Denver vs Quebec City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Denver	Quebec City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2699	$1791
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6308	$4030
🏠 One person rent	$1674	$919
🏘️ Family rent	$2997	$1392
🍽️ Food expenses	$668	$591
🚐 Transport expenses	$166	$142
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4870	$2544
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	20 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	91	39
😀 Quality of life	90	86
🏙️ Population	716K	549K

The cost of living in Denver is 51% more expensive than in Quebec City. Cities ranked 444th and 2544th ($2699 vs $1791) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 388th 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 1.8 months in Denver compared to 1.4 months in Quebec City. Denver ranked 36th best city to live in the United States vs Quebec City ranked 26th in Canada, while ranked 160th and 316th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Denver vs Quebec City

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	Denver	Quebec City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.2	$18.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$74.2	$72.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.1	$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7	$6.62
☕ Cappuccino	$5.49	$4.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.85	$2.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1791	$837
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1418	$788
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3330	$1444
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2606	$1178
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$116	$71.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$180	$110
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$66	$50.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.55%	7.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4325	$8764
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3533	$3034
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.02	$2.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$102	$69.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.7	$23.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.88	$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$2.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.69	$3.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.93	$4.62
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.52	$3.01
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.6	$14.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$11.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.1	$17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.28	$3.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.79	$4.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.35	$4.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.7	$2.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$2.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.49	$1.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.09	$1.91
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.9	$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.12	$2.97
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.91	$10.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$5.84
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.83	$3.19
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.68	$2.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.51	$1.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$60.1	$38.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.3	$11.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$144	$82.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$26.2	$16
👖 Brand Jeans	$62.9	$70.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1400	$850
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16150	$6253

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Cities near Denver

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.3 mi	Wheat Ridge	$2514
10 km or 6.4 mi	Englewood	$2359
11 km or 6.7 mi	Lakewood	$2478
11 km or 7 mi	Arvada	$2562
12 km or 7.3 mi	Westminster	$2605
13 km or 8.3 mi	Commerce	$2336
14 km or 8.9 mi	Littleton	$2295
15 km or 9.4 mi	Aurora	$2691
18 km or 11 mi	Northglenn	$2756
18 km or 11 mi	Thornton	$2800
20 km or 12 mi	Centennial	$2489
22 km or 13 mi	Highlands Ranch	$2613
22 km or 14 mi	Broomfield	$2988
30 km or 19 mi	Brighton	$2547
30 km or 19 mi	Lafayette	$2681
31 km or 19 mi	Parker	$2498
41 km or 25 mi	Boulder	$2552
42 km or 26 mi	Castle Rock	$2465
49 km or 31 mi	Longmont	$2579
75 km or 46 mi	Loveland	$2551
79 km or 49 mi	Greeley	$1983
92 km or 57 mi	Fort Collins	$2177
99 km or 61 mi	Colorado Springs	$2213
113 km or 70 mi	Security-Widefield	$2200
119 km or 74 mi	Fountain	$2220
157 km or 98 mi	Cheyenne	$1770
167 km or 104 mi	Pueblo	$2288
182 km or 113 mi	Laramie	$1860
262 km or 163 mi	Scottsbluff	$1937
317 km or 197 mi	Grand Junction	$1945
362 km or 225 mi	Casper	$1639
376 km or 233 mi	Taos	$2398
389 km or 242 mi	North Platte	$1861
407 km or 253 mi	Garden	$1701
412 km or 256 mi	Rock Springs	$1821
426 km or 265 mi	Espanola	$2176
434 km or 270 mi	Farmington	$3686
461 km or 286 mi	Santa Fe	$2067
463 km or 288 mi	Liberal	$1700
484 km or 300 mi	Dodge	$1765

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