Bristol vs Quebec City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Bristol	Quebec City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2450	$1632
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5926	$3776
🏠 One person rent	$1538	$826
🏘️ Family rent	$2689	$1323
🍽️ Food expenses	$596	$538
🚐 Transport expenses	$158	$136
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3490	$2731
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	91	38
😀 Quality of life	89	88
🏙️ Population	472K	549K

The cost of living in Bristol is 50% more expensive than in Quebec City. Cities ranked 941st and 3402nd ($2450 vs $1632) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 17th and 116th 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 1.4 months in Bristol compared to 1.7 months in Quebec City. Bristol ranked 43rd best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Quebec City ranked 25th in Canada, while ranked 264th and 300th 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	$19.9	$15.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$99.1	$64.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.7	$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.54	$4.99
☕ Cappuccino	$4.94	$3.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.54	$1.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1579	$788
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1226	$714
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2856	$1419
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2213	$1141
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$199	$52.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$306	$82.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41.8	$44.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.9%	5.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7139	$9628
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6269	$3472
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.18	$2.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$111	$67.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.9	$22.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.88	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.61	$2.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.9	$3.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$4.05
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.3	$3.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.4	$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$10.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$12.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.36	$3.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.71	$4.17
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4	$3.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$1.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$2.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.41	$1.01
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.86	$1.86
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.6	$10.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.7	$3.14
🚬 Cigarette pack	$21.2	$11.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.99	$6.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$8.96	$3.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.6	$2.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.43	$1.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$46.5	$41.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.2	$10
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$82.2	$79
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.6	$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$107	$55.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$108	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2145	$816
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24413	$6103

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Cities near Bristol

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Filton	$2166
17 km or 11 mi	Bath	$2350
30 km or 18 mi	Weston-super-Mare	$1838
32 km or 20 mi	Newport	$1932
38 km or 23 mi	Cwmbran	$1937
41 km or 26 mi	Cardiff	$2105
48 km or 30 mi	Barry	$1968
52 km or 32 mi	Gloucester	$1900
57 km or 35 mi	Swindon	$2038
60 km or 37 mi	Taunton	$1942
61 km or 38 mi	Cheltenham	$1827
64 km or 40 mi	Merthyr Tydfil	$1744
68 km or 42 mi	Hereford	$1885
69 km or 43 mi	Salisbury	$2004
69 km or 43 mi	Bridgend	$1971
83 km or 51 mi	Dorchester	$2080
84 km or 52 mi	Witney	$2126
86 km or 53 mi	Worcester	$1696
86 km or 54 mi	Port Talbot	$1812
88 km or 55 mi	Neath	$1806
92 km or 57 mi	Poole	$2401
93 km or 58 mi	Abingdon-on-Thames	$2022
93 km or 58 mi	Weymouth	$2088
95 km or 59 mi	Bournemouth	$2099
96 km or 60 mi	Swansea	$1764
98 km or 61 mi	Oxford	$2495
98 km or 61 mi	Christchurch	$2097
101 km or 63 mi	Eastleigh	$2116
102 km or 63 mi	Southampton	$2139
102 km or 64 mi	Stratford-upon-Avon	$1890
105 km or 65 mi	Exeter	$1946
105 km or 65 mi	Redditch	$1716
105 km or 65 mi	Bromsgrove	$1847
106 km or 66 mi	Basingstoke	$2042
107 km or 66 mi	Kidderminster	$1853
109 km or 68 mi	Exmouth	$1963
109 km or 68 mi	Banbury	$1795
111 km or 69 mi	Llanelli	$1802
112 km or 69 mi	Reading	$2346
115 km or 71 mi	Warwick	$1951

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