Calgary vs Quebec City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Calgary	Quebec City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2149	$1791
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4908	$4030
🏠 One person rent	$1251	$919
🏘️ Family rent	$2067	$1392
🍽️ Food expenses	$593	$591
🚐 Transport expenses	$170	$142
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3509	$2544
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	53	39
😀 Quality of life	90	86
🏙️ Population	1.31M	549K

The cost of living in Calgary is 20% more expensive than in Quebec City. Cities ranked 1473rd and 2544th ($2149 vs $1791) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 28th and 95th in Canada.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Calgary compared to 1.4 months in Quebec City. Ranked 6th vs 26th best cities to live in Canada, and 131st vs 316th 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	$16.9	$18.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.6	$72.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.2	$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.43	$6.62
☕ Cappuccino	$4.28	$4.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.04	$2.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1277	$837
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1002	$788
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2181	$1444
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1707	$1178
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$134	$71.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$206	$110
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$59.9	$50.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.34%	7.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3298	$8764
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3114	$3034
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.75	$2.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$83.8	$69.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.5	$23.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.07	$2.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.49	$3.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.17	$4.62
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.96	$3.01
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.5	$14.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$11.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.9	$17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.35	$3.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.96	$4.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.15	$4.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$2.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$2.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.33	$1.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.61	$1.91
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.9	$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.97	$2.97
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.6	$10.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.18	$5.84
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.97	$3.19
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.9	$2.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.32	$1.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53	$38.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13	$11.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$65.5	$82.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$23.4	$16
👖 Brand Jeans	$55	$70.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$84.7	$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$984	$850
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19196	$6253

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Cities near Calgary

Distance	City	Cost of living
106 km or 66 mi	Banff	$1914
137 km or 85 mi	Red Deer	$1727
174 km or 108 mi	Lethbridge	$1701
248 km or 154 mi	Leduc	$1723
265 km or 165 mi	Medicine Hat	$1577
278 km or 173 mi	Spruce Grove	$1709
279 km or 173 mi	Edmonton	$1785
357 km or 222 mi	Sandpoint	$2523
402 km or 250 mi	Kelowna	$2001
422 km or 262 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2275
426 km or 265 mi	Post Falls	$2250
429 km or 266 mi	Penticton	$1781
440 km or 273 mi	Spokane Valley	$2156
442 km or 275 mi	Kamloops	$1854
443 km or 275 mi	Great Falls	$2139
452 km or 281 mi	Spokane	$2150
466 km or 289 mi	Missoula	$2011
517 km or 322 mi	Helena	$2498
524 km or 325 mi	Saskatoon	$1793
526 km or 327 mi	Moscow	$1642
531 km or 330 mi	Pullman	$1566
556 km or 345 mi	Grande Prairie	$1786
560 km or 348 mi	Lewiston	$1830
572 km or 355 mi	Butte	$1610
579 km or 360 mi	Moses Lake	$1917
600 km or 373 mi	Chilliwack	$1765
603 km or 375 mi	Moose Jaw	$1408
607 km or 377 mi	Wenatchee	$2322
616 km or 382 mi	Prince Albert	$1487
630 km or 391 mi	Abbotsford	$1976
636 km or 395 mi	Whistler	$2469
637 km or 396 mi	Walla Walla	$2010
638 km or 396 mi	Bozeman	$2484
641 km or 398 mi	Maple Ridge	$2243
650 km or 404 mi	Langley	$1983
650 km or 404 mi	Pasco	$2042
651 km or 405 mi	Coquitlam	$2553
654 km or 406 mi	Bellingham	$2278
654 km or 406 mi	Richland	$2169
655 km or 407 mi	Fort McMurray	$1871

Cities near Quebec City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi	Levis	$1766
80 km or 50 mi	Thetford Mines	$1462
89 km or 55 mi	Saint-Georges	$1509
102 km or 64 mi	Victoriaville	$1211
114 km or 71 mi	Trois-Rivieres	$1082
120 km or 74 mi	Shawinigan	$1410
142 km or 88 mi	Drummondville	$1645
166 km or 103 mi	Sherbrooke	$1449
169 km or 105 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1624
170 km or 106 mi	Riviere-du-Loup	$1613
178 km or 111 mi	Saguenay	$1544
180 km or 112 mi	Chicoutimi	$1566
187 km or 116 mi	Magog	$1539
188 km or 117 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1657
192 km or 120 mi	Joliette	$1540
195 km or 121 mi	Alma	$1582
196 km or 122 mi	Granby	$1187
201 km or 125 mi	L'Assomption	$1740
206 km or 128 mi	Beloeil	$1836
210 km or 131 mi	Repentigny	$1823
211 km or 131 mi	Varennes	$1845
212 km or 132 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1884
217 km or 135 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1912
218 km or 135 mi	Mascouche	$1821
218 km or 136 mi	Boucherville	$1878
220 km or 136 mi	Chambly	$1901
223 km or 138 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1773
223 km or 139 mi	Terrebonne	$1849
227 km or 141 mi	Longueuil	$1896
228 km or 142 mi	Brossard	$2057
229 km or 142 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1873
229 km or 143 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1843
231 km or 144 mi	Montreal	$1954
234 km or 146 mi	La Prairie	$1960
236 km or 146 mi	Westmount	$1861
236 km or 146 mi	Mount Royal	$1871
238 km or 148 mi	Laval	$1996
238 km or 148 mi	Candiac	$1927
241 km or 150 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1890
241 km or 150 mi	Boisbriand	$1751