Dresden vs Quebec City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Dresden	Quebec City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1402	$1644
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3491	$3738
🏠 One person rent	$684	$834
🏘️ Family rent	$1301	$1281
🍽️ Food expenses	$460	$540
🚐 Transport expenses	$138	$134
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2953	$2588
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	65	38
😀 Quality of life	88	86
🏙️ Population	566K	549K

The cost of living in Dresden is 15% less expensive than in Quebec City. Cities ranked 3862nd and 2883rd ($1402 vs $1644) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 512th and 110th 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 1.6 months in Quebec City. Dresden ranked 33rd best city to live in Germany vs Quebec City ranked 23rd in Canada, while ranked 217th and 310th 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	$12.9	$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$56.5	$62.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.93	$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.54	$5.58
☕ Cappuccino	$3.48	$3.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.58	$1.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$656	$790
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$439	$727
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1357	$1395
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$929	$1101
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$162	$52.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$248	$80
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39	$41.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.94%	7.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4831	$8350
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3685	$3529
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.14	$2.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$61.4	$66.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.2	$22.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.79	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.09	$2.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.68	$3.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$4.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.22	$2.9
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$13.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$10.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.8	$13.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.82	$3.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.6	$4.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$2.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$2.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.55	$1.02
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.57	$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.07	$10.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.91	$2.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.76	$11.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.35	$6.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.29	$2.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.3	$2.19
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.5	$1.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$29.7	$39.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.7	$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$48.2	$78.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.5	$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$75.5	$59.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.6	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$323	$794
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13167	$6012

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Cities near Dresden

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	Freital	$1347
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Radebeul	$1351
14 km or 8.9 mi	Coswig	$1341
17 km or 11 mi	Pirna	$1352
22 km or 14 mi	Meissen	$1325
32 km or 20 mi	Freiberg	$1202
42 km or 26 mi	Riesa	$1309
44 km or 28 mi	Decin	$1048
44 km or 28 mi	Dobeln	$1278
47 km or 29 mi	Teplice	$880
48 km or 30 mi	Usti nad Labem	$971
50 km or 31 mi	Bautzen	$1420
51 km or 31 mi	Litvinov	$1314
55 km or 34 mi	Senftenberg	$1351
56 km or 35 mi	Hoyerswerda	$1373
61 km or 38 mi	Most	$942
62 km or 39 mi	Chemnitz	$1187
64 km or 40 mi	Litomerice	$1092
69 km or 43 mi	Ceska Lipa	$1081
69 km or 43 mi	Chomutov	$1033
72 km or 45 mi	Limbach-Oberfrohna	$1222
73 km or 45 mi	Spremberg	$1310
73 km or 46 mi	Annaberg-Buchholz	$1307
74 km or 46 mi	Grimma	$1353
76 km or 47 mi	Torgau	$1350
77 km or 48 mi	Zittau	$1352
87 km or 54 mi	Glauchau	$1147
88 km or 55 mi	Gorlitz	$1362
89 km or 55 mi	Cottbus	$1241
92 km or 57 mi	Altenburg	$1281
95 km or 59 mi	Zwickau	$1011
98 km or 61 mi	Liberec	$1030
98 km or 61 mi	Markkleeberg	$1452
100 km or 62 mi	Leipzig	$1516
101 km or 63 mi	Werdau	$1118
104 km or 65 mi	Kladno	$1216
107 km or 66 mi	Jablonec nad Nisou	$950
108 km or 67 mi	Mlada Boleslav	$1092
110 km or 68 mi	Karlovy Vary	$979
111 km or 69 mi	Delitzsch	$1419

Cities near Quebec City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi	Levis	$1627
80 km or 50 mi	Thetford Mines	$966
89 km or 55 mi	Saint-Georges	$1449
102 km or 64 mi	Victoriaville	$1239
114 km or 71 mi	Trois-Rivieres	$1118
120 km or 74 mi	Shawinigan	$1368
142 km or 88 mi	Drummondville	$1330
166 km or 103 mi	Sherbrooke	$1395
169 km or 105 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1532
170 km or 106 mi	Riviere-du-Loup	$1468
178 km or 111 mi	Saguenay	$1411
180 km or 112 mi	Chicoutimi	$1436
187 km or 116 mi	Magog	$1457
188 km or 117 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1562
192 km or 120 mi	Joliette	$1433
195 km or 121 mi	Alma	$1460
196 km or 122 mi	Granby	$1106
201 km or 125 mi	L'Assomption	$1651
206 km or 128 mi	Beloeil	$1742
210 km or 131 mi	Repentigny	$1743
211 km or 131 mi	Varennes	$1764
212 km or 132 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1800
217 km or 135 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1836
218 km or 135 mi	Mascouche	$1735
218 km or 136 mi	Boucherville	$1804
220 km or 136 mi	Chambly	$1829
223 km or 138 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1690
223 km or 139 mi	Terrebonne	$1776
227 km or 141 mi	Longueuil	$1835
228 km or 142 mi	Brossard	$2004
229 km or 142 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1790
229 km or 143 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1769
231 km or 144 mi	Montreal	$1857
234 km or 146 mi	La Prairie	$1889
236 km or 146 mi	Westmount	$1773
236 km or 146 mi	Mount Royal	$1792
238 km or 148 mi	Laval	$1900
238 km or 148 mi	Candiac	$1852
241 km or 150 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1803
241 km or 150 mi	Boisbriand	$1732