Kansas vs Quebec City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Kansas	Quebec City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2114	$1695
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5242	$3907
🏠 One person rent	$1156	$873
🏘️ Family rent	$1999	$1435
🍽️ Food expenses	$687	$558
🚐 Transport expenses	$87	$129
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3917	$2900
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	65	38
😀 Quality of life	87	88
🏙️ Population	508K	549K

The cost of living in Kansas is 25% more expensive than in Quebec City. Cities ranked 1736th and 3269th ($2114 vs $1695) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1388th and 113th 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 1.9 months in Kansas compared to 1.7 months in Quebec City. Kansas ranked 115th best city to live in the United States vs Quebec City ranked 28th in Canada, while ranked 372nd and 332nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kansas vs Quebec City

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	Kansas	Quebec City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$25.2	$17.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$80	$59.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.3	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.04	$5.49
☕ Cappuccino	$5.75	$3.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.84	$2.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1229	$863
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$897	$743
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2221	$1500
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1622	$1244
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$124	$61.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$188	$95
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68.5	$44.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.29%	5.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2333	$8196
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1896	$2969
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.05	$2.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$52.9	$71.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.5	$19.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.77	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.21	$2.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.54	$3.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.48	$3.99
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.08	$3.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.64	$11.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.1	$12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.42	$4.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.37	$4.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.58	$4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.15	$2.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.38	$2.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$0.99
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.33	$1.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.5	$11.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.99	$3.05
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.09	$13.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.7	$6.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.96	$3.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.4	$2.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.91	$1.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.8	$39.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.9	$11.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$151	$81.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$21.3	$16
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.5	$58.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$96.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1367	$719
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25297	$7052

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Cities near Kansas

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Prairie Village	$2328
10 km or 6.3 mi	Kansas City	$2192
12 km or 7.4 mi	Raytown	$2046
15 km or 9.2 mi	Leawood	$2314
15 km or 9.2 mi	Overland Park	$2433
15 km or 9.2 mi	Independence	$1832
16 km or 10 mi	Shawnee	$2283
18 km or 11 mi	Lenexa	$2341
18 km or 11 mi	Gladstone	$1945
19 km or 12 mi	Grandview	$2258
23 km or 14 mi	Lee's Summit	$2068
25 km or 16 mi	Liberty	$1707
26 km or 16 mi	Belton	$1833
27 km or 17 mi	Olathe	$2299
27 km or 17 mi	Blue Springs	$1995
39 km or 24 mi	Gardner	$2160
41 km or 26 mi	Leavenworth	$2105
57 km or 35 mi	Lawrence	$1808
82 km or 51 mi	St. Joseph	$1972
95 km or 59 mi	Topeka	$1563
123 km or 77 mi	Sedalia	$1914
156 km or 97 mi	Emporia	$1358
174 km or 108 mi	Manhattan	$1786
183 km or 113 mi	Pittsburg	$1914
195 km or 121 mi	Columbia	$1715
195 km or 121 mi	Junction	$1904
215 km or 134 mi	Jefferson	$1716
219 km or 136 mi	Joplin	$1825
235 km or 146 mi	Springfield	$1276
250 km or 155 mi	Nixa	$1541
261 km or 162 mi	Bellevue	$1888
263 km or 163 mi	Salina	$1578
265 km or 165 mi	Lincoln	$1649
265 km or 165 mi	Newton	$1739
268 km or 167 mi	Council Bluffs	$1871
275 km or 171 mi	Omaha	$2017
283 km or 176 mi	Bartlesville	$1762
284 km or 176 mi	Wichita	$1820
286 km or 178 mi	Ottumwa	$1918
287 km or 178 mi	Derby	$1860

Cities near Quebec City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi	Levis	$1685
80 km or 50 mi	Thetford Mines	$1024
89 km or 55 mi	Saint-Georges	$1466
102 km or 64 mi	Victoriaville	$1265
114 km or 71 mi	Trois-Rivieres	$1180
120 km or 74 mi	Shawinigan	$1434
142 km or 88 mi	Drummondville	$1399
166 km or 103 mi	Sherbrooke	$1451
169 km or 105 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1589
170 km or 106 mi	Riviere-du-Loup	$1506
178 km or 111 mi	Saguenay	$1104
180 km or 112 mi	Chicoutimi	$1254
187 km or 116 mi	Magog	$1526
188 km or 117 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1642
192 km or 120 mi	Joliette	$1458
195 km or 121 mi	Alma	$1341
196 km or 122 mi	Granby	$1142
201 km or 125 mi	L'Assomption	$1723
206 km or 128 mi	Beloeil	$1838
210 km or 131 mi	Repentigny	$1846
211 km or 131 mi	Varennes	$1861
212 km or 132 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1891
217 km or 135 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1918
218 km or 135 mi	Mascouche	$1852
218 km or 136 mi	Boucherville	$1897
220 km or 136 mi	Chambly	$1918
223 km or 138 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1800
223 km or 139 mi	Terrebonne	$1907
227 km or 141 mi	Longueuil	$1923
228 km or 142 mi	Brossard	$2080
229 km or 142 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1875
229 km or 143 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1857
231 km or 144 mi	Montreal	$1928
234 km or 146 mi	La Prairie	$1960
236 km or 146 mi	Westmount	$1862
236 km or 146 mi	Mount Royal	$1876
238 km or 148 mi	Laval	$2047
238 km or 148 mi	Candiac	$1940
241 km or 150 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1893
241 km or 150 mi	Boisbriand	$1934