Chennai vs Quebec City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Chennai	Quebec City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$430	$1644
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1140	$3738
🏠 One person rent	$152	$834
🏘️ Family rent	$346	$1281
🍽️ Food expenses	$163	$540
🚐 Transport expenses	$65.4	$134
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$848	$2588
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	78	38
😀 Quality of life	66	86
🏙️ Population	6.6M	549K

The cost of living in Chennai is 74% less expensive than in Quebec City. Cities ranked 8897th and 2883rd ($430 vs $1644) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 17th and 110th 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 1.6 months in Quebec City. Chennai ranked 4th best city to live in India vs Quebec City ranked 23rd in Canada, while ranked 4021st and 310th 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	$1.83	$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$11.6	$62.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.01	$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.05	$5.58
☕ Cappuccino	$1.98	$3.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.46	$1.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$170	$790
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$102	$727
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$470	$1395
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$254	$1101
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$25.5	$52.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39	$80
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$10.3	$41.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.23%	7.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1935	$8350
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$767	$3529
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$2.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.4	$66.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.84	$22.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.18	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.6	$2.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.51	$3.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.75	$4.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$0.91	$2.9
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.5	$13.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.47	$10.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.5	$13.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$3.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.83	$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$4.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.53	$2.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$2.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.22	$1.02
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.13	$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.67	$10.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.78	$2.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4	$11.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$0.82	$6.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.54	$2.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.03	$2.19
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.79	$1.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$18.7	$39.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.86	$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31.1	$78.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.73	$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$26.2	$59.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$48.6	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$80.7	$794
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1573	$6012

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Cities near Chennai

Distance	City	Cost of living
111 km or 69 mi	Tirupati	$315
124 km or 77 mi	Vellore	$258
125 km or 78 mi	Chittoor	$354
138 km or 85 mi	Pondicherry	$360
153 km or 95 mi	Nellore	$514
159 km or 99 mi	Cuddalore	$306
198 km or 123 mi	Madanapalle	$346
219 km or 136 mi	Kadapa	$367
260 km or 162 mi	Proddatur	$355
269 km or 167 mi	Ongole	$338
279 km or 173 mi	Salem	$304
282 km or 175 mi	Thanjavur	$302
290 km or 180 mi	Bangalore	$533
304 km or 189 mi	Chirala	$311
305 km or 189 mi	Tiruchirappalli	$314
312 km or 194 mi	Hindupur	$375
328 km or 204 mi	Nandyal	$359
338 km or 210 mi	Anantapur	$304
339 km or 211 mi	Erode	$295
344 km or 214 mi	Tumkur	$351
353 km or 219 mi	Tenali	$292
354 km or 220 mi	Machilipatnam	$316
357 km or 222 mi	Guntur	$280
361 km or 224 mi	Tiruppur	$300
383 km or 238 mi	Vijayawada	$354
388 km or 241 mi	Kurnool	$349
396 km or 246 mi	Dindigul	$316
402 km or 250 mi	Mysore	$311
411 km or 256 mi	Eluru	$304
423 km or 263 mi	Madurai	$310
428 km or 266 mi	Coimbatore	$339
428 km or 266 mi	Adoni	$366
453 km or 282 mi	Nalgonda	$298
462 km or 287 mi	Rajahmundry	$330
463 km or 288 mi	Khammam	$272
474 km or 294 mi	Mahbubnagar	$357
476 km or 296 mi	Kakinada	$307
482 km or 300 mi	Hospet	$272
494 km or 307 mi	Davanagere	$292
509 km or 317 mi	Malappuram	$306

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