Dresden vs Quebec City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Dresden	Quebec City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1462	$1791
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3582	$4030
🏠 One person rent	$729	$919
🏘️ Family rent	$1362	$1392
🍽️ Food expenses	$467	$591
🚐 Transport expenses	$142	$142
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3112	$2544
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	65	39
😀 Quality of life	89	86
🏙️ Population	563K	549K

The cost of living in Dresden is 18% less expensive than in Quebec City. Cities ranked 3857th and 2544th ($1462 vs $1791) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 506th and 95th in Germany and Canada, respectively. Check Germany vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Dresden compared to 1.4 months in Quebec City. Dresden ranked 30th best city to live in Germany vs Quebec City ranked 26th in Canada, while ranked 203rd and 316th 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	$12	$18.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$54.8	$72.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.2	$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.46	$6.62
☕ Cappuccino	$3.54	$4.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.46	$2.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$710	$837
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$466	$788
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1354	$1444
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$981	$1178
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$171	$71.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$263	$110
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.4	$50.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.96%	7.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5042	$8764
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3939	$3034
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.35	$2.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$59.7	$69.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.4	$23.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.9	$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.18	$2.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.74	$3.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$4.62
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.54	$3.01
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14	$14.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$11.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.4	$17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.89	$3.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$4.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.89	$4.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$2.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$2.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.54	$1.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.74	$1.91
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.28	$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.9	$2.97
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.4	$10.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.25	$5.84
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.42	$3.19
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.37	$2.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.59	$1.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$32.7	$38.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.7	$11.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.5	$82.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.1	$16
👖 Brand Jeans	$70	$70.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$297	$850
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12328	$6253

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Cities near Dresden

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	Freital	$1404
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Radebeul	$1413
14 km or 8.9 mi	Coswig	$1386
17 km or 11 mi	Pirna	$1393
22 km or 14 mi	Meissen	$1354
32 km or 20 mi	Freiberg	$1215
42 km or 26 mi	Riesa	$1330
44 km or 28 mi	Decin	$1107
44 km or 28 mi	Dobeln	$1306
47 km or 29 mi	Teplice	$929
48 km or 30 mi	Usti nad Labem	$978
50 km or 31 mi	Bautzen	$1377
51 km or 31 mi	Litvinov	$1362
55 km or 34 mi	Senftenberg	$1390
56 km or 35 mi	Hoyerswerda	$1369
61 km or 38 mi	Most	$957
62 km or 39 mi	Chemnitz	$1228
64 km or 40 mi	Litomerice	$1103
69 km or 43 mi	Ceska Lipa	$1130
69 km or 43 mi	Chomutov	$1051
72 km or 45 mi	Limbach-Oberfrohna	$1261
73 km or 45 mi	Spremberg	$1349
73 km or 46 mi	Annaberg-Buchholz	$1261
74 km or 46 mi	Grimma	$1347
76 km or 47 mi	Torgau	$1345
77 km or 48 mi	Zittau	$1353
87 km or 54 mi	Glauchau	$1210
88 km or 55 mi	Gorlitz	$1364
89 km or 55 mi	Cottbus	$1261
92 km or 57 mi	Altenburg	$1273
95 km or 59 mi	Zwickau	$1095
98 km or 61 mi	Liberec	$1106
98 km or 61 mi	Markkleeberg	$1406
100 km or 62 mi	Leipzig	$1449
101 km or 63 mi	Werdau	$1191
104 km or 65 mi	Kladno	$1244
107 km or 66 mi	Jablonec nad Nisou	$1035
108 km or 67 mi	Mlada Boleslav	$1216
110 km or 68 mi	Karlovy Vary	$1024
111 km or 69 mi	Delitzsch	$1387

Cities near Quebec City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi	Levis	$1766
80 km or 50 mi	Thetford Mines	$1462
89 km or 55 mi	Saint-Georges	$1509
102 km or 64 mi	Victoriaville	$1211
114 km or 71 mi	Trois-Rivieres	$1082
120 km or 74 mi	Shawinigan	$1410
142 km or 88 mi	Drummondville	$1645
166 km or 103 mi	Sherbrooke	$1449
169 km or 105 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1624
170 km or 106 mi	Riviere-du-Loup	$1613
178 km or 111 mi	Saguenay	$1544
180 km or 112 mi	Chicoutimi	$1566
187 km or 116 mi	Magog	$1539
188 km or 117 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1657
192 km or 120 mi	Joliette	$1540
195 km or 121 mi	Alma	$1582
196 km or 122 mi	Granby	$1187
201 km or 125 mi	L'Assomption	$1740
206 km or 128 mi	Beloeil	$1836
210 km or 131 mi	Repentigny	$1823
211 km or 131 mi	Varennes	$1845
212 km or 132 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1884
217 km or 135 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1912
218 km or 135 mi	Mascouche	$1821
218 km or 136 mi	Boucherville	$1878
220 km or 136 mi	Chambly	$1901
223 km or 138 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1773
223 km or 139 mi	Terrebonne	$1849
227 km or 141 mi	Longueuil	$1896
228 km or 142 mi	Brossard	$2057
229 km or 142 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1873
229 km or 143 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1843
231 km or 144 mi	Montreal	$1954
234 km or 146 mi	La Prairie	$1960
236 km or 146 mi	Westmount	$1861
236 km or 146 mi	Mount Royal	$1871
238 km or 148 mi	Laval	$1996
238 km or 148 mi	Candiac	$1927
241 km or 150 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1890
241 km or 150 mi	Boisbriand	$1751