Chicago vs Quebec City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Chicago	Quebec City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2799	$1632
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6454	$3776
🏠 One person rent	$1702	$826
🏘️ Family rent	$2727	$1323
🍽️ Food expenses	$702	$538
🚐 Transport expenses	$204	$136
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5210	$2731
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	100	38
😀 Quality of life	97	88
🏙️ Population	2.75M	549K

The cost of living in Chicago is 72% more expensive than in Quebec City. Cities ranked 394th and 3402nd ($2799 vs $1632) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 338th and 116th 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 1.9 months in Chicago compared to 1.7 months in Quebec City. Chicago ranked 2nd best city to live in the United States vs Quebec City ranked 25th in Canada, while ranked 16th and 300th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chicago vs Quebec City

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	Chicago	Quebec City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.2	$15.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$86.5	$64.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12	$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.36	$4.99
☕ Cappuccino	$5.6	$3.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.99	$1.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1993	$788
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1414	$714
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3215	$1419
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2313	$1141
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$108	$52.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$168	$82.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$64.8	$44.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.77%	5.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3645	$9628
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2499	$3472
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.48	$2.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$74.8	$67.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17	$22.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.01	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.08	$2.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.01	$3.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.93	$4.05
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.3	$3.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.3	$10.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.8	$12.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.04	$3.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.11	$4.17
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.56	$3.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$1.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$2.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.79	$1.01
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.14	$1.86
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.7	$10.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.81	$3.14
🚬 Cigarette pack	$16.5	$11.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.8	$6.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7	$3.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.84	$2.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.14	$1.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$68.2	$41.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.1	$10
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$135	$79
💇 Haircut, simple	$28.7	$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.8	$55.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.8	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2032	$816
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23423	$6103

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Cities near Chicago

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi	Cicero	$2384
14 km or 8.8 mi	Berwyn	$2360
14 km or 8.9 mi	Oak Park	$2396
16 km or 10 mi	Elmwood Park	$2386
18 km or 11 mi	Maywood	$2367
18 km or 11 mi	Evanston	$2202
19 km or 12 mi	Skokie	$2287
19 km or 12 mi	Burbank	$2393
20 km or 12 mi	Melrose Park	$2385
21 km or 13 mi	Oak Lawn	$2399
22 km or 14 mi	Morton Grove	$2366
22 km or 14 mi	Niles	$2400
23 km or 14 mi	Park Ridge	$2426
23 km or 14 mi	Wilmette	$2288
25 km or 16 mi	Blue Island	$2398
26 km or 16 mi	Elmhurst	$2406
27 km or 17 mi	Glenview	$2405
28 km or 17 mi	Des Plaines	$2549
28 km or 18 mi	Dolton	$2393
29 km or 18 mi	Villa Park	$2413
30 km or 19 mi	Harvey	$2395
30 km or 19 mi	East Chicago	$2030
30 km or 19 mi	Westmont	$2327
31 km or 19 mi	Calumet	$2392
31 km or 20 mi	South Holland	$2379
32 km or 20 mi	Lombard	$2462
32 km or 20 mi	Hammond	$2008
32 km or 20 mi	Oak Forest	$2388
33 km or 20 mi	Northbrook	$2399
33 km or 20 mi	Mount Prospect	$2468
33 km or 20 mi	Darien	$2363
33 km or 21 mi	Elk Grove Village	$2495
34 km or 21 mi	Downers Grove	$2268
35 km or 22 mi	Orland Park	$2392
36 km or 22 mi	Lansing	$2368
36 km or 22 mi	Glen Ellyn	$2261
37 km or 23 mi	Highland Park	$2392
37 km or 23 mi	Munster	$1989
37 km or 23 mi	Tinley Park	$2376
37 km or 23 mi	Wheeling	$2426

Cities near Quebec City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi	Levis	$1622
80 km or 50 mi	Thetford Mines	$1019
89 km or 55 mi	Saint-Georges	$1470
102 km or 64 mi	Victoriaville	$1265
114 km or 71 mi	Trois-Rivieres	$1136
120 km or 74 mi	Shawinigan	$1388
142 km or 88 mi	Drummondville	$1363
166 km or 103 mi	Sherbrooke	$1420
169 km or 105 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1549
170 km or 106 mi	Riviere-du-Loup	$1455
178 km or 111 mi	Saguenay	$1077
180 km or 112 mi	Chicoutimi	$1223
187 km or 116 mi	Magog	$1486
188 km or 117 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1586
192 km or 120 mi	Joliette	$1449
195 km or 121 mi	Alma	$1304
196 km or 122 mi	Granby	$1120
201 km or 125 mi	L'Assomption	$1671
206 km or 128 mi	Beloeil	$1776
210 km or 131 mi	Repentigny	$1767
211 km or 131 mi	Varennes	$1786
212 km or 132 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1822
217 km or 135 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1869
218 km or 135 mi	Mascouche	$1766
218 km or 136 mi	Boucherville	$1820
220 km or 136 mi	Chambly	$1853
223 km or 138 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1719
223 km or 139 mi	Terrebonne	$1805
227 km or 141 mi	Longueuil	$1842
228 km or 142 mi	Brossard	$2055
229 km or 142 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1828
229 km or 143 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1805
231 km or 144 mi	Montreal	$1903
234 km or 146 mi	La Prairie	$1911
236 km or 146 mi	Westmount	$1814
236 km or 146 mi	Mount Royal	$1820
238 km or 148 mi	Laval	$1930
238 km or 148 mi	Candiac	$1892
241 km or 150 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1835
241 km or 150 mi	Boisbriand	$1763