Edmonton vs Quebec City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Edmonton	Quebec City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1769	$1644
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4094	$3738
🏠 One person rent	$948	$834
🏘️ Family rent	$1630	$1281
🍽️ Food expenses	$540	$540
🚐 Transport expenses	$165	$134
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2961	$2588
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	25 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	63	38
😀 Quality of life	89	86
🏙️ Population	1.01M	549K

The cost of living in Edmonton is 8% more expensive than in Quebec City. Cities ranked 2475th and 2883rd ($1769 vs $1644) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 84th and 110th in Canada.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Edmonton compared to 1.6 months in Quebec City. Ranked 12th vs 23rd best cities to live in Canada, and 181st vs 310th 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	$15.4	$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$56.1	$62.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.6	$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.07	$5.58
☕ Cappuccino	$3.66	$3.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.91	$1.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$961	$790
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$711	$727
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1601	$1395
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1315	$1101
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$130	$52.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$201	$80
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$56.2	$41.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.25%	7.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2901	$8350
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2327	$3529
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.47	$2.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$70.2	$66.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.6	$22.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.03	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.84	$2.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.34	$3.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.67	$4.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.6	$2.9
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$13.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$10.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$13.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$3.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.68	$4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.6	$4.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$2.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$2.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.26	$1.02
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2	$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.1	$10.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.73	$2.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.7	$11.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.29	$6.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.31	$2.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.1	$2.19
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.81	$1.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.3	$39.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.8	$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$56.6	$78.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.3	$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$48.5	$59.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83.7	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$689	$794
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7826	$6012

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Edmonton

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 16 mi	Spruce Grove	$1588
31 km or 19 mi	Leduc	$1656
142 km or 88 mi	Red Deer	$1676
279 km or 173 mi	Calgary	$2077
297 km or 185 mi	Banff	$1743
380 km or 236 mi	Fort McMurray	$1871
388 km or 241 mi	Grande Prairie	$1778
429 km or 267 mi	Lethbridge	$1614
435 km or 270 mi	Medicine Hat	$1487
483 km or 300 mi	Saskatoon	$1786
515 km or 320 mi	Prince Albert	$1446
565 km or 351 mi	Kamloops	$1770
576 km or 358 mi	Kelowna	$1886
610 km or 379 mi	Prince George	$1491
616 km or 383 mi	Penticton	$1638
622 km or 387 mi	Sandpoint	$2568
646 km or 402 mi	Moose Jaw	$1360
688 km or 428 mi	Great Falls	$2007
689 km or 428 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2299
691 km or 430 mi	Post Falls	$2284
698 km or 434 mi	Regina	$1540
703 km or 437 mi	Spokane Valley	$2174
711 km or 442 mi	Spokane	$2163
743 km or 461 mi	Missoula	$2054
752 km or 467 mi	Whistler	$2023
762 km or 473 mi	Chilliwack	$1761
779 km or 484 mi	Helena	$2327
789 km or 491 mi	Abbotsford	$1883
792 km or 492 mi	Maple Ridge	$1969
796 km or 495 mi	Moscow	$1792
798 km or 496 mi	Coquitlam	$2490
800 km or 497 mi	Pullman	$1612
804 km or 499 mi	Langley	$2021
809 km or 502 mi	Surrey	$2280
809 km or 503 mi	Burnaby	$2495
811 km or 504 mi	North Vancouver	$2388
818 km or 508 mi	Vancouver	$2488
820 km or 510 mi	Bellingham	$2466
821 km or 510 mi	Delta	$2317
822 km or 511 mi	Moses Lake	$2009

Cities near Quebec City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi	Levis	$1627
80 km or 50 mi	Thetford Mines	$966
89 km or 55 mi	Saint-Georges	$1449
102 km or 64 mi	Victoriaville	$1239
114 km or 71 mi	Trois-Rivieres	$1118
120 km or 74 mi	Shawinigan	$1368
142 km or 88 mi	Drummondville	$1330
166 km or 103 mi	Sherbrooke	$1395
169 km or 105 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1532
170 km or 106 mi	Riviere-du-Loup	$1468
178 km or 111 mi	Saguenay	$1411
180 km or 112 mi	Chicoutimi	$1436
187 km or 116 mi	Magog	$1457
188 km or 117 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1562
192 km or 120 mi	Joliette	$1433
195 km or 121 mi	Alma	$1460
196 km or 122 mi	Granby	$1106
201 km or 125 mi	L'Assomption	$1651
206 km or 128 mi	Beloeil	$1742
210 km or 131 mi	Repentigny	$1743
211 km or 131 mi	Varennes	$1764
212 km or 132 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1800
217 km or 135 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1836
218 km or 135 mi	Mascouche	$1735
218 km or 136 mi	Boucherville	$1804
220 km or 136 mi	Chambly	$1829
223 km or 138 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1690
223 km or 139 mi	Terrebonne	$1776
227 km or 141 mi	Longueuil	$1835
228 km or 142 mi	Brossard	$2004
229 km or 142 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1790
229 km or 143 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1769
231 km or 144 mi	Montreal	$1857
234 km or 146 mi	La Prairie	$1889
236 km or 146 mi	Westmount	$1773
236 km or 146 mi	Mount Royal	$1792
238 km or 148 mi	Laval	$1900
238 km or 148 mi	Candiac	$1852
241 km or 150 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1803
241 km or 150 mi	Boisbriand	$1732