Calgary vs Quebec City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Calgary	Quebec City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2095	$1648
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4718	$3908
🏠 One person rent	$1181	$829
🏘️ Family rent	$1885	$1438
🍽️ Food expenses	$591	$564
🚐 Transport expenses	$173	$124
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3093	$2878
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	53	38
😀 Quality of life	90	87
🏙️ Population	1.31M	574K

The cost of living in Calgary is 27% more expensive than in Quebec City. Cities ranked 1759th and 3402nd ($2095 vs $1648) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 27th and 116th 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 9th vs 21st best cities to live in Canada, and 187th vs 327th 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	$19.1	$18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.2	$66.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.9	$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.66	$5.34
☕ Cappuccino	$4.19	$3.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.13	$1.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1234	$907
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$935	$680
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1946	$1526
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1549	$1247
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$130	$58.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$200	$89.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$56.1	$45.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.5%	4.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3751	$6977
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3441	$2884
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.85	$2.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$88	$71.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.2	$16.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.06	$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.86	$2.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.39	$3.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.39	$4.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.87	$3.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$11.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.6	$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.3	$4.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.83	$3.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.54	$3.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$2.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$2.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$0.96
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.21	$1.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$11.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.92	$2.81
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.2	$15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.27	$6.78
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.57	$3.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.51	$2.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.43	$1.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.4	$37.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.8	$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$92.4	$79.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.6	$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.7	$58.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.1	$95.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$820	$703
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15881	$8149

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Cities near Calgary

Distance	City	Cost of living
106 km or 66 mi	Banff	$1927
137 km or 85 mi	Red Deer	$1874
174 km or 108 mi	Lethbridge	$1780
248 km or 154 mi	Leduc	$1733
265 km or 165 mi	Medicine Hat	$1579
278 km or 173 mi	Spruce Grove	$1626
279 km or 173 mi	Edmonton	$1835
357 km or 222 mi	Sandpoint	$2595
402 km or 250 mi	Kelowna	$1974
422 km or 262 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2338
426 km or 265 mi	Post Falls	$2307
429 km or 266 mi	Penticton	$1749
440 km or 273 mi	Spokane Valley	$2197
442 km or 275 mi	Kamloops	$1771
443 km or 275 mi	Great Falls	$1953
452 km or 281 mi	Spokane	$2180
466 km or 289 mi	Missoula	$2135
517 km or 322 mi	Helena	$2505
524 km or 325 mi	Saskatoon	$1781
526 km or 327 mi	Moscow	$1703
531 km or 330 mi	Pullman	$1787
556 km or 345 mi	Grande Prairie	$1867
560 km or 348 mi	Lewiston	$1729
572 km or 355 mi	Butte	$1634
579 km or 360 mi	Moses Lake	$2100
600 km or 373 mi	Chilliwack	$1869
603 km or 375 mi	Moose Jaw	$1451
607 km or 377 mi	Wenatchee	$2290
616 km or 382 mi	Prince Albert	$1442
630 km or 391 mi	Abbotsford	$1953
636 km or 395 mi	Whistler	$2427
637 km or 396 mi	Walla Walla	$2053
638 km or 396 mi	Bozeman	$2930
641 km or 398 mi	Maple Ridge	$2266
650 km or 404 mi	Langley	$2100
650 km or 404 mi	Pasco	$2141
651 km or 405 mi	Coquitlam	$2493
654 km or 406 mi	Bellingham	$2523
654 km or 406 mi	Richland	$2492
655 km or 407 mi	Fort McMurray	$1872

Cities near Quebec City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi	Levis	$1638
80 km or 50 mi	Thetford Mines	$1002
89 km or 55 mi	Saint-Georges	$1457
102 km or 64 mi	Victoriaville	$1238
114 km or 71 mi	Trois-Rivieres	$1219
120 km or 74 mi	Shawinigan	$1441
142 km or 88 mi	Drummondville	$1365
166 km or 103 mi	Sherbrooke	$1421
169 km or 105 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1575
170 km or 106 mi	Riviere-du-Loup	$1504
178 km or 111 mi	Saguenay	$1122
180 km or 112 mi	Chicoutimi	$1289
187 km or 116 mi	Magog	$1533
188 km or 117 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1675
192 km or 120 mi	Joliette	$1421
195 km or 121 mi	Alma	$1384
196 km or 122 mi	Granby	$1199
201 km or 125 mi	L'Assomption	$1702
206 km or 128 mi	Beloeil	$1816
210 km or 131 mi	Repentigny	$1817
211 km or 131 mi	Varennes	$1829
212 km or 132 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1875
217 km or 135 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1892
218 km or 135 mi	Mascouche	$1828
218 km or 136 mi	Boucherville	$1861
220 km or 136 mi	Chambly	$1892
223 km or 138 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1772
223 km or 139 mi	Terrebonne	$1863
227 km or 141 mi	Longueuil	$1874
228 km or 142 mi	Brossard	$2051
229 km or 142 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1856
229 km or 143 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1850
231 km or 144 mi	Montreal	$1901
234 km or 146 mi	La Prairie	$1937
236 km or 146 mi	Westmount	$1828
236 km or 146 mi	Mount Royal	$1852
238 km or 148 mi	Laval	$2058
238 km or 148 mi	Candiac	$1921
241 km or 150 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1870
241 km or 150 mi	Boisbriand	$1913