Cologne vs Quebec City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Cologne	Quebec City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1744	$1644
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4212	$3738
🏠 One person rent	$947	$834
🏘️ Family rent	$1673	$1281
🍽️ Food expenses	$491	$540
🚐 Transport expenses	$174	$134
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3148	$2588
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	92	38
😀 Quality of life	96	86
🏙️ Population	1.09M	549K

The cost of living in Cologne is 6% more expensive than in Quebec City. Cities ranked 2551st and 2883rd ($1744 vs $1644) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 24th and 110th in Germany and Canada, respectively. Check Germany vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Cologne compared to 1.6 months in Quebec City. Cologne ranked 2nd best city to live in Germany vs Quebec City ranked 23rd in Canada, while ranked 12th and 310th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cologne vs Quebec City

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	Cologne	Quebec City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$13.1	$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$61.3	$62.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.4	$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.67	$5.58
☕ Cappuccino	$3.64	$3.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.1	$1.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$963	$790
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$743	$727
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1902	$1395
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1332	$1101
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$120	$52.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$186	$80
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40.4	$41.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.01%	7.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6163	$8350
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5539	$3529
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.35	$2.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$56.6	$66.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.1	$22.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.83	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.23	$2.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.8	$3.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$4.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.95	$2.9
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$13.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$10.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.1	$13.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.71	$3.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.26	$4.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$2.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$2.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.64	$1.02
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.22	$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.56	$10.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.02	$2.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.09	$11.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.17	$6.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.2	$2.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.75	$2.19
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.5	$1.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$32.5	$39.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.9	$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$49.2	$78.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.4	$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$94.7	$59.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$773	$794
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15595	$6012

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Cities near Cologne

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Hurth	$1578
10 km or 6.4 mi	Leverkusen	$1822
10 km or 6.4 mi	Frechen	$1569
13 km or 7.9 mi	Bruhl	$1559
13 km or 7.9 mi	Pulheim	$1572
14 km or 8.4 mi	Wesseling	$1554
14 km or 8.5 mi	Bergisch Gladbach	$1586
15 km or 9.3 mi	Niederkassel	$1551
16 km or 10 mi	Rosrath	$1536
18 km or 11 mi	Monheim am Rhein	$1576
19 km or 12 mi	Dormagen	$1561
19 km or 12 mi	Erftstadt	$1534
19 km or 12 mi	Langenfeld	$1577
20 km or 12 mi	Troisdorf	$1544
20 km or 12 mi	Leichlingen	$1559
20 km or 12 mi	Kerpen	$1529
21 km or 13 mi	Bornheim	$1554
21 km or 13 mi	Lohmar	$1523
22 km or 14 mi	Bergheim	$1518
23 km or 15 mi	Siegburg	$1522
24 km or 15 mi	Overath	$1497
25 km or 16 mi	Sankt Augustin	$1542
25 km or 16 mi	Bonn	$1677
26 km or 16 mi	Hilden	$1522
26 km or 16 mi	Solingen	$1580
27 km or 17 mi	Elsdorf	$1502
28 km or 17 mi	Wermelskirchen	$1497
28 km or 17 mi	Haan	$1517
28 km or 18 mi	Bedburg	$1504
29 km or 18 mi	Hennef	$1494
31 km or 19 mi	Grevenbroich	$1499
31 km or 19 mi	Remscheid	$1494
31 km or 20 mi	Erkrath	$1516
33 km or 20 mi	Konigswinter	$1446
34 km or 21 mi	Euskirchen	$1503
34 km or 21 mi	Neuss	$1495
34 km or 21 mi	Mettmann	$1479
35 km or 21 mi	Zulpich	$1490
35 km or 21 mi	Meckenheim	$1500
35 km or 22 mi	Dusseldorf	$1772

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