Jacksonville vs Quebec City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Jacksonville	Quebec City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2192	$1648
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5144	$3908
🏠 One person rent	$1279	$829
🏘️ Family rent	$2197	$1438
🍽️ Food expenses	$648	$564
🚐 Transport expenses	$112	$124
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3945	$2878
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	56	38
😀 Quality of life	87	87
🏙️ Population	950K	574K

The cost of living in Jacksonville is 33% more expensive than in Quebec City. Cities ranked 1499th and 3402nd ($2192 vs $1648) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1231st and 116th in the United States and Canada, respectively. Check the United States vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Jacksonville compared to 1.7 months in Quebec City. Jacksonville ranked 101st best city to live in the United States vs Quebec City ranked 21st in Canada, while ranked 325th and 327th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Jacksonville vs Quebec City

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	Jacksonville	Quebec City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.1	$18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$97.1	$66.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12	$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.08	$5.34
☕ Cappuccino	$5.41	$3.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.13	$1.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1458	$907
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1004	$680
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2511	$1526
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1805	$1247
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$120	$58.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$186	$89.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65	$45.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.16%	4.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2350	$6977
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2047	$2884
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.89	$2.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$62.1	$71.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.8	$16.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.93	$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.97	$2.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.08	$3.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.71	$4.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.61	$3.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.89	$11.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.62	$4.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.9	$3.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.59	$3.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$2.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$2.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.62	$0.96
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.44	$1.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.9	$11.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.11	$2.81
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.85	$15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.92	$6.78
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.94	$3.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5	$2.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.4	$1.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42	$37.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.9	$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$110	$79.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.4	$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.5	$58.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$95.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1309	$703
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11918	$8149

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Cities near Jacksonville

Distance	City	Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi	Jacksonville Beach	$2202
26 km or 16 mi	Fleming Island	$2195
49 km or 31 mi	St. Marys	$2201
74 km or 46 mi	Palatka	$2168
96 km or 60 mi	Palm Coast	$2163
98 km or 61 mi	Gainesville	$2321
120 km or 75 mi	Waycross	$2172
127 km or 79 mi	Ormond Beach	$2278
134 km or 83 mi	Ocala	$1991
137 km or 85 mi	Daytona Beach	$2288
147 km or 91 mi	DeLand	$2321
147 km or 91 mi	Port Orange	$2300
159 km or 99 mi	New Smyrna Beach	$2348
163 km or 101 mi	Deltona	$2260
163 km or 101 mi	Eustis	$2323
167 km or 104 mi	Edgewater	$2325
167 km or 104 mi	Valdosta	$1515
169 km or 105 mi	Hinesville	$2121
169 km or 105 mi	Leesburg	$2313
174 km or 108 mi	Sanford	$2345
183 km or 114 mi	Apopka	$2362
184 km or 114 mi	Winter Springs	$2372
186 km or 115 mi	Altamonte Springs	$2401
187 km or 116 mi	Casselberry	$2401
189 km or 118 mi	Oviedo	$2363
194 km or 120 mi	Winter Park	$2480
194 km or 121 mi	Ocoee	$2401
195 km or 121 mi	Winter Garden	$2378
197 km or 122 mi	Clermont	$2352
200 km or 124 mi	Savannah	$2404
200 km or 124 mi	Orlando	$2643
202 km or 126 mi	Pooler	$2243
208 km or 129 mi	Titusville	$2053
209 km or 130 mi	Brooksville	$2318
223 km or 138 mi	Bluffton	$2599
224 km or 139 mi	Hilton Head Island	$2617
225 km or 140 mi	Kissimmee	$2282
233 km or 145 mi	St. Cloud	$2313
237 km or 147 mi	Zephyrhills	$2158
237 km or 148 mi	Statesboro	$1863

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