Dublin vs Quebec City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Dublin	Quebec City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3020	$1648
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6615	$3908
🏠 One person rent	$2023	$829
🏘️ Family rent	$3441	$1438
🍽️ Food expenses	$661	$564
🚐 Transport expenses	$158	$124
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3998	$2878
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	96	38
😀 Quality of life	94	87
🏙️ Population	593K	574K

The cost of living in Dublin is 83% more expensive than in Quebec City. Cities ranked 214th and 3402nd ($3020 vs $1648) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 116th in Ireland and Canada, respectively. Check Ireland vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Dublin compared to 1.7 months in Quebec City. Dublin ranked 1st best city to live in Ireland vs Quebec City ranked 21st in Canada, while ranked 42nd and 327th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dublin vs Quebec City

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	Dublin	Quebec City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.4	$18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$93.3	$66.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.7	$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.76	$5.34
☕ Cappuccino	$5.12	$3.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.02	$1.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2081	$907
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1740	$680
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3773	$1526
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2979	$1247
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$164	$58.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$252	$89.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51.9	$45.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.84%	4.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8583	$6977
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5735	$2884
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.33	$2.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$99.1	$71.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.5	$16.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.09	$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.64	$2.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.4	$3.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$4.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.91	$3.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$11.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.3	$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.31	$4.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$3.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.89	$3.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$2.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$2.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.55	$0.96
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.75	$1.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15	$11.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.61	$2.81
🚬 Cigarette pack	$21	$15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$6.78
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$9	$3.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.19	$2.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.39	$1.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$63.8	$37.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15	$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$76.7	$79.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.4	$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$118	$58.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$127	$95.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1409	$703
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12713	$8149

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Cities near Dublin

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi	Swords	$2464
30 km or 19 mi	Naas	$2480
42 km or 26 mi	Drogheda	$2518
75 km or 46 mi	Dundalk	$2264
102 km or 63 mi	Kilkenny	$2012
113 km or 70 mi	Wexford	$2043
131 km or 82 mi	Lisburn	$1923
134 km or 83 mi	Waterford	$2373
141 km or 88 mi	Belfast	$1878
148 km or 92 mi	Douglas	$2236
148 km or 92 mi	Newtownabbey	$1820
152 km or 94 mi	Bangor	$1485
154 km or 96 mi	Omagh	$1763
175 km or 109 mi	Limerick	$1985
185 km or 115 mi	Galway	$3003
185 km or 115 mi	Rhyl	$1736
196 km or 122 mi	Derry	$1646
212 km or 132 mi	Wallasey	$1677
213 km or 132 mi	Formby	$1847
215 km or 133 mi	Crosby	$1831
216 km or 134 mi	Birkenhead	$1854
217 km or 135 mi	Bebington	$1860
217 km or 135 mi	Liverpool	$1942
217 km or 135 mi	Bootle	$1853
218 km or 136 mi	Southport	$1836
219 km or 136 mi	Blackpool	$1669
219 km or 136 mi	Cork	$2634
220 km or 137 mi	Wrexham	$1757
221 km or 137 mi	Lytham St Annes	$1796
221 km or 137 mi	Whitehaven	$1798
224 km or 139 mi	Ellesmere Port	$1922
225 km or 140 mi	Chester	$2035
234 km or 145 mi	Llanelli	$1789
234 km or 145 mi	St Helens	$1682
235 km or 146 mi	Widnes	$1885
236 km or 147 mi	Runcorn	$1890
239 km or 148 mi	Morecambe	$1834
240 km or 149 mi	Preston	$1733
241 km or 150 mi	Lancaster	$1791
242 km or 150 mi	Wigan	$1742

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