Dresden vs Quebec City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Dresden	Quebec City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1531	$1695
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3749	$3907
🏠 One person rent	$706	$873
🏘️ Family rent	$1209	$1435
🍽️ Food expenses	$528	$558
🚐 Transport expenses	$159	$129
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3314	$2900
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	65	38
😀 Quality of life	92	88
🏙️ Population	566K	549K

The cost of living in Dresden is 10% less expensive than in Quebec City. Cities ranked 3968th and 3269th ($1531 vs $1695) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 536th and 113th in Germany and Canada, respectively. Check Germany vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Dresden compared to 1.7 months in Quebec City. Dresden ranked 19th best city to live in Germany vs Quebec City ranked 28th in Canada, while ranked 117th and 332nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dresden vs Quebec City

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	Dresden	Quebec City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$13.3	$17.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.9	$59.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.3	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.29	$5.49
☕ Cappuccino	$4.08	$3.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.91	$2.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$716	$863
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$462	$743
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1275	$1500
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$840	$1244
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$154	$61.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$243	$95
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.8	$44.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.93%	5.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5211	$8196
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3268	$2969
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.75	$2.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$72.9	$71.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24	$19.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.01	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.25	$2.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.89	$3.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$3.99
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.74	$3.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$11.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$23	$12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.41	$4.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$4.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.31	$4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$2.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$2.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.78	$0.99
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.8	$1.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.68	$11.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.05	$3.05
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.19	$13.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$6.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.57	$3.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.47	$2.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.68	$1.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36	$39.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.4	$11.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$55	$81.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.9	$16
👖 Brand Jeans	$90.6	$58.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$111	$96.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$390	$719
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16803	$7052

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Cities near Dresden

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	Freital	$1478
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Radebeul	$1476
14 km or 8.9 mi	Coswig	$1473
17 km or 11 mi	Pirna	$1476
22 km or 14 mi	Meissen	$1460
32 km or 20 mi	Freiberg	$1305
42 km or 26 mi	Riesa	$1462
44 km or 28 mi	Decin	$1227
44 km or 28 mi	Dobeln	$1454
47 km or 29 mi	Teplice	$1006
48 km or 30 mi	Usti nad Labem	$1093
50 km or 31 mi	Bautzen	$1494
51 km or 31 mi	Litvinov	$1525
55 km or 34 mi	Senftenberg	$1502
56 km or 35 mi	Hoyerswerda	$1474
61 km or 38 mi	Most	$1103
62 km or 39 mi	Chemnitz	$1497
64 km or 40 mi	Litomerice	$1280
69 km or 43 mi	Ceska Lipa	$1273
69 km or 43 mi	Chomutov	$1200
72 km or 45 mi	Limbach-Oberfrohna	$1478
73 km or 45 mi	Spremberg	$1464
73 km or 46 mi	Annaberg-Buchholz	$1479
74 km or 46 mi	Grimma	$1510
76 km or 47 mi	Torgau	$1488
77 km or 48 mi	Zittau	$1472
87 km or 54 mi	Glauchau	$1334
88 km or 55 mi	Gorlitz	$1468
89 km or 55 mi	Cottbus	$1382
92 km or 57 mi	Altenburg	$1401
95 km or 59 mi	Zwickau	$1146
98 km or 61 mi	Liberec	$1188
98 km or 61 mi	Markkleeberg	$1576
100 km or 62 mi	Leipzig	$1652
101 km or 63 mi	Werdau	$1276
104 km or 65 mi	Kladno	$1375
107 km or 66 mi	Jablonec nad Nisou	$1188
108 km or 67 mi	Mlada Boleslav	$1244
110 km or 68 mi	Karlovy Vary	$1196
111 km or 69 mi	Delitzsch	$1553

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