Essen vs Quebec City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Essen	Quebec City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1525	$1791
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3787	$4030
🏠 One person rent	$681	$919
🏘️ Family rent	$1217	$1392
🍽️ Food expenses	$499	$591
🚐 Transport expenses	$197	$142
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3234	$2544
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	25 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	95	39
😀 Quality of life	95	86
🏙️ Population	585K	549K

The cost of living in Essen is 15% less expensive than in Quebec City. Cities ranked 3595th and 2544th ($1525 vs $1791) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 371st and 95th in Germany and Canada, respectively. Check Germany vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Essen compared to 1.4 months in Quebec City. Essen ranked 5th best city to live in Germany vs Quebec City ranked 26th in Canada, while ranked 31st and 316th 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	$13.6	$18.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$55.9	$72.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.2	$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.25	$6.62
☕ Cappuccino	$3.32	$4.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.49	$2.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$623	$837
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$470	$788
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1267	$1444
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$888	$1178
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$138	$71.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$210	$110
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.1	$50.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.99%	7.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4052	$8764
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3592	$3034
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.52	$2.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$59.9	$69.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$39.9	$23.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.85	$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.21	$2.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.9	$3.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$4.62
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.42	$3.01
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$14.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$11.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.6	$17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.89	$3.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$4.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.06	$4.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$2.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$2.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.69	$1.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.99	$1.91
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.8	$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.98	$2.97
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.47	$10.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$5.84
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.63	$3.19
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.5	$2.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.53	$1.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.6	$38.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.9	$11.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$86.5	$82.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.4	$16
👖 Brand Jeans	$94.7	$70.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.9	$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$440	$850
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9380	$6253

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Cities near Essen

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	Gelsenkirchen	$1439
9.6 km or 6 mi	Mulheim	$1497
10 km or 6.3 mi	Bottrop	$1441
11 km or 7.1 mi	Oberhausen	$1543
12 km or 7.8 mi	Velbert	$1465
13 km or 8.3 mi	Hattingen	$1470
14 km or 8.4 mi	Gladbeck	$1472
14 km or 8.8 mi	Heiligenhaus	$1489
15 km or 9 mi	Bochum	$1618
18 km or 11 mi	Herne	$1586
18 km or 11 mi	Duisburg	$1425
19 km or 12 mi	Herten	$1486
19 km or 12 mi	Wulfrath	$1464
19 km or 12 mi	Sprockhovel	$1442
20 km or 13 mi	Ratingen	$1548
22 km or 14 mi	Witten	$1378
23 km or 14 mi	Recklinghausen	$1451
23 km or 14 mi	Mettmann	$1527
23 km or 14 mi	Dinslaken	$1477
24 km or 15 mi	Dorsten	$1480
24 km or 15 mi	Castrop-Rauxel	$1490
24 km or 15 mi	Wuppertal	$1206
25 km or 16 mi	Marl	$1477
26 km or 16 mi	Erkrath	$1571
27 km or 17 mi	Schwelm	$1419
27 km or 17 mi	Oer-Erkenschwick	$1462
27 km or 17 mi	Moers	$1461
27 km or 17 mi	Wetter	$1466
28 km or 17 mi	Gevelsberg	$1457
28 km or 18 mi	Voerde	$1480
28 km or 18 mi	Ennepetal	$1451
29 km or 18 mi	Haan	$1558
30 km or 18 mi	Dusseldorf	$1861
30 km or 18 mi	Herdecke	$1472
30 km or 19 mi	Rheinberg	$1480
31 km or 20 mi	Hilden	$1578
32 km or 20 mi	Neukirchen-Vluyn	$1469
32 km or 20 mi	Waltrop	$1376
32 km or 20 mi	Solingen	$1652
32 km or 20 mi	Datteln	$1431

Cities near Quebec City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi	Levis	$1766
80 km or 50 mi	Thetford Mines	$1462
89 km or 55 mi	Saint-Georges	$1509
102 km or 64 mi	Victoriaville	$1211
114 km or 71 mi	Trois-Rivieres	$1082
120 km or 74 mi	Shawinigan	$1410
142 km or 88 mi	Drummondville	$1645
166 km or 103 mi	Sherbrooke	$1449
169 km or 105 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1624
170 km or 106 mi	Riviere-du-Loup	$1613
178 km or 111 mi	Saguenay	$1544
180 km or 112 mi	Chicoutimi	$1566
187 km or 116 mi	Magog	$1539
188 km or 117 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1657
192 km or 120 mi	Joliette	$1540
195 km or 121 mi	Alma	$1582
196 km or 122 mi	Granby	$1187
201 km or 125 mi	L'Assomption	$1740
206 km or 128 mi	Beloeil	$1836
210 km or 131 mi	Repentigny	$1823
211 km or 131 mi	Varennes	$1845
212 km or 132 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1884
217 km or 135 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1912
218 km or 135 mi	Mascouche	$1821
218 km or 136 mi	Boucherville	$1878
220 km or 136 mi	Chambly	$1901
223 km or 138 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1773
223 km or 139 mi	Terrebonne	$1849
227 km or 141 mi	Longueuil	$1896
228 km or 142 mi	Brossard	$2057
229 km or 142 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1873
229 km or 143 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1843
231 km or 144 mi	Montreal	$1954
234 km or 146 mi	La Prairie	$1960
236 km or 146 mi	Westmount	$1861
236 km or 146 mi	Mount Royal	$1871
238 km or 148 mi	Laval	$1996
238 km or 148 mi	Candiac	$1927
241 km or 150 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1890
241 km or 150 mi	Boisbriand	$1751