Brasilia vs Quebec City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Brasilia	Quebec City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$958	$1648
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2550	$3908
🏠 One person rent	$443	$829
🏘️ Family rent	$765	$1438
🍽️ Food expenses	$295	$564
🚐 Transport expenses	$115	$124
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$891	$2878
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	28	38
😀 Quality of life	66	87
🏙️ Population	3M	574K

The cost of living in Brasilia is 42% less expensive than in Quebec City. Cities ranked 5856th and 3402nd ($958 vs $1648) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 116th in Brazil and Canada, respectively. Check Brazil vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Brasilia compared to 1.7 months in Quebec City. Brasilia ranked 13th best city to live in Brazil vs Quebec City ranked 21st in Canada, while ranked 5032nd and 327th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brasilia vs Quebec City

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	Brasilia	Quebec City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.07	$18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$33.1	$66.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.23	$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.16	$5.34
☕ Cappuccino	$2.6	$3.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.3	$1.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$547	$907
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$314	$680
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$992	$1526
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$561	$1247
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$61.4	$58.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$96	$89.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$21.6	$45.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.61%	4.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2461	$6977
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1684	$2884
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.96	$2.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$36.5	$71.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.7	$16.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.25	$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$2.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.7	$3.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$4.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.4	$3.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.39	$11.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.39	$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$4.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$3.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$3.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$2.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$2.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.52	$0.96
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.76	$1.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.5	$11.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.37	$2.81
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.51	$15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.07	$6.78
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.38	$3.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.48	$2.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.09	$1.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$28.7	$37.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.19	$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$64.4	$79.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.62	$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$54.9	$58.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.1	$95.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$710	$703
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17564	$8149

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Cities near Brasilia

Distance	City	Cost of living
65 km or 41 mi	Formosa	$763
129 km or 80 mi	Anapolis	$575
142 km or 89 mi	Goianesia	$725
176 km or 110 mi	Goiania	$800
192 km or 119 mi	Paracatu	$704
196 km or 122 mi	Trindade	$693
231 km or 143 mi	Caldas Novas	$712
264 km or 164 mi	Catalao	$703
319 km or 198 mi	Araguari	$680
325 km or 202 mi	Itumbiara	$625
343 km or 213 mi	Patos de Minas	$669
350 km or 217 mi	Uberlandia	$728
379 km or 235 mi	Januaria	$639
391 km or 243 mi	Ituiutaba	$651
393 km or 244 mi	Rio Verde	$639
434 km or 270 mi	Araxa	$590
440 km or 273 mi	Uberaba	$626
442 km or 274 mi	Montes Claros	$622
468 km or 291 mi	Barra do Garcas	$690
469 km or 291 mi	Jatai	$653
470 km or 292 mi	Gurupi	$676
489 km or 304 mi	Janauba	$623
493 km or 306 mi	Curvelo	$659
511 km or 318 mi	Barreiras	$640
530 km or 329 mi	Franca	$597
535 km or 332 mi	Barretos	$645
557 km or 346 mi	Bom Jesus da Lapa	$603
558 km or 347 mi	Fernandopolis	$693
560 km or 348 mi	Votuporanga	$691
561 km or 349 mi	Sete Lagoas	$475
564 km or 350 mi	Passos	$618
568 km or 353 mi	Batatais	$665
575 km or 357 mi	Guanambi	$616
577 km or 358 mi	Bebedouro	$672
578 km or 359 mi	Divinopolis	$638
581 km or 361 mi	Formiga	$669
581 km or 361 mi	Sao Jose do Rio Preto	$764
585 km or 363 mi	Mirassol	$715
591 km or 367 mi	Itauna	$636
594 km or 369 mi	Sertaozinho	$686

Cities near Quebec City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi	Levis	$1638
80 km or 50 mi	Thetford Mines	$1002
89 km or 55 mi	Saint-Georges	$1457
102 km or 64 mi	Victoriaville	$1238
114 km or 71 mi	Trois-Rivieres	$1219
120 km or 74 mi	Shawinigan	$1441
142 km or 88 mi	Drummondville	$1365
166 km or 103 mi	Sherbrooke	$1421
169 km or 105 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1575
170 km or 106 mi	Riviere-du-Loup	$1504
178 km or 111 mi	Saguenay	$1122
180 km or 112 mi	Chicoutimi	$1289
187 km or 116 mi	Magog	$1533
188 km or 117 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1675
192 km or 120 mi	Joliette	$1421
195 km or 121 mi	Alma	$1384
196 km or 122 mi	Granby	$1199
201 km or 125 mi	L'Assomption	$1702
206 km or 128 mi	Beloeil	$1816
210 km or 131 mi	Repentigny	$1817
211 km or 131 mi	Varennes	$1829
212 km or 132 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1875
217 km or 135 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1892
218 km or 135 mi	Mascouche	$1828
218 km or 136 mi	Boucherville	$1861
220 km or 136 mi	Chambly	$1892
223 km or 138 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1772
223 km or 139 mi	Terrebonne	$1863
227 km or 141 mi	Longueuil	$1874
228 km or 142 mi	Brossard	$2051
229 km or 142 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1856
229 km or 143 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1850
231 km or 144 mi	Montreal	$1901
234 km or 146 mi	La Prairie	$1937
236 km or 146 mi	Westmount	$1828
236 km or 146 mi	Mount Royal	$1852
238 km or 148 mi	Laval	$2058
238 km or 148 mi	Candiac	$1921
241 km or 150 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1870
241 km or 150 mi	Boisbriand	$1913