Dallas vs Quebec City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Dallas	Quebec City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2550	$1791
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5986	$4030
🏠 One person rent	$1562	$919
🏘️ Family rent	$2711	$1392
🍽️ Food expenses	$635	$591
🚐 Transport expenses	$196	$142
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5410	$2544
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	92	39
😀 Quality of life	91	86
🏙️ Population	1.3M	549K

The cost of living in Dallas is 42% more expensive than in Quebec City. Cities ranked 700th and 2544th ($2550 vs $1791) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 627th 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 2.1 months in Dallas compared to 1.4 months in Quebec City. Dallas ranked 19th best city to live in the United States vs Quebec City ranked 26th in Canada, while ranked 113th and 316th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dallas vs Quebec City

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	Dallas	Quebec City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.5	$18.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$74.1	$72.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.93	$6.62
☕ Cappuccino	$5.35	$4.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.8	$2.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1643	$837
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1280	$788
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3063	$1444
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2267	$1178
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$144	$71.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$220	$110
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$64.9	$50.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.44%	7.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4445	$8764
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2304	$3034
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.02	$2.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$97.5	$69.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.2	$23.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.82	$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.94	$2.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.11	$3.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.97	$4.62
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.39	$3.01
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$14.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$11.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.7	$17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.42	$3.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.31	$4.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.81	$4.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$2.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.11	$2.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.64	$1.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.08	$1.91
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.1	$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.67	$2.97
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.72	$10.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.5	$5.84
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.46	$3.19
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.91	$2.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.13	$1.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.1	$38.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.9	$11.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$98.2	$82.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$24.8	$16
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.8	$70.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1291	$850
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$26874	$6253

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Cities near Dallas

Distance	City	Cost of living
8 km or 5 mi	University Park	$2243
14 km or 8.5 mi	Irving	$1887
18 km or 11 mi	Duncanville	$2159
18 km or 11 mi	Farmers Branch	$2187
19 km or 12 mi	Mesquite	$2079
19 km or 12 mi	Balch Springs	$2150
20 km or 12 mi	Lancaster	$2188
21 km or 13 mi	DeSoto	$2175
21 km or 13 mi	Grand Prairie	$2085
22 km or 13 mi	Garland	$2061
22 km or 14 mi	Richardson	$2282
25 km or 15 mi	Carrollton	$2236
25 km or 15 mi	Cedar Hill	$2170
27 km or 17 mi	Coppell	$2122
28 km or 17 mi	Euless	$2085
28 km or 18 mi	Rowlett	$2202
30 km or 19 mi	Sachse	$2330
30 km or 19 mi	Arlington	$1869
31 km or 19 mi	Plano	$2506
31 km or 19 mi	Grapevine	$2022
32 km or 20 mi	Bedford	$2096
32 km or 20 mi	Forney	$2135
34 km or 21 mi	Colleyville	$2103
34 km or 21 mi	Lewisville	$2102
35 km or 22 mi	Hurst	$2100
35 km or 22 mi	The Colony	$2336
36 km or 22 mi	Rockwall	$2153
37 km or 23 mi	Southlake	$2111
37 km or 23 mi	Mansfield	$2299
37 km or 23 mi	Midlothian	$2189
37 km or 23 mi	Wylie	$2609
38 km or 23 mi	Flower Mound	$2140
38 km or 24 mi	Allen	$2411
39 km or 24 mi	North Richland Hills	$2122
40 km or 25 mi	Frisco	$2602
42 km or 26 mi	Waxahachie	$2173
42 km or 26 mi	Watauga	$2127
43 km or 27 mi	Keller	$2103
43 km or 27 mi	Haltom	$2105
44 km or 28 mi	Little Elm	$2284

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