Edinburgh vs Quebec City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Edinburgh	Quebec City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2331	$1695
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5693	$3907
🏠 One person rent	$1375	$873
🏘️ Family rent	$2392	$1435
🍽️ Food expenses	$609	$558
🚐 Transport expenses	$161	$129
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3706	$2900
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	88	38
😀 Quality of life	93	88
🏙️ Population	488K	549K

The cost of living in Edinburgh is 38% more expensive than in Quebec City. Cities ranked 1221st and 3269th ($2331 vs $1695) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 37th and 113th 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 1.7 months in Quebec City. Edinburgh ranked 8th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Quebec City ranked 28th in Canada, while ranked 77th and 332nd 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	$22.7	$17.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$91.7	$59.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.1	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.38	$5.49
☕ Cappuccino	$5.19	$3.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.84	$2.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1465	$863
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1087	$743
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2613	$1500
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1964	$1244
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$170	$61.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$256	$95
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$42.9	$44.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.92%	5.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6800	$8196
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4921	$2969
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.01	$2.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$96.6	$71.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.5	$19.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.93	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.77	$2.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.74	$3.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$3.99
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.76	$3.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.5	$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$11.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.6	$12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$4.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.31	$4.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.99	$4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$2.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$2.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.09	$0.99
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.33	$1.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.6	$11.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.73	$3.05
🚬 Cigarette pack	$21.3	$13.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.08	$6.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.83	$3.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.28	$2.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.66	$1.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50	$39.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15	$11.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$114	$81.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$23.3	$16
👖 Brand Jeans	$105	$58.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$116	$96.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1708	$719
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$26404	$7052

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Cities near Edinburgh

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Kirkcaldy	$1821
21 km or 13 mi	Livingston	$1784
21 km or 13 mi	Dunfermline	$1782
42 km or 26 mi	Alloa	$1862
49 km or 30 mi	Cumbernauld	$1652
49 km or 31 mi	Stirling	$1852
52 km or 32 mi	Perth	$1656
56 km or 35 mi	Hamilton	$1854
59 km or 37 mi	Dundee	$1585
65 km or 40 mi	East Kilbride	$1902
66 km or 41 mi	Glasgow	$2121
78 km or 48 mi	Paisley	$1906
89 km or 56 mi	Kilmarnock	$1568
98 km or 61 mi	Greenock	$1645
99 km or 61 mi	Irvine	$1707
102 km or 63 mi	Dumfries	$1490
105 km or 65 mi	Ayr	$1588
120 km or 74 mi	Carlisle	$1655
147 km or 91 mi	Newcastle upon Tyne	$2012
149 km or 93 mi	Aberdeen	$1848
150 km or 93 mi	Gateshead	$1975
153 km or 95 mi	Tynemouth	$1803
153 km or 95 mi	Jarrow	$1827
154 km or 96 mi	South Shields	$1784
158 km or 98 mi	Washington	$1784
158 km or 98 mi	Whitehaven	$1771
164 km or 102 mi	Sunderland	$1573
166 km or 103 mi	Durham	$1964
173 km or 107 mi	Bishop Auckland	$1755
182 km or 113 mi	Inverness	$2053
189 km or 117 mi	Hartlepool	$1415
189 km or 117 mi	Elgin	$1540
190 km or 118 mi	Darlington	$1430
194 km or 121 mi	Stockton-on-Tees	$1450
197 km or 123 mi	Middlesbrough	$1727
211 km or 131 mi	Morecambe	$1873
212 km or 132 mi	Bangor	$1496
213 km or 132 mi	Lancaster	$1819
216 km or 134 mi	Douglas	$2265
224 km or 139 mi	Newtownabbey	$1892

Cities near Quebec City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi	Levis	$1685
80 km or 50 mi	Thetford Mines	$1024
89 km or 55 mi	Saint-Georges	$1466
102 km or 64 mi	Victoriaville	$1265
114 km or 71 mi	Trois-Rivieres	$1180
120 km or 74 mi	Shawinigan	$1434
142 km or 88 mi	Drummondville	$1399
166 km or 103 mi	Sherbrooke	$1451
169 km or 105 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1589
170 km or 106 mi	Riviere-du-Loup	$1506
178 km or 111 mi	Saguenay	$1104
180 km or 112 mi	Chicoutimi	$1254
187 km or 116 mi	Magog	$1526
188 km or 117 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1642
192 km or 120 mi	Joliette	$1458
195 km or 121 mi	Alma	$1341
196 km or 122 mi	Granby	$1142
201 km or 125 mi	L'Assomption	$1723
206 km or 128 mi	Beloeil	$1838
210 km or 131 mi	Repentigny	$1846
211 km or 131 mi	Varennes	$1861
212 km or 132 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1891
217 km or 135 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1918
218 km or 135 mi	Mascouche	$1852
218 km or 136 mi	Boucherville	$1897
220 km or 136 mi	Chambly	$1918
223 km or 138 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1800
223 km or 139 mi	Terrebonne	$1907
227 km or 141 mi	Longueuil	$1923
228 km or 142 mi	Brossard	$2080
229 km or 142 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1875
229 km or 143 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1857
231 km or 144 mi	Montreal	$1928
234 km or 146 mi	La Prairie	$1960
236 km or 146 mi	Westmount	$1862
236 km or 146 mi	Mount Royal	$1876
238 km or 148 mi	Laval	$2047
238 km or 148 mi	Candiac	$1940
241 km or 150 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1893
241 km or 150 mi	Boisbriand	$1934