Dublin vs Quebec City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Dublin	Quebec City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2858	$1632
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6400	$3776
🏠 One person rent	$1880	$826
🏘️ Family rent	$3325	$1323
🍽️ Food expenses	$649	$538
🚐 Transport expenses	$160	$136
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4105	$2731
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	96	38
😀 Quality of life	96	88
🏙️ Population	593K	549K

The cost of living in Dublin is 75% more expensive than in Quebec City. Cities ranked 315th and 3402nd ($2858 vs $1632) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 116th in Ireland and Canada, respectively. Check Ireland vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Dublin compared to 1.7 months in Quebec City. Dublin ranked 1st best city to live in Ireland vs Quebec City ranked 25th in Canada, while ranked 21st and 300th 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	$20.8	$15.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$91.9	$64.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.9	$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.38	$4.99
☕ Cappuccino	$4.82	$3.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.84	$1.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2001	$788
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1600	$714
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3623	$1419
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2903	$1141
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$148	$52.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$227	$82.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51.4	$44.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.82%	5.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7908	$9628
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6270	$3472
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.34	$2.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$98.6	$67.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.3	$22.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.03	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.74	$2.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.01	$3.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$4.05
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.69	$3.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$10.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$12.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.28	$3.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.84	$4.17
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.71	$3.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$1.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$2.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.33	$1.01
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$4	$1.86
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.6	$10.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.71	$3.14
🚬 Cigarette pack	$20.7	$11.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.5	$6.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.93	$3.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.7	$2.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.8	$1.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$57.5	$41.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.5	$10
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$76.6	$79
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.7	$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$117	$55.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$116	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1314	$816
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9426	$6103

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Cities near Dublin

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi	Swords	$2402
30 km or 19 mi	Naas	$2443
42 km or 26 mi	Drogheda	$2902
75 km or 46 mi	Dundalk	$1955
102 km or 63 mi	Kilkenny	$2010
113 km or 70 mi	Wexford	$1912
131 km or 82 mi	Lisburn	$1879
134 km or 83 mi	Waterford	$2359
141 km or 88 mi	Belfast	$1884
148 km or 92 mi	Douglas	$2205
148 km or 92 mi	Newtownabbey	$1808
152 km or 94 mi	Bangor	$1484
154 km or 96 mi	Omagh	$1703
175 km or 109 mi	Limerick	$2159
185 km or 115 mi	Galway	$2768
185 km or 115 mi	Rhyl	$1712
196 km or 122 mi	Derry	$1551
212 km or 132 mi	Wallasey	$1655
213 km or 132 mi	Formby	$1815
215 km or 133 mi	Crosby	$1804
216 km or 134 mi	Birkenhead	$1831
217 km or 135 mi	Bebington	$1834
217 km or 135 mi	Liverpool	$1937
217 km or 135 mi	Bootle	$1832
218 km or 136 mi	Southport	$1813
219 km or 136 mi	Blackpool	$1682
219 km or 136 mi	Cork	$2472
220 km or 137 mi	Wrexham	$1729
221 km or 137 mi	Lytham St Annes	$1767
221 km or 137 mi	Whitehaven	$1778
224 km or 139 mi	Ellesmere Port	$1897
225 km or 140 mi	Chester	$2023
234 km or 145 mi	Llanelli	$1802
234 km or 145 mi	St Helens	$1680
235 km or 146 mi	Widnes	$1873
236 km or 147 mi	Runcorn	$1883
239 km or 148 mi	Morecambe	$1840
240 km or 149 mi	Preston	$1652
241 km or 150 mi	Lancaster	$1839
242 km or 150 mi	Wigan	$1723

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