Bristol vs Quebec City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Bristol	Quebec City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2592	$1695
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6226	$3907
🏠 One person rent	$1665	$873
🏘️ Family rent	$2880	$1435
🍽️ Food expenses	$608	$558
🚐 Transport expenses	$159	$129
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3466	$2900
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	92	38
😀 Quality of life	92	88
🏙️ Population	472K	549K

The cost of living in Bristol is 53% more expensive than in Quebec City. Cities ranked 749th and 3269th ($2592 vs $1695) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th and 113th in the United Kingdom and Canada, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Bristol compared to 1.7 months in Quebec City. Bristol ranked 19th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Quebec City ranked 28th in Canada, while ranked 126th and 332nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bristol vs Quebec City

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	Bristol	Quebec City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.4	$17.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$109	$59.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.9	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.23	$5.49
☕ Cappuccino	$5.22	$3.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.65	$2.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1742	$863
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1319	$743
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3174	$1500
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2332	$1244
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$220	$61.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$338	$95
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41.8	$44.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.88%	5.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7094	$8196
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5399	$2969
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.41	$2.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$123	$71.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.3	$19.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.89	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.66	$2.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.74	$3.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$3.99
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.65	$3.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.98	$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.43	$11.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.4	$12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.24	$4.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.72	$4.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.18	$4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$2.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$2.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.33	$0.99
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.8	$1.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.8	$11.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.92	$3.05
🚬 Cigarette pack	$23.3	$13.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.77	$6.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$9.04	$3.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.67	$2.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.46	$1.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.8	$39.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.6	$11.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$83.4	$81.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.6	$16
👖 Brand Jeans	$98.1	$58.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$111	$96.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2381	$719
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$26772	$7052

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Cities near Bristol

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Filton	$2273
17 km or 11 mi	Bath	$2464
30 km or 18 mi	Weston-super-Mare	$1894
32 km or 20 mi	Newport	$1994
38 km or 23 mi	Cwmbran	$1996
41 km or 26 mi	Cardiff	$2194
48 km or 30 mi	Barry	$1983
52 km or 32 mi	Gloucester	$1921
57 km or 35 mi	Swindon	$2109
60 km or 37 mi	Taunton	$1918
61 km or 38 mi	Cheltenham	$1912
64 km or 40 mi	Merthyr Tydfil	$1768
68 km or 42 mi	Hereford	$1928
69 km or 43 mi	Salisbury	$2071
69 km or 43 mi	Bridgend	$1996
83 km or 51 mi	Dorchester	$2138
84 km or 52 mi	Witney	$2138
86 km or 53 mi	Worcester	$1742
86 km or 54 mi	Port Talbot	$1830
88 km or 55 mi	Neath	$1820
92 km or 57 mi	Poole	$2445
93 km or 58 mi	Abingdon-on-Thames	$2055
93 km or 58 mi	Weymouth	$2127
95 km or 59 mi	Bournemouth	$2147
96 km or 60 mi	Swansea	$1753
98 km or 61 mi	Oxford	$2614
98 km or 61 mi	Christchurch	$2147
101 km or 63 mi	Eastleigh	$2209
102 km or 63 mi	Southampton	$2286
102 km or 64 mi	Stratford-upon-Avon	$1902
105 km or 65 mi	Exeter	$1885
105 km or 65 mi	Redditch	$1769
105 km or 65 mi	Bromsgrove	$1887
106 km or 66 mi	Basingstoke	$2130
107 km or 66 mi	Kidderminster	$1910
109 km or 68 mi	Exmouth	$1975
109 km or 68 mi	Banbury	$1833
111 km or 69 mi	Llanelli	$1815
112 km or 69 mi	Reading	$2454
115 km or 71 mi	Warwick	$2006

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