Chicago vs Quebec City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Chicago	Quebec City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2822	$1695
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6502	$3907
🏠 One person rent	$1695	$873
🏘️ Family rent	$2718	$1435
🍽️ Food expenses	$730	$558
🚐 Transport expenses	$192	$129
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5026	$2900
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	100	38
😀 Quality of life	95	88
🏙️ Population	2.75M	549K

The cost of living in Chicago is 67% more expensive than in Quebec City. Cities ranked 375th and 3269th ($2822 vs $1695) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 311th 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 Chicago compared to 1.7 months in Quebec City. Chicago ranked 3rd best city to live in the United States vs Quebec City ranked 28th in Canada, while ranked 22nd and 332nd 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	$19.9	$17.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$99.7	$59.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.5	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.93	$5.49
☕ Cappuccino	$5.6	$3.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.05	$2.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2002	$863
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1406	$743
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3205	$1500
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2314	$1244
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$101	$61.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$157	$95
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68	$44.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.66%	5.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3759	$8196
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2521	$2969
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.5	$2.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$75.2	$71.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.5	$19.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.99	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.24	$2.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.16	$3.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.38	$3.99
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.59	$3.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.3	$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.8	$11.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.6	$12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.36	$4.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.9	$4.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.44	$4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$2.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$2.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.8	$0.99
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.62	$1.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.1	$11.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.03	$3.05
🚬 Cigarette pack	$16.9	$13.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$6.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.06	$3.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.23	$2.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.21	$1.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$69.5	$39.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.7	$11.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$154	$81.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$33	$16
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.8	$58.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.7	$96.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1863	$719
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24172	$7052

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Cities near Chicago

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi	Cicero	$2429
14 km or 8.8 mi	Berwyn	$2374
14 km or 8.9 mi	Oak Park	$2432
16 km or 10 mi	Elmwood Park	$2406
18 km or 11 mi	Maywood	$2396
18 km or 11 mi	Evanston	$2202
19 km or 12 mi	Skokie	$2300
19 km or 12 mi	Burbank	$2449
20 km or 12 mi	Melrose Park	$2418
21 km or 13 mi	Oak Lawn	$2443
22 km or 14 mi	Morton Grove	$2381
22 km or 14 mi	Niles	$2408
23 km or 14 mi	Park Ridge	$2466
23 km or 14 mi	Wilmette	$2295
25 km or 16 mi	Blue Island	$2439
26 km or 16 mi	Elmhurst	$2454
27 km or 17 mi	Glenview	$2433
28 km or 17 mi	Des Plaines	$2521
28 km or 18 mi	Dolton	$2438
29 km or 18 mi	Villa Park	$2475
30 km or 19 mi	Harvey	$2434
30 km or 19 mi	East Chicago	$1906
30 km or 19 mi	Westmont	$2411
31 km or 19 mi	Calumet	$2440
31 km or 20 mi	South Holland	$2425
32 km or 20 mi	Lombard	$2503
32 km or 20 mi	Hammond	$1889
32 km or 20 mi	Oak Forest	$2438
33 km or 20 mi	Northbrook	$2415
33 km or 20 mi	Mount Prospect	$2477
33 km or 20 mi	Darien	$2434
33 km or 21 mi	Elk Grove Village	$2525
34 km or 21 mi	Downers Grove	$2354
35 km or 22 mi	Orland Park	$2421
36 km or 22 mi	Lansing	$2412
36 km or 22 mi	Glen Ellyn	$2311
37 km or 23 mi	Highland Park	$2398
37 km or 23 mi	Munster	$1862
37 km or 23 mi	Tinley Park	$2425
37 km or 23 mi	Wheeling	$2434

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