Dublin vs Quebec City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Dublin	Quebec City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2992	$1695
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6629	$3907
🏠 One person rent	$1987	$873
🏘️ Family rent	$3461	$1435
🍽️ Food expenses	$663	$558
🚐 Transport expenses	$163	$129
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4313	$2900
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	96	38
😀 Quality of life	95	88
🏙️ Population	593K	549K

The cost of living in Dublin is 77% more expensive than in Quebec City. Cities ranked 223rd and 3269th ($2992 vs $1695) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 113th 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 28th in Canada, while ranked 36th and 332nd 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	$20.5	$17.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$96.7	$59.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.8	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.58	$5.49
☕ Cappuccino	$4.95	$3.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.25	$2.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2108	$863
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1693	$743
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3809	$1500
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2999	$1244
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$160	$61.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$249	$95
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$50.7	$44.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.78%	5.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8392	$8196
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6209	$2969
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.36	$2.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$102	$71.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.1	$19.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.08	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.73	$2.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.31	$3.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$3.99
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.03	$3.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$11.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.18	$4.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.85	$4.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.62	$4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$2.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$2.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.43	$0.99
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.84	$1.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.8	$11.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.04	$3.05
🚬 Cigarette pack	$21	$13.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$6.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$8	$3.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.75	$2.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.85	$1.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$61	$39.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.2	$11.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$81.5	$81.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.4	$16
👖 Brand Jeans	$119	$58.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$128	$96.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1316	$719
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10947	$7052

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Cities near Dublin

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi	Swords	$2472
30 km or 19 mi	Naas	$2515
42 km or 26 mi	Drogheda	$2627
75 km or 46 mi	Dundalk	$2179
102 km or 63 mi	Kilkenny	$2055
113 km or 70 mi	Wexford	$2074
131 km or 82 mi	Lisburn	$1945
134 km or 83 mi	Waterford	$2423
141 km or 88 mi	Belfast	$1954
148 km or 92 mi	Douglas	$2265
148 km or 92 mi	Newtownabbey	$1892
152 km or 94 mi	Bangor	$1496
154 km or 96 mi	Omagh	$1769
175 km or 109 mi	Limerick	$2236
185 km or 115 mi	Galway	$2978
185 km or 115 mi	Rhyl	$1764
196 km or 122 mi	Derry	$1620
212 km or 132 mi	Wallasey	$1718
213 km or 132 mi	Formby	$1873
215 km or 133 mi	Crosby	$1862
216 km or 134 mi	Birkenhead	$1895
217 km or 135 mi	Bebington	$1888
217 km or 135 mi	Liverpool	$1998
217 km or 135 mi	Bootle	$1893
218 km or 136 mi	Southport	$1861
219 km or 136 mi	Blackpool	$1677
219 km or 136 mi	Cork	$2524
220 km or 137 mi	Wrexham	$1784
221 km or 137 mi	Lytham St Annes	$1804
221 km or 137 mi	Whitehaven	$1771
224 km or 139 mi	Ellesmere Port	$1951
225 km or 140 mi	Chester	$2047
234 km or 145 mi	Llanelli	$1815
234 km or 145 mi	St Helens	$1686
235 km or 146 mi	Widnes	$1907
236 km or 147 mi	Runcorn	$1928
239 km or 148 mi	Morecambe	$1873
240 km or 149 mi	Preston	$1754
241 km or 150 mi	Lancaster	$1819
242 km or 150 mi	Wigan	$1718

Cities near Quebec City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi	Levis	$1685
80 km or 50 mi	Thetford Mines	$1024
89 km or 55 mi	Saint-Georges	$1466
102 km or 64 mi	Victoriaville	$1265
114 km or 71 mi	Trois-Rivieres	$1180
120 km or 74 mi	Shawinigan	$1434
142 km or 88 mi	Drummondville	$1399
166 km or 103 mi	Sherbrooke	$1451
169 km or 105 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1589
170 km or 106 mi	Riviere-du-Loup	$1506
178 km or 111 mi	Saguenay	$1104
180 km or 112 mi	Chicoutimi	$1254
187 km or 116 mi	Magog	$1526
188 km or 117 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1642
192 km or 120 mi	Joliette	$1458
195 km or 121 mi	Alma	$1341
196 km or 122 mi	Granby	$1142
201 km or 125 mi	L'Assomption	$1723
206 km or 128 mi	Beloeil	$1838
210 km or 131 mi	Repentigny	$1846
211 km or 131 mi	Varennes	$1861
212 km or 132 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1891
217 km or 135 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1918
218 km or 135 mi	Mascouche	$1852
218 km or 136 mi	Boucherville	$1897
220 km or 136 mi	Chambly	$1918
223 km or 138 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1800
223 km or 139 mi	Terrebonne	$1907
227 km or 141 mi	Longueuil	$1923
228 km or 142 mi	Brossard	$2080
229 km or 142 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1875
229 km or 143 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1857
231 km or 144 mi	Montreal	$1928
234 km or 146 mi	La Prairie	$1960
236 km or 146 mi	Westmount	$1862
236 km or 146 mi	Mount Royal	$1876
238 km or 148 mi	Laval	$2047
238 km or 148 mi	Candiac	$1940
241 km or 150 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1893
241 km or 150 mi	Boisbriand	$1934