.14	$3.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$11.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.6	$12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.49	$4.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.85	$4.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.62	$4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$2.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$2.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.69	$0.99
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.06	$1.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.38	$11.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.33	$3.05
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.1	$13.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$6.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.95	$3.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.69	$2.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.17	$1.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.2	$39.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.8	$11.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$68.6	$81.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.1	$16
👖 Brand Jeans	$97.9	$58.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$96.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$135	$719
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10963	$7052

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Berlin

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Teltow	$1931
18 km or 11 mi	Hohen Neuendorf	$1930
18 km or 11 mi	Hennigsdorf	$1921
20 km or 13 mi	Falkensee	$1905
21 km or 13 mi	Bernau bei Berlin	$1940
25 km or 16 mi	Potsdam	$1940
25 km or 16 mi	Ludwigsfelde	$1889
28 km or 18 mi	Oranienburg	$1920
30 km or 19 mi	Konigs Wusterhausen	$1896
34 km or 21 mi	Werder	$1870
34 km or 21 mi	Strausberg	$1895
46 km or 29 mi	Eberswalde	$1878
49 km or 31 mi	Furstenwalde	$1816
50 km or 31 mi	Luckenwalde	$1853
57 km or 36 mi	Brandenburg an der Havel	$1859
60 km or 37 mi	Neuruppin	$1846
72 km or 44 mi	Rathenow	$1846
81 km or 50 mi	Frankfurt	$1698
86 km or 53 mi	Schwedt	$1857
88 km or 55 mi	Wittenberg	$1460
97 km or 60 mi	Neustrelitz	$1557
97 km or 60 mi	Eisenhuttenstadt	$1587
104 km or 65 mi	Stendal	$1493
106 km or 66 mi	Cottbus	$1382
107 km or 67 mi	Burg bei Magdeburg	$1483
107 km or 67 mi	Zerbst	$1490
109 km or 68 mi	Dessau-Rolau	$1489
109 km or 68 mi	Torgau	$1488
116 km or 72 mi	Neubrandenburg	$1597
119 km or 74 mi	Senftenberg	$1502
121 km or 75 mi	Waren	$1543
124 km or 77 mi	Bitterfeld-Wolfen	$1457
124 km or 77 mi	Schonebeck	$1481
125 km or 78 mi	Spremberg	$1464
127 km or 79 mi	Magdeburg	$1473
128 km or 79 mi	Szczecin	$1240
128 km or 80 mi	Kothen	$1467
128 km or 80 mi	Gorzow Wielkopolski	$1121
131 km or 81 mi	Delitzsch	$1553
134 km or 83 mi	Hoyerswerda	$1474

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