Columbus vs Quebec City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Columbus	Quebec City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2252	$1791
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5500	$4030
🏠 One person rent	$1332	$919
🏘️ Family rent	$2531	$1392
🍽️ Food expenses	$644	$591
🚐 Transport expenses	$120	$142
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4005	$2544
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	72	39
😀 Quality of life	88	86
🏙️ Population	906K	549K

The cost of living in Columbus is 26% more expensive than in Quebec City. Cities ranked 1248th and 2544th ($2252 vs $1791) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1100th and 95th 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 1.4 months in Quebec City. Columbus ranked 65th best city to live in the United States vs Quebec City ranked 26th in Canada, while ranked 242nd and 316th 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	$19.9	$18.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$69.3	$72.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.8	$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.96	$6.62
☕ Cappuccino	$4.97	$4.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.54	$2.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1379	$837
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1067	$788
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3082	$1444
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2051	$1178
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$135	$71.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$206	$110
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68.4	$50.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.49%	7.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3169	$8764
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3154	$3034
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.99	$2.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$64	$69.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.2	$23.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.91	$2.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.89	$3.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.15	$4.62
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.77	$3.01
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.7	$14.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$11.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.7	$17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.51	$3.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.53	$4.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.97	$4.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.99	$2.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.79	$2.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.37	$1.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.81	$1.91
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.1	$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.89	$2.97
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10	$10.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$5.84
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.69	$3.19
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.01	$2.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.24	$1.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.1	$38.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.1	$11.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$116	$82.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.1	$16
👖 Brand Jeans	$64	$70.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83.7	$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1235	$850
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15346	$6253

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Cities near Columbus

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.6 km or 5.3 mi	Upper Arlington	$2099
11 km or 7.1 mi	Grove	$2116
13 km or 8.3 mi	Gahanna	$2034
15 km or 9 mi	Hilliard	$2078
17 km or 11 mi	Reynoldsburg	$2042
18 km or 11 mi	Dublin	$2047
19 km or 12 mi	Westerville	$1819
22 km or 13 mi	Pickerington	$2039
38 km or 24 mi	Delaware	$2074
43 km or 27 mi	Lancaster	$1946
43 km or 27 mi	Marysville	$2006
51 km or 32 mi	Newark	$1916
69 km or 43 mi	Springfield	$1914
70 km or 43 mi	Chillicothe	$1987
70 km or 44 mi	Marion	$1915
84 km or 52 mi	Zanesville	$1876
86 km or 53 mi	Xenia	$1832
89 km or 55 mi	Fairborn	$1698
94 km or 59 mi	Beavercreek	$1795
97 km or 60 mi	Huber Heights	$1791
97 km or 60 mi	Mansfield	$1865
98 km or 61 mi	Riverside	$1794
103 km or 64 mi	Kettering	$1828
103 km or 64 mi	Troy	$1860
104 km or 65 mi	Athens	$1635
104 km or 65 mi	Centerville	$1839
105 km or 65 mi	Dayton	$1735
105 km or 65 mi	Sidney	$1935
108 km or 67 mi	Piqua	$1894
112 km or 69 mi	Trotwood	$1824
116 km or 72 mi	Ashland	$1623
120 km or 74 mi	Lebanon	$1856
128 km or 80 mi	Middletown	$1436
128 km or 80 mi	Lima	$1944
130 km or 81 mi	Wooster	$1568
131 km or 81 mi	Mason	$1852
132 km or 82 mi	Findlay	$1817
136 km or 84 mi	Portsmouth	$1530
144 km or 90 mi	New Philadelphia	$1670
146 km or 91 mi	Norwalk	$1829

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