Boston vs Quebec City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Boston	Quebec City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3547	$1644
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7979	$3738
🏠 One person rent	$2453	$834
🏘️ Family rent	$4007	$1281
🍽️ Food expenses	$729	$540
🚐 Transport expenses	$146	$134
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5732	$2588
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	100	38
😀 Quality of life	91	86
🏙️ Population	676K	549K

The cost of living in Boston is 116% more expensive than in Quebec City. Cities ranked 24th and 2883rd ($3547 vs $1644) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 21st and 110th 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 1.6 months in Boston compared to 1.6 months in Quebec City. Boston ranked 17th best city to live in the United States vs Quebec City ranked 23rd in Canada, while ranked 103rd and 310th 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	$21.6	$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$101	$62.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.3	$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.36	$5.58
☕ Cappuccino	$5.8	$3.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.99	$1.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2794	$790
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2107	$727
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5075	$1395
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3386	$1101
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$140	$52.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$215	$80
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68	$41.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.63%	7.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10352	$8350
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5877	$3529
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.39	$2.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$90.1	$66.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.1	$22.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.92	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.19	$2.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.95	$3.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.06	$4.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.67	$2.9
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.4	$13.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$10.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.3	$13.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.17	$3.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.61	$4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.54	$4.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.72	$2.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.61	$2.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.8	$1.02
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.78	$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$10.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.77	$2.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.5	$11.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.78	$6.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$8.02	$2.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.05	$2.19
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.97	$1.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$79.2	$39.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.2	$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$195	$78.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$24.7	$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$63.8	$59.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2725	$794
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$31112	$6012

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Cities near Boston

Distance	City	Cost of living
4 km or 2.5 mi	Cambridge	$3805
4.4 km or 2.7 mi	Chelsea	$3101
4.5 km or 2.8 mi	Somerville	$3627
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	Everett	$2936
5.7 km or 3.5 mi	Brookline	$3088
6.9 km or 4.3 mi	Revere	$2948
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Malden	$2922
7.6 km or 4.7 mi	Medford	$2320
10 km or 6.2 mi	Belmont	$2943
10 km or 6.2 mi	Arlington	$2834
10 km or 6.2 mi	Watertown	$2906
11 km or 6.9 mi	Melrose	$2803
12 km or 7.5 mi	Milton	$2939
12 km or 7.5 mi	Winchester	$2710
12 km or 7.7 mi	Newton	$2784
13 km or 7.8 mi	Saugus	$2883
13 km or 8.1 mi	Quincy	$3131
14 km or 8.6 mi	Stoneham	$2740
14 km or 8.9 mi	Waltham	$2813
15 km or 9.4 mi	Lynn	$3088
15 km or 9.5 mi	Woburn	$2601
16 km or 9.6 mi	Dedham	$2873
16 km or 10 mi	Needham	$2824
16 km or 10 mi	Lexington	$2774
16 km or 10 mi	Wakefield	$2783
18 km or 11 mi	Braintree	$2934
18 km or 11 mi	Weymouth	$2922
19 km or 12 mi	Reading	$2732
19 km or 12 mi	Hingham	$2882
20 km or 12 mi	Burlington	$2403
20 km or 13 mi	Wellesley	$2805
21 km or 13 mi	Norwood	$2844
22 km or 14 mi	Peabody	$2851
22 km or 14 mi	Randolph	$2866
22 km or 14 mi	Salem	$3022
23 km or 14 mi	Wilmington	$2592
23 km or 14 mi	Marblehead	$2848
23 km or 14 mi	Canton	$2833
25 km or 16 mi	Natick	$2861
26 km or 16 mi	Stoughton	$2825

Cities near Quebec City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi	Levis	$1627
80 km or 50 mi	Thetford Mines	$966
89 km or 55 mi	Saint-Georges	$1449
102 km or 64 mi	Victoriaville	$1239
114 km or 71 mi	Trois-Rivieres	$1118
120 km or 74 mi	Shawinigan	$1368
142 km or 88 mi	Drummondville	$1330
166 km or 103 mi	Sherbrooke	$1395
169 km or 105 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1532
170 km or 106 mi	Riviere-du-Loup	$1468
178 km or 111 mi	Saguenay	$1411
180 km or 112 mi	Chicoutimi	$1436
187 km or 116 mi	Magog	$1457
188 km or 117 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1562
192 km or 120 mi	Joliette	$1433
195 km or 121 mi	Alma	$1460
196 km or 122 mi	Granby	$1106
201 km or 125 mi	L'Assomption	$1651
206 km or 128 mi	Beloeil	$1742
210 km or 131 mi	Repentigny	$1743
211 km or 131 mi	Varennes	$1764
212 km or 132 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1800
217 km or 135 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1836
218 km or 135 mi	Mascouche	$1735
218 km or 136 mi	Boucherville	$1804
220 km or 136 mi	Chambly	$1829
223 km or 138 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1690
223 km or 139 mi	Terrebonne	$1776
227 km or 141 mi	Longueuil	$1835
228 km or 142 mi	Brossard	$2004
229 km or 142 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1790
229 km or 143 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1769
231 km or 144 mi	Montreal	$1857
234 km or 146 mi	La Prairie	$1889
236 km or 146 mi	Westmount	$1773
236 km or 146 mi	Mount Royal	$1792
238 km or 148 mi	Laval	$1900
238 km or 148 mi	Candiac	$1852
241 km or 150 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1803
241 km or 150 mi	Boisbriand	$1732