Fresno vs Quebec City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Fresno	Quebec City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2494	$1648
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5541	$3908
🏠 One person rent	$1595	$829
🏘️ Family rent	$2667	$1438
🍽️ Food expenses	$633	$564
🚐 Transport expenses	$102	$124
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3725	$2878
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	42	38
😀 Quality of life	83	87
🏙️ Population	542K	574K

The cost of living in Fresno is 51% more expensive than in Quebec City. Cities ranked 898th and 3402nd ($2494 vs $1648) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 780th and 116th 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 1.5 months in Fresno compared to 1.7 months in Quebec City. Fresno ranked 170th best city to live in the United States vs Quebec City ranked 21st in Canada, while ranked 521st and 327th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Fresno vs Quebec City

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	Fresno	Quebec City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.9	$18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$69.8	$66.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.7	$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.94	$5.34
☕ Cappuccino	$5.06	$3.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.02	$1.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1552	$907
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1311	$680
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2419	$1526
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2328	$1247
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$160	$58.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$245	$89.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$75.9	$45.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.98%	4.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2653	$6977
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3089	$2884
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.39	$2.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$47.3	$71.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.8	$16.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.38	$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.09	$2.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.73	$3.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.62	$4.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.53	$3.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.12	$11.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.8	$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.93	$4.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.4	$3.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.63	$3.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.09	$2.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$2.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.88	$0.96
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.64	$1.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18	$11.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.22	$2.81
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12	$15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.14	$6.78
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.2	$3.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.63	$2.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.8	$1.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.5	$37.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17	$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$114	$79.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$16	$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.5	$58.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96.8	$95.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1186	$703
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12948	$8149

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Cities near Fresno

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Clovis	$2451
23 km or 14 mi	Sanger	$2526
28 km or 18 mi	Selma	$2532
31 km or 19 mi	Madera	$2576
37 km or 23 mi	Reedley	$2511
44 km or 28 mi	Dinuba	$2449
52 km or 32 mi	Hanford	$2473
53 km or 33 mi	Lemoore	$2562
66 km or 41 mi	Visalia	$2098
76 km or 47 mi	Tulare	$2275
79 km or 49 mi	Corcoran	$2414
84 km or 52 mi	Merced	$2141
96 km or 60 mi	Atwater	$2404
99 km or 61 mi	Los Banos	$2825
105 km or 65 mi	Porterville	$2568
123 km or 76 mi	Delano	$2623
124 km or 77 mi	Turlock	$2477
138 km or 86 mi	Ceres	$2413
138 km or 86 mi	Wasco	$2631
142 km or 88 mi	Patterson	$2860
143 km or 89 mi	Soledad	$2861
143 km or 89 mi	Hollister	$2984
144 km or 89 mi	Sonora	$2785
145 km or 90 mi	Modesto	$2305
145 km or 90 mi	Oakdale	$2590
147 km or 91 mi	Riverbank	$2456
150 km or 93 mi	Paso Robles	$2309
161 km or 100 mi	Gilroy	$3073
165 km or 102 mi	Atascadero	$1931
166 km or 103 mi	Salinas	$3048
168 km or 104 mi	Bakersfield	$2259
170 km or 106 mi	Manteca	$2668
170 km or 106 mi	Morgan Hill	$3172
175 km or 109 mi	Lathrop	$2677
176 km or 109 mi	Watsonville	$3698
179 km or 112 mi	Marina	$2545
180 km or 112 mi	Tracy	$2088
184 km or 114 mi	Seaside	$1936
185 km or 115 mi	San Luis Obispo	$2878
188 km or 117 mi	Stockton	$2374

Cities near Quebec City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi	Levis	$1638
80 km or 50 mi	Thetford Mines	$1002
89 km or 55 mi	Saint-Georges	$1457
102 km or 64 mi	Victoriaville	$1238
114 km or 71 mi	Trois-Rivieres	$1219
120 km or 74 mi	Shawinigan	$1441
142 km or 88 mi	Drummondville	$1365
166 km or 103 mi	Sherbrooke	$1421
169 km or 105 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1575
170 km or 106 mi	Riviere-du-Loup	$1504
178 km or 111 mi	Saguenay	$1122
180 km or 112 mi	Chicoutimi	$1289
187 km or 116 mi	Magog	$1533
188 km or 117 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1675
192 km or 120 mi	Joliette	$1421
195 km or 121 mi	Alma	$1384
196 km or 122 mi	Granby	$1199
201 km or 125 mi	L'Assomption	$1702
206 km or 128 mi	Beloeil	$1816
210 km or 131 mi	Repentigny	$1817
211 km or 131 mi	Varennes	$1829
212 km or 132 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1875
217 km or 135 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1892
218 km or 135 mi	Mascouche	$1828
218 km or 136 mi	Boucherville	$1861
220 km or 136 mi	Chambly	$1892
223 km or 138 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1772
223 km or 139 mi	Terrebonne	$1863
227 km or 141 mi	Longueuil	$1874
228 km or 142 mi	Brossard	$2051
229 km or 142 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1856
229 km or 143 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1850
231 km or 144 mi	Montreal	$1901
234 km or 146 mi	La Prairie	$1937
236 km or 146 mi	Westmount	$1828
236 km or 146 mi	Mount Royal	$1852
238 km or 148 mi	Laval	$2058
238 km or 148 mi	Candiac	$1921
241 km or 150 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1870
241 km or 150 mi	Boisbriand	$1913