Dallas vs Quebec City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Dallas	Quebec City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2472	$1648
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5379	$3908
🏠 One person rent	$1451	$829
🏘️ Family rent	$2013	$1438
🍽️ Food expenses	$649	$564
🚐 Transport expenses	$211	$124
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4803	$2878
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	91	38
😀 Quality of life	94	87
🏙️ Population	1.3M	574K

The cost of living in Dallas is 50% more expensive than in Quebec City. Cities ranked 938th and 3402nd ($2472 vs $1648) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 812th 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 1.9 months in Dallas compared to 1.7 months in Quebec City. Dallas ranked 7th best city to live in the United States vs Quebec City ranked 21st in Canada, while ranked 36th and 327th 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	$18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$85.5	$66.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.5	$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.22	$5.34
☕ Cappuccino	$5.89	$3.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.98	$1.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1506	$907
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1200	$680
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2210	$1526
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1643	$1247
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$129	$58.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$196	$89.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$60.9	$45.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.18%	4.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5051	$6977
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3181	$2884
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.97	$2.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$114	$71.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.2	$16.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.85	$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.93	$2.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.93	$3.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.71	$4.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.63	$3.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$11.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.2	$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.19	$4.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.63	$3.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.26	$3.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$2.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.15	$2.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.9	$0.96
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.52	$1.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17	$11.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.35	$2.81
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.63	$15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.19	$6.78
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.51	$3.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.1	$2.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.26	$1.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.8	$37.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15	$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$89.9	$79.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$24.1	$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.6	$58.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$117	$95.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1507	$703
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24503	$8149

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Cities near Dallas

Distance	City	Cost of living
8 km or 5 mi	University Park	$2202
14 km or 8.5 mi	Irving	$2086
18 km or 11 mi	Duncanville	$2170
18 km or 11 mi	Farmers Branch	$2156
19 km or 12 mi	Mesquite	$2096
19 km or 12 mi	Balch Springs	$2205
20 km or 12 mi	Lancaster	$2193
21 km or 13 mi	DeSoto	$2182
21 km or 13 mi	Grand Prairie	$2117
22 km or 13 mi	Garland	$2104
22 km or 14 mi	Richardson	$2172
25 km or 15 mi	Carrollton	$2168
25 km or 15 mi	Cedar Hill	$2183
27 km or 17 mi	Coppell	$2120
28 km or 17 mi	Euless	$2111
28 km or 18 mi	Rowlett	$2144
30 km or 19 mi	Sachse	$2203
30 km or 19 mi	Arlington	$1913
31 km or 19 mi	Plano	$2155
31 km or 19 mi	Grapevine	$2042
32 km or 20 mi	Bedford	$2122
32 km or 20 mi	Forney	$2369
34 km or 21 mi	Colleyville	$2129
34 km or 21 mi	Lewisville	$2062
35 km or 22 mi	Hurst	$2128
35 km or 22 mi	The Colony	$2220
36 km or 22 mi	Rockwall	$2073
37 km or 23 mi	Southlake	$2110
37 km or 23 mi	Mansfield	$2316
37 km or 23 mi	Midlothian	$2206
37 km or 23 mi	Wylie	$2361
38 km or 23 mi	Flower Mound	$2125
38 km or 24 mi	Allen	$2268
39 km or 24 mi	North Richland Hills	$2142
40 km or 25 mi	Frisco	$2397
42 km or 26 mi	Waxahachie	$2174
42 km or 26 mi	Watauga	$2137
43 km or 27 mi	Keller	$2128
43 km or 27 mi	Haltom	$2147
44 km or 28 mi	Little Elm	$2209

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