El Paso vs Quebec City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	El Paso	Quebec City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1813	$1644
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4267	$3738
🏠 One person rent	$980	$834
🏘️ Family rent	$1800	$1281
🍽️ Food expenses	$620	$540
🚐 Transport expenses	$92	$134
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3350	$2588
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	35	38
😀 Quality of life	79	86
🏙️ Population	679K	549K

The cost of living in El Paso is 10% more expensive than in Quebec City. Cities ranked 2363rd and 2883rd ($1813 vs $1644) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1931st and 110th 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 1.8 months in El Paso compared to 1.6 months in Quebec City. El Paso ranked 179th best city to live in the United States vs Quebec City ranked 23rd in Canada, while ranked 633rd and 310th 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	$18.9	$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$69.5	$62.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12	$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.49	$5.58
☕ Cappuccino	$5.96	$3.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.81	$1.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$921	$790
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$759	$727
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1644	$1395
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1529	$1101
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$112	$52.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$172	$80
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$76.2	$41.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.62%	7.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1815	$8350
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1759	$3529
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.51	$2.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$47.5	$66.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.8	$22.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.8	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.88	$2.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.38	$3.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.2	$4.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.82	$2.9
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$13.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$10.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$13.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.21	$3.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.28	$4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.54	$4.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.46	$2.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.01	$2.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.29	$1.02
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.37	$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.1	$10.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.73	$2.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12	$11.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.13	$6.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.01	$2.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.95	$2.19
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.93	$1.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$27.1	$39.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.7	$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$63.2	$78.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.2	$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$36.7	$59.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.4	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$578	$794
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6903	$6012

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Cities near El Paso

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.2 km or 1.4 mi	Ciudad Juarez	$948
24 km or 15 mi	Socorro	$1875
68 km or 42 mi	Las Cruces	$1695
136 km or 85 mi	Alamogordo	$1661
202 km or 125 mi	Nuevo Casas Grandes	$797
224 km or 139 mi	Carlsbad	$1832
258 km or 160 mi	Roswell	$1854
294 km or 183 mi	Agua Prieta	$791
332 km or 206 mi	Hobbs	$1856
349 km or 217 mi	Chihuahua	$814
359 km or 223 mi	Sierra Vista	$1638
374 km or 232 mi	Albuquerque	$1985
375 km or 233 mi	Ciudad Cuauhtemoc	$770
387 km or 240 mi	Rio Rancho	$1942
390 km or 242 mi	Odessa	$2224
408 km or 254 mi	Delicias	$762
415 km or 258 mi	Midland	$1683
422 km or 262 mi	Tucson	$1957
424 km or 264 mi	Nogales	$2077
425 km or 264 mi	Sahuarita	$2037
425 km or 264 mi	Clovis	$1618
425 km or 264 mi	Nogales	$830
429 km or 267 mi	Oro Valley	$2056
431 km or 268 mi	Casas Adobes	$2027
437 km or 272 mi	Santa Fe	$2170
442 km or 275 mi	Marana	$2073
467 km or 290 mi	Gallup	$2262
473 km or 294 mi	Espanola	$2211
476 km or 296 mi	Lubbock	$1717
476 km or 296 mi	Big Spring	$1996
481 km or 299 mi	Florence	$2319
508 km or 316 mi	Apache Junction	$2342
509 km or 317 mi	Casa Grande	$2296
511 km or 317 mi	Queen Creek	$2353
521 km or 323 mi	Plainview	$1896
522 km or 324 mi	Hermosillo	$814
522 km or 324 mi	Taos	$2396
527 km or 328 mi	Gilbert	$2417
530 km or 330 mi	Chandler	$2306
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	$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