Chennai vs Quebec City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Chennai	Quebec City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$433	$1791
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1143	$4030
🏠 One person rent	$159	$919
🏘️ Family rent	$379	$1392
🍽️ Food expenses	$167	$591
🚐 Transport expenses	$66	$142
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$868	$2544
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	78	39
😀 Quality of life	66	86
🏙️ Population	6.6M	549K

The cost of living in Chennai is 76% less expensive than in Quebec City. Cities ranked 8907th and 2544th ($433 vs $1791) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 20th and 95th in India and Canada, respectively. Check India vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Chennai compared to 1.4 months in Quebec City. Chennai ranked 2nd best city to live in India vs Quebec City ranked 26th in Canada, while ranked 4094th and 316th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chennai vs Quebec City

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	Chennai	Quebec City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.8	$18.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$10.8	$72.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.79	$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.1	$6.62
☕ Cappuccino	$1.82	$4.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.47	$2.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$187	$837
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$109	$788
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$526	$1444
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$282	$1178
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$24.9	$71.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.2	$110
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.96	$50.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.43%	7.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1926	$8764
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$804	$3034
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.36	$2.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12	$69.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.59	$23.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.66	$2.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.56	$3.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$4.62
🥚 Eggs, x12	$0.92	$3.01
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.7	$14.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.43	$11.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.59	$17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.83	$3.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.9	$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$4.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.49	$4.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.47	$2.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.5	$2.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.23	$1.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.05	$1.91
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.38	$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.84	$2.97
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.33	$10.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$0.85	$5.84
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.64	$3.19
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.07	$2.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.6	$1.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$18.4	$38.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.01	$11.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12	$82.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.49	$16
👖 Brand Jeans	$26	$70.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$47.2	$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$82.6	$850
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1425	$6253

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Cities near Chennai

Distance	City	Cost of living
111 km or 69 mi	Tirupati	$329
124 km or 77 mi	Vellore	$243
125 km or 78 mi	Chittoor	$308
138 km or 85 mi	Pondicherry	$352
153 km or 95 mi	Nellore	$572
159 km or 99 mi	Cuddalore	$310
198 km or 123 mi	Madanapalle	$337
219 km or 136 mi	Kadapa	$380
260 km or 162 mi	Proddatur	$367
269 km or 167 mi	Ongole	$351
279 km or 173 mi	Salem	$330
282 km or 175 mi	Thanjavur	$289
290 km or 180 mi	Bangalore	$578
304 km or 189 mi	Chirala	$321
305 km or 189 mi	Tiruchirappalli	$324
312 km or 194 mi	Hindupur	$331
328 km or 204 mi	Nandyal	$359
338 km or 210 mi	Anantapur	$307
339 km or 211 mi	Erode	$338
344 km or 214 mi	Tumkur	$378
353 km or 219 mi	Tenali	$307
354 km or 220 mi	Machilipatnam	$324
357 km or 222 mi	Guntur	$291
361 km or 224 mi	Tiruppur	$306
383 km or 238 mi	Vijayawada	$353
388 km or 241 mi	Kurnool	$351
396 km or 246 mi	Dindigul	$334
402 km or 250 mi	Mysore	$325
411 km or 256 mi	Eluru	$320
423 km or 263 mi	Madurai	$355
428 km or 266 mi	Coimbatore	$340
428 km or 266 mi	Adoni	$382
453 km or 282 mi	Nalgonda	$289
462 km or 287 mi	Rajahmundry	$321
463 km or 288 mi	Khammam	$274
474 km or 294 mi	Mahbubnagar	$373
476 km or 296 mi	Kakinada	$312
482 km or 300 mi	Hospet	$279
494 km or 307 mi	Davanagere	$325
509 km or 317 mi	Malappuram	$287

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