Columbus vs Quebec City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Columbus	Quebec City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2140	$1648
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5154	$3908
🏠 One person rent	$1207	$829
🏘️ Family rent	$2066	$1438
🍽️ Food expenses	$667	$564
🚐 Transport expenses	$126	$124
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3790	$2878
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	73	38
😀 Quality of life	88	87
🏙️ Population	906K	574K

The cost of living in Columbus is 30% more expensive than in Quebec City. Cities ranked 1634th and 3402nd ($2140 vs $1648) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1324th 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 73rd best city to live in the United States vs Quebec City ranked 21st in Canada, while ranked 266th and 327th 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	$20.9	$18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68.2	$66.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.1	$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.36	$5.34
☕ Cappuccino	$5.1	$3.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.65	$1.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1354	$907
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$919	$680
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2171	$1526
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1698	$1247
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$141	$58.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$213	$89.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$60.4	$45.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.08%	4.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3423	$6977
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1817	$2884
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.99	$2.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$60.7	$71.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.5	$16.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.92	$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.89	$2.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.07	$3.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.49	$4.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.28	$3.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.1	$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14	$11.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16	$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.58	$4.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.1	$3.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.77	$3.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$2.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.43	$2.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.55	$0.96
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$4.03	$1.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.5	$11.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.77	$2.81
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.99	$15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.23	$6.78
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.74	$3.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.09	$2.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.21	$1.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.4	$37.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.2	$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$86.1	$79.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.2	$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.5	$58.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$90.8	$95.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1464	$703
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20945	$8149

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Cities near Columbus

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.6 km or 5.3 mi	Upper Arlington	$2116
11 km or 7.1 mi	Grove	$2075
13 km or 8.3 mi	Gahanna	$2088
15 km or 9 mi	Hilliard	$2120
17 km or 11 mi	Reynoldsburg	$2064
18 km or 11 mi	Dublin	$2117
19 km or 12 mi	Westerville	$1897
22 km or 13 mi	Pickerington	$2021
38 km or 24 mi	Delaware	$2018
43 km or 27 mi	Lancaster	$1928
43 km or 27 mi	Marysville	$2008
51 km or 32 mi	Newark	$1919
69 km or 43 mi	Springfield	$1836
70 km or 43 mi	Chillicothe	$1849
70 km or 44 mi	Marion	$1941
84 km or 52 mi	Zanesville	$1626
86 km or 53 mi	Xenia	$1824
89 km or 55 mi	Fairborn	$1663
94 km or 59 mi	Beavercreek	$1811
97 km or 60 mi	Huber Heights	$1833
97 km or 60 mi	Mansfield	$1567
98 km or 61 mi	Riverside	$1880
103 km or 64 mi	Kettering	$1908
103 km or 64 mi	Troy	$1855
104 km or 65 mi	Athens	$1579
104 km or 65 mi	Centerville	$1906
105 km or 65 mi	Dayton	$1898
105 km or 65 mi	Sidney	$1745
108 km or 67 mi	Piqua	$1836
112 km or 69 mi	Trotwood	$1933
116 km or 72 mi	Ashland	$1707
120 km or 74 mi	Lebanon	$1843
128 km or 80 mi	Middletown	$1617
128 km or 80 mi	Lima	$2066
130 km or 81 mi	Wooster	$1599
131 km or 81 mi	Mason	$1900
132 km or 82 mi	Findlay	$1881
136 km or 84 mi	Portsmouth	$1495
144 km or 90 mi	New Philadelphia	$1818
146 km or 91 mi	Norwalk	$1936

Cities near Quebec City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi	Levis	$1638
80 km or 50 mi	Thetford Mines	$1002
89 km or 55 mi	Saint-Georges	$1457
102 km or 64 mi	Victoriaville	$1238
114 km or 71 mi	Trois-Rivieres	$1219
120 km or 74 mi	Shawinigan	$1441
142 km or 88 mi	Drummondville	$1365
166 km or 103 mi	Sherbrooke	$1421
169 km or 105 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1575
170 km or 106 mi	Riviere-du-Loup	$1504
178 km or 111 mi	Saguenay	$1122
180 km or 112 mi	Chicoutimi	$1289
187 km or 116 mi	Magog	$1533
188 km or 117 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1675
192 km or 120 mi	Joliette	$1421
195 km or 121 mi	Alma	$1384
196 km or 122 mi	Granby	$1199
201 km or 125 mi	L'Assomption	$1702
206 km or 128 mi	Beloeil	$1816
210 km or 131 mi	Repentigny	$1817
211 km or 131 mi	Varennes	$1829
212 km or 132 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1875
217 km or 135 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1892
218 km or 135 mi	Mascouche	$1828
218 km or 136 mi	Boucherville	$1861
220 km or 136 mi	Chambly	$1892
223 km or 138 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1772
223 km or 139 mi	Terrebonne	$1863
227 km or 141 mi	Longueuil	$1874
228 km or 142 mi	Brossard	$2051
229 km or 142 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1856
229 km or 143 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1850
231 km or 144 mi	Montreal	$1901
234 km or 146 mi	La Prairie	$1937
236 km or 146 mi	Westmount	$1828
236 km or 146 mi	Mount Royal	$1852
238 km or 148 mi	Laval	$2058
238 km or 148 mi	Candiac	$1921
241 km or 150 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1870
241 km or 150 mi	Boisbriand	$1913