Boston vs Quebec City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Boston	Quebec City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3652	$1632
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8068	$3776
🏠 One person rent	$2548	$826
🏘️ Family rent	$4099	$1323
🍽️ Food expenses	$735	$538
🚐 Transport expenses	$144	$136
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$6190	$2731
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	100	38
😀 Quality of life	94	88
🏙️ Population	676K	549K

The cost of living in Boston is 124% more expensive than in Quebec City. Cities ranked 27th and 3402nd ($3652 vs $1632) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 21st 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 1.7 months in Boston compared to 1.7 months in Quebec City. Boston ranked 12th best city to live in the United States vs Quebec City ranked 25th in Canada, while ranked 71st and 300th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Boston vs Quebec City

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	Boston	Quebec City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$22	$15.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$104	$64.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.7	$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.06	$4.99
☕ Cappuccino	$5.6	$3.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.89	$1.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2890	$788
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2183	$714
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5272	$1419
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3425	$1141
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$150	$52.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$231	$82.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$74.5	$44.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.39%	5.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9693	$9628
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6005	$3472
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.39	$2.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$89.8	$67.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.5	$22.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.13	$2.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.68	$3.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.86	$4.05
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.54	$3.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$10.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.2	$12.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.6	$3.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.14	$4.17
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.83	$3.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.32	$1.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.74	$2.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.62	$1.01
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.82	$1.86
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17	$10.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.29	$3.14
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.4	$11.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.56	$6.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.02	$3.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.01	$2.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.01	$1.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$93.3	$41.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.5	$10
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$189	$79
💇 Haircut, simple	$27.9	$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$66.5	$55.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$110	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2782	$816
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27427	$6103

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Cities near Boston

Distance	City	Cost of living
4 km or 2.5 mi	Cambridge	$3768
4.4 km or 2.7 mi	Chelsea	$3107
4.5 km or 2.8 mi	Somerville	$3647
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	Everett	$2977
5.7 km or 3.5 mi	Brookline	$3134
6.9 km or 4.3 mi	Revere	$2960
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Malden	$3002
7.6 km or 4.7 mi	Medford	$2701
10 km or 6.2 mi	Belmont	$2997
10 km or 6.2 mi	Arlington	$2937
10 km or 6.2 mi	Watertown	$2952
11 km or 6.9 mi	Melrose	$2865
12 km or 7.5 mi	Milton	$2981
12 km or 7.5 mi	Winchester	$2821
12 km or 7.7 mi	Newton	$2811
13 km or 7.8 mi	Saugus	$2815
13 km or 8.1 mi	Quincy	$3159
14 km or 8.6 mi	Stoneham	$2785
14 km or 8.9 mi	Waltham	$2866
15 km or 9.4 mi	Lynn	$2732
15 km or 9.5 mi	Woburn	$2646
16 km or 9.6 mi	Dedham	$2915
16 km or 10 mi	Needham	$2854
16 km or 10 mi	Lexington	$2769
16 km or 10 mi	Wakefield	$2750
18 km or 11 mi	Braintree	$2922
18 km or 11 mi	Weymouth	$2929
19 km or 12 mi	Reading	$2728
19 km or 12 mi	Hingham	$2913
20 km or 12 mi	Burlington	$2414
20 km or 13 mi	Wellesley	$2838
21 km or 13 mi	Norwood	$2862
22 km or 14 mi	Peabody	$2837
22 km or 14 mi	Randolph	$2869
22 km or 14 mi	Salem	$3016
23 km or 14 mi	Wilmington	$2582
23 km or 14 mi	Marblehead	$2817
23 km or 14 mi	Canton	$2855
25 km or 16 mi	Natick	$2920
26 km or 16 mi	Stoughton	$2833

Cities near Quebec City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi	Levis	$1622
80 km or 50 mi	Thetford Mines	$1019
89 km or 55 mi	Saint-Georges	$1470
102 km or 64 mi	Victoriaville	$1265
114 km or 71 mi	Trois-Rivieres	$1136
120 km or 74 mi	Shawinigan	$1388
142 km or 88 mi	Drummondville	$1363
166 km or 103 mi	Sherbrooke	$1420
169 km or 105 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1549
170 km or 106 mi	Riviere-du-Loup	$1455
178 km or 111 mi	Saguenay	$1077
180 km or 112 mi	Chicoutimi	$1223
187 km or 116 mi	Magog	$1486
188 km or 117 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1586
192 km or 120 mi	Joliette	$1449
195 km or 121 mi	Alma	$1304
196 km or 122 mi	Granby	$1120
201 km or 125 mi	L'Assomption	$1671
206 km or 128 mi	Beloeil	$1776
210 km or 131 mi	Repentigny	$1767
211 km or 131 mi	Varennes	$1786
212 km or 132 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1822
217 km or 135 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1869
218 km or 135 mi	Mascouche	$1766
218 km or 136 mi	Boucherville	$1820
220 km or 136 mi	Chambly	$1853
223 km or 138 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1719
223 km or 139 mi	Terrebonne	$1805
227 km or 141 mi	Longueuil	$1842
228 km or 142 mi	Brossard	$2055
229 km or 142 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1828
229 km or 143 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1805
231 km or 144 mi	Montreal	$1903
234 km or 146 mi	La Prairie	$1911
236 km or 146 mi	Westmount	$1814
236 km or 146 mi	Mount Royal	$1820
238 km or 148 mi	Laval	$1930
238 km or 148 mi	Candiac	$1892
241 km or 150 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1835
241 km or 150 mi	Boisbriand	$1763