Genoa vs Quebec City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Genoa	Quebec City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1470	$1644
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3466	$3738
🏠 One person rent	$699	$834
🏘️ Family rent	$1087	$1281
🍽️ Food expenses	$509	$540
🚐 Transport expenses	$119	$134
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1750	$2588
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	30	38
😀 Quality of life	77	86
🏙️ Population	559K	549K

The cost of living in Genoa is 11% less expensive than in Quebec City. Cities ranked 3551st and 2883rd ($1470 vs $1644) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 26th and 110th in Italy and Canada, respectively. Check Italy vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Genoa compared to 1.6 months in Quebec City. Genoa ranked 39th best city to live in Italy vs Quebec City ranked 23rd in Canada, while ranked 795th and 310th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Genoa vs Quebec City

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	Genoa	Quebec City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.3	$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$63.8	$62.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.3	$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.25	$5.58
☕ Cappuccino	$1.8	$3.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.74	$1.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$782	$790
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$493	$727
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1176	$1395
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$797	$1101
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$121	$52.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$186	$80
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27	$41.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.68%	7.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3323	$8350
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1514	$3529
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.11	$2.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$49.6	$66.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.1	$22.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.87	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.7	$2.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.06	$3.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.68	$4.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.25	$2.9
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.2	$13.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$10.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.7	$13.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$3.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.19	$4.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$2.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$2.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$1.02
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.69	$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.88	$10.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.76	$2.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.01	$11.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.7	$6.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.06	$2.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.19	$2.19
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.35	$1.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$59.4	$39.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.41	$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$88	$78.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.1	$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$83.7	$59.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96.7	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$474	$794
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10834	$6012

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Cities near Genoa

Distance	City	Cost of living
38 km or 23 mi	Savona	$1512
54 km or 34 mi	Tortona	$1401
62 km or 38 mi	Alessandria	$1293
65 km or 41 mi	Voghera	$1389
79 km or 49 mi	La Spezia	$1348
79 km or 49 mi	Asti	$1209
88 km or 55 mi	Pavia	$1271
89 km or 55 mi	Mondovi	$1203
93 km or 57 mi	Imperia	$1344
94 km or 58 mi	Piacenza	$1334
100 km or 62 mi	Carrara	$1328
101 km or 63 mi	Vigevano	$1503
109 km or 68 mi	Vercelli	$1202
110 km or 68 mi	Cuneo	$1074
111 km or 69 mi	Lodi	$1228
113 km or 70 mi	Buccinasco	$1576
113 km or 70 mi	Sanremo	$1362
119 km or 74 mi	Cremona	$1240
119 km or 74 mi	Novara	$1157
119 km or 74 mi	Parma	$1403
120 km or 74 mi	Milan	$2022
121 km or 75 mi	Viareggio	$1280
122 km or 76 mi	Crema	$1365
122 km or 76 mi	Turin	$1424
126 km or 78 mi	Ventimiglia	$1452
134 km or 83 mi	Monza	$1586
134 km or 83 mi	Busto Arsizio	$1496
134 km or 84 mi	Menton	$1364
136 km or 84 mi	Saronno	$1592
139 km or 86 mi	Reggio Emilia	$1323
140 km or 87 mi	Seregno	$1503
140 km or 87 mi	Pisa	$1254
141 km or 87 mi	Lucca	$1354
142 km or 88 mi	Monte Carlo	$6747
143 km or 89 mi	Monaco City	$6593
146 km or 91 mi	Livorno	$1371
146 km or 91 mi	Biella	$1162
148 km or 92 mi	Sassuolo	$1400
148 km or 92 mi	Cantu	$1506
154 km or 96 mi	Bergamo	$1450

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