Brisbane vs Quebec City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Brisbane	Quebec City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2065	$1632
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4896	$3776
🏠 One person rent	$1253	$826
🏘️ Family rent	$2149	$1323
🍽️ Food expenses	$525	$538
🚐 Transport expenses	$152	$136
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3956	$2731
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	66	38
😀 Quality of life	98	88
🏙️ Population	2.71M	549K

The cost of living in Brisbane is 27% more expensive than in Quebec City. Cities ranked 1813th and 3402nd ($2065 vs $1632) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 116th in Australia and Canada, respectively. Check Australia vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Brisbane compared to 1.7 months in Quebec City. Brisbane ranked 3rd best city to live in Australia vs Quebec City ranked 25th in Canada, while ranked 9th and 300th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brisbane vs Quebec City

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	Brisbane	Quebec City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.4	$15.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$62.7	$64.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.4	$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7	$4.99
☕ Cappuccino	$3.66	$3.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.65	$1.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1514	$788
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1022	$714
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2603	$1419
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1816	$1141
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$82.2	$52.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$125	$82.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$50.5	$44.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.15%	5.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8291	$9628
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6020	$3472
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.33	$2.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.8	$67.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.6	$22.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.25	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.36	$2.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2	$3.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$4.05
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.41	$3.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.11	$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.8	$10.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$12.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.27	$3.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.86	$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.93	$4.17
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.42	$3.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.48	$1.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.41	$2.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.85	$1.01
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.48	$1.86
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.9	$10.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.28	$3.14
🚬 Cigarette pack	$24.1	$11.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.9	$6.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.91	$3.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.28	$2.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.35	$1.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.9	$41.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.8	$10
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$56.3	$79
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.2	$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$76.5	$55.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1795	$816
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11423	$6103

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Cities near Brisbane

Distance	City	Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi	Ipswich	$1662
45 km or 28 mi	Caboolture	$1798
66 km or 41 mi	Southport	$2140
71 km or 44 mi	Gold Coast	$2297
75 km or 47 mi	Caloundra	$1710
91 km or 57 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1697
107 km or 66 mi	Toowoomba	$1639
143 km or 89 mi	Byron Bay	$2471
243 km or 151 mi	Hervey Bay	$1712
299 km or 186 mi	Bundaberg	$1595
315 km or 196 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1988
362 km or 225 mi	Armidale	$1184
441 km or 274 mi	Gladstone	$1503
441 km or 274 mi	Port Macquarie	$1633
520 km or 323 mi	Rockhampton	$1482
618 km or 384 mi	Newcastle	$1839
682 km or 424 mi	Dubbo	$1747
719 km or 447 mi	Dee Why	$2181
722 km or 449 mi	Kellyville	$1888
730 km or 453 mi	Blacktown	$1599
732 km or 455 mi	Parramatta	$2292
733 km or 455 mi	Sydney	$2640
740 km or 460 mi	Bathurst	$1568
748 km or 465 mi	Orange	$1364
801 km or 498 mi	Wollongong	$1580
869 km or 540 mi	Goulburn	$1678
945 km or 587 mi	Canberra	$2019
1006 km or 625 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1458
1009 km or 627 mi	Griffith	$1667
1111 km or 690 mi	Townsville	$1683
1224 km or 761 mi	Shepparton	$1662
1278 km or 794 mi	Mildura	$1771
1320 km or 820 mi	Bendigo	$1362
1337 km or 831 mi	Traralgon	$1813
1367 km or 849 mi	Sunbury	$1768
1372 km or 853 mi	Pakenham	$1725
1375 km or 855 mi	Melbourne	$2308
1376 km or 855 mi	Berwick	$1706
1376 km or 855 mi	South Yarra	$1681
1377 km or 856 mi	Dandenong	$1736

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