Glasgow vs Quebec City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Glasgow	Quebec City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2011	$1644
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4929	$3738
🏠 One person rent	$1155	$834
🏘️ Family rent	$2177	$1281
🍽️ Food expenses	$524	$540
🚐 Transport expenses	$165	$134
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3222	$2588
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	94	38
😀 Quality of life	95	86
🏙️ Population	626K	549K

The cost of living in Glasgow is 22% more expensive than in Quebec City. Cities ranked 1806th and 2883rd ($2011 vs $1644) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 64th and 110th in the United Kingdom and Canada, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Glasgow compared to 1.6 months in Quebec City. Glasgow ranked 2nd best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Quebec City ranked 23rd in Canada, while ranked 24th and 310th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Glasgow vs Quebec City

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	Glasgow	Quebec City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.9	$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$89.1	$62.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.4	$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.25	$5.58
☕ Cappuccino	$4.45	$3.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.06	$1.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1168	$790
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$840	$727
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2489	$1395
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1650	$1101
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$210	$52.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$320	$80
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.3	$41.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.41%	7.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3920	$8350
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2776	$3529
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.71	$2.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$78.7	$66.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.4	$22.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.85	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.6	$2.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.72	$3.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$4.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.63	$2.9
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.64	$13.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.33	$10.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$13.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$3.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.09	$4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.57	$4.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$2.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$2.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.95	$1.02
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.84	$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.1	$10.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.68	$2.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$18.9	$11.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.83	$6.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.37	$2.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.87	$2.19
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.34	$1.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47.7	$39.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.3	$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$80.9	$78.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.8	$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$115	$59.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$111	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1078	$794
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15092	$6012

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Glasgow

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	East Kilbride	$1763
11 km or 7.1 mi	Paisley	$1765
16 km or 10 mi	Hamilton	$1699
19 km or 12 mi	Cumbernauld	$1475
32 km or 20 mi	Kilmarnock	$1480
34 km or 21 mi	Greenock	$1601
35 km or 21 mi	Stirling	$1604
37 km or 23 mi	Irvine	$1551
40 km or 25 mi	Alloa	$1649
46 km or 29 mi	Livingston	$1608
50 km or 31 mi	Ayr	$1404
54 km or 34 mi	Dunfermline	$1692
66 km or 41 mi	Edinburgh	$2140
73 km or 45 mi	Kirkcaldy	$1610
78 km or 49 mi	Perth	$1500
97 km or 60 mi	Dumfries	$1246
104 km or 65 mi	Dundee	$1482
136 km or 85 mi	Carlisle	$1567
152 km or 94 mi	Whitehaven	$1732
161 km or 100 mi	Bangor	$1382
170 km or 106 mi	Newtownabbey	$1692
176 km or 110 mi	Belfast	$1755
181 km or 112 mi	Inverness	$1722
187 km or 116 mi	Lisburn	$1713
191 km or 119 mi	Douglas	$1968
193 km or 120 mi	Newcastle upon Tyne	$1726
195 km or 121 mi	Aberdeen	$1614
196 km or 121 mi	Gateshead	$1705
200 km or 124 mi	Jarrow	$1651
201 km or 125 mi	Tynemouth	$1638
202 km or 126 mi	South Shields	$1628
203 km or 126 mi	Washington	$1637
207 km or 128 mi	Elgin	$1393
208 km or 129 mi	Durham	$1707
210 km or 131 mi	Sunderland	$1510
211 km or 131 mi	Bishop Auckland	$1592
218 km or 135 mi	Derry	$1390
219 km or 136 mi	Morecambe	$1714
222 km or 138 mi	Lancaster	$1629
227 km or 141 mi	Darlington	$1288

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