George Town vs Quebec City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	George Town	Quebec City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3795	$1648
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8459	$3908
🏠 One person rent	$2638	$829
🏘️ Family rent	$4600	$1438
🍽️ Food expenses	$890	$564
🚐 Transport expenses	$75.8	$124
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$7880	$2878
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	25	38
😀 Quality of life	80	87
🏙️ Population	47K	574K

The cost of living in George Town is 130% more expensive than in Quebec City. Cities ranked 15th and 3402nd ($3795 vs $1648) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 116th in the Cayman Islands and Canada, respectively. Check the Cayman Islands vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in George Town compared to 1.7 months in Quebec City. George Town ranked 1st best city to live in the Cayman Islands vs Quebec City ranked 21st in Canada, while ranked 717th and 327th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in George Town vs Quebec City

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	George Town	Quebec City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$30	$18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$110	$66.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$15.8	$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.21	$5.34
☕ Cappuccino	$6.92	$3.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.42	$1.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2779	$907
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2290	$680
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5123	$1526
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4062	$1247
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$136	$58.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$212	$89.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$114	$45.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.19%	4.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8738	$6977
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3024	$2884
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.42	$2.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$56.2	$71.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$28.7	$16.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.64	$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.79	$2.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.84	$3.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.18	$4.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$7.74	$3.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.6	$11.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20	$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.84	$4.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.94	$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.62	$3.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.96	$3.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.42	$2.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$2.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.75	$0.96
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.89	$1.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$25.2	$11.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.16	$2.81
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.5	$15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10	$6.78
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.67	$3.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.08	$2.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.56	$1.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50	$37.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.5	$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$113	$79.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$25	$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$70.1	$58.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$138	$95.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1829	$703
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$26968	$8149

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Cities near George Town

Distance	City	Cost of living
333 km or 207 mi	Cienfuegos	$886
356 km or 221 mi	Sancti Spiritus	$1232
361 km or 225 mi	Savanna-la-Mar	$1201
375 km or 233 mi	Montego Bay	$1092
377 km or 234 mi	Santa Clara	$1158
381 km or 237 mi	Placetas	$1090
385 km or 239 mi	Colon	$1160
394 km or 245 mi	Ciego de Avila	$1322
402 km or 250 mi	Guines	$1213
412 km or 256 mi	Florida	$1522
414 km or 257 mi	Sagua La Grande	$1165
418 km or 260 mi	Artemisa	$1168
418 km or 260 mi	Cardenas	$1196
419 km or 260 mi	Matanzas	$1163
422 km or 262 mi	Pinar del Rio	$1212
425 km or 264 mi	Moron	$1319
429 km or 266 mi	Camaguey	$1619
430 km or 267 mi	Mandeville	$1024
440 km or 273 mi	Havana	$1073
459 km or 285 mi	May Pen	$964
461 km or 287 mi	Manzanillo	$2774
473 km or 294 mi	Old Harbour	$1102
476 km or 296 mi	Linstead	$1152
476 km or 296 mi	Yara	$2128
487 km or 303 mi	Spanish Town	$874
498 km or 310 mi	Las Tunas	$1575
503 km or 312 mi	Half Way Tree	$1314
504 km or 313 mi	Kingston	$1482
510 km or 317 mi	Bayamo	$1163
533 km or 331 mi	Port Antonio	$1285
563 km or 350 mi	Holguin	$1352
573 km or 356 mi	Palma Soriano	$1274
587 km or 365 mi	Santiago de Cuba	$1650
588 km or 365 mi	Key West	$2957
593 km or 369 mi	Cozumel	$1132
599 km or 372 mi	Isla Mujeres	$1149
608 km or 378 mi	Cancun	$1260
615 km or 382 mi	Playa del Carmen	$1177
646 km or 401 mi	Tulum	$1294
653 km or 405 mi	Guantanamo	$1673

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