Dublin vs Quebec City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Dublin	Quebec City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2810	$1791
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6242	$4030
🏠 One person rent	$1872	$919
🏘️ Family rent	$3267	$1392
🍽️ Food expenses	$597	$591
🚐 Transport expenses	$183	$142
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3754	$2544
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	95	39
😀 Quality of life	95	86
🏙️ Population	593K	549K

The cost of living in Dublin is 57% more expensive than in Quebec City. Cities ranked 300th and 2544th ($2810 vs $1791) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 95th 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 1.4 months in Quebec City. Dublin ranked 1st best city to live in Ireland vs Quebec City ranked 26th in Canada, while ranked 21st and 316th 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	$19.6	$18.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$91.4	$72.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.7	$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.7	$6.62
☕ Cappuccino	$4.4	$4.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.6	$2.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1887	$837
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1582	$788
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3404	$1444
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2823	$1178
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$178	$71.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$277	$110
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$50.3	$50.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.37%	7.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7861	$8764
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6156	$3034
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.25	$2.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$113	$69.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.7	$23.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.99	$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.49	$2.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.79	$3.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$4.62
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.68	$3.01
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$14.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$11.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$3.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.03	$4.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.94	$4.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$2.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$2.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.29	$1.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.57	$1.91
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.3	$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.15	$2.97
🚬 Cigarette pack	$18.6	$10.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.18	$5.84
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$8	$3.19
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.29	$2.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.12	$1.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$57.3	$38.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.4	$11.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$76.2	$82.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.1	$16
👖 Brand Jeans	$102	$70.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1381	$850
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9488	$6253

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Cities near Dublin

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi	Swords	$2528
30 km or 19 mi	Naas	$2362
42 km or 26 mi	Drogheda	$2492
75 km or 46 mi	Dundalk	$1930
102 km or 63 mi	Kilkenny	$1933
113 km or 70 mi	Wexford	$1854
131 km or 82 mi	Lisburn	$1805
134 km or 83 mi	Waterford	$2207
141 km or 88 mi	Belfast	$1830
148 km or 92 mi	Douglas	$1989
148 km or 92 mi	Newtownabbey	$1767
152 km or 94 mi	Bangor	$1467
154 km or 96 mi	Omagh	$1650
175 km or 109 mi	Limerick	$2066
185 km or 115 mi	Galway	$2427
185 km or 115 mi	Rhyl	$1761
196 km or 122 mi	Derry	$1491
212 km or 132 mi	Wallasey	$1647
213 km or 132 mi	Formby	$1755
215 km or 133 mi	Crosby	$1761
216 km or 134 mi	Birkenhead	$1797
217 km or 135 mi	Bebington	$1784
217 km or 135 mi	Liverpool	$1889
217 km or 135 mi	Bootle	$1789
218 km or 136 mi	Southport	$1749
219 km or 136 mi	Blackpool	$1556
219 km or 136 mi	Cork	$2459
220 km or 137 mi	Wrexham	$1675
221 km or 137 mi	Lytham St Annes	$1694
221 km or 137 mi	Whitehaven	$1828
224 km or 139 mi	Ellesmere Port	$1853
225 km or 140 mi	Chester	$1957
234 km or 145 mi	Llanelli	$1797
234 km or 145 mi	St Helens	$1529
235 km or 146 mi	Widnes	$1824
236 km or 147 mi	Runcorn	$1844
239 km or 148 mi	Morecambe	$1783
240 km or 149 mi	Preston	$1585
241 km or 150 mi	Lancaster	$1763
242 km or 150 mi	Wigan	$1659

Cities near Quebec City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi	Levis	$1766
80 km or 50 mi	Thetford Mines	$1462
89 km or 55 mi	Saint-Georges	$1509
102 km or 64 mi	Victoriaville	$1211
114 km or 71 mi	Trois-Rivieres	$1082
120 km or 74 mi	Shawinigan	$1410
142 km or 88 mi	Drummondville	$1645
166 km or 103 mi	Sherbrooke	$1449
169 km or 105 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1624
170 km or 106 mi	Riviere-du-Loup	$1613
178 km or 111 mi	Saguenay	$1544
180 km or 112 mi	Chicoutimi	$1566
187 km or 116 mi	Magog	$1539
188 km or 117 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1657
192 km or 120 mi	Joliette	$1540
195 km or 121 mi	Alma	$1582
196 km or 122 mi	Granby	$1187
201 km or 125 mi	L'Assomption	$1740
206 km or 128 mi	Beloeil	$1836
210 km or 131 mi	Repentigny	$1823
211 km or 131 mi	Varennes	$1845
212 km or 132 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1884
217 km or 135 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1912
218 km or 135 mi	Mascouche	$1821
218 km or 136 mi	Boucherville	$1878
220 km or 136 mi	Chambly	$1901
223 km or 138 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1773
223 km or 139 mi	Terrebonne	$1849
227 km or 141 mi	Longueuil	$1896
228 km or 142 mi	Brossard	$2057
229 km or 142 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1873
229 km or 143 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1843
231 km or 144 mi	Montreal	$1954
234 km or 146 mi	La Prairie	$1960
236 km or 146 mi	Westmount	$1861
236 km or 146 mi	Mount Royal	$1871
238 km or 148 mi	Laval	$1996
238 km or 148 mi	Candiac	$1927
241 km or 150 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1890
241 km or 150 mi	Boisbriand	$1751