Kansas vs Quebec City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Kansas	Quebec City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2110	$1632
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5277	$3776
🏠 One person rent	$1160	$826
🏘️ Family rent	$2028	$1323
🍽️ Food expenses	$696	$538
🚐 Transport expenses	$86.6	$136
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3972	$2731
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	65	38
😀 Quality of life	88	88
🏙️ Population	508K	549K

The cost of living in Kansas is 29% more expensive than in Quebec City. Cities ranked 1700th and 3402nd ($2110 vs $1632) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1417th 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 1.9 months in Kansas compared to 1.7 months in Quebec City. Kansas ranked 95th best city to live in the United States vs Quebec City ranked 25th in Canada, while ranked 299th and 300th 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	$22.6	$15.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$85.2	$64.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.1	$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.55	$4.99
☕ Cappuccino	$5.29	$3.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.46	$1.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1123	$788
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$947	$714
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2072	$1419
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1715	$1141
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$117	$52.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$182	$82.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$60.1	$44.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.36%	5.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2177	$9628
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1986	$3472
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.05	$2.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$53.2	$67.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.3	$22.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.77	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.23	$2.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.49	$3.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.51	$4.05
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.98	$3.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.9	$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.28	$10.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.6	$12.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.12	$3.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.28	$4.17
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.35	$3.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.09	$1.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.73	$2.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.82	$1.01
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.33	$1.86
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17.8	$10.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.94	$3.14
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.2	$11.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.8	$6.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.98	$3.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.18	$2.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.93	$1.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36	$41.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15	$10
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$132	$79
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.5	$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.8	$55.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96.7	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1380	$816
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$28880	$6103

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Cities near Kansas

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Prairie Village	$2293
10 km or 6.3 mi	Kansas City	$2237
12 km or 7.4 mi	Raytown	$2019
15 km or 9.2 mi	Leawood	$2266
15 km or 9.2 mi	Overland Park	$2390
15 km or 9.2 mi	Independence	$1765
16 km or 10 mi	Shawnee	$2271
18 km or 11 mi	Lenexa	$2311
18 km or 11 mi	Gladstone	$1902
19 km or 12 mi	Grandview	$2248
23 km or 14 mi	Lee's Summit	$2052
25 km or 16 mi	Liberty	$1647
26 km or 16 mi	Belton	$1841
27 km or 17 mi	Olathe	$2261
27 km or 17 mi	Blue Springs	$1943
39 km or 24 mi	Gardner	$2160
41 km or 26 mi	Leavenworth	$2120
57 km or 35 mi	Lawrence	$1912
82 km or 51 mi	St. Joseph	$1946
95 km or 59 mi	Topeka	$1574
123 km or 77 mi	Sedalia	$1893
156 km or 97 mi	Emporia	$1368
174 km or 108 mi	Manhattan	$1761
183 km or 113 mi	Pittsburg	$1909
195 km or 121 mi	Columbia	$1638
195 km or 121 mi	Junction	$1875
215 km or 134 mi	Jefferson	$1830
219 km or 136 mi	Joplin	$1848
235 km or 146 mi	Springfield	$1280
250 km or 155 mi	Nixa	$1522
261 km or 162 mi	Bellevue	$1963
263 km or 163 mi	Salina	$1535
265 km or 165 mi	Lincoln	$1614
265 km or 165 mi	Newton	$1729
268 km or 167 mi	Council Bluffs	$1816
275 km or 171 mi	Omaha	$2106
283 km or 176 mi	Bartlesville	$1852
284 km or 176 mi	Wichita	$1811
286 km or 178 mi	Ottumwa	$1899
287 km or 178 mi	Derby	$1855

Cities near Quebec City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi	Levis	$1622
80 km or 50 mi	Thetford Mines	$1019
89 km or 55 mi	Saint-Georges	$1470
102 km or 64 mi	Victoriaville	$1265
114 km or 71 mi	Trois-Rivieres	$1136
120 km or 74 mi	Shawinigan	$1388
142 km or 88 mi	Drummondville	$1363
166 km or 103 mi	Sherbrooke	$1420
169 km or 105 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1549
170 km or 106 mi	Riviere-du-Loup	$1455
178 km or 111 mi	Saguenay	$1077
180 km or 112 mi	Chicoutimi	$1223
187 km or 116 mi	Magog	$1486
188 km or 117 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1586
192 km or 120 mi	Joliette	$1449
195 km or 121 mi	Alma	$1304
196 km or 122 mi	Granby	$1120
201 km or 125 mi	L'Assomption	$1671
206 km or 128 mi	Beloeil	$1776
210 km or 131 mi	Repentigny	$1767
211 km or 131 mi	Varennes	$1786
212 km or 132 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1822
217 km or 135 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1869
218 km or 135 mi	Mascouche	$1766
218 km or 136 mi	Boucherville	$1820
220 km or 136 mi	Chambly	$1853
223 km or 138 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1719
223 km or 139 mi	Terrebonne	$1805
227 km or 141 mi	Longueuil	$1842
228 km or 142 mi	Brossard	$2055
229 km or 142 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1828
229 km or 143 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1805
231 km or 144 mi	Montreal	$1903
234 km or 146 mi	La Prairie	$1911
236 km or 146 mi	Westmount	$1814
236 km or 146 mi	Mount Royal	$1820
238 km or 148 mi	Laval	$1930
238 km or 148 mi	Candiac	$1892
241 km or 150 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1835
241 km or 150 mi	Boisbriand	$1763