Detroit vs Quebec City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Detroit	Quebec City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2032	$1695
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4925	$3907
🏠 One person rent	$1105	$873
🏘️ Family rent	$1878	$1435
🍽️ Food expenses	$664	$558
🚐 Transport expenses	$121	$129
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3072	$2900
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	77	38
😀 Quality of life	88	88
🏙️ Population	639K	549K

The cost of living in Detroit is 20% more expensive than in Quebec City. Cities ranked 1947th and 3269th ($2032 vs $1695) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1526th 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 1.5 months in Detroit compared to 1.7 months in Quebec City. Detroit ranked 95th best city to live in the United States vs Quebec City ranked 28th in Canada, while ranked 318th and 332nd 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	$18.1	$17.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$66.5	$59.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.5	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.88	$5.49
☕ Cappuccino	$5.48	$3.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.95	$2.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1299	$863
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$820	$743
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2296	$1500
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1448	$1244
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$130	$61.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$201	$95
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$59.3	$44.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.34%	5.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1602	$8196
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1188	$2969
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2	$2.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$75.1	$71.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.4	$19.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.88	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.95	$2.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.34	$3.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.68	$3.99
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.71	$3.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$11.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.1	$12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.04	$4.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.46	$4.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.71	$4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$2.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.83	$2.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.6	$0.99
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.05	$1.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.8	$11.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.04	$3.05
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.3	$13.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$13.9	$6.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.05	$3.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.46	$2.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.75	$1.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.6	$39.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.8	$11.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$88.2	$81.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.2	$16
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.3	$58.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$100	$96.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1360	$719
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19339	$7052

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Cities near Detroit

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.9 km or 1.2 mi	Windsor	$1980
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Hamtramck	$1947
14 km or 8.6 mi	Dearborn	$1975
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lincoln Park	$1926
16 km or 9.8 mi	Allen Park	$1993
16 km or 10 mi	Ferndale	$1939
17 km or 10 mi	Wyandotte	$1758
17 km or 11 mi	Eastpointe	$1909
18 km or 11 mi	Madison Heights	$1969
18 km or 11 mi	Warren	$1820
19 km or 12 mi	Oak Park	$1943
19 km or 12 mi	Southgate	$1907
19 km or 12 mi	Royal Oak	$1946
20 km or 12 mi	Dearborn Heights	$1926
21 km or 13 mi	Roseville	$1905
21 km or 13 mi	Taylor	$2030
21 km or 13 mi	Southfield	$1915
22 km or 14 mi	St. Clair Shores	$1905
22 km or 14 mi	Inkster	$1941
24 km or 15 mi	Garden	$1876
26 km or 16 mi	Amherstburg	$1926
27 km or 17 mi	Birmingham	$1968
28 km or 17 mi	Sterling Heights	$1837
28 km or 17 mi	Livonia	$1920
29 km or 18 mi	Troy	$1972
29 km or 18 mi	Westland	$1945
30 km or 19 mi	Clinton Township	$1944
31 km or 19 mi	Romulus	$2004
32 km or 20 mi	Farmington Hills	$2181
37 km or 23 mi	Rochester Hills	$1940
39 km or 24 mi	Novi	$2307
40 km or 25 mi	Pontiac	$1796
42 km or 26 mi	Auburn Hills	$1913
54 km or 34 mi	Monroe	$1701
58 km or 36 mi	Ann Arbor	$2285
71 km or 44 mi	Chatham-Kent	$1843
86 km or 54 mi	Toledo	$1624
88 km or 54 mi	Burton	$1635
88 km or 54 mi	Port Huron	$1957
89 km or 55 mi	Sarnia	$1619

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