Hamburg City vs Quebec City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Hamburg City	Quebec City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2189	$1648
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5149	$3908
🏠 One person rent	$1162	$829
🏘️ Family rent	$2021	$1438
🍽️ Food expenses	$588	$564
🚐 Transport expenses	$281	$124
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3748	$2878
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	84	38
😀 Quality of life	94	87
🏙️ Population	1.91M	574K

The cost of living in Hamburg City is 33% more expensive than in Quebec City. Cities ranked 1511th and 3402nd ($2189 vs $1648) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 116th in Germany and Canada, respectively. Check Germany vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Hamburg City compared to 1.7 months in Quebec City. Hamburg City ranked 6th best city to live in Germany vs Quebec City ranked 21st in Canada, while ranked 38th and 327th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hamburg City vs Quebec City

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	Hamburg City	Quebec City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.5	$18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$76	$66.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14	$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.84	$5.34
☕ Cappuccino	$4.81	$3.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$4.06	$1.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1230	$907
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$909	$680
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2218	$1526
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1636	$1247
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$148	$58.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$229	$89.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40.4	$45.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.8%	4.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10429	$6977
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5372	$2884
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.48	$2.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$72.6	$71.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$32.2	$16.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.23	$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.31	$2.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.43	$3.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.07	$4.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.33	$3.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$11.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.8	$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.33	$4.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$3.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.07	$3.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$2.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$2.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.81	$0.96
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.32	$1.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.43	$11.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.18	$2.81
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10	$15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.7	$6.78
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.38	$3.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.73	$2.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.93	$1.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.1	$37.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.2	$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$62.8	$79.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.5	$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$92.6	$58.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$111	$95.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$338	$703
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19886	$8149

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Cities near Hamburg City

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	Reinbek	$1617
17 km or 11 mi	Norderstedt	$1601
18 km or 11 mi	Pinneberg	$1582
20 km or 13 mi	Wedel	$1575
21 km or 13 mi	Ahrensburg	$1621
21 km or 13 mi	Buxtehude	$1556
21 km or 13 mi	Quickborn	$1579
25 km or 15 mi	Winsen	$1559
28 km or 17 mi	Geesthacht	$1622
32 km or 20 mi	Elmshorn	$1563
32 km or 20 mi	Kaltenkirchen	$1585
35 km or 22 mi	Stade	$1555
38 km or 24 mi	Bad Oldesloe	$1650
43 km or 27 mi	Luneburg	$1535
52 km or 33 mi	Itzehoe	$1544
57 km or 36 mi	Lubeck	$1725
58 km or 36 mi	Neumunster	$1551
62 km or 38 mi	Bad Schwartau	$1679
63 km or 39 mi	Rotenburg an der Wumme	$1577
64 km or 40 mi	Soltau	$1584
75 km or 47 mi	Uelzen	$1639
81 km or 50 mi	Walsrode	$1596
83 km or 52 mi	Geestland	$1507
86 km or 54 mi	Kiel	$1557
87 km or 54 mi	Verden an der Aller	$1590
87 km or 54 mi	Rendsburg	$1494
88 km or 54 mi	Osterholz-Scharmbeck	$1582
88 km or 55 mi	Achim	$1586
93 km or 57 mi	Cuxhaven	$1509
93 km or 58 mi	Heide	$1530
94 km or 58 mi	Bremerhaven	$1787
94 km or 58 mi	Schwerin	$1309
95 km or 59 mi	Bremen City	$1765
102 km or 63 mi	Nordenham	$1483
103 km or 64 mi	Celle	$1547
103 km or 64 mi	Eckernforde	$1533
104 km or 64 mi	Wismar	$1415
106 km or 66 mi	Syke	$1589
107 km or 66 mi	Delmenhorst	$1621
109 km or 68 mi	Salzwedel	$1457

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