Gothenburg vs Quebec City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Gothenburg	Quebec City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1879	$1648
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4293	$3908
🏠 One person rent	$949	$829
🏘️ Family rent	$1652	$1438
🍽️ Food expenses	$594	$564
🚐 Transport expenses	$176	$124
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3784	$2878
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	46	38
😀 Quality of life	92	87
🏙️ Population	675K	574K

The cost of living in Gothenburg is 14% more expensive than in Quebec City. Cities ranked 2470th and 3402nd ($1879 vs $1648) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 116th in Sweden and Canada, respectively. Check Sweden vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Gothenburg compared to 1.7 months in Quebec City. Gothenburg ranked 2nd best city to live in Sweden vs Quebec City ranked 21st in Canada, while ranked 91st and 327th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Gothenburg vs Quebec City

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	Gothenburg	Quebec City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14	$18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$89	$66.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.8	$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.93	$5.34
☕ Cappuccino	$5.01	$3.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.1	$1.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$950	$907
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$821	$680
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1735	$1526
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1459	$1247
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$66.2	$58.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$102	$89.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$36	$45.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.33%	4.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6539	$6977
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3629	$2884
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.93	$2.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$90.3	$71.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.1	$16.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.89	$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.77	$2.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.68	$3.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.28	$4.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.02	$3.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$11.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.5	$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.22	$4.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$3.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.46	$3.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$2.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$2.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.27	$0.96
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.1	$1.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.8	$11.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.17	$2.81
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.4	$15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.06	$6.78
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.02	$3.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.21	$2.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.93	$1.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.8	$37.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$20.2	$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$56.6	$79.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$27.1	$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$93.1	$58.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96	$95.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$227	$703
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4650	$8149

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Cities near Gothenburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.8 km or 1.7 mi	Molndal	$1723
58 km or 36 mi	Boras	$1544
66 km or 41 mi	Varberg	$1441
70 km or 44 mi	Trollhattan	$1358
76 km or 47 mi	Uddevalla	$1574
80 km or 50 mi	Vanersborg	$1424
90 km or 56 mi	Frederikshavn	$1578
126 km or 78 mi	Halmstad	$1358
130 km or 81 mi	Jonkoping	$1490
134 km or 83 mi	Varnamo	$1483
136 km or 84 mi	Skovde	$1503
142 km or 88 mi	Aalborg	$1877
150 km or 93 mi	Ljungby	$1429
157 km or 98 mi	Mariestad	$1479
164 km or 102 mi	Halden	$1855
167 km or 104 mi	Angelholm	$1478
179 km or 111 mi	Randers	$1638
182 km or 113 mi	Fredrikstad	$2401
186 km or 115 mi	Sarpsborg	$2018
186 km or 115 mi	Helsingor	$2053
186 km or 116 mi	Vetlanda	$1535
187 km or 116 mi	Helsingborg	$1504
191 km or 118 mi	Vaxjo	$1464
191 km or 119 mi	Larvik	$2029
192 km or 119 mi	Sandefjord	$2157
194 km or 121 mi	Hillerod	$2220
199 km or 124 mi	Hassleholm	$1447
200 km or 124 mi	Aarhus	$2135
202 km or 125 mi	Horsholm	$2195
202 km or 126 mi	Tonsberg	$2071
206 km or 128 mi	Landskrona	$1423
207 km or 129 mi	Viborg	$1723
208 km or 129 mi	Arendal	$1980
210 km or 131 mi	Karlstad	$1481
212 km or 132 mi	Moss	$2084
212 km or 132 mi	Porsgrunn	$2002
213 km or 132 mi	Horten	$1993
216 km or 134 mi	Gentofte	$2334
222 km or 138 mi	Skien	$1984
223 km or 138 mi	Arvika	$1423

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