Detroit vs Quebec City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Detroit	Quebec City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2070	$1648
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5001	$3908
🏠 One person rent	$1144	$829
🏘️ Family rent	$1987	$1438
🍽️ Food expenses	$655	$564
🚐 Transport expenses	$131	$124
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3437	$2878
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	77	38
😀 Quality of life	87	87
🏙️ Population	639K	574K

The cost of living in Detroit is 26% more expensive than in Quebec City. Cities ranked 1839th and 3402nd ($2070 vs $1648) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1457th 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 1.7 months in Detroit compared to 1.7 months in Quebec City. Detroit ranked 98th best city to live in the United States vs Quebec City ranked 21st in Canada, while ranked 319th and 327th 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	$17.9	$18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.5	$66.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.9	$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.45	$5.34
☕ Cappuccino	$5.58	$3.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.99	$1.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1370	$907
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$840	$680
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2423	$1526
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1539	$1247
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$131	$58.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$204	$89.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$67.5	$45.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.91%	4.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1855	$6977
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1282	$2884
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.01	$2.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$86.3	$71.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.5	$16.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.97	$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$2.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.51	$3.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.61	$4.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.87	$3.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.6	$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$11.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.6	$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.01	$4.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.65	$3.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.89	$3.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$2.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.06	$2.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.61	$0.96
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.05	$1.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.7	$11.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.11	$2.81
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.3	$15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$13.9	$6.78
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.05	$3.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.51	$2.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.76	$1.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.6	$37.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.9	$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$88.7	$79.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.5	$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.8	$58.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.7	$95.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1375	$703
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16262	$8149

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Cities near Detroit

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.9 km or 1.2 mi	Windsor	$1927
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Hamtramck	$1951
14 km or 8.6 mi	Dearborn	$1984
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lincoln Park	$1926
16 km or 9.8 mi	Allen Park	$1976
16 km or 10 mi	Ferndale	$1928
17 km or 10 mi	Wyandotte	$1740
17 km or 11 mi	Eastpointe	$1837
18 km or 11 mi	Madison Heights	$1924
18 km or 11 mi	Warren	$1683
19 km or 12 mi	Oak Park	$1921
19 km or 12 mi	Southgate	$1895
19 km or 12 mi	Royal Oak	$1938
20 km or 12 mi	Dearborn Heights	$1943
21 km or 13 mi	Roseville	$1891
21 km or 13 mi	Taylor	$2031
21 km or 13 mi	Southfield	$1820
22 km or 14 mi	St. Clair Shores	$1888
22 km or 14 mi	Inkster	$1951
24 km or 15 mi	Garden	$1781
26 km or 16 mi	Amherstburg	$1881
27 km or 17 mi	Birmingham	$1994
28 km or 17 mi	Sterling Heights	$1730
28 km or 17 mi	Livonia	$1917
29 km or 18 mi	Troy	$2031
29 km or 18 mi	Westland	$1961
30 km or 19 mi	Clinton Township	$1883
31 km or 19 mi	Romulus	$2007
32 km or 20 mi	Farmington Hills	$2156
37 km or 23 mi	Rochester Hills	$1958
39 km or 24 mi	Novi	$2307
40 km or 25 mi	Pontiac	$1857
42 km or 26 mi	Auburn Hills	$1959
54 km or 34 mi	Monroe	$1702
58 km or 36 mi	Ann Arbor	$2324
71 km or 44 mi	Chatham-Kent	$1791
86 km or 54 mi	Toledo	$1622
88 km or 54 mi	Burton	$1665
88 km or 54 mi	Port Huron	$1961
89 km or 55 mi	Sarnia	$1600

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