Charlotte vs Quebec City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Charlotte	Quebec City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2403	$1695
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5638	$3907
🏠 One person rent	$1453	$873
🏘️ Family rent	$2444	$1435
🍽️ Food expenses	$626	$558
🚐 Transport expenses	$154	$129
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4246	$2900
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	68	38
😀 Quality of life	89	88
🏙️ Population	875K	549K

The cost of living in Charlotte is 42% more expensive than in Quebec City. Cities ranked 1073rd and 3269th ($2403 vs $1695) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 918th and 113th in the United States and Canada, respectively. Check the United States vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Charlotte compared to 1.7 months in Quebec City. Charlotte ranked 78th best city to live in the United States vs Quebec City ranked 28th in Canada, while ranked 283rd and 332nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Charlotte vs Quebec City

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	Charlotte	Quebec City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17	$17.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$67.6	$59.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.6	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.69	$5.49
☕ Cappuccino	$5.24	$3.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.58	$2.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1623	$863
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1199	$743
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2971	$1500
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2035	$1244
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$101	$61.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$154	$95
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68	$44.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.41%	5.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4032	$8196
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2433	$2969
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.21	$2.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$84.2	$71.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.4	$19.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.78	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$2.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.35	$3.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.16	$3.99
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.15	$3.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$11.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.5	$12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.76	$4.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.94	$4.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.48	$4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.94	$2.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.93	$2.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.34	$0.99
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.48	$1.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17.6	$11.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.79	$3.05
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.95	$13.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.04	$6.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.06	$3.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.09	$2.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.86	$1.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$58	$39.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.1	$11.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$113	$81.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.4	$16
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.7	$58.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$96.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1516	$719
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24528	$7052

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Cities near Charlotte

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 10 mi	Matthews	$2195
17 km or 11 mi	Mint Hill	$2174
20 km or 13 mi	Huntersville	$2113
23 km or 14 mi	Indian Trail	$2159
28 km or 18 mi	Cornelius	$2078
30 km or 18 mi	Concord	$1963
31 km or 19 mi	Gastonia	$1968
36 km or 22 mi	Kannapolis	$2027
36 km or 22 mi	Rock Hill	$2002
38 km or 23 mi	Monroe	$2126
40 km or 25 mi	Mooresville	$1978
57 km or 35 mi	Lancaster	$2158
59 km or 37 mi	Salisbury	$2080
62 km or 39 mi	Statesville	$2067
63 km or 39 mi	Shelby	$1736
72 km or 45 mi	Hickory	$1913
94 km or 58 mi	Forest	$2089
101 km or 63 mi	Thomasville	$2030
104 km or 64 mi	Rockingham	$2079
104 km or 65 mi	Spartanburg	$1873
108 km or 67 mi	Asheboro	$2081
111 km or 69 mi	Winston-Salem	$2122
113 km or 70 mi	High Point	$1917
120 km or 75 mi	Kernersville	$2202
130 km or 81 mi	Greer	$2221
132 km or 82 mi	Greensboro	$2036
138 km or 86 mi	Columbia	$1858
142 km or 88 mi	Mauldin	$2324
143 km or 89 mi	Lexington	$1951
147 km or 91 mi	Greenville	$2410
152 km or 94 mi	Florence	$1853
152 km or 95 mi	Sumter	$1769
154 km or 96 mi	Sanford	$1943
159 km or 99 mi	Burlington	$2123
160 km or 99 mi	Asheville	$2709
166 km or 103 mi	Greenwood	$2091
176 km or 109 mi	Fayetteville	$2159
179 km or 111 mi	Chapel Hill	$2308
180 km or 112 mi	Lumberton	$1987
184 km or 114 mi	Anderson	$1952

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