Gothenburg vs Quebec City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Gothenburg	Quebec City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1623	$1644
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3695	$3738
🏠 One person rent	$808	$834
🏘️ Family rent	$1406	$1281
🍽️ Food expenses	$516	$540
🚐 Transport expenses	$163	$134
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3142	$2588
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	46	38
😀 Quality of life	92	86
🏙️ Population	675K	549K

The cost of living in Gothenburg is 1% less expensive than in Quebec City. Cities ranked 2959th and 2883rd ($1623 vs $1644) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 110th in Sweden and Canada, respectively. Check Sweden vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Gothenburg compared to 1.6 months in Quebec City. Gothenburg ranked 2nd best city to live in Sweden vs Quebec City ranked 23rd in Canada, while ranked 78th and 310th 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	$12.3	$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$85.1	$62.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.46	$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.53	$5.58
☕ Cappuccino	$4.32	$3.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.7	$1.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$872	$790
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$665	$727
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1561	$1395
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1193	$1101
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$67.6	$52.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$105	$80
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34.7	$41.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.37%	7.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5838	$8350
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3896	$3529
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.4	$2.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$78.4	$66.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.4	$22.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.7	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.52	$2.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.65	$3.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$4.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.04	$2.9
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$13.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$10.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.4	$13.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.77	$3.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.1	$4.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$2.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$2.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.94	$1.02
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.2	$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.2	$10.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.06	$2.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.08	$11.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.9	$6.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.02	$2.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.24	$2.19
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.54	$1.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.2	$39.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.8	$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$39.2	$78.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.8	$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.5	$59.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.9	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$144	$794
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3664	$6012

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Cities near Gothenburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.8 km or 1.7 mi	Molndal	$1498
58 km or 36 mi	Boras	$1367
66 km or 41 mi	Varberg	$1284
70 km or 44 mi	Trollhattan	$1167
76 km or 47 mi	Uddevalla	$1334
80 km or 50 mi	Vanersborg	$1235
90 km or 56 mi	Frederikshavn	$1394
126 km or 78 mi	Halmstad	$1208
130 km or 81 mi	Jonkoping	$1373
134 km or 83 mi	Varnamo	$1424
136 km or 84 mi	Skovde	$1473
142 km or 88 mi	Aalborg	$1676
150 km or 93 mi	Ljungby	$1333
157 km or 98 mi	Mariestad	$1373
164 km or 102 mi	Halden	$1575
167 km or 104 mi	Angelholm	$1310
179 km or 111 mi	Randers	$1505
182 km or 113 mi	Fredrikstad	$1977
186 km or 115 mi	Sarpsborg	$1500
186 km or 115 mi	Helsingor	$1800
186 km or 116 mi	Vetlanda	$1434
187 km or 116 mi	Helsingborg	$1297
191 km or 118 mi	Vaxjo	$1331
191 km or 119 mi	Larvik	$1733
192 km or 119 mi	Sandefjord	$1864
194 km or 121 mi	Hillerod	$1983
199 km or 124 mi	Hassleholm	$1298
200 km or 124 mi	Aarhus	$1828
202 km or 125 mi	Horsholm	$1952
202 km or 126 mi	Tonsberg	$1714
206 km or 128 mi	Landskrona	$1140
207 km or 129 mi	Viborg	$1508
208 km or 129 mi	Arendal	$1623
210 km or 131 mi	Karlstad	$1279
212 km or 132 mi	Moss	$1707
212 km or 132 mi	Porsgrunn	$1528
213 km or 132 mi	Horten	$1631
216 km or 134 mi	Gentofte	$2134
222 km or 138 mi	Skien	$1651
223 km or 138 mi	Arvika	$1251

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