Detroit vs Quebec City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: July 09, 2025

	Detroit	Quebec City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2235	$1689
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5276	$3879
🏠 One person rent	$1339	$857
🏘️ Family rent	$2338	$1353
🍽️ Food expenses	$644	$557
🚐 Transport expenses	$109	$138
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3096	$2875
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	77	38
😀 Quality of life	87	88
🏙️ Population	639K	549K

The cost of living in Detroit is 32% more expensive than in Quebec City. Cities ranked 1373rd and 3217th ($2235 vs $1689) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1171st and 111th 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 1.4 months in Detroit compared to 1.7 months in Quebec City. Detroit ranked 89th best city to live in the United States vs Quebec City ranked 21st in Canada, while ranked 300th and 278th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Detroit vs Quebec City

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	Detroit	Quebec City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18	$16.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$69	$65.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.96	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.54	$5.83
☕ Cappuccino	$4.8	$3.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.57	$1.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1347	$813
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1080	$748
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2462	$1477
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1944	$1167
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$152	$52.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$236	$80.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$53.5	$43.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.26%	6.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1374	$9041
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1288	$3707
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.01	$2.73
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$65.7	$68.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.6	$22.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.92	$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$2.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.39	$3.18
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.71	$4.35
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.44	$3.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$12.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.9	$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.57	$4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.9	$4.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.13	$4.01
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$1.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$2.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.47	$1.02
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.05	$1.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15	$10.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.64	$3.08
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.1	$12.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$14.1	$6.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.03	$3.15
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.49	$2.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.74	$1.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.1	$40.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11	$10.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$93.1	$80.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.5	$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.4	$60.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.1	$109
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1296	$822
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16894	$6261

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Cities near Detroit

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.9 km or 1.2 mi	Windsor	$2025
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Hamtramck	$2124
14 km or 8.6 mi	Dearborn	$2073
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lincoln Park	$1961
16 km or 9.8 mi	Allen Park	$2057
16 km or 10 mi	Ferndale	$2094
17 km or 10 mi	Wyandotte	$1757
17 km or 11 mi	Eastpointe	$2050
18 km or 11 mi	Madison Heights	$2139
18 km or 11 mi	Warren	$1972
19 km or 12 mi	Oak Park	$2077
19 km or 12 mi	Southgate	$1908
19 km or 12 mi	Royal Oak	$2097
20 km or 12 mi	Dearborn Heights	$2076
21 km or 13 mi	Roseville	$2047
21 km or 13 mi	Taylor	$2177
21 km or 13 mi	Southfield	$2062
22 km or 14 mi	St. Clair Shores	$2057
22 km or 14 mi	Inkster	$2086
24 km or 15 mi	Garden	$2050
26 km or 16 mi	Amherstburg	$1964
27 km or 17 mi	Birmingham	$2048
28 km or 17 mi	Sterling Heights	$2001
28 km or 17 mi	Livonia	$1908
29 km or 18 mi	Troy	$1956
29 km or 18 mi	Westland	$2082
30 km or 19 mi	Clinton Township	$2113
31 km or 19 mi	Romulus	$2090
32 km or 20 mi	Farmington Hills	$2358
37 km or 23 mi	Rochester Hills	$2018
39 km or 24 mi	Novi	$2301
40 km or 25 mi	Pontiac	$1822
42 km or 26 mi	Auburn Hills	$1959
54 km or 34 mi	Monroe	$1717
58 km or 36 mi	Ann Arbor	$2297
71 km or 44 mi	Chatham-Kent	$1884
86 km or 54 mi	Toledo	$1608
88 km or 54 mi	Burton	$1590
88 km or 54 mi	Port Huron	$1952
89 km or 55 mi	Sarnia	$1618

Cities near Quebec City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi	Levis	$1673
80 km or 50 mi	Thetford Mines	$1046
89 km or 55 mi	Saint-Georges	$1508
102 km or 64 mi	Victoriaville	$1296
114 km or 71 mi	Trois-Rivieres	$1191
120 km or 74 mi	Shawinigan	$1431
142 km or 88 mi	Drummondville	$1382
166 km or 103 mi	Sherbrooke	$1463
169 km or 105 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1583
170 km or 106 mi	Riviere-du-Loup	$1490
178 km or 111 mi	Saguenay	$1099
180 km or 112 mi	Chicoutimi	$1247
187 km or 116 mi	Magog	$1521
188 km or 117 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1616
192 km or 120 mi	Joliette	$1478
195 km or 121 mi	Alma	$1332
196 km or 122 mi	Granby	$1143
201 km or 125 mi	L'Assomption	$1704
206 km or 128 mi	Beloeil	$1808
210 km or 131 mi	Repentigny	$1799
211 km or 131 mi	Varennes	$1818
212 km or 132 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1866
217 km or 135 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1903
218 km or 135 mi	Mascouche	$1797
218 km or 136 mi	Boucherville	$1856
220 km or 136 mi	Chambly	$1890
223 km or 138 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1747
223 km or 139 mi	Terrebonne	$1828
227 km or 141 mi	Longueuil	$1879
228 km or 142 mi	Brossard	$2097
229 km or 142 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1860
229 km or 143 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1830
231 km or 144 mi	Montreal	$1924
234 km or 146 mi	La Prairie	$1941
236 km or 146 mi	Westmount	$1836
236 km or 146 mi	Mount Royal	$1847
238 km or 148 mi	Laval	$1965
238 km or 148 mi	Candiac	$1922
241 km or 150 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1856
241 km or 150 mi	Boisbriand	$1805