Dusseldorf vs Quebec City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Dusseldorf	Quebec City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1979	$1632
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4769	$3776
🏠 One person rent	$1090	$826
🏘️ Family rent	$1897	$1323
🍽️ Food expenses	$553	$538
🚐 Transport expenses	$178	$136
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3937	$2731
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	92	38
😀 Quality of life	96	88
🏙️ Population	631K	549K

The cost of living in Dusseldorf is 21% more expensive than in Quebec City. Cities ranked 2065th and 3402nd ($1979 vs $1632) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th and 116th in Germany and Canada, respectively. Check Germany vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Dusseldorf compared to 1.7 months in Quebec City. Dusseldorf ranked 3rd best city to live in Germany vs Quebec City ranked 25th in Canada, while ranked 25th and 300th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dusseldorf vs Quebec City

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	Dusseldorf	Quebec City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.2	$15.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.6	$64.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13	$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.4	$4.99
☕ Cappuccino	$4.31	$3.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.46	$1.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1139	$788
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$859	$714
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2011	$1419
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1558	$1141
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$134	$52.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$207	$82.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41.2	$44.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.94%	5.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7326	$9628
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6067	$3472
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.96	$2.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$64.8	$67.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.7	$22.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.02	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.37	$2.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.23	$3.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$4.05
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.11	$3.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$10.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.7	$12.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.13	$3.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$4.17
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.05	$3.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$1.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$2.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.81	$1.01
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.54	$1.86
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.25	$10.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.19	$3.14
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.24	$11.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.61	$6.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.29	$3.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.6	$2.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.66	$1.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$46.2	$41.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.5	$10
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$60.7	$79
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.7	$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$115	$55.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$121	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$789	$816
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23360	$6103

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Cities near Dusseldorf

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.5 km or 4 mi	Neuss	$1650
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Ratingen	$1631
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Erkrath	$1661
10 km or 6.3 mi	Kaarst	$1645
13 km or 8.3 mi	Hilden	$1674
14 km or 8.5 mi	Mettmann	$1613
16 km or 9.8 mi	Dormagen	$1711
16 km or 9.9 mi	Willich	$1616
17 km or 11 mi	Monheim am Rhein	$1740
17 km or 11 mi	Haan	$1645
17 km or 11 mi	Heiligenhaus	$1567
18 km or 11 mi	Langenfeld	$1727
18 km or 11 mi	Krefeld	$1626
19 km or 12 mi	Korschenbroich	$1634
19 km or 12 mi	Wulfrath	$1574
20 km or 13 mi	Grevenbroich	$1659
21 km or 13 mi	Leichlingen	$1708
22 km or 14 mi	Tonisvorst	$1596
22 km or 14 mi	Velbert	$1555
22 km or 14 mi	Duisburg	$1340
23 km or 14 mi	Solingen	$1691
23 km or 14 mi	Mulheim	$1543
24 km or 15 mi	Monchengladbach	$1651
26 km or 16 mi	Pulheim	$1741
26 km or 16 mi	Leverkusen	$2037
27 km or 17 mi	Viersen	$1605
27 km or 17 mi	Oberhausen	$1605
27 km or 17 mi	Moers	$1525
28 km or 17 mi	Neukirchen-Vluyn	$1544
28 km or 17 mi	Wuppertal	$1488
29 km or 18 mi	Kempen	$1586
29 km or 18 mi	Remscheid	$1608
30 km or 18 mi	Bedburg	$1650
30 km or 18 mi	Essen	$1516
31 km or 19 mi	Bergheim	$1678
32 km or 20 mi	Wermelskirchen	$1630
34 km or 21 mi	Bottrop	$1474
34 km or 21 mi	Kamp-Lintfort	$1552
34 km or 21 mi	Hattingen	$1547
35 km or 22 mi	Cologne	$1968

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