Dusseldorf vs Quebec City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Dusseldorf	Quebec City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1772	$1644
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4419	$3738
🏠 One person rent	$985	$834
🏘️ Family rent	$1862	$1281
🍽️ Food expenses	$495	$540
🚐 Transport expenses	$158	$134
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3209	$2588
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	92	38
😀 Quality of life	95	86
🏙️ Population	631K	549K

The cost of living in Dusseldorf is 8% more expensive than in Quebec City. Cities ranked 2469th and 2883rd ($1772 vs $1644) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 16th and 110th in Germany and Canada, respectively. Check Germany vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Dusseldorf compared to 1.6 months in Quebec City. Dusseldorf ranked 4th best city to live in Germany vs Quebec City ranked 23rd in Canada, while ranked 27th and 310th among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Cost of living in Dusseldorf vs Quebec City infographic

Share this infographic!

Use the link below to embed the infographic from our site and automatically keep the data layer up to date.

If you prefer to download the image, please credit us as a source.

<img src="https://livingcost.org/assets/photo/cost/dusseldorf/quebec.jpg" alt="Cost of living in Dusseldorf vs Quebec City infographic" style="max-width: 100%; height: auto;"><p>Source: <a href="https://livingcost.org/cost/dusseldorf/quebec" target="_blank">Dusseldorf vs Quebec City - Cost of Living Comparison</a></p>

Prices in Dusseldorf vs Quebec City

Prices for goods and services in Dusseldorf and Quebec City are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

	Dusseldorf	Quebec City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.4	$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65	$62.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.1	$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.58	$5.58
☕ Cappuccino	$3.95	$3.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.2	$1.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$930	$790
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$738	$727
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1883	$1395
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1479	$1101
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$170	$52.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$263	$80
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.6	$41.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.99%	7.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6638	$8350
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5584	$3529
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.47	$2.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$52	$66.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$27.4	$22.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.85	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$2.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.95	$3.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.74	$4.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.89	$2.9
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$13.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$10.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.6	$13.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.91	$3.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.75	$4.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$2.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$2.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.64	$1.02
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.62	$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.87	$10.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.06	$2.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.02	$11.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.87	$6.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.91	$2.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.43	$2.19
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.5	$1.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.3	$39.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.2	$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$55.5	$78.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.2	$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$92.1	$59.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.4	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$721	$794
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21276	$6012

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

$349

$907

$6.64K

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Dusseldorf

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.5 km or 4 mi	Neuss	$1495
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Ratingen	$1497
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Erkrath	$1516
10 km or 6.3 mi	Kaarst	$1500
13 km or 8.3 mi	Hilden	$1522
14 km or 8.5 mi	Mettmann	$1479
16 km or 9.8 mi	Dormagen	$1561
16 km or 9.9 mi	Willich	$1476
17 km or 11 mi	Monheim am Rhein	$1576
17 km or 11 mi	Haan	$1517
17 km or 11 mi	Heiligenhaus	$1444
18 km or 11 mi	Langenfeld	$1577
18 km or 11 mi	Krefeld	$1494
19 km or 12 mi	Korschenbroich	$1490
19 km or 12 mi	Wulfrath	$1433
20 km or 13 mi	Grevenbroich	$1499
21 km or 13 mi	Leichlingen	$1559
22 km or 14 mi	Tonisvorst	$1471
22 km or 14 mi	Velbert	$1428
22 km or 14 mi	Duisburg	$1314
23 km or 14 mi	Solingen	$1580
23 km or 14 mi	Mulheim	$1434
24 km or 15 mi	Monchengladbach	$1511
26 km or 16 mi	Pulheim	$1572
26 km or 16 mi	Leverkusen	$1822
27 km or 17 mi	Viersen	$1469
27 km or 17 mi	Oberhausen	$1485
27 km or 17 mi	Moers	$1439
28 km or 17 mi	Neukirchen-Vluyn	$1445
28 km or 17 mi	Wuppertal	$1233
29 km or 18 mi	Kempen	$1460
29 km or 18 mi	Remscheid	$1494
30 km or 18 mi	Bedburg	$1504
30 km or 18 mi	Essen	$1443
31 km or 19 mi	Bergheim	$1518
32 km or 20 mi	Wermelskirchen	$1497
34 km or 21 mi	Bottrop	$1367
34 km or 21 mi	Kamp-Lintfort	$1435
34 km or 21 mi	Hattingen	$1444
35 km or 22 mi	Cologne	$1744

Cities near Quebec City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi	Levis	$1627
80 km or 50 mi	Thetford Mines	$966
89 km or 55 mi	Saint-Georges	$1449
102 km or 64 mi	Victoriaville	$1239
114 km or 71 mi	Trois-Rivieres	$1118
120 km or 74 mi	Shawinigan	$1368
142 km or 88 mi	Drummondville	$1330
166 km or 103 mi	Sherbrooke	$1395
169 km or 105 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1532
170 km or 106 mi	Riviere-du-Loup	$1468
178 km or 111 mi	Saguenay	$1411
180 km or 112 mi	Chicoutimi	$1436
187 km or 116 mi	Magog	$1457
188 km or 117 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1562
192 km or 120 mi	Joliette	$1433
195 km or 121 mi	Alma	$1460
196 km or 122 mi	Granby	$1106
201 km or 125 mi	L'Assomption	$1651
206 km or 128 mi	Beloeil	$1742
210 km or 131 mi	Repentigny	$1743
211 km or 131 mi	Varennes	$1764
212 km or 132 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1800
217 km or 135 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1836
218 km or 135 mi	Mascouche	$1735
218 km or 136 mi	Boucherville	$1804
220 km or 136 mi	Chambly	$1829
223 km or 138 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1690
223 km or 139 mi	Terrebonne	$1776
227 km or 141 mi	Longueuil	$1835
228 km or 142 mi	Brossard	$2004
229 km or 142 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1790
229 km or 143 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1769
231 km or 144 mi	Montreal	$1857
234 km or 146 mi	La Prairie	$1889
236 km or 146 mi	Westmount	$1773
236 km or 146 mi	Mount Royal	$1792
238 km or 148 mi	Laval	$1900
238 km or 148 mi	Candiac	$1852
241 km or 150 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1803
241 km or 150 mi	Boisbriand	$1732