Edinburgh vs Quebec City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Edinburgh	Quebec City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2246	$1791
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5663	$4030
🏠 One person rent	$1326	$919
🏘️ Family rent	$2459	$1392
🍽️ Food expenses	$573	$591
🚐 Transport expenses	$153	$142
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3703	$2544
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	88	39
😀 Quality of life	94	86
🏙️ Population	488K	549K

The cost of living in Edinburgh is 25% more expensive than in Quebec City. Cities ranked 1263rd and 2544th ($2246 vs $1791) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 34th and 95th 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 1.6 months in Edinburgh compared to 1.4 months in Quebec City. Edinburgh ranked 5th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Quebec City ranked 26th in Canada, while ranked 40th and 316th 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	$18.6	$18.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$83.5	$72.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.44	$6.62
☕ Cappuccino	$4.67	$4.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.34	$2.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1425	$837
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1009	$788
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2692	$1444
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1980	$1178
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$191	$71.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$294	$110
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$42.9	$50.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.85%	7.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7033	$8764
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4677	$3034
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.63	$2.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$87.9	$69.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.5	$23.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.95	$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.7	$2.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.74	$3.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$4.62
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.38	$3.01
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$14.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$11.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.1	$17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.04	$3.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.68	$4.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.16	$4.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$2.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$2.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.97	$1.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.21	$1.91
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.2	$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.36	$2.97
🚬 Cigarette pack	$19.9	$10.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.3	$5.84
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.81	$3.19
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.18	$2.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.96	$1.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$52.9	$38.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.9	$11.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$113	$82.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$24.9	$16
👖 Brand Jeans	$119	$70.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$112	$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1775	$850
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23136	$6253

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Cities near Edinburgh

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Kirkcaldy	$1704
21 km or 13 mi	Livingston	$1744
21 km or 13 mi	Dunfermline	$1724
42 km or 26 mi	Alloa	$1710
49 km or 30 mi	Cumbernauld	$1767
49 km or 31 mi	Stirling	$1625
52 km or 32 mi	Perth	$1647
56 km or 35 mi	Hamilton	$1793
59 km or 37 mi	Dundee	$1545
65 km or 40 mi	East Kilbride	$1818
66 km or 41 mi	Glasgow	$2013
78 km or 48 mi	Paisley	$1793
89 km or 56 mi	Kilmarnock	$1470
98 km or 61 mi	Greenock	$1599
99 km or 61 mi	Irvine	$1573
102 km or 63 mi	Dumfries	$1390
105 km or 65 mi	Ayr	$1420
120 km or 74 mi	Carlisle	$1732
147 km or 91 mi	Newcastle upon Tyne	$1847
149 km or 93 mi	Aberdeen	$1701
150 km or 93 mi	Gateshead	$1800
153 km or 95 mi	Tynemouth	$1712
153 km or 95 mi	Jarrow	$1734
154 km or 96 mi	South Shields	$1706
158 km or 98 mi	Washington	$1688
158 km or 98 mi	Whitehaven	$1828
164 km or 102 mi	Sunderland	$1571
166 km or 103 mi	Durham	$1602
173 km or 107 mi	Bishop Auckland	$1640
182 km or 113 mi	Inverness	$1830
189 km or 117 mi	Hartlepool	$1424
189 km or 117 mi	Elgin	$1459
190 km or 118 mi	Darlington	$1364
194 km or 121 mi	Stockton-on-Tees	$1467
197 km or 123 mi	Middlesbrough	$1528
211 km or 131 mi	Morecambe	$1783
212 km or 132 mi	Bangor	$1467
213 km or 132 mi	Lancaster	$1763
216 km or 134 mi	Douglas	$1989
224 km or 139 mi	Newtownabbey	$1767

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