Glasgow vs Quebec City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Glasgow	Quebec City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2121	$1695
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5025	$3907
🏠 One person rent	$1212	$873
🏘️ Family rent	$2121	$1435
🍽️ Food expenses	$561	$558
🚐 Transport expenses	$174	$129
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3514	$2900
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	93	38
😀 Quality of life	94	88
🏙️ Population	626K	549K

The cost of living in Glasgow is 25% more expensive than in Quebec City. Cities ranked 1712th and 3269th ($2121 vs $1695) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 93rd and 113th 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 1.7 months in Glasgow compared to 1.7 months in Quebec City. Glasgow ranked 3rd best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Quebec City ranked 28th in Canada, while ranked 42nd and 332nd 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	$23	$17.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$81.9	$59.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.57	$5.49
☕ Cappuccino	$4.91	$3.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.99	$2.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1242	$863
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$896	$743
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2242	$1500
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1636	$1244
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$206	$61.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$322	$95
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41.2	$44.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.74%	5.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4206	$8196
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3169	$2969
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.14	$2.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$96.1	$71.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.2	$19.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.94	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.67	$2.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.62	$3.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.41	$3.99
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.8	$3.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.88	$11.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.4	$12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.11	$4.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.94	$4.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.49	$4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$2.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$2.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.94	$0.99
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.03	$1.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11	$11.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.11	$3.05
🚬 Cigarette pack	$23.6	$13.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.08	$6.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.66	$3.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.06	$2.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.52	$1.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47	$39.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.4	$11.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$87	$81.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.5	$16
👖 Brand Jeans	$129	$58.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$96.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$963	$719
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20961	$7052

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Cities near Glasgow

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	East Kilbride	$1902
11 km or 7.1 mi	Paisley	$1906
16 km or 10 mi	Hamilton	$1854
19 km or 12 mi	Cumbernauld	$1652
32 km or 20 mi	Kilmarnock	$1568
34 km or 21 mi	Greenock	$1645
35 km or 21 mi	Stirling	$1852
37 km or 23 mi	Irvine	$1707
40 km or 25 mi	Alloa	$1862
46 km or 29 mi	Livingston	$1784
50 km or 31 mi	Ayr	$1588
54 km or 34 mi	Dunfermline	$1782
66 km or 41 mi	Edinburgh	$2331
73 km or 45 mi	Kirkcaldy	$1821
78 km or 49 mi	Perth	$1656
97 km or 60 mi	Dumfries	$1490
104 km or 65 mi	Dundee	$1585
136 km or 85 mi	Carlisle	$1655
152 km or 94 mi	Whitehaven	$1771
161 km or 100 mi	Bangor	$1496
170 km or 106 mi	Newtownabbey	$1892
176 km or 110 mi	Belfast	$1954
181 km or 112 mi	Inverness	$2053
187 km or 116 mi	Lisburn	$1945
191 km or 119 mi	Douglas	$2265
193 km or 120 mi	Newcastle upon Tyne	$2012
195 km or 121 mi	Aberdeen	$1848
196 km or 121 mi	Gateshead	$1975
200 km or 124 mi	Jarrow	$1827
201 km or 125 mi	Tynemouth	$1803
202 km or 126 mi	South Shields	$1784
203 km or 126 mi	Washington	$1784
207 km or 128 mi	Elgin	$1540
208 km or 129 mi	Durham	$1964
210 km or 131 mi	Sunderland	$1573
211 km or 131 mi	Bishop Auckland	$1755
218 km or 135 mi	Derry	$1620
219 km or 136 mi	Morecambe	$1873
222 km or 138 mi	Lancaster	$1819
227 km or 141 mi	Darlington	$1430

Cities near Quebec City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi	Levis	$1685
80 km or 50 mi	Thetford Mines	$1024
89 km or 55 mi	Saint-Georges	$1466
102 km or 64 mi	Victoriaville	$1265
114 km or 71 mi	Trois-Rivieres	$1180
120 km or 74 mi	Shawinigan	$1434
142 km or 88 mi	Drummondville	$1399
166 km or 103 mi	Sherbrooke	$1451
169 km or 105 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1589
170 km or 106 mi	Riviere-du-Loup	$1506
178 km or 111 mi	Saguenay	$1104
180 km or 112 mi	Chicoutimi	$1254
187 km or 116 mi	Magog	$1526
188 km or 117 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1642
192 km or 120 mi	Joliette	$1458
195 km or 121 mi	Alma	$1341
196 km or 122 mi	Granby	$1142
201 km or 125 mi	L'Assomption	$1723
206 km or 128 mi	Beloeil	$1838
210 km or 131 mi	Repentigny	$1846
211 km or 131 mi	Varennes	$1861
212 km or 132 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1891
217 km or 135 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1918
218 km or 135 mi	Mascouche	$1852
218 km or 136 mi	Boucherville	$1897
220 km or 136 mi	Chambly	$1918
223 km or 138 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1800
223 km or 139 mi	Terrebonne	$1907
227 km or 141 mi	Longueuil	$1923
228 km or 142 mi	Brossard	$2080
229 km or 142 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1875
229 km or 143 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1857
231 km or 144 mi	Montreal	$1928
234 km or 146 mi	La Prairie	$1960
236 km or 146 mi	Westmount	$1862
236 km or 146 mi	Mount Royal	$1876
238 km or 148 mi	Laval	$2047
238 km or 148 mi	Candiac	$1940
241 km or 150 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1893
241 km or 150 mi	Boisbriand	$1934