Edmonton vs Quebec City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Edmonton	Quebec City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1823	$1632
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4109	$3776
🏠 One person rent	$1004	$826
🏘️ Family rent	$1648	$1323
🍽️ Food expenses	$548	$538
🚐 Transport expenses	$151	$136
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2739	$2731
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	25 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	63	38
😀 Quality of life	91	88
🏙️ Population	1.01M	549K

The cost of living in Edmonton is 12% more expensive than in Quebec City. Cities ranked 2644th and 3402nd ($1823 vs $1632) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 74th and 116th in Canada.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Edmonton compared to 1.7 months in Quebec City. Ranked 16th vs 25th best cities to live in Canada, and 171st vs 300th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Edmonton vs Quebec City

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	Edmonton	Quebec City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.3	$15.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$56.7	$64.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.6	$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.56	$4.99
☕ Cappuccino	$3.83	$3.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.09	$1.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1030	$788
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$784	$714
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1651	$1419
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1356	$1141
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$114	$52.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$176	$82.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$56.6	$44.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.56%	5.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2399	$9628
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2239	$3472
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.66	$2.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$71.6	$67.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.2	$22.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.97	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.03	$2.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.23	$3.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.7	$4.05
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.75	$3.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$10.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.1	$12.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$3.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.68	$4.17
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.61	$3.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$1.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$2.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.17	$1.01
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.99	$1.86
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.4	$10.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.83	$3.14
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.6	$11.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.25	$6.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.48	$3.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.35	$2.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.25	$1.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.4	$41.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.9	$10
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$58.5	$79
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.8	$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$48.3	$55.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$86.3	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$669	$816
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8796	$6103

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Cities near Edmonton

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 16 mi	Spruce Grove	$1648
31 km or 19 mi	Leduc	$1730
142 km or 88 mi	Red Deer	$1782
279 km or 173 mi	Calgary	$2079
297 km or 185 mi	Banff	$1773
380 km or 236 mi	Fort McMurray	$1887
388 km or 241 mi	Grande Prairie	$1854
429 km or 267 mi	Lethbridge	$1632
435 km or 270 mi	Medicine Hat	$1544
483 km or 300 mi	Saskatoon	$1817
515 km or 320 mi	Prince Albert	$1478
565 km or 351 mi	Kamloops	$1748
576 km or 358 mi	Kelowna	$1949
610 km or 379 mi	Prince George	$1618
616 km or 383 mi	Penticton	$1759
622 km or 387 mi	Sandpoint	$2617
646 km or 402 mi	Moose Jaw	$1486
688 km or 428 mi	Great Falls	$1973
689 km or 428 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2366
691 km or 430 mi	Post Falls	$2343
698 km or 434 mi	Regina	$1675
703 km or 437 mi	Spokane Valley	$2231
711 km or 442 mi	Spokane	$2228
743 km or 461 mi	Missoula	$2111
752 km or 467 mi	Whistler	$2414
762 km or 473 mi	Chilliwack	$1842
779 km or 484 mi	Helena	$2490
789 km or 491 mi	Abbotsford	$1987
792 km or 492 mi	Maple Ridge	$2361
796 km or 495 mi	Moscow	$1765
798 km or 496 mi	Coquitlam	$2488
800 km or 497 mi	Pullman	$1913
804 km or 499 mi	Langley	$1952
809 km or 502 mi	Surrey	$2297
809 km or 503 mi	Burnaby	$2412
811 km or 504 mi	North Vancouver	$2379
818 km or 508 mi	Vancouver	$2457
820 km or 510 mi	Bellingham	$2443
821 km or 510 mi	Delta	$2325
822 km or 511 mi	Moses Lake	$2001

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