Calgary vs Quebec City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Calgary	Quebec City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2118	$1695
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4745	$3907
🏠 One person rent	$1202	$873
🏘️ Family rent	$1911	$1435
🍽️ Food expenses	$591	$558
🚐 Transport expenses	$173	$129
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3199	$2900
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	53	38
😀 Quality of life	90	88
🏙️ Population	1.31M	549K

The cost of living in Calgary is 25% more expensive than in Quebec City. Cities ranked 1716th and 3269th ($2118 vs $1695) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 29th and 113th in Canada.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Calgary compared to 1.7 months in Quebec City. Ranked 21st vs 28th best cities to live in Canada, and 209th vs 332nd 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	$17	$17.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65	$59.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.3	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.29	$5.49
☕ Cappuccino	$4.2	$3.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.03	$2.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1224	$863
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$957	$743
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2059	$1500
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1544	$1244
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$132	$61.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$204	$95
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$59.8	$44.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.55%	5.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3738	$8196
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3570	$2969
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.94	$2.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$87.1	$71.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.5	$19.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.98	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.98	$2.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.42	$3.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.2	$3.99
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.79	$3.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$11.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.1	$12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$4.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.02	$4.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.42	$4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$2.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.82	$2.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.17	$0.99
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.28	$1.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.5	$11.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.95	$3.05
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.7	$13.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.3	$6.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.63	$3.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.56	$2.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.51	$1.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.4	$39.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.8	$11.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$93.1	$81.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$23.2	$16
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.1	$58.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.8	$96.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$830	$719
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15430	$7052

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Cities near Calgary

Distance	City	Cost of living
106 km or 66 mi	Banff	$1801
137 km or 85 mi	Red Deer	$1841
174 km or 108 mi	Lethbridge	$1761
248 km or 154 mi	Leduc	$1775
265 km or 165 mi	Medicine Hat	$1620
278 km or 173 mi	Spruce Grove	$1676
279 km or 173 mi	Edmonton	$1878
357 km or 222 mi	Sandpoint	$2593
402 km or 250 mi	Kelowna	$1993
422 km or 262 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2331
426 km or 265 mi	Post Falls	$2315
429 km or 266 mi	Penticton	$1773
440 km or 273 mi	Spokane Valley	$2205
442 km or 275 mi	Kamloops	$1815
443 km or 275 mi	Great Falls	$1956
452 km or 281 mi	Spokane	$2187
466 km or 289 mi	Missoula	$2156
517 km or 322 mi	Helena	$2544
524 km or 325 mi	Saskatoon	$1821
526 km or 327 mi	Moscow	$1697
531 km or 330 mi	Pullman	$1899
556 km or 345 mi	Grande Prairie	$1892
560 km or 348 mi	Lewiston	$1701
572 km or 355 mi	Butte	$1634
579 km or 360 mi	Moses Lake	$2009
600 km or 373 mi	Chilliwack	$1884
603 km or 375 mi	Moose Jaw	$1506
607 km or 377 mi	Wenatchee	$2241
616 km or 382 mi	Prince Albert	$1486
630 km or 391 mi	Abbotsford	$2034
636 km or 395 mi	Whistler	$2470
637 km or 396 mi	Walla Walla	$2046
638 km or 396 mi	Bozeman	$2677
641 km or 398 mi	Maple Ridge	$2326
650 km or 404 mi	Langley	$2054
650 km or 404 mi	Pasco	$2074
651 km or 405 mi	Coquitlam	$2590
654 km or 406 mi	Bellingham	$2526
654 km or 406 mi	Richland	$2460
655 km or 407 mi	Fort McMurray	$1934

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