Dresden vs Quebec City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Dresden	Quebec City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1555	$1632
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3707	$3776
🏠 One person rent	$755	$826
🏘️ Family rent	$1271	$1323
🍽️ Food expenses	$510	$538
🚐 Transport expenses	$155	$136
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3206	$2731
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	65	38
😀 Quality of life	89	88
🏙️ Population	566K	549K

The cost of living in Dresden is 5% less expensive than in Quebec City. Cities ranked 3768th and 3402nd ($1555 vs $1632) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 462nd and 116th 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 1.7 months in Quebec City. Dresden ranked 28th best city to live in Germany vs Quebec City ranked 25th in Canada, while ranked 263rd and 300th 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	$13.8	$15.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$72.4	$64.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.15	$4.99
☕ Cappuccino	$3.93	$3.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.53	$1.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$706	$788
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$491	$714
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1259	$1419
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$871	$1141
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$182	$52.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$283	$82.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.1	$44.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.04%	5.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5084	$9628
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3851	$3472
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.74	$2.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$68.2	$67.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.8	$22.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.99	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.23	$2.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.85	$3.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.48	$4.05
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.61	$3.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.3	$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$10.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.7	$12.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.26	$3.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.95	$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$4.17
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.97	$3.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$1.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$2.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.72	$1.01
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.74	$1.86
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.59	$10.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.02	$3.14
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.15	$11.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.21	$6.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.55	$3.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.43	$2.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.66	$1.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.7	$41.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.9	$10
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$53.6	$79
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.1	$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$84.9	$55.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$115	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$342	$816
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14681	$6103

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Cities near Dresden

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	Freital	$1490
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Radebeul	$1485
14 km or 8.9 mi	Coswig	$1475
17 km or 11 mi	Pirna	$1473
22 km or 14 mi	Meissen	$1448
32 km or 20 mi	Freiberg	$1301
42 km or 26 mi	Riesa	$1436
44 km or 28 mi	Decin	$1182
44 km or 28 mi	Dobeln	$1408
47 km or 29 mi	Teplice	$986
48 km or 30 mi	Usti nad Labem	$1063
50 km or 31 mi	Bautzen	$1432
51 km or 31 mi	Litvinov	$1489
55 km or 34 mi	Senftenberg	$1486
56 km or 35 mi	Hoyerswerda	$1446
61 km or 38 mi	Most	$1028
62 km or 39 mi	Chemnitz	$1385
64 km or 40 mi	Litomerice	$1196
69 km or 43 mi	Ceska Lipa	$1211
69 km or 43 mi	Chomutov	$1125
72 km or 45 mi	Limbach-Oberfrohna	$1374
73 km or 45 mi	Spremberg	$1435
73 km or 46 mi	Annaberg-Buchholz	$1401
74 km or 46 mi	Grimma	$1491
76 km or 47 mi	Torgau	$1471
77 km or 48 mi	Zittau	$1427
87 km or 54 mi	Glauchau	$1251
88 km or 55 mi	Gorlitz	$1428
89 km or 55 mi	Cottbus	$1363
92 km or 57 mi	Altenburg	$1396
95 km or 59 mi	Zwickau	$1084
98 km or 61 mi	Liberec	$1195
98 km or 61 mi	Markkleeberg	$1601
100 km or 62 mi	Leipzig	$1690
101 km or 63 mi	Werdau	$1207
104 km or 65 mi	Kladno	$1337
107 km or 66 mi	Jablonec nad Nisou	$1152
108 km or 67 mi	Mlada Boleslav	$1187
110 km or 68 mi	Karlovy Vary	$1117
111 km or 69 mi	Delitzsch	$1563

Cities near Quebec City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi	Levis	$1622
80 km or 50 mi	Thetford Mines	$1019
89 km or 55 mi	Saint-Georges	$1470
102 km or 64 mi	Victoriaville	$1265
114 km or 71 mi	Trois-Rivieres	$1136
120 km or 74 mi	Shawinigan	$1388
142 km or 88 mi	Drummondville	$1363
166 km or 103 mi	Sherbrooke	$1420
169 km or 105 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1549
170 km or 106 mi	Riviere-du-Loup	$1455
178 km or 111 mi	Saguenay	$1077
180 km or 112 mi	Chicoutimi	$1223
187 km or 116 mi	Magog	$1486
188 km or 117 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1586
192 km or 120 mi	Joliette	$1449
195 km or 121 mi	Alma	$1304
196 km or 122 mi	Granby	$1120
201 km or 125 mi	L'Assomption	$1671
206 km or 128 mi	Beloeil	$1776
210 km or 131 mi	Repentigny	$1767
211 km or 131 mi	Varennes	$1786
212 km or 132 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1822
217 km or 135 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1869
218 km or 135 mi	Mascouche	$1766
218 km or 136 mi	Boucherville	$1820
220 km or 136 mi	Chambly	$1853
223 km or 138 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1719
223 km or 139 mi	Terrebonne	$1805
227 km or 141 mi	Longueuil	$1842
228 km or 142 mi	Brossard	$2055
229 km or 142 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1828
229 km or 143 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1805
231 km or 144 mi	Montreal	$1903
234 km or 146 mi	La Prairie	$1911
236 km or 146 mi	Westmount	$1814
236 km or 146 mi	Mount Royal	$1820
238 km or 148 mi	Laval	$1930
238 km or 148 mi	Candiac	$1892
241 km or 150 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1835
241 km or 150 mi	Boisbriand	$1763