Calgary vs Quebec City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Calgary	Quebec City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2113	$1658
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4833	$3837
🏠 One person rent	$1211	$840
🏘️ Family rent	$1953	$1268
🍽️ Food expenses	$578	$551
🚐 Transport expenses	$189	$129
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3532	$2472
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	53	39
😀 Quality of life	92	87
🏙️ Population	1.31M	549K

The cost of living in Calgary is 27% more expensive than in Quebec City. Cities ranked 1526th and 2827th ($2113 vs $1658) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 32nd and 109th in Canada.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Calgary compared to 1.5 months in Quebec City. Ranked 6th vs 18th best cities to live in Canada, and 66th vs 204th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Calgary vs Quebec City

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	Calgary	Quebec City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16	$15.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64	$67.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.56	$6.4
☕ Cappuccino	$3.87	$4.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.12	$2.2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1165	$793
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$944	$689
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1993	$1298
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1559	$1046
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$156	$78.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$241	$120
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$66.7	$50.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.41%	7.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3410	$10641
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3182	$3317
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.69	$2.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$82.1	$68.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.3	$19.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.22	$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.15	$2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.46	$2.35
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.43	$4.07
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.83	$2.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$14.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$10.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.31	$3.68
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$1.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.05	$4.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.22	$4.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$2.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$2.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.19	$1.14
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.41	$1.91
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15	$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.76	$2.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.5	$9.86
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.57	$6.03
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.91	$3.37
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.19	$2.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.52	$1.97
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.1	$34.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.9	$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$66.2	$82.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$20	$16
👖 Brand Jeans	$62.9	$83.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$87.8	$94.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$904	$1142
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21983	$6211

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Cities near Calgary

Distance	City	Cost of living
106 km or 66 mi	Banff	$1860
137 km or 85 mi	Red Deer	$1688
174 km or 108 mi	Lethbridge	$1675
248 km or 154 mi	Leduc	$1694
265 km or 165 mi	Medicine Hat	$1510
278 km or 173 mi	Spruce Grove	$1711
279 km or 173 mi	Edmonton	$1732
357 km or 222 mi	Sandpoint	$2798
402 km or 250 mi	Kelowna	$1696
422 km or 262 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2269
426 km or 265 mi	Post Falls	$2276
429 km or 266 mi	Penticton	$1718
440 km or 273 mi	Spokane Valley	$2061
442 km or 275 mi	Kamloops	$1835
443 km or 275 mi	Great Falls	$2484
452 km or 281 mi	Spokane	$2022
466 km or 289 mi	Missoula	$1795
517 km or 322 mi	Helena	$2023
524 km or 325 mi	Saskatoon	$1858
526 km or 327 mi	Moscow	$1526
531 km or 330 mi	Pullman	$1568
556 km or 345 mi	Grande Prairie	$1789
560 km or 348 mi	Lewiston	$1731
572 km or 355 mi	Butte	$1585
579 km or 360 mi	Moses Lake	$1908
600 km or 373 mi	Chilliwack	$1760
603 km or 375 mi	Moose Jaw	$1613
607 km or 377 mi	Wenatchee	$2358
616 km or 382 mi	Prince Albert	$1629
630 km or 391 mi	Abbotsford	$1990
636 km or 395 mi	Whistler	$2445
637 km or 396 mi	Walla Walla	$2064
638 km or 396 mi	Bozeman	$2269
641 km or 398 mi	Maple Ridge	$2218
650 km or 404 mi	Langley	$2034
650 km or 404 mi	Pasco	$2098
651 km or 405 mi	Coquitlam	$2595
654 km or 406 mi	Bellingham	$2251
654 km or 406 mi	Richland	$1896
655 km or 407 mi	Fort McMurray	$1722

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