Brasilia vs Quebec City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Brasilia	Quebec City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$826	$1658
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2354	$3837
🏠 One person rent	$332	$840
🏘️ Family rent	$725	$1268
🍽️ Food expenses	$266	$551
🚐 Transport expenses	$129	$129
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$593	$2472
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	28	39
😀 Quality of life	56	87
🏙️ Population	3.09M	549K

The cost of living in Brasilia is 50% less expensive than in Quebec City. Cities ranked 6295th and 2827th ($826 vs $1658) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 15th and 109th in Brazil and Canada, respectively. Check Brazil vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Brasilia compared to 1.5 months in Quebec City. Brasilia ranked 8th best city to live in Brazil vs Quebec City ranked 18th in Canada, while ranked 5819th and 204th 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	$6.36	$15.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$33.7	$67.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.96	$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.06	$6.4
☕ Cappuccino	$2.11	$4.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.2	$2.2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$366	$793
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$221	$689
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$935	$1298
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$528	$1046
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$63.5	$78.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$96.9	$120
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.5	$50.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.03%	7.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2375	$10641
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1359	$3317
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.1	$2.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$52.3	$68.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.92	$19.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.12	$2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.58	$2.35
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$4.07
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.46	$2.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.57	$14.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.56	$10.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.44	$17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$3.68
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$1.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$4.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$4.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$2.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$2.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.52	$1.14
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.56	$1.91
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.34	$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.11	$2.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.25	$9.86
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.71	$6.03
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.15	$3.37
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.22	$2.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.8	$1.97
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$25.2	$34.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.76	$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$63.1	$82.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.52	$16
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.4	$83.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$70.8	$94.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$571	$1142
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12495	$6211

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Cities near Brasilia

Distance	City	Cost of living
65 km or 41 mi	Formosa	$696
129 km or 80 mi	Anapolis	$577
142 km or 89 mi	Goianesia	$643
176 km or 110 mi	Goiania	$748
192 km or 119 mi	Paracatu	$644
196 km or 122 mi	Trindade	$663
231 km or 143 mi	Caldas Novas	$656
264 km or 164 mi	Catalao	$640
319 km or 198 mi	Araguari	$658
325 km or 202 mi	Itumbiara	$647
343 km or 213 mi	Patos de Minas	$621
350 km or 217 mi	Uberlandia	$721
379 km or 235 mi	Januaria	$649
391 km or 243 mi	Ituiutaba	$645
393 km or 244 mi	Rio Verde	$731
434 km or 270 mi	Araxa	$609
440 km or 273 mi	Uberaba	$497
442 km or 274 mi	Montes Claros	$733
468 km or 291 mi	Barra do Garcas	$643
469 km or 291 mi	Jatai	$679
470 km or 292 mi	Gurupi	$623
489 km or 304 mi	Janauba	$645
493 km or 306 mi	Curvelo	$601
511 km or 318 mi	Barreiras	$602
530 km or 329 mi	Franca	$578
535 km or 332 mi	Barretos	$633
557 km or 346 mi	Bom Jesus da Lapa	$606
558 km or 347 mi	Fernandopolis	$677
560 km or 348 mi	Votuporanga	$691
561 km or 349 mi	Sete Lagoas	$492
564 km or 350 mi	Passos	$608
568 km or 353 mi	Batatais	$636
575 km or 357 mi	Guanambi	$621
577 km or 358 mi	Bebedouro	$652
578 km or 359 mi	Divinopolis	$614
581 km or 361 mi	Formiga	$616
581 km or 361 mi	Sao Jose do Rio Preto	$902
585 km or 363 mi	Mirassol	$791
591 km or 367 mi	Itauna	$619
594 km or 369 mi	Sertaozinho	$665

Cities near Quebec City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi	Levis	$1653
80 km or 50 mi	Thetford Mines	$1529
89 km or 55 mi	Saint-Georges	$1560
102 km or 64 mi	Victoriaville	$1342
114 km or 71 mi	Trois-Rivieres	$1053
120 km or 74 mi	Shawinigan	$1379
142 km or 88 mi	Drummondville	$1588
166 km or 103 mi	Sherbrooke	$1468
169 km or 105 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1558
170 km or 106 mi	Riviere-du-Loup	$1567
178 km or 111 mi	Saguenay	$1585
180 km or 112 mi	Chicoutimi	$1587
187 km or 116 mi	Magog	$1539
188 km or 117 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1626
192 km or 120 mi	Joliette	$1397
195 km or 121 mi	Alma	$1586
196 km or 122 mi	Granby	$1158
201 km or 125 mi	L'Assomption	$1659
206 km or 128 mi	Beloeil	$1816
210 km or 131 mi	Repentigny	$1783
211 km or 131 mi	Varennes	$1835
212 km or 132 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1874
217 km or 135 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1924
218 km or 135 mi	Mascouche	$1772
218 km or 136 mi	Boucherville	$1882
220 km or 136 mi	Chambly	$1906
223 km or 138 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1705
223 km or 139 mi	Terrebonne	$1820
227 km or 141 mi	Longueuil	$1962
228 km or 142 mi	Brossard	$2105
229 km or 142 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1869
229 km or 143 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1847
231 km or 144 mi	Montreal	$1821
234 km or 146 mi	La Prairie	$1949
236 km or 146 mi	Westmount	$1808
236 km or 146 mi	Mount Royal	$1821
238 km or 148 mi	Laval	$1874
238 km or 148 mi	Candiac	$1912
241 km or 150 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1840
241 km or 150 mi	Boisbriand	$1813