Essen vs Quebec City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Essen	Quebec City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1561	$1695
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3822	$3907
🏠 One person rent	$682	$873
🏘️ Family rent	$1155	$1435
🍽️ Food expenses	$545	$558
🚐 Transport expenses	$177	$129
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3475	$2900
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	25 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	96	38
😀 Quality of life	95	88
🏙️ Population	587K	549K

The cost of living in Essen is 8% less expensive than in Quebec City. Cities ranked 3860th and 3269th ($1561 vs $1695) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 496th and 113th in Germany and Canada, respectively. Check Germany vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Essen compared to 1.7 months in Quebec City. Essen ranked 2nd best city to live in Germany vs Quebec City ranked 28th in Canada, while ranked 17th and 332nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Essen vs Quebec City

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	Essen	Quebec City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17	$17.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$66.1	$59.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.1	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.31	$5.49
☕ Cappuccino	$3.94	$3.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.79	$2.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$602	$863
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$468	$743
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1064	$1500
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$848	$1244
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$145	$61.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$223	$95
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41.6	$44.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.92%	5.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4998	$8196
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3089	$2969
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.22	$2.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$71.5	$71.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.4	$19.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.94	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.26	$2.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.99	$3.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.94	$3.99
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.77	$3.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14	$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$11.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$24.5	$12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.31	$4.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$4.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$2.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$2.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.82	$0.99
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.11	$1.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.03	$11.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1	$3.05
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.59	$13.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$6.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.77	$3.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.6	$2.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.62	$1.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.5	$39.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.6	$11.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$90	$81.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.3	$16
👖 Brand Jeans	$96.5	$58.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$96.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$471	$719
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10028	$7052

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Cities near Essen

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	Gelsenkirchen	$1508
9.6 km or 6 mi	Mulheim	$1592
10 km or 6.3 mi	Bottrop	$1481
11 km or 7.1 mi	Oberhausen	$1642
12 km or 7.8 mi	Velbert	$1579
13 km or 8.3 mi	Hattingen	$1573
14 km or 8.4 mi	Gladbeck	$1549
14 km or 8.8 mi	Heiligenhaus	$1588
15 km or 9 mi	Bochum	$1561
18 km or 11 mi	Herne	$1638
18 km or 11 mi	Duisburg	$1467
19 km or 12 mi	Herten	$1570
19 km or 12 mi	Wulfrath	$1588
19 km or 12 mi	Sprockhovel	$1575
20 km or 13 mi	Ratingen	$1639
22 km or 14 mi	Witten	$1622
23 km or 14 mi	Recklinghausen	$1548
23 km or 14 mi	Mettmann	$1620
23 km or 14 mi	Dinslaken	$1563
24 km or 15 mi	Dorsten	$1567
24 km or 15 mi	Castrop-Rauxel	$1584
24 km or 15 mi	Wuppertal	$1486
25 km or 16 mi	Marl	$1572
26 km or 16 mi	Erkrath	$1661
27 km or 17 mi	Schwelm	$1565
27 km or 17 mi	Oer-Erkenschwick	$1570
27 km or 17 mi	Moers	$1571
27 km or 17 mi	Wetter	$1579
28 km or 17 mi	Gevelsberg	$1574
28 km or 18 mi	Voerde	$1578
28 km or 18 mi	Ennepetal	$1564
29 km or 18 mi	Haan	$1640
30 km or 18 mi	Dusseldorf	$1944
30 km or 18 mi	Herdecke	$1566
30 km or 19 mi	Rheinberg	$1579
31 km or 20 mi	Hilden	$1673
32 km or 20 mi	Neukirchen-Vluyn	$1584
32 km or 20 mi	Waltrop	$1614
32 km or 20 mi	Solingen	$1663
32 km or 20 mi	Datteln	$1587

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