Copenhagen vs Quebec City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Copenhagen	Quebec City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2555	$1648
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5866	$3908
🏠 One person rent	$1447	$829
🏘️ Family rent	$2513	$1438
🍽️ Food expenses	$713	$564
🚐 Transport expenses	$199	$124
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4784	$2878
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	94	38
😀 Quality of life	97	87
🏙️ Population	667K	574K

The cost of living in Copenhagen is 55% more expensive than in Quebec City. Cities ranked 805th and 3402nd ($2555 vs $1648) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 116th in Denmark and Canada, respectively. Check Denmark vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Copenhagen compared to 1.7 months in Quebec City. Copenhagen ranked 1st best city to live in Denmark vs Quebec City ranked 21st in Canada, while ranked 5th and 327th 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	$21.1	$18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$108	$66.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.3	$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.09	$5.34
☕ Cappuccino	$7.32	$3.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$5.12	$1.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1680	$907
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1193	$680
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2988	$1526
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2119	$1247
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$117	$58.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$180	$89.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.8	$45.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.82%	4.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$11390	$6977
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7705	$2884
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.71	$2.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$102	$71.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25.4	$16.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.33	$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.26	$2.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.75	$3.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$4.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.55	$3.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16	$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$11.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.8	$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.46	$4.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.21	$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.12	$3.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.83	$3.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$2.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$2.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1	$0.96
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.03	$1.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.2	$11.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.73	$2.81
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.1	$15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$6.78
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.93	$3.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.46	$2.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.59	$1.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.1	$37.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$20.3	$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$68.4	$79.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$38	$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$111	$58.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$130	$95.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$815	$703
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12710	$8149

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Cities near Copenhagen

Distance	City	Cost of living
2 km or 1.3 mi	Frederiksberg	$2533
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Gentofte	$2334
23 km or 14 mi	Horsholm	$2195
28 km or 17 mi	Landskrona	$1423
30 km or 19 mi	Malmo	$1793
31 km or 19 mi	Roskilde	$2151
33 km or 21 mi	Hillerod	$2220
40 km or 25 mi	Lund	$1567
40 km or 25 mi	Staffanstorp	$1568
40 km or 25 mi	Helsingor	$2053
42 km or 26 mi	Helsingborg	$1504
51 km or 32 mi	Trelleborg	$1583
66 km or 41 mi	Angelholm	$1478
71 km or 44 mi	Naestved	$2073
92 km or 57 mi	Hassleholm	$1447
104 km or 65 mi	Kristianstad	$1399
111 km or 69 mi	Halmstad	$1358
141 km or 88 mi	Odense	$1893
141 km or 88 mi	Svendborg	$1792
154 km or 96 mi	Ljungby	$1429
156 km or 97 mi	Aarhus	$2135
156 km or 97 mi	Stralsund	$1584
159 km or 99 mi	Varberg	$1441
171 km or 106 mi	Horsens	$1731
177 km or 110 mi	Fredericia	$1650
179 km or 111 mi	Rostock	$1477
179 km or 111 mi	Randers	$1638
185 km or 115 mi	Greifswald	$1621
190 km or 118 mi	Varnamo	$1483
190 km or 118 mi	Vejle	$1840
193 km or 120 mi	Vaxjo	$1464
196 km or 122 mi	Sonderborg	$1570
196 km or 122 mi	Kolding	$1654
196 km or 122 mi	Silkeborg	$1852
199 km or 124 mi	Karlskrona	$1411
199 km or 124 mi	Haderslev	$1637
211 km or 131 mi	Wismar	$1415
211 km or 131 mi	Gustrow	$1475
215 km or 133 mi	Viborg	$1723
216 km or 134 mi	Kiel	$1557

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