Frankfurt vs Quebec City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Frankfurt	Quebec City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2102	$1791
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4758	$4030
🏠 One person rent	$1237	$919
🏘️ Family rent	$2068	$1392
🍽️ Food expenses	$535	$591
🚐 Transport expenses	$172	$142
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4186	$2544
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	87	39
😀 Quality of life	95	86
🏙️ Population	773K	549K

The cost of living in Frankfurt is 17% more expensive than in Quebec City. Cities ranked 1589th and 2544th ($2102 vs $1791) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd 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 months in Frankfurt compared to 1.4 months in Quebec City. Frankfurt ranked 6th best city to live in Germany vs Quebec City ranked 26th in Canada, while ranked 36th and 316th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Frankfurt vs Quebec City

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	Frankfurt	Quebec City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.3	$18.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$72.4	$72.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.2	$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.22	$6.62
☕ Cappuccino	$4.05	$4.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.96	$2.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1303	$837
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$942	$788
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2335	$1444
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1600	$1178
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$184	$71.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$282	$110
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.8	$50.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.98%	7.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8020	$8764
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5017	$3034
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.79	$2.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$59.3	$69.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25.4	$23.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.99	$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.29	$2.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.08	$3.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$4.62
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.93	$3.01
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.3	$14.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$11.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.5	$17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.03	$3.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$4.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.06	$4.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$2.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$2.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.58	$1.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.9	$1.91
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.77	$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.06	$2.97
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.69	$10.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.3	$5.84
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.73	$3.19
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.55	$2.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.13	$1.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50.7	$38.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15	$11.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$83.3	$82.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.8	$16
👖 Brand Jeans	$86.3	$70.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96.7	$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$568	$850
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15030	$6253

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Cities near Frankfurt

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.4 km or 4 mi	Offenbach am Main	$1620
6.6 km or 4.1 mi	Neu-Isenburg	$1773
8.2 km or 5.1 mi	Bad Vilbel	$1766
8.6 km or 5.3 mi	Eschborn	$1830
11 km or 6.6 mi	Dreieich	$1763
11 km or 6.7 mi	Muhlheim am Main	$1673
12 km or 7.3 mi	Maintal	$1699
12 km or 7.7 mi	Oberursel	$1801
13 km or 8 mi	Obertshausen	$1676
13 km or 8.2 mi	Bad Soden	$1810
14 km or 8.4 mi	Dietzenbach	$1739
14 km or 8.6 mi	Bad Homburg vor der Hohe	$1794
14 km or 8.6 mi	Langen	$1779
15 km or 9.1 mi	Karben	$1759
15 km or 9.1 mi	Hattersheim am Main	$1815
16 km or 9.9 mi	Morfelden-Walldorf	$1791
16 km or 10 mi	Friedrichsdorf	$1778
16 km or 10 mi	Kelkheim	$1814
17 km or 11 mi	Hofheim	$1813
17 km or 11 mi	Hanau	$1731
18 km or 11 mi	Rodgau	$1710
18 km or 11 mi	Rodermark	$1750
19 km or 12 mi	Bruchkobel	$1724
21 km or 13 mi	Florsheim am Main	$1812
22 km or 14 mi	Nidderau	$1723
22 km or 14 mi	Seligenstadt	$1724
23 km or 14 mi	Russelsheim am Main	$1812
24 km or 15 mi	Weiterstadt	$1805
25 km or 16 mi	Friedberg	$1760
26 km or 16 mi	Gro-Gerau	$1804
28 km or 17 mi	Darmstadt	$1906
29 km or 18 mi	Bad Nauheim	$1770
30 km or 18 mi	Griesheim	$1801
32 km or 20 mi	Wiesbaden	$1953
32 km or 20 mi	Idstein	$1812
32 km or 20 mi	Mainz	$1748
33 km or 20 mi	Gro-Umstadt	$1766
34 km or 21 mi	Riedstadt	$1795
35 km or 22 mi	Pfungstadt	$1804
36 km or 22 mi	Butzbach	$1716

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