Cologne vs Quebec City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Cologne	Quebec City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1851	$1791
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4479	$4030
🏠 One person rent	$1019	$919
🏘️ Family rent	$1819	$1392
🍽️ Food expenses	$510	$591
🚐 Transport expenses	$184	$142
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3275	$2544
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	92	39
😀 Quality of life	97	86
🏙️ Population	1.08M	549K

The cost of living in Cologne is 3% more expensive than in Quebec City. Cities ranked 2308th and 2544th ($1851 vs $1791) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 19th and 95th 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 1.4 months in Quebec City. Cologne ranked 2nd best city to live in Germany vs Quebec City ranked 26th in Canada, while ranked 16th and 316th 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	$14	$18.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$61.8	$72.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.8	$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.71	$6.62
☕ Cappuccino	$3.81	$4.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.9	$2.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1023	$837
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$801	$788
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2061	$1444
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1459	$1178
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$129	$71.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$195	$110
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$44	$50.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4%	7.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6540	$8764
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5856	$3034
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.56	$2.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$59.6	$69.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.2	$23.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.98	$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.32	$2.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.91	$3.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.85	$4.62
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.09	$3.01
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14	$14.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$11.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.7	$17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.84	$3.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$4.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.81	$4.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$2.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$2.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.57	$1.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.34	$1.91
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.37	$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.07	$2.97
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.82	$10.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.07	$5.84
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.35	$3.19
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.86	$2.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.6	$1.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$32	$38.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.7	$11.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$51.7	$82.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.9	$16
👖 Brand Jeans	$103	$70.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$822	$850
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16860	$6253

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Cities near Cologne

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Hurth	$1610
10 km or 6.4 mi	Leverkusen	$1947
10 km or 6.4 mi	Frechen	$1636
13 km or 7.9 mi	Bruhl	$1529
13 km or 7.9 mi	Pulheim	$1638
14 km or 8.4 mi	Wesseling	$1576
14 km or 8.5 mi	Bergisch Gladbach	$1557
15 km or 9.3 mi	Niederkassel	$1593
16 km or 10 mi	Rosrath	$1577
18 km or 11 mi	Monheim am Rhein	$1647
19 km or 12 mi	Dormagen	$1620
19 km or 12 mi	Erftstadt	$1563
19 km or 12 mi	Langenfeld	$1634
20 km or 12 mi	Troisdorf	$1586
20 km or 12 mi	Leichlingen	$1612
20 km or 12 mi	Kerpen	$1580
21 km or 13 mi	Bornheim	$1606
21 km or 13 mi	Lohmar	$1566
22 km or 14 mi	Bergheim	$1582
23 km or 15 mi	Siegburg	$1572
24 km or 15 mi	Overath	$1530
25 km or 16 mi	Sankt Augustin	$1594
25 km or 16 mi	Bonn	$1765
26 km or 16 mi	Hilden	$1578
26 km or 16 mi	Solingen	$1652
27 km or 17 mi	Elsdorf	$1564
28 km or 17 mi	Wermelskirchen	$1493
28 km or 17 mi	Haan	$1558
28 km or 18 mi	Bedburg	$1569
29 km or 18 mi	Hennef	$1531
31 km or 19 mi	Grevenbroich	$1567
31 km or 19 mi	Remscheid	$1415
31 km or 20 mi	Erkrath	$1571
33 km or 20 mi	Konigswinter	$1453
34 km or 21 mi	Euskirchen	$1550
34 km or 21 mi	Neuss	$1566
34 km or 21 mi	Mettmann	$1527
35 km or 21 mi	Zulpich	$1548
35 km or 21 mi	Meckenheim	$1542
35 km or 22 mi	Dusseldorf	$1861

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