Edinburgh vs Quebec City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Edinburgh	Quebec City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2043	$1658
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5104	$3837
🏠 One person rent	$1223	$840
🏘️ Family rent	$2302	$1268
🍽️ Food expenses	$520	$551
🚐 Transport expenses	$135	$129
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3083	$2472
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	88	39
😀 Quality of life	93	87
🏙️ Population	488K	549K

The cost of living in Edinburgh is 23% more expensive than in Quebec City. Cities ranked 1692nd and 2827th ($2043 vs $1658) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 46th and 109th 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 1.5 months in Quebec City. Edinburgh ranked 4th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Quebec City ranked 18th in Canada, while ranked 64th and 204th 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	$17.3	$15.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$78.6	$67.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.63	$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.5	$6.4
☕ Cappuccino	$4.24	$4.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.32	$2.2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1312	$793
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$928	$689
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2456	$1298
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1867	$1046
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$180	$78.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$279	$120
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.4	$50.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.07%	7.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6453	$10641
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4477	$3317
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.53	$2.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$78.8	$68.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.4	$19.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.89	$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.46	$2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.63	$2.35
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$4.07
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.98	$2.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$14.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.3	$10.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.4	$17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$3.68
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$1.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.43	$4.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.37	$4.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$2.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$2.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.02	$1.14
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.94	$1.91
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.3	$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.28	$2.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$17	$9.86
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.55	$6.03
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.86	$3.37
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.04	$2.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.83	$1.97
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.4	$34.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.2	$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$106	$82.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$21	$16
👖 Brand Jeans	$101	$83.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.1	$94.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1620	$1142
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14724	$6211

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Cities near Edinburgh

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Kirkcaldy	$1800
21 km or 13 mi	Livingston	$1651
21 km or 13 mi	Dunfermline	$1693
42 km or 26 mi	Alloa	$1670
49 km or 30 mi	Cumbernauld	$1803
49 km or 31 mi	Stirling	$1659
52 km or 32 mi	Perth	$1537
56 km or 35 mi	Hamilton	$1731
59 km or 37 mi	Dundee	$1527
65 km or 40 mi	East Kilbride	$1748
66 km or 41 mi	Glasgow	$1884
78 km or 48 mi	Paisley	$1734
89 km or 56 mi	Kilmarnock	$1399
98 km or 61 mi	Greenock	$1524
99 km or 61 mi	Irvine	$1514
102 km or 63 mi	Dumfries	$1723
105 km or 65 mi	Ayr	$1520
120 km or 74 mi	Carlisle	$1632
147 km or 91 mi	Newcastle upon Tyne	$1910
149 km or 93 mi	Aberdeen	$1681
150 km or 93 mi	Gateshead	$1833
153 km or 95 mi	Tynemouth	$1673
153 km or 95 mi	Jarrow	$1702
154 km or 96 mi	South Shields	$1661
158 km or 98 mi	Washington	$1644
158 km or 98 mi	Whitehaven	$1706
164 km or 102 mi	Sunderland	$1430
166 km or 103 mi	Durham	$1630
173 km or 107 mi	Bishop Auckland	$1566
182 km or 113 mi	Inverness	$1629
189 km or 117 mi	Hartlepool	$1657
189 km or 117 mi	Elgin	$1554
190 km or 118 mi	Darlington	$1251
194 km or 121 mi	Stockton-on-Tees	$1321
197 km or 123 mi	Middlesbrough	$1411
211 km or 131 mi	Morecambe	$1568
212 km or 132 mi	Bangor	$1305
213 km or 132 mi	Lancaster	$1532
216 km or 134 mi	Douglas	$1719
224 km or 139 mi	Newtownabbey	$1666

Cities near Quebec City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi	Levis	$1653
80 km or 50 mi	Thetford Mines	$1529
89 km or 55 mi	Saint-Georges	$1560
102 km or 64 mi	Victoriaville	$1342
114 km or 71 mi	Trois-Rivieres	$1053
120 km or 74 mi	Shawinigan	$1379
142 km or 88 mi	Drummondville	$1588
166 km or 103 mi	Sherbrooke	$1468
169 km or 105 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1558
170 km or 106 mi	Riviere-du-Loup	$1567
178 km or 111 mi	Saguenay	$1585
180 km or 112 mi	Chicoutimi	$1587
187 km or 116 mi	Magog	$1539
188 km or 117 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1626
192 km or 120 mi	Joliette	$1397
195 km or 121 mi	Alma	$1586
196 km or 122 mi	Granby	$1158
201 km or 125 mi	L'Assomption	$1659
206 km or 128 mi	Beloeil	$1816
210 km or 131 mi	Repentigny	$1783
211 km or 131 mi	Varennes	$1835
212 km or 132 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1874
217 km or 135 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1924
218 km or 135 mi	Mascouche	$1772
218 km or 136 mi	Boucherville	$1882
220 km or 136 mi	Chambly	$1906
223 km or 138 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1705
223 km or 139 mi	Terrebonne	$1820
227 km or 141 mi	Longueuil	$1962
228 km or 142 mi	Brossard	$2105
229 km or 142 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1869
229 km or 143 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1847
231 km or 144 mi	Montreal	$1821
234 km or 146 mi	La Prairie	$1949
236 km or 146 mi	Westmount	$1808
236 km or 146 mi	Mount Royal	$1821
238 km or 148 mi	Laval	$1874
238 km or 148 mi	Candiac	$1912
241 km or 150 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1840
241 km or 150 mi	Boisbriand	$1813