Columbus vs Quebec City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Columbus	Quebec City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2145	$1644
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5059	$3738
🏠 One person rent	$1248	$834
🏘️ Family rent	$2171	$1281
🍽️ Food expenses	$632	$540
🚐 Transport expenses	$125	$134
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4018	$2588
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	73	38
😀 Quality of life	88	86
🏙️ Population	906K	549K

The cost of living in Columbus is 30% more expensive than in Quebec City. Cities ranked 1476th and 2883rd ($2145 vs $1644) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1323rd and 110th 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 1.9 months in Columbus compared to 1.6 months in Quebec City. Columbus ranked 59th best city to live in the United States vs Quebec City ranked 23rd in Canada, while ranked 249th and 310th 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	$18.9	$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$66.4	$62.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.7	$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.69	$5.58
☕ Cappuccino	$4.78	$3.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.44	$1.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1314	$790
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$972	$727
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2378	$1395
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1757	$1101
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$149	$52.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$232	$80
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57.9	$41.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.57%	7.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3095	$8350
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2954	$3529
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.01	$2.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$60.8	$66.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.4	$22.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.86	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$2.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.74	$3.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.43	$4.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.4	$2.9
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$13.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$10.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$13.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.29	$3.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.69	$4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.95	$4.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.12	$2.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.04	$2.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.47	$1.02
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.28	$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.6	$10.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.66	$2.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.45	$11.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.35	$6.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.76	$2.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.07	$2.19
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.2	$1.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.3	$39.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.7	$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$85.5	$78.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.9	$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$61	$59.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.4	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1236	$794
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15423	$6012

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Cities near Columbus

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.6 km or 5.3 mi	Upper Arlington	$2084
11 km or 7.1 mi	Grove	$2062
13 km or 8.3 mi	Gahanna	$1986
15 km or 9 mi	Hilliard	$2085
17 km or 11 mi	Reynoldsburg	$1994
18 km or 11 mi	Dublin	$2095
19 km or 12 mi	Westerville	$1798
22 km or 13 mi	Pickerington	$1983
38 km or 24 mi	Delaware	$1851
43 km or 27 mi	Lancaster	$1903
43 km or 27 mi	Marysville	$1968
51 km or 32 mi	Newark	$1881
69 km or 43 mi	Springfield	$1897
70 km or 43 mi	Chillicothe	$1764
70 km or 44 mi	Marion	$1871
84 km or 52 mi	Zanesville	$1825
86 km or 53 mi	Xenia	$1870
89 km or 55 mi	Fairborn	$1798
94 km or 59 mi	Beavercreek	$1862
97 km or 60 mi	Huber Heights	$1852
97 km or 60 mi	Mansfield	$1832
98 km or 61 mi	Riverside	$1865
103 km or 64 mi	Kettering	$1890
103 km or 64 mi	Troy	$1897
104 km or 65 mi	Athens	$1674
104 km or 65 mi	Centerville	$1902
105 km or 65 mi	Dayton	$1783
105 km or 65 mi	Sidney	$1973
108 km or 67 mi	Piqua	$1914
112 km or 69 mi	Trotwood	$1870
116 km or 72 mi	Ashland	$1681
120 km or 74 mi	Lebanon	$1834
128 km or 80 mi	Middletown	$1427
128 km or 80 mi	Lima	$1923
130 km or 81 mi	Wooster	$1481
131 km or 81 mi	Mason	$1853
132 km or 82 mi	Findlay	$1839
136 km or 84 mi	Portsmouth	$1428
144 km or 90 mi	New Philadelphia	$1683
146 km or 91 mi	Norwalk	$1858

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