Kansas vs Quebec City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Kansas	Quebec City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2121	$1644
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5385	$3738
🏠 One person rent	$1182	$834
🏘️ Family rent	$2164	$1281
🍽️ Food expenses	$649	$540
🚐 Transport expenses	$110	$134
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4006	$2588
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	64	38
😀 Quality of life	86	86
🏙️ Population	508K	549K

The cost of living in Kansas is 29% more expensive than in Quebec City. Cities ranked 1532nd and 2883rd ($2121 vs $1644) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1366th and 110th 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 1.6 months in Quebec City. Kansas ranked 85th best city to live in the United States vs Quebec City ranked 23rd in Canada, while ranked 320th and 310th 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	$18.9	$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$83.7	$62.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.1	$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.99	$5.58
☕ Cappuccino	$5.35	$3.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.29	$1.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1212	$790
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$942	$727
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2362	$1395
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1791	$1101
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$132	$52.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$205	$80
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$53.3	$41.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.55%	7.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2153	$8350
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1909	$3529
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.04	$2.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$52.5	$66.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.3	$22.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.81	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.15	$2.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.56	$3.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.58	$4.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.52	$2.9
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$13.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10	$10.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$13.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.44	$3.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.13	$4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.28	$4.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.82	$2.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.85	$2.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.92	$1.02
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.32	$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14	$10.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.95	$2.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.14	$11.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.07	$6.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.96	$2.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.19	$2.19
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.9	$1.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$58.7	$39.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.2	$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$146	$78.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.5	$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.3	$59.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1376	$794
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$28999	$6012

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Cities near Kansas

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Prairie Village	$2312
10 km or 6.3 mi	Kansas City	$2196
12 km or 7.4 mi	Raytown	$2039
15 km or 9.2 mi	Leawood	$2325
15 km or 9.2 mi	Overland Park	$2437
15 km or 9.2 mi	Independence	$1825
16 km or 10 mi	Shawnee	$2259
18 km or 11 mi	Lenexa	$2322
18 km or 11 mi	Gladstone	$1992
19 km or 12 mi	Grandview	$2219
23 km or 14 mi	Lee's Summit	$2063
25 km or 16 mi	Liberty	$1922
26 km or 16 mi	Belton	$1821
27 km or 17 mi	Olathe	$2290
27 km or 17 mi	Blue Springs	$1979
39 km or 24 mi	Gardner	$2124
41 km or 26 mi	Leavenworth	$2092
57 km or 35 mi	Lawrence	$1720
82 km or 51 mi	St. Joseph	$2000
95 km or 59 mi	Topeka	$1649
123 km or 77 mi	Sedalia	$1912
156 km or 97 mi	Emporia	$1337
174 km or 108 mi	Manhattan	$1777
183 km or 113 mi	Pittsburg	$1902
195 km or 121 mi	Columbia	$1549
195 km or 121 mi	Junction	$1993
215 km or 134 mi	Jefferson	$1801
219 km or 136 mi	Joplin	$1896
235 km or 146 mi	Springfield	$1534
250 km or 155 mi	Nixa	$1689
261 km or 162 mi	Bellevue	$2014
263 km or 163 mi	Salina	$1569
265 km or 165 mi	Lincoln	$1698
265 km or 165 mi	Newton	$1730
268 km or 167 mi	Council Bluffs	$1794
275 km or 171 mi	Omaha	$2068
283 km or 176 mi	Bartlesville	$1856
284 km or 176 mi	Wichita	$1811
286 km or 178 mi	Ottumwa	$1750
287 km or 178 mi	Derby	$1846

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