Edinburgh vs Quebec City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Edinburgh	Quebec City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2295	$1648
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5636	$3908
🏠 One person rent	$1360	$829
🏘️ Family rent	$2398	$1438
🍽️ Food expenses	$601	$564
🚐 Transport expenses	$153	$124
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3514	$2878
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	88	38
😀 Quality of life	92	87
🏙️ Population	488K	574K

The cost of living in Edinburgh is 39% more expensive than in Quebec City. Cities ranked 1307th and 3402nd ($2295 vs $1648) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 38th and 116th in the United Kingdom and Canada, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Edinburgh compared to 1.7 months in Quebec City. Edinburgh ranked 11th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Quebec City ranked 21st in Canada, while ranked 83rd and 327th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Edinburgh vs Quebec City

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	Edinburgh	Quebec City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$22.3	$18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$90	$66.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.2	$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.34	$5.34
☕ Cappuccino	$5	$3.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.58	$1.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1471	$907
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1081	$680
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2686	$1526
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1966	$1247
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$158	$58.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$245	$89.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.1	$45.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.86%	4.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6647	$6977
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4795	$2884
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.96	$2.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$94.6	$71.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.2	$16.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.99	$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.85	$2.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.01	$3.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$4.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.15	$3.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$11.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.8	$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$4.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.29	$3.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.81	$3.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$2.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$2.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.1	$0.96
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.31	$1.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.9	$11.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.83	$2.81
🚬 Cigarette pack	$22.4	$15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.15	$6.78
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.71	$3.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.27	$2.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.65	$1.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50.3	$37.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15	$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$112	$79.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.6	$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$94.7	$58.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$111	$95.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1749	$703
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25458	$8149

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Cities near Edinburgh

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Kirkcaldy	$1794
21 km or 13 mi	Livingston	$1760
21 km or 13 mi	Dunfermline	$1750
42 km or 26 mi	Alloa	$1842
49 km or 30 mi	Cumbernauld	$1611
49 km or 31 mi	Stirling	$1835
52 km or 32 mi	Perth	$1640
56 km or 35 mi	Hamilton	$1831
59 km or 37 mi	Dundee	$1593
65 km or 40 mi	East Kilbride	$1878
66 km or 41 mi	Glasgow	$2114
78 km or 48 mi	Paisley	$1885
89 km or 56 mi	Kilmarnock	$1600
98 km or 61 mi	Greenock	$1647
99 km or 61 mi	Irvine	$1704
102 km or 63 mi	Dumfries	$1456
105 km or 65 mi	Ayr	$1586
120 km or 74 mi	Carlisle	$1596
147 km or 91 mi	Newcastle upon Tyne	$1979
149 km or 93 mi	Aberdeen	$1806
150 km or 93 mi	Gateshead	$1943
153 km or 95 mi	Tynemouth	$1784
153 km or 95 mi	Jarrow	$1820
154 km or 96 mi	South Shields	$1777
158 km or 98 mi	Washington	$1778
158 km or 98 mi	Whitehaven	$1798
164 km or 102 mi	Sunderland	$1554
166 km or 103 mi	Durham	$1872
173 km or 107 mi	Bishop Auckland	$1742
182 km or 113 mi	Inverness	$2005
189 km or 117 mi	Hartlepool	$1417
189 km or 117 mi	Elgin	$1523
190 km or 118 mi	Darlington	$1404
194 km or 121 mi	Stockton-on-Tees	$1424
197 km or 123 mi	Middlesbrough	$1741
211 km or 131 mi	Morecambe	$1834
212 km or 132 mi	Bangor	$1485
213 km or 132 mi	Lancaster	$1791
216 km or 134 mi	Douglas	$2236
224 km or 139 mi	Newtownabbey	$1820

Cities near Quebec City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi	Levis	$1638
80 km or 50 mi	Thetford Mines	$1002
89 km or 55 mi	Saint-Georges	$1457
102 km or 64 mi	Victoriaville	$1238
114 km or 71 mi	Trois-Rivieres	$1219
120 km or 74 mi	Shawinigan	$1441
142 km or 88 mi	Drummondville	$1365
166 km or 103 mi	Sherbrooke	$1421
169 km or 105 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1575
170 km or 106 mi	Riviere-du-Loup	$1504
178 km or 111 mi	Saguenay	$1122
180 km or 112 mi	Chicoutimi	$1289
187 km or 116 mi	Magog	$1533
188 km or 117 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1675
192 km or 120 mi	Joliette	$1421
195 km or 121 mi	Alma	$1384
196 km or 122 mi	Granby	$1199
201 km or 125 mi	L'Assomption	$1702
206 km or 128 mi	Beloeil	$1816
210 km or 131 mi	Repentigny	$1817
211 km or 131 mi	Varennes	$1829
212 km or 132 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1875
217 km or 135 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1892
218 km or 135 mi	Mascouche	$1828
218 km or 136 mi	Boucherville	$1861
220 km or 136 mi	Chambly	$1892
223 km or 138 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1772
223 km or 139 mi	Terrebonne	$1863
227 km or 141 mi	Longueuil	$1874
228 km or 142 mi	Brossard	$2051
229 km or 142 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1856
229 km or 143 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1850
231 km or 144 mi	Montreal	$1901
234 km or 146 mi	La Prairie	$1937
236 km or 146 mi	Westmount	$1828
236 km or 146 mi	Mount Royal	$1852
238 km or 148 mi	Laval	$2058
238 km or 148 mi	Candiac	$1921
241 km or 150 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1870
241 km or 150 mi	Boisbriand	$1913