Brisbane vs Quebec City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Brisbane	Quebec City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2269	$1695
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5424	$3907
🏠 One person rent	$1398	$873
🏘️ Family rent	$2462	$1435
🍽️ Food expenses	$574	$558
🚐 Transport expenses	$151	$129
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4258	$2900
😷 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 34% more expensive than in Quebec City. Cities ranked 1349th and 3269th ($2269 vs $1695) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 113th 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 28th in Canada, while ranked 3rd and 332nd 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	$15.5	$17.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68.3	$59.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.8	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.04	$5.49
☕ Cappuccino	$4.09	$3.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.89	$2.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1660	$863
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1147	$743
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3002	$1500
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2079	$1244
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$94.2	$61.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$144	$95
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$54.2	$44.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.78%	5.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7935	$8196
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5145	$2969
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.36	$2.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27.8	$71.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19	$19.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.37	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.56	$2.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.28	$3.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$3.99
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.95	$3.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.35	$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.06	$11.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.2	$12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.73	$4.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.1	$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.11	$4.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.91	$4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$2.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$2.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.99	$0.99
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.83	$1.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14	$11.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.89	$3.05
🚬 Cigarette pack	$24.1	$13.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.94	$6.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.16	$3.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.47	$2.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.57	$1.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48	$39.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14	$11.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$61.1	$81.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.8	$16
👖 Brand Jeans	$81.5	$58.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$112	$96.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1949	$719
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12459	$7052

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Cities near Brisbane

Distance	City	Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi	Ipswich	$1813
45 km or 28 mi	Caboolture	$1988
66 km or 41 mi	Southport	$2352
71 km or 44 mi	Gold Coast	$2528
75 km or 47 mi	Caloundra	$1864
91 km or 57 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1835
107 km or 66 mi	Toowoomba	$1766
143 km or 89 mi	Byron Bay	$2703
243 km or 151 mi	Hervey Bay	$1864
299 km or 186 mi	Bundaberg	$1727
315 km or 196 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2172
362 km or 225 mi	Armidale	$1288
441 km or 274 mi	Gladstone	$1640
441 km or 274 mi	Port Macquarie	$1796
520 km or 323 mi	Rockhampton	$1635
618 km or 384 mi	Newcastle	$1997
682 km or 424 mi	Dubbo	$1867
719 km or 447 mi	Dee Why	$2379
722 km or 449 mi	Kellyville	$2050
730 km or 453 mi	Blacktown	$1710
732 km or 455 mi	Parramatta	$2482
733 km or 455 mi	Sydney	$2844
740 km or 460 mi	Bathurst	$1699
748 km or 465 mi	Orange	$1477
801 km or 498 mi	Wollongong	$1695
869 km or 540 mi	Goulburn	$1821
945 km or 587 mi	Canberra	$2223
1006 km or 625 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1583
1009 km or 627 mi	Griffith	$1824
1111 km or 690 mi	Townsville	$1839
1224 km or 761 mi	Shepparton	$1815
1278 km or 794 mi	Mildura	$1904
1320 km or 820 mi	Bendigo	$1487
1337 km or 831 mi	Traralgon	$1979
1367 km or 849 mi	Sunbury	$1928
1372 km or 853 mi	Pakenham	$1896
1375 km or 855 mi	Melbourne	$2496
1376 km or 855 mi	Berwick	$1860
1376 km or 855 mi	South Yarra	$1829
1377 km or 856 mi	Dandenong	$1894

Cities near Quebec City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi	Levis	$1685
80 km or 50 mi	Thetford Mines	$1024
89 km or 55 mi	Saint-Georges	$1466
102 km or 64 mi	Victoriaville	$1265
114 km or 71 mi	Trois-Rivieres	$1180
120 km or 74 mi	Shawinigan	$1434
142 km or 88 mi	Drummondville	$1399
166 km or 103 mi	Sherbrooke	$1451
169 km or 105 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1589
170 km or 106 mi	Riviere-du-Loup	$1506
178 km or 111 mi	Saguenay	$1104
180 km or 112 mi	Chicoutimi	$1254
187 km or 116 mi	Magog	$1526
188 km or 117 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1642
192 km or 120 mi	Joliette	$1458
195 km or 121 mi	Alma	$1341
196 km or 122 mi	Granby	$1142
201 km or 125 mi	L'Assomption	$1723
206 km or 128 mi	Beloeil	$1838
210 km or 131 mi	Repentigny	$1846
211 km or 131 mi	Varennes	$1861
212 km or 132 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1891
217 km or 135 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1918
218 km or 135 mi	Mascouche	$1852
218 km or 136 mi	Boucherville	$1897
220 km or 136 mi	Chambly	$1918
223 km or 138 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1800
223 km or 139 mi	Terrebonne	$1907
227 km or 141 mi	Longueuil	$1923
228 km or 142 mi	Brossard	$2080
229 km or 142 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1875
229 km or 143 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1857
231 km or 144 mi	Montreal	$1928
234 km or 146 mi	La Prairie	$1960
236 km or 146 mi	Westmount	$1862
236 km or 146 mi	Mount Royal	$1876
238 km or 148 mi	Laval	$2047
238 km or 148 mi	Candiac	$1940
241 km or 150 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1893
241 km or 150 mi	Boisbriand	$1934