Dallas vs Quebec City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Dallas	Quebec City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2447	$1632
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5210	$3776
🏠 One person rent	$1465	$826
🏘️ Family rent	$2028	$1323
🍽️ Food expenses	$634	$538
🚐 Transport expenses	$190	$136
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4795	$2731
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	91	38
😀 Quality of life	92	88
🏙️ Population	1.3M	549K

The cost of living in Dallas is 50% more expensive than in Quebec City. Cities ranked 948th and 3402nd ($2447 vs $1632) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 834th 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 2 months in Dallas compared to 1.7 months in Quebec City. Dallas ranked 37th best city to live in the United States vs Quebec City ranked 25th in Canada, while ranked 136th and 300th 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	$18.5	$15.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$70.7	$64.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.1	$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.04	$4.99
☕ Cappuccino	$5.69	$3.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.72	$1.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1516	$788
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1198	$714
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2176	$1419
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1639	$1141
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$140	$52.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$219	$82.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$63	$44.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.48%	5.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3818	$9628
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2456	$3472
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.98	$2.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$92.8	$67.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19	$22.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.79	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.97	$2.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.14	$3.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.87	$4.05
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.51	$3.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$10.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.7	$12.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.63	$3.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.55	$4.17
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.07	$3.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$1.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.15	$2.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.65	$1.01
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.52	$1.86
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17	$10.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.71	$3.14
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.59	$11.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.36	$6.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.5	$3.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.07	$2.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.26	$1.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$46.8	$41.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15	$10
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$89.7	$79
💇 Haircut, simple	$23.9	$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.1	$55.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$112	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1152	$816
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24402	$6103

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Cities near Dallas

Distance	City	Cost of living
8 km or 5 mi	University Park	$2287
14 km or 8.5 mi	Irving	$2133
18 km or 11 mi	Duncanville	$2183
18 km or 11 mi	Farmers Branch	$2223
19 km or 12 mi	Mesquite	$2176
19 km or 12 mi	Balch Springs	$2250
20 km or 12 mi	Lancaster	$2222
21 km or 13 mi	DeSoto	$2200
21 km or 13 mi	Grand Prairie	$2130
22 km or 13 mi	Garland	$2497
22 km or 14 mi	Richardson	$2315
25 km or 15 mi	Carrollton	$2199
25 km or 15 mi	Cedar Hill	$2179
27 km or 17 mi	Coppell	$2162
28 km or 17 mi	Euless	$2135
28 km or 18 mi	Rowlett	$2340
30 km or 19 mi	Sachse	$2381
30 km or 19 mi	Arlington	$1856
31 km or 19 mi	Plano	$2268
31 km or 19 mi	Grapevine	$2133
32 km or 20 mi	Bedford	$2139
32 km or 20 mi	Forney	$2212
34 km or 21 mi	Colleyville	$2140
34 km or 21 mi	Lewisville	$2038
35 km or 22 mi	Hurst	$2133
35 km or 22 mi	The Colony	$2246
36 km or 22 mi	Rockwall	$2215
37 km or 23 mi	Southlake	$2143
37 km or 23 mi	Mansfield	$2302
37 km or 23 mi	Midlothian	$2190
37 km or 23 mi	Wylie	$2568
38 km or 23 mi	Flower Mound	$2145
38 km or 24 mi	Allen	$2336
39 km or 24 mi	North Richland Hills	$2138
40 km or 25 mi	Frisco	$2369
42 km or 26 mi	Waxahachie	$2187
42 km or 26 mi	Watauga	$2136
43 km or 27 mi	Keller	$2108
43 km or 27 mi	Haltom	$2140
44 km or 28 mi	Little Elm	$2216

Cities near Quebec City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi	Levis	$1622
80 km or 50 mi	Thetford Mines	$1019
89 km or 55 mi	Saint-Georges	$1470
102 km or 64 mi	Victoriaville	$1265
114 km or 71 mi	Trois-Rivieres	$1136
120 km or 74 mi	Shawinigan	$1388
142 km or 88 mi	Drummondville	$1363
166 km or 103 mi	Sherbrooke	$1420
169 km or 105 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1549
170 km or 106 mi	Riviere-du-Loup	$1455
178 km or 111 mi	Saguenay	$1077
180 km or 112 mi	Chicoutimi	$1223
187 km or 116 mi	Magog	$1486
188 km or 117 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1586
192 km or 120 mi	Joliette	$1449
195 km or 121 mi	Alma	$1304
196 km or 122 mi	Granby	$1120
201 km or 125 mi	L'Assomption	$1671
206 km or 128 mi	Beloeil	$1776
210 km or 131 mi	Repentigny	$1767
211 km or 131 mi	Varennes	$1786
212 km or 132 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1822
217 km or 135 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1869
218 km or 135 mi	Mascouche	$1766
218 km or 136 mi	Boucherville	$1820
220 km or 136 mi	Chambly	$1853
223 km or 138 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1719
223 km or 139 mi	Terrebonne	$1805
227 km or 141 mi	Longueuil	$1842
228 km or 142 mi	Brossard	$2055
229 km or 142 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1828
229 km or 143 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1805
231 km or 144 mi	Montreal	$1903
234 km or 146 mi	La Prairie	$1911
236 km or 146 mi	Westmount	$1814
236 km or 146 mi	Mount Royal	$1820
238 km or 148 mi	Laval	$1930
238 km or 148 mi	Candiac	$1892
241 km or 150 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1835
241 km or 150 mi	Boisbriand	$1763