Istanbul vs Quebec City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Istanbul	Quebec City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1328	$1648
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3415	$3908
🏠 One person rent	$687	$829
🏘️ Family rent	$1209	$1438
🍽️ Food expenses	$354	$564
🚐 Transport expenses	$169	$124
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1177	$2878
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	95	38
😀 Quality of life	79	87
🏙️ Population	15.7M	574K

The cost of living in Istanbul is 19% less expensive than in Quebec City. Cities ranked 4475th and 3402nd ($1328 vs $1648) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 116th in Turkey and Canada, respectively. Check Turkey vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Istanbul compared to 1.7 months in Quebec City. Istanbul ranked 1st best city to live in Turkey vs Quebec City ranked 21st in Canada, while ranked 829th and 327th 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	$10	$18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$47.9	$66.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.57	$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.56	$5.34
☕ Cappuccino	$4.15	$3.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.67	$1.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$894	$907
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$548	$680
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1617	$1526
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$983	$1247
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$54.4	$58.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$83.7	$89.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$15.4	$45.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	41.66%	4.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3154	$6977
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1658	$2884
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.91	$2.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$60	$71.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.5	$16.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.34	$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.17	$2.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.73	$3.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$4.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.52	$3.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.25	$11.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.5	$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.92	$4.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$3.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$3.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.57	$2.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.46	$2.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$0.96
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.51	$1.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.2	$11.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.31	$2.81
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.22	$15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.02	$6.78
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.24	$3.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.99	$2.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.95	$1.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$63.2	$37.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.01	$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$61.2	$79.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.59	$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.6	$58.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$108	$95.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1014	$703
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23206	$8149

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Cities near Istanbul

Distance	City	Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi	Cayirova	$651
46 km or 28 mi	Gebze	$634
73 km or 45 mi	Korfez	$790
79 km or 49 mi	Kocaeli	$824
83 km or 51 mi	Golcuk	$807
87 km or 54 mi	Izmit	$899
91 km or 56 mi	Kapakli	$731
92 km or 57 mi	Bursa	$866
96 km or 59 mi	Kartepe	$812
98 km or 61 mi	Corlu	$692
111 km or 69 mi	Bandirma	$724
113 km or 70 mi	Inegol	$763
121 km or 75 mi	Tekirdag	$593
124 km or 77 mi	Adapazari	$598
124 km or 77 mi	Sakarya	$710
129 km or 80 mi	Bilecik	$764
141 km or 88 mi	Luleburgaz	$679
166 km or 103 mi	Kirklareli	$522
176 km or 110 mi	Balikesir	$750
186 km or 115 mi	Duzce	$656
190 km or 118 mi	Eskisehir	$747
192 km or 120 mi	Uzunkopru	$830
197 km or 122 mi	Kutahya	$606
207 km or 129 mi	Burgas	$855
208 km or 129 mi	Karadeniz Eregli	$710
214 km or 133 mi	Edirne	$1201
224 km or 139 mi	Bolu	$713
234 km or 145 mi	Soma	$741
236 km or 147 mi	Canakkale	$699
259 km or 161 mi	Varna	$1140
260 km or 162 mi	Alexandroupoli	$1030
261 km or 162 mi	Yambol	$676
261 km or 162 mi	Usak	$702
284 km or 177 mi	Afyonkarahisar	$641
287 km or 178 mi	Sliven	$610
290 km or 180 mi	Salihli	$743
290 km or 180 mi	Bartin	$702
295 km or 184 mi	Manisa	$743
296 km or 184 mi	Mytilene	$1060
299 km or 186 mi	Komotini	$1020

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