Copenhagen vs Quebec City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Copenhagen	Quebec City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2333	$1644
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5412	$3738
🏠 One person rent	$1326	$834
🏘️ Family rent	$2372	$1281
🍽️ Food expenses	$629	$540
🚐 Transport expenses	$192	$134
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4139	$2588
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	93	38
😀 Quality of life	97	86
🏙️ Population	644K	549K

The cost of living in Copenhagen is 42% more expensive than in Quebec City. Cities ranked 1085th and 2883rd ($2333 vs $1644) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 110th in Denmark and Canada, respectively. Check Denmark vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Copenhagen compared to 1.6 months in Quebec City. Copenhagen ranked 1st best city to live in Denmark vs Quebec City ranked 23rd in Canada, while ranked 10th and 310th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Copenhagen vs Quebec City

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	Copenhagen	Quebec City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.8	$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$102	$62.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.6	$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.26	$5.58
☕ Cappuccino	$6.08	$3.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.68	$1.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1534	$790
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1083	$727
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2847	$1395
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1988	$1101
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$114	$52.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$174	$80
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.8	$41.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.22%	7.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7935	$8350
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5513	$3529
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.39	$2.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$100	$66.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.2	$22.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.02	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.94	$2.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.3	$3.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.67	$4.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.31	$2.9
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$13.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$10.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14	$13.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.93	$3.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.32	$4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.91	$4.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$2.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$2.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.94	$1.02
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.65	$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.5	$10.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.66	$2.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.02	$11.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.36	$6.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.04	$2.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.38	$2.19
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.98	$1.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.6	$39.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.3	$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$62.8	$78.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$38.6	$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$115	$59.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$120	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$530	$794
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14686	$6012

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Copenhagen

Distance	City	Cost of living
2 km or 1.3 mi	Frederiksberg	$2364
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Gentofte	$2134
23 km or 14 mi	Horsholm	$1952
28 km or 17 mi	Landskrona	$1140
30 km or 19 mi	Malmo	$1585
31 km or 19 mi	Roskilde	$1722
33 km or 21 mi	Hillerod	$1983
40 km or 25 mi	Lund	$1474
40 km or 25 mi	Staffanstorp	$1447
40 km or 25 mi	Helsingor	$1800
42 km or 26 mi	Helsingborg	$1297
51 km or 32 mi	Trelleborg	$1426
66 km or 41 mi	Angelholm	$1310
71 km or 44 mi	Naestved	$1799
92 km or 57 mi	Hassleholm	$1298
104 km or 65 mi	Kristianstad	$1218
111 km or 69 mi	Halmstad	$1208
141 km or 88 mi	Odense	$1816
141 km or 88 mi	Svendborg	$1607
154 km or 96 mi	Ljungby	$1333
156 km or 97 mi	Aarhus	$1828
156 km or 97 mi	Stralsund	$1401
159 km or 99 mi	Varberg	$1284
171 km or 106 mi	Horsens	$1585
177 km or 110 mi	Fredericia	$1506
179 km or 111 mi	Rostock	$1336
179 km or 111 mi	Randers	$1505
185 km or 115 mi	Greifswald	$1396
190 km or 118 mi	Varnamo	$1424
190 km or 118 mi	Vejle	$1637
193 km or 120 mi	Vaxjo	$1331
196 km or 122 mi	Sonderborg	$1416
196 km or 122 mi	Kolding	$1315
196 km or 122 mi	Silkeborg	$1680
199 km or 124 mi	Karlskrona	$1280
199 km or 124 mi	Haderslev	$1442
211 km or 131 mi	Wismar	$1307
211 km or 131 mi	Gustrow	$1347
215 km or 133 mi	Viborg	$1508
216 km or 134 mi	Kiel	$1452

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