Columbus vs Quebec City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Columbus	Quebec City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2181	$1632
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5273	$3776
🏠 One person rent	$1256	$826
🏘️ Family rent	$2214	$1323
🍽️ Food expenses	$662	$538
🚐 Transport expenses	$125	$136
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3957	$2731
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	72	38
😀 Quality of life	90	88
🏙️ Population	906K	549K

The cost of living in Columbus is 34% more expensive than in Quebec City. Cities ranked 1512th and 3402nd ($2181 vs $1632) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1292nd 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 1.8 months in Columbus compared to 1.7 months in Quebec City. Columbus ranked 64th best city to live in the United States vs Quebec City ranked 25th in Canada, while ranked 217th and 300th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Columbus vs Quebec City

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	Columbus	Quebec City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.3	$15.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68	$64.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.3	$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.21	$4.99
☕ Cappuccino	$4.98	$3.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.74	$1.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1298	$788
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$973	$714
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2399	$1419
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1787	$1141
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$157	$52.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$244	$82.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$60.7	$44.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.42%	5.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3028	$9628
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2566	$3472
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.01	$2.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$61.3	$67.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.4	$22.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.83	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$2.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.13	$3.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.38	$4.05
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.13	$3.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$10.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.1	$12.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.06	$3.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.2	$4.17
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.57	$3.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.03	$1.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.6	$2.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.36	$1.01
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.25	$1.86
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.5	$10.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.88	$3.14
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.33	$11.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.22	$6.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.75	$3.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.04	$2.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.23	$1.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.5	$41.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.7	$10
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$86.1	$79
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.9	$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.1	$55.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$86.6	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1105	$816
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$28983	$6103

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Cities near Columbus

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.6 km or 5.3 mi	Upper Arlington	$2105
11 km or 7.1 mi	Grove	$2091
13 km or 8.3 mi	Gahanna	$2020
15 km or 9 mi	Hilliard	$2094
17 km or 11 mi	Reynoldsburg	$2030
18 km or 11 mi	Dublin	$2084
19 km or 12 mi	Westerville	$1836
22 km or 13 mi	Pickerington	$2014
38 km or 24 mi	Delaware	$2028
43 km or 27 mi	Lancaster	$1951
43 km or 27 mi	Marysville	$2019
51 km or 32 mi	Newark	$1932
69 km or 43 mi	Springfield	$1933
70 km or 43 mi	Chillicothe	$1933
70 km or 44 mi	Marion	$1954
84 km or 52 mi	Zanesville	$1928
86 km or 53 mi	Xenia	$1918
89 km or 55 mi	Fairborn	$1842
94 km or 59 mi	Beavercreek	$1918
97 km or 60 mi	Huber Heights	$1934
97 km or 60 mi	Mansfield	$1697
98 km or 61 mi	Riverside	$1947
103 km or 64 mi	Kettering	$1961
103 km or 64 mi	Troy	$1965
104 km or 65 mi	Athens	$1571
104 km or 65 mi	Centerville	$1942
105 km or 65 mi	Dayton	$1917
105 km or 65 mi	Sidney	$2025
108 km or 67 mi	Piqua	$1980
112 km or 69 mi	Trotwood	$1957
116 km or 72 mi	Ashland	$1684
120 km or 74 mi	Lebanon	$1850
128 km or 80 mi	Middletown	$1495
128 km or 80 mi	Lima	$2188
130 km or 81 mi	Wooster	$1482
131 km or 81 mi	Mason	$1899
132 km or 82 mi	Findlay	$1922
136 km or 84 mi	Portsmouth	$1493
144 km or 90 mi	New Philadelphia	$1743
146 km or 91 mi	Norwalk	$2061

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