Bucharest vs Quebec City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Bucharest	Quebec City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$961	$1658
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2436	$3837
🏠 One person rent	$449	$840
🏘️ Family rent	$782	$1268
🍽️ Food expenses	$333	$551
🚐 Transport expenses	$70.7	$129
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1072	$2472
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	76	39
😀 Quality of life	77	87
🏙️ Population	1.72M	549K

The cost of living in Bucharest is 42% less expensive than in Quebec City. Cities ranked 5593rd and 2827th ($961 vs $1658) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 109th in Romania and Canada, respectively. Check Romania vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Bucharest compared to 1.5 months in Quebec City. Bucharest ranked 1st best city to live in Romania vs Quebec City ranked 18th in Canada, while ranked 703rd and 204th 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	$9.66	$15.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$44.5	$67.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.31	$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.68	$6.4
☕ Cappuccino	$2.94	$4.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.04	$2.2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$464	$793
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$318	$689
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$863	$1298
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$587	$1046
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$92.7	$78.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$131	$120
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$8.75	$50.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.17%	7.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2654	$10641
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1649	$3317
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.65	$2.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$19.2	$68.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.86	$19.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.51	$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.66	$2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.98	$2.35
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$4.07
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.19	$2.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.05	$14.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.28	$10.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$3.68
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$1.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$4.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$4.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$2.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$2.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.51	$1.14
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.03	$1.91
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.32	$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.03	$2.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.39	$9.86
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.97	$6.03
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.19	$3.37
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.62	$2.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.57	$1.97
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.6	$34.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.54	$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$54.9	$82.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.5	$16
👖 Brand Jeans	$73.9	$83.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$81.2	$94.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$503	$1142
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9569	$6211

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Cities near Bucharest

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi	Voluntari	$846
56 km or 35 mi	Giurgiu	$817
60 km or 37 mi	Ploiesti	$868
62 km or 39 mi	Ruse	$619
77 km or 48 mi	Targoviste	$702
77 km or 48 mi	Alexandria	$681
102 km or 63 mi	Buzau	$758
102 km or 63 mi	Calarasi	$701
103 km or 64 mi	Slobozia	$739
108 km or 67 mi	Pitesti	$758
137 km or 85 mi	Slatina	$610
143 km or 89 mi	Shumen	$611
144 km or 90 mi	Brasov	$928
151 km or 94 mi	Veliko Tarnovo	$654
156 km or 97 mi	Ramnicu Valcea	$595
161 km or 100 mi	Pleven	$719
164 km or 102 mi	Sfantu Gheorghe	$718
168 km or 104 mi	Dobrich	$646
168 km or 105 mi	Focsani	$748
177 km or 110 mi	Braila	$639
180 km or 112 mi	Craiova	$813
181 km or 112 mi	Gabrovo	$495
192 km or 119 mi	Galati	$743
192 km or 119 mi	Sliven	$616
198 km or 123 mi	Varna	$851
203 km or 126 mi	Mamaia	$898
205 km or 127 mi	Constanta	$962
216 km or 134 mi	Yambol	$563
217 km or 135 mi	Sibiu	$800
223 km or 138 mi	Stara Zagora	$641
232 km or 144 mi	Tulcea	$746
233 km or 145 mi	Targu Jiu	$702
236 km or 146 mi	Cahul	$812
237 km or 147 mi	Barlad	$730
238 km or 148 mi	Medias	$561
239 km or 148 mi	Burgas	$508
243 km or 151 mi	Vratsa	$865
251 km or 156 mi	Bacau	$670
260 km or 161 mi	Vidin	$661
267 km or 166 mi	Targu Mures	$678

Cities near Quebec City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi	Levis	$1653
80 km or 50 mi	Thetford Mines	$1529
89 km or 55 mi	Saint-Georges	$1560
102 km or 64 mi	Victoriaville	$1342
114 km or 71 mi	Trois-Rivieres	$1053
120 km or 74 mi	Shawinigan	$1379
142 km or 88 mi	Drummondville	$1588
166 km or 103 mi	Sherbrooke	$1468
169 km or 105 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1558
170 km or 106 mi	Riviere-du-Loup	$1567
178 km or 111 mi	Saguenay	$1585
180 km or 112 mi	Chicoutimi	$1587
187 km or 116 mi	Magog	$1539
188 km or 117 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1626
192 km or 120 mi	Joliette	$1397
195 km or 121 mi	Alma	$1586
196 km or 122 mi	Granby	$1158
201 km or 125 mi	L'Assomption	$1659
206 km or 128 mi	Beloeil	$1816
210 km or 131 mi	Repentigny	$1783
211 km or 131 mi	Varennes	$1835
212 km or 132 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1874
217 km or 135 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1924
218 km or 135 mi	Mascouche	$1772
218 km or 136 mi	Boucherville	$1882
220 km or 136 mi	Chambly	$1906
223 km or 138 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1705
223 km or 139 mi	Terrebonne	$1820
227 km or 141 mi	Longueuil	$1962
228 km or 142 mi	Brossard	$2105
229 km or 142 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1869
229 km or 143 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1847
231 km or 144 mi	Montreal	$1821
234 km or 146 mi	La Prairie	$1949
236 km or 146 mi	Westmount	$1808
236 km or 146 mi	Mount Royal	$1821
238 km or 148 mi	Laval	$1874
238 km or 148 mi	Candiac	$1912
241 km or 150 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1840
241 km or 150 mi	Boisbriand	$1813