Charlotte vs Quebec City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Charlotte	Quebec City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2528	$1644
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5839	$3738
🏠 One person rent	$1559	$834
🏘️ Family rent	$2624	$1281
🍽️ Food expenses	$636	$540
🚐 Transport expenses	$162	$134
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4485	$2588
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	68	38
😀 Quality of life	88	86
🏙️ Population	875K	549K

The cost of living in Charlotte is 54% more expensive than in Quebec City. Cities ranked 761st and 2883rd ($2528 vs $1644) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 705th and 110th 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 1.6 months in Quebec City. Charlotte ranked 62nd best city to live in the United States vs Quebec City ranked 23rd in Canada, while ranked 252nd and 310th 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	$16.6	$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$71.6	$62.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.4	$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.95	$5.58
☕ Cappuccino	$5.06	$3.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.56	$1.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1601	$790
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1337	$727
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3268	$1395
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2181	$1101
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$105	$52.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$162	$80
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$63.8	$41.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.54%	7.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4188	$8350
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2832	$3529
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.61	$2.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$90.9	$66.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.4	$22.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.83	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$2.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.23	$3.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.31	$4.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.8	$2.9
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$13.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$10.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.6	$13.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.44	$3.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.8	$4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.64	$4.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.33	$2.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.19	$2.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.28	$1.02
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.74	$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.9	$10.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.52	$2.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.65	$11.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.14	$6.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.97	$2.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.26	$2.19
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.8	$1.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$52.9	$39.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.1	$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$124	$78.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.8	$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$54	$59.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.3	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1337	$794
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25956	$6012

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Cities near Charlotte

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 10 mi	Matthews	$2271
17 km or 11 mi	Mint Hill	$2269
20 km or 13 mi	Huntersville	$2188
23 km or 14 mi	Indian Trail	$2225
28 km or 18 mi	Cornelius	$2166
30 km or 18 mi	Concord	$2147
31 km or 19 mi	Gastonia	$1891
36 km or 22 mi	Kannapolis	$2136
36 km or 22 mi	Rock Hill	$2177
38 km or 23 mi	Monroe	$2182
40 km or 25 mi	Mooresville	$2072
57 km or 35 mi	Lancaster	$2170
59 km or 37 mi	Salisbury	$2117
62 km or 39 mi	Statesville	$2090
63 km or 39 mi	Shelby	$1474
72 km or 45 mi	Hickory	$1851
94 km or 58 mi	Forest	$1951
101 km or 63 mi	Thomasville	$2058
104 km or 64 mi	Rockingham	$2136
104 km or 65 mi	Spartanburg	$1925
108 km or 67 mi	Asheboro	$2091
111 km or 69 mi	Winston-Salem	$2098
113 km or 70 mi	High Point	$1934
120 km or 75 mi	Kernersville	$2169
130 km or 81 mi	Greer	$2292
132 km or 82 mi	Greensboro	$2011
138 km or 86 mi	Columbia	$1809
142 km or 88 mi	Mauldin	$2404
143 km or 89 mi	Lexington	$1929
147 km or 91 mi	Greenville	$2530
152 km or 94 mi	Florence	$1907
152 km or 95 mi	Sumter	$1902
154 km or 96 mi	Sanford	$2184
159 km or 99 mi	Burlington	$2144
160 km or 99 mi	Asheville	$2697
166 km or 103 mi	Greenwood	$2106
176 km or 109 mi	Fayetteville	$2100
179 km or 111 mi	Chapel Hill	$2309
180 km or 112 mi	Lumberton	$2100
184 km or 114 mi	Anderson	$1888

Cities near Quebec City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi	Levis	$1627
80 km or 50 mi	Thetford Mines	$966
89 km or 55 mi	Saint-Georges	$1449
102 km or 64 mi	Victoriaville	$1239
114 km or 71 mi	Trois-Rivieres	$1118
120 km or 74 mi	Shawinigan	$1368
142 km or 88 mi	Drummondville	$1330
166 km or 103 mi	Sherbrooke	$1395
169 km or 105 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1532
170 km or 106 mi	Riviere-du-Loup	$1468
178 km or 111 mi	Saguenay	$1411
180 km or 112 mi	Chicoutimi	$1436
187 km or 116 mi	Magog	$1457
188 km or 117 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1562
192 km or 120 mi	Joliette	$1433
195 km or 121 mi	Alma	$1460
196 km or 122 mi	Granby	$1106
201 km or 125 mi	L'Assomption	$1651
206 km or 128 mi	Beloeil	$1742
210 km or 131 mi	Repentigny	$1743
211 km or 131 mi	Varennes	$1764
212 km or 132 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1800
217 km or 135 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1836
218 km or 135 mi	Mascouche	$1735
218 km or 136 mi	Boucherville	$1804
220 km or 136 mi	Chambly	$1829
223 km or 138 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1690
223 km or 139 mi	Terrebonne	$1776
227 km or 141 mi	Longueuil	$1835
228 km or 142 mi	Brossard	$2004
229 km or 142 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1790
229 km or 143 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1769
231 km or 144 mi	Montreal	$1857
234 km or 146 mi	La Prairie	$1889
236 km or 146 mi	Westmount	$1773
236 km or 146 mi	Mount Royal	$1792
238 km or 148 mi	Laval	$1900
238 km or 148 mi	Candiac	$1852
241 km or 150 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1803
241 km or 150 mi	Boisbriand	$1732