Denver vs Quebec City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Denver	Quebec City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2791	$1695
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6409	$3907
🏠 One person rent	$1710	$873
🏘️ Family rent	$2799	$1435
🍽️ Food expenses	$708	$558
🚐 Transport expenses	$162	$129
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4539	$2900
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	20 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	91	38
😀 Quality of life	89	88
🏙️ Population	716K	549K

The cost of living in Denver is 65% more expensive than in Quebec City. Cities ranked 432nd and 3269th ($2791 vs $1695) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 365th and 113th 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 1.6 months in Denver compared to 1.7 months in Quebec City. Denver ranked 61st best city to live in the United States vs Quebec City ranked 28th in Canada, while ranked 239th and 332nd 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	$17.9	$17.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$78.7	$59.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.55	$5.49
☕ Cappuccino	$5.62	$3.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.96	$2.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1860	$863
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1468	$743
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2961	$1500
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2488	$1244
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$98.8	$61.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$152	$95
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65	$44.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.49%	5.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5415	$8196
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3638	$2969
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.75	$2.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$99.5	$71.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.7	$19.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.82	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.06	$2.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.83	$3.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.29	$3.99
🥚 Eggs, x12	$7.03	$3.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.8	$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.8	$11.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.5	$12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.7	$4.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.55	$4.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.26	$4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$2.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.85	$2.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.6	$0.99
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.84	$1.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.8	$11.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.41	$3.05
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.7	$13.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$14.7	$6.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.96	$3.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.44	$2.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.73	$1.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$66.5	$39.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.7	$11.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$168	$81.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$27.3	$16
👖 Brand Jeans	$65.4	$58.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$119	$96.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1796	$719
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18639	$7052

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Cities near Denver

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.3 mi	Wheat Ridge	$2600
10 km or 6.4 mi	Englewood	$2400
11 km or 6.7 mi	Lakewood	$2546
11 km or 7 mi	Arvada	$2626
12 km or 7.3 mi	Westminster	$2638
13 km or 8.3 mi	Commerce	$2399
14 km or 8.9 mi	Littleton	$2286
15 km or 9.4 mi	Aurora	$2742
18 km or 11 mi	Northglenn	$2667
18 km or 11 mi	Thornton	$2728
20 km or 12 mi	Centennial	$2540
22 km or 13 mi	Highlands Ranch	$2600
22 km or 14 mi	Broomfield	$2972
30 km or 19 mi	Brighton	$2598
30 km or 19 mi	Lafayette	$2749
31 km or 19 mi	Parker	$2524
41 km or 25 mi	Boulder	$2917
42 km or 26 mi	Castle Rock	$2510
49 km or 31 mi	Longmont	$2727
75 km or 46 mi	Loveland	$2509
79 km or 49 mi	Greeley	$2034
92 km or 57 mi	Fort Collins	$2278
99 km or 61 mi	Colorado Springs	$2451
113 km or 70 mi	Security-Widefield	$2357
119 km or 74 mi	Fountain	$2323
157 km or 98 mi	Cheyenne	$1771
167 km or 104 mi	Pueblo	$2140
182 km or 113 mi	Laramie	$1920
262 km or 163 mi	Scottsbluff	$1928
317 km or 197 mi	Grand Junction	$2168
362 km or 225 mi	Casper	$1648
376 km or 233 mi	Taos	$2418
389 km or 242 mi	North Platte	$1880
407 km or 253 mi	Garden	$1753
412 km or 256 mi	Rock Springs	$1519
426 km or 265 mi	Espanola	$2220
434 km or 270 mi	Farmington	$2472
461 km or 286 mi	Santa Fe	$2216
463 km or 288 mi	Liberal	$1748
484 km or 300 mi	Dodge	$1676

Cities near Quebec City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi	Levis	$1685
80 km or 50 mi	Thetford Mines	$1024
89 km or 55 mi	Saint-Georges	$1466
102 km or 64 mi	Victoriaville	$1265
114 km or 71 mi	Trois-Rivieres	$1180
120 km or 74 mi	Shawinigan	$1434
142 km or 88 mi	Drummondville	$1399
166 km or 103 mi	Sherbrooke	$1451
169 km or 105 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1589
170 km or 106 mi	Riviere-du-Loup	$1506
178 km or 111 mi	Saguenay	$1104
180 km or 112 mi	Chicoutimi	$1254
187 km or 116 mi	Magog	$1526
188 km or 117 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1642
192 km or 120 mi	Joliette	$1458
195 km or 121 mi	Alma	$1341
196 km or 122 mi	Granby	$1142
201 km or 125 mi	L'Assomption	$1723
206 km or 128 mi	Beloeil	$1838
210 km or 131 mi	Repentigny	$1846
211 km or 131 mi	Varennes	$1861
212 km or 132 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1891
217 km or 135 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1918
218 km or 135 mi	Mascouche	$1852
218 km or 136 mi	Boucherville	$1897
220 km or 136 mi	Chambly	$1918
223 km or 138 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1800
223 km or 139 mi	Terrebonne	$1907
227 km or 141 mi	Longueuil	$1923
228 km or 142 mi	Brossard	$2080
229 km or 142 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1875
229 km or 143 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1857
231 km or 144 mi	Montreal	$1928
234 km or 146 mi	La Prairie	$1960
236 km or 146 mi	Westmount	$1862
236 km or 146 mi	Mount Royal	$1876
238 km or 148 mi	Laval	$2047
238 km or 148 mi	Candiac	$1940
241 km or 150 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1893
241 km or 150 mi	Boisbriand	$1934