Bristol vs Quebec City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Bristol	Quebec City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2596	$1648
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6128	$3908
🏠 One person rent	$1677	$829
🏘️ Family rent	$2833	$1438
🍽️ Food expenses	$601	$564
🚐 Transport expenses	$158	$124
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3684	$2878
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	92	38
😀 Quality of life	92	87
🏙️ Population	472K	574K

The cost of living in Bristol is 58% more expensive than in Quebec City. Cities ranked 743rd and 3402nd ($2596 vs $1648) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th 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 13th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Quebec City ranked 21st in Canada, while ranked 93rd and 327th 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	$18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$108	$66.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.7	$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.02	$5.34
☕ Cappuccino	$5.29	$3.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.58	$1.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1764	$907
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1345	$680
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3119	$1526
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2318	$1247
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$209	$58.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$317	$89.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.2	$45.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.9%	4.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6932	$6977
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5307	$2884
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.32	$2.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$123	$71.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.9	$16.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.94	$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.59	$2.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.68	$3.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$4.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.46	$3.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.54	$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.62	$11.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.17	$4.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.67	$3.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.11	$3.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$2.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$2.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.37	$0.96
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.75	$1.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.7	$11.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.87	$2.81
🚬 Cigarette pack	$23.5	$15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.66	$6.78
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$9.05	$3.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.6	$2.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.44	$1.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49	$37.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.2	$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$81.7	$79.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.6	$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$102	$58.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$108	$95.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2277	$703
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$26141	$8149

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Cities near Bristol

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Filton	$2265
17 km or 11 mi	Bath	$2418
30 km or 18 mi	Weston-super-Mare	$1870
32 km or 20 mi	Newport	$1953
38 km or 23 mi	Cwmbran	$1945
41 km or 26 mi	Cardiff	$2082
48 km or 30 mi	Barry	$1943
52 km or 32 mi	Gloucester	$1889
57 km or 35 mi	Swindon	$2107
60 km or 37 mi	Taunton	$2005
61 km or 38 mi	Cheltenham	$1928
64 km or 40 mi	Merthyr Tydfil	$1767
68 km or 42 mi	Hereford	$1897
69 km or 43 mi	Salisbury	$2006
69 km or 43 mi	Bridgend	$1962
83 km or 51 mi	Dorchester	$2111
84 km or 52 mi	Witney	$2089
86 km or 53 mi	Worcester	$1729
86 km or 54 mi	Port Talbot	$1806
88 km or 55 mi	Neath	$1797
92 km or 57 mi	Poole	$2393
93 km or 58 mi	Abingdon-on-Thames	$2016
93 km or 58 mi	Weymouth	$2088
95 km or 59 mi	Bournemouth	$2128
96 km or 60 mi	Swansea	$1730
98 km or 61 mi	Oxford	$2569
98 km or 61 mi	Christchurch	$2141
101 km or 63 mi	Eastleigh	$2190
102 km or 63 mi	Southampton	$2309
102 km or 64 mi	Stratford-upon-Avon	$1894
105 km or 65 mi	Exeter	$1873
105 km or 65 mi	Redditch	$1745
105 km or 65 mi	Bromsgrove	$1891
106 km or 66 mi	Basingstoke	$2059
107 km or 66 mi	Kidderminster	$1888
109 km or 68 mi	Exmouth	$1945
109 km or 68 mi	Banbury	$1820
111 km or 69 mi	Llanelli	$1789
112 km or 69 mi	Reading	$2452
115 km or 71 mi	Warwick	$2015

Cities near Quebec City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi	Levis	$1638
80 km or 50 mi	Thetford Mines	$1002
89 km or 55 mi	Saint-Georges	$1457
102 km or 64 mi	Victoriaville	$1238
114 km or 71 mi	Trois-Rivieres	$1219
120 km or 74 mi	Shawinigan	$1441
142 km or 88 mi	Drummondville	$1365
166 km or 103 mi	Sherbrooke	$1421
169 km or 105 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1575
170 km or 106 mi	Riviere-du-Loup	$1504
178 km or 111 mi	Saguenay	$1122
180 km or 112 mi	Chicoutimi	$1289
187 km or 116 mi	Magog	$1533
188 km or 117 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1675
192 km or 120 mi	Joliette	$1421
195 km or 121 mi	Alma	$1384
196 km or 122 mi	Granby	$1199
201 km or 125 mi	L'Assomption	$1702
206 km or 128 mi	Beloeil	$1816
210 km or 131 mi	Repentigny	$1817
211 km or 131 mi	Varennes	$1829
212 km or 132 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1875
217 km or 135 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1892
218 km or 135 mi	Mascouche	$1828
218 km or 136 mi	Boucherville	$1861
220 km or 136 mi	Chambly	$1892
223 km or 138 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1772
223 km or 139 mi	Terrebonne	$1863
227 km or 141 mi	Longueuil	$1874
228 km or 142 mi	Brossard	$2051
229 km or 142 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1856
229 km or 143 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1850
231 km or 144 mi	Montreal	$1901
234 km or 146 mi	La Prairie	$1937
236 km or 146 mi	Westmount	$1828
236 km or 146 mi	Mount Royal	$1852
238 km or 148 mi	Laval	$2058
238 km or 148 mi	Candiac	$1921
241 km or 150 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1870
241 km or 150 mi	Boisbriand	$1913