Bucharest vs Quebec City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Bucharest	Quebec City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1138	$1695
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2971	$3907
🏠 One person rent	$535	$873
🏘️ Family rent	$931	$1435
🍽️ Food expenses	$389	$558
🚐 Transport expenses	$84.2	$129
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1467	$2900
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	78	38
😀 Quality of life	84	88
🏙️ Population	1.72M	549K

The cost of living in Bucharest is 33% less expensive than in Quebec City. Cities ranked 4935th and 3269th ($1138 vs $1695) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 113th 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 1.7 months in Quebec City. Bucharest ranked 1st best city to live in Romania vs Quebec City ranked 28th in Canada, while ranked 508th and 332nd 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	$11.9	$17.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$57.2	$59.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.13	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.53	$5.49
☕ Cappuccino	$3.56	$3.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.41	$2.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$586	$863
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$385	$743
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1055	$1500
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$699	$1244
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$99.4	$61.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$151	$95
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$10.4	$44.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.13%	5.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4123	$8196
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2286	$2969
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.96	$2.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.9	$71.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.84	$19.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.76	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.66	$2.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.08	$3.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$3.99
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.75	$3.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.76	$11.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$4.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$4.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$2.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.91	$2.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$0.99
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.33	$1.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.76	$11.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.22	$3.05
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.73	$13.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.02	$6.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.79	$3.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.77	$2.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.11	$1.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.8	$39.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.67	$11.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$69.3	$81.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.2	$16
👖 Brand Jeans	$86.8	$58.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$96.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$769	$719
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16525	$7052

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Cities near Bucharest

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi	Voluntari	$999
56 km or 35 mi	Giurgiu	$956
60 km or 37 mi	Ploiesti	$926
62 km or 39 mi	Ruse	$784
77 km or 48 mi	Targoviste	$800
77 km or 48 mi	Alexandria	$724
102 km or 63 mi	Buzau	$831
102 km or 63 mi	Calarasi	$758
103 km or 64 mi	Slobozia	$777
108 km or 67 mi	Pitesti	$970
137 km or 85 mi	Slatina	$695
143 km or 89 mi	Shumen	$666
144 km or 90 mi	Brasov	$1150
151 km or 94 mi	Veliko Tarnovo	$759
156 km or 97 mi	Ramnicu Valcea	$826
161 km or 100 mi	Pleven	$704
164 km or 102 mi	Sfantu Gheorghe	$732
168 km or 104 mi	Dobrich	$805
168 km or 105 mi	Focsani	$910
177 km or 110 mi	Braila	$871
180 km or 112 mi	Craiova	$983
181 km or 112 mi	Gabrovo	$665
192 km or 119 mi	Galati	$950
192 km or 119 mi	Sliven	$607
198 km or 123 mi	Varna	$1099
203 km or 126 mi	Mamaia	$1062
205 km or 127 mi	Constanta	$1132
216 km or 134 mi	Yambol	$644
217 km or 135 mi	Sibiu	$840
223 km or 138 mi	Stara Zagora	$716
232 km or 144 mi	Tulcea	$916
233 km or 145 mi	Targu Jiu	$844
236 km or 146 mi	Cahul	$864
237 km or 147 mi	Barlad	$841
238 km or 148 mi	Medias	$738
239 km or 148 mi	Burgas	$872
243 km or 151 mi	Vratsa	$763
251 km or 156 mi	Bacau	$773
260 km or 161 mi	Vidin	$683
267 km or 166 mi	Targu Mures	$795

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