El Paso vs Quebec City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	El Paso	Quebec City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1613	$1658
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3896	$3837
🏠 One person rent	$871	$840
🏘️ Family rent	$1588	$1268
🍽️ Food expenses	$533	$551
🚐 Transport expenses	$92.5	$129
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3848	$2472
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	35	39
😀 Quality of life	67	87
🏙️ Population	679K	549K

The cost of living in El Paso is 3% less expensive than in Quebec City. Cities ranked 3024th and 2827th ($1613 vs $1658) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2082nd and 109th in the United States and Canada, respectively. Check the United States vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.4 months in El Paso compared to 1.5 months in Quebec City. El Paso ranked 1464th best city to live in the United States vs Quebec City ranked 18th in Canada, while ranked 4017th and 204th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in El Paso vs Quebec City

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	El Paso	Quebec City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.9	$15.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$54.1	$67.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.26	$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.86	$6.4
☕ Cappuccino	$4.58	$4.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.31	$2.2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$796	$793
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$648	$689
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1375	$1298
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1310	$1046
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$132	$78.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$204	$120
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$61.3	$50.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.57%	7.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1743	$10641
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1709	$3317
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.5	$2.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$44.7	$68.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.5	$19.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.82	$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.85	$2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.42	$2.35
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.74	$4.07
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.65	$2.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.93	$14.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$10.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.64	$3.68
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$1.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.77	$4.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.01	$4.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$2.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.2	$2.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.49	$1.14
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.21	$1.91
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.99	$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.1	$2.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.27	$9.86
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.18	$6.03
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.04	$3.37
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.81	$2.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.96	$1.97
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.1	$34.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.2	$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$63.5	$82.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$21.7	$16
👖 Brand Jeans	$35.2	$83.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$69.3	$94.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$729	$1142
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11022	$6211

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Cities near El Paso

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.2 km or 1.4 mi	Ciudad Juarez	$1126
24 km or 15 mi	Socorro	$1696
68 km or 42 mi	Las Cruces	$1567
136 km or 85 mi	Alamogordo	$1692
202 km or 125 mi	Nuevo Casas Grandes	$932
224 km or 139 mi	Carlsbad	$1792
258 km or 160 mi	Roswell	$1818
294 km or 183 mi	Agua Prieta	$881
332 km or 206 mi	Hobbs	$1798
349 km or 217 mi	Chihuahua	$1010
359 km or 223 mi	Sierra Vista	$1777
374 km or 232 mi	Albuquerque	$2227
375 km or 233 mi	Ciudad Cuauhtemoc	$935
387 km or 240 mi	Rio Rancho	$2165
390 km or 242 mi	Odessa	$2213
408 km or 254 mi	Delicias	$924
415 km or 258 mi	Midland	$1691
422 km or 262 mi	Tucson	$2042
424 km or 264 mi	Nogales	$2043
425 km or 264 mi	Sahuarita	$2076
425 km or 264 mi	Clovis	$1618
425 km or 264 mi	Nogales	$874
429 km or 267 mi	Oro Valley	$2096
431 km or 268 mi	Casas Adobes	$2078
437 km or 272 mi	Santa Fe	$1833
442 km or 275 mi	Marana	$2105
467 km or 290 mi	Gallup	$2066
473 km or 294 mi	Espanola	$2013
476 km or 296 mi	Lubbock	$1710
476 km or 296 mi	Big Spring	$1927
481 km or 299 mi	Florence	$2324
508 km or 316 mi	Apache Junction	$2340
509 km or 317 mi	Casa Grande	$2341
511 km or 317 mi	Queen Creek	$2368
521 km or 323 mi	Plainview	$1860
522 km or 324 mi	Hermosillo	$914
522 km or 324 mi	Taos	$2312
527 km or 328 mi	Gilbert	$2392
530 km or 330 mi	Chandler	$2427
532 km or 330 mi	Fountain Hills	$2353

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