Istanbul vs Quebec City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Istanbul	Quebec City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1248	$1644
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3224	$3738
🏠 One person rent	$649	$834
🏘️ Family rent	$1199	$1281
🍽️ Food expenses	$354	$540
🚐 Transport expenses	$125	$134
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$883	$2588
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	95	38
😀 Quality of life	76	86
🏙️ Population	15.7M	549K

The cost of living in Istanbul is 24% less expensive than in Quebec City. Cities ranked 4347th and 2883rd ($1248 vs $1644) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 110th in Turkey and Canada, respectively. Check Turkey vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Istanbul compared to 1.6 months in Quebec City. Istanbul ranked 1st best city to live in Turkey vs Quebec City ranked 23rd in Canada, while ranked 850th and 310th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Istanbul vs Quebec City

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	Istanbul	Quebec City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$11	$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$49.1	$62.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.29	$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.14	$5.58
☕ Cappuccino	$3.37	$3.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.38	$1.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$853	$790
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$529	$727
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1671	$1395
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$985	$1101
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$41.3	$52.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$63.7	$80
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.4	$41.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	47.81%	7.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3233	$8350
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1719	$3529
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.74	$2.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$42.7	$66.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.79	$22.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.11	$2.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.79	$3.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$4.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.36	$2.9
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.72	$13.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.14	$10.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.1	$13.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$3.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$4.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.61	$2.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.61	$2.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$1.02
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.49	$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.1	$10.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.18	$2.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.19	$11.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.59	$6.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.23	$2.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.91	$2.19
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.38	$1.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$54.7	$39.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.81	$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$78.3	$78.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.76	$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.1	$59.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$815	$794
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17728	$6012

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Cities near Istanbul

Distance	City	Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi	Cayirova	$599
46 km or 28 mi	Gebze	$573
73 km or 45 mi	Korfez	$782
79 km or 49 mi	Kocaeli	$718
83 km or 51 mi	Golcuk	$835
87 km or 54 mi	Izmit	$1113
91 km or 56 mi	Kapakli	$701
92 km or 57 mi	Bursa	$743
96 km or 59 mi	Kartepe	$872
98 km or 61 mi	Corlu	$690
111 km or 69 mi	Bandirma	$679
113 km or 70 mi	Inegol	$708
121 km or 75 mi	Tekirdag	$661
124 km or 77 mi	Adapazari	$455
124 km or 77 mi	Sakarya	$547
129 km or 80 mi	Bilecik	$755
141 km or 88 mi	Luleburgaz	$661
166 km or 103 mi	Kirklareli	$642
176 km or 110 mi	Balikesir	$707
186 km or 115 mi	Duzce	$535
190 km or 118 mi	Eskisehir	$691
192 km or 120 mi	Uzunkopru	$652
197 km or 122 mi	Kutahya	$568
207 km or 129 mi	Burgas	$721
208 km or 129 mi	Karadeniz Eregli	$626
214 km or 133 mi	Edirne	$624
224 km or 139 mi	Bolu	$616
234 km or 145 mi	Soma	$679
236 km or 147 mi	Canakkale	$690
259 km or 161 mi	Varna	$892
260 km or 162 mi	Alexandroupoli	$911
261 km or 162 mi	Yambol	$546
261 km or 162 mi	Usak	$629
284 km or 177 mi	Afyonkarahisar	$464
287 km or 178 mi	Sliven	$631
290 km or 180 mi	Salihli	$677
290 km or 180 mi	Bartin	$710
295 km or 184 mi	Manisa	$638
296 km or 184 mi	Mytilene	$934
299 km or 186 mi	Komotini	$899

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