Bucharest vs Quebec City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bucharest	Quebec City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$988	$1644
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2566	$3738
🏠 One person rent	$474	$834
🏘️ Family rent	$877	$1281
🍽️ Food expenses	$339	$540
🚐 Transport expenses	$67.6	$134
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1247	$2588
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	77	38
😀 Quality of life	79	86
🏙️ Population	1.72M	549K

The cost of living in Bucharest is 40% less expensive than in Quebec City. Cities ranked 5565th and 2883rd ($988 vs $1644) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 110th in Romania and Canada, respectively. Check Romania vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Bucharest compared to 1.6 months in Quebec City. Bucharest ranked 1st best city to live in Romania vs Quebec City ranked 23rd in Canada, while ranked 645th and 310th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bucharest vs Quebec City

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	Bucharest	Quebec City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.5	$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$44.7	$62.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.25	$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.9	$5.58
☕ Cappuccino	$3.01	$3.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.09	$1.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$520	$790
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$337	$727
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$999	$1395
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$658	$1101
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$90.8	$52.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$141	$80
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.28	$41.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.1%	7.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3094	$8350
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1793	$3529
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.63	$2.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$17.3	$66.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.57	$22.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.52	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.6	$2.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.98	$3.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$4.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.05	$2.9
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.55	$13.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.56	$10.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$13.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$3.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$4.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$2.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.89	$2.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.57	$1.02
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.01	$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.28	$10.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.12	$2.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.84	$11.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.38	$6.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.93	$2.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.61	$2.19
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.03	$1.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.7	$39.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.92	$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$51.8	$78.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.4	$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$72.9	$59.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$84	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$569	$794
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11573	$6012

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Cities near Bucharest

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi	Voluntari	$867
56 km or 35 mi	Giurgiu	$847
60 km or 37 mi	Ploiesti	$796
62 km or 39 mi	Ruse	$633
77 km or 48 mi	Targoviste	$704
77 km or 48 mi	Alexandria	$629
102 km or 63 mi	Buzau	$729
102 km or 63 mi	Calarasi	$696
103 km or 64 mi	Slobozia	$722
108 km or 67 mi	Pitesti	$743
137 km or 85 mi	Slatina	$623
143 km or 89 mi	Shumen	$622
144 km or 90 mi	Brasov	$938
151 km or 94 mi	Veliko Tarnovo	$731
156 km or 97 mi	Ramnicu Valcea	$770
161 km or 100 mi	Pleven	$594
164 km or 102 mi	Sfantu Gheorghe	$680
168 km or 104 mi	Dobrich	$702
168 km or 105 mi	Focsani	$752
177 km or 110 mi	Braila	$741
180 km or 112 mi	Craiova	$848
181 km or 112 mi	Gabrovo	$598
192 km or 119 mi	Galati	$786
192 km or 119 mi	Sliven	$631
198 km or 123 mi	Varna	$892
203 km or 126 mi	Mamaia	$929
205 km or 127 mi	Constanta	$1002
216 km or 134 mi	Yambol	$546
217 km or 135 mi	Sibiu	$698
223 km or 138 mi	Stara Zagora	$646
232 km or 144 mi	Tulcea	$837
233 km or 145 mi	Targu Jiu	$718
236 km or 146 mi	Cahul	$812
237 km or 147 mi	Barlad	$725
238 km or 148 mi	Medias	$574
239 km or 148 mi	Burgas	$721
243 km or 151 mi	Vratsa	$687
251 km or 156 mi	Bacau	$650
260 km or 161 mi	Vidin	$605
267 km or 166 mi	Targu Mures	$758

Cities near Quebec City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi	Levis	$1627
80 km or 50 mi	Thetford Mines	$966
89 km or 55 mi	Saint-Georges	$1449
102 km or 64 mi	Victoriaville	$1239
114 km or 71 mi	Trois-Rivieres	$1118
120 km or 74 mi	Shawinigan	$1368
142 km or 88 mi	Drummondville	$1330
166 km or 103 mi	Sherbrooke	$1395
169 km or 105 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1532
170 km or 106 mi	Riviere-du-Loup	$1468
178 km or 111 mi	Saguenay	$1411
180 km or 112 mi	Chicoutimi	$1436
187 km or 116 mi	Magog	$1457
188 km or 117 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1562
192 km or 120 mi	Joliette	$1433
195 km or 121 mi	Alma	$1460
196 km or 122 mi	Granby	$1106
201 km or 125 mi	L'Assomption	$1651
206 km or 128 mi	Beloeil	$1742
210 km or 131 mi	Repentigny	$1743
211 km or 131 mi	Varennes	$1764
212 km or 132 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1800
217 km or 135 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1836
218 km or 135 mi	Mascouche	$1735
218 km or 136 mi	Boucherville	$1804
220 km or 136 mi	Chambly	$1829
223 km or 138 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1690
223 km or 139 mi	Terrebonne	$1776
227 km or 141 mi	Longueuil	$1835
228 km or 142 mi	Brossard	$2004
229 km or 142 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1790
229 km or 143 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1769
231 km or 144 mi	Montreal	$1857
234 km or 146 mi	La Prairie	$1889
236 km or 146 mi	Westmount	$1773
236 km or 146 mi	Mount Royal	$1792
238 km or 148 mi	Laval	$1900
238 km or 148 mi	Candiac	$1852
241 km or 150 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1803
241 km or 150 mi	Boisbriand	$1732