Leipzig vs Quebec City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Leipzig	Quebec City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1652	$1695
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3912	$3907
🏠 One person rent	$798	$873
🏘️ Family rent	$1342	$1435
🍽️ Food expenses	$565	$558
🚐 Transport expenses	$152	$129
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3076	$2900
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	72	38
😀 Quality of life	92	88
🏙️ Population	620K	549K

The cost of living in Leipzig is 2% less expensive than in Quebec City. Cities ranked 3436th and 3269th ($1652 vs $1695) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 299th and 113th in Germany and Canada, respectively. Check Germany vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Leipzig compared to 1.7 months in Quebec City. Leipzig ranked 17th best city to live in Germany vs Quebec City ranked 28th in Canada, while ranked 112th and 332nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Leipzig vs Quebec City

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	Leipzig	Quebec City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.4	$17.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$71.7	$59.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.9	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.56	$5.49
☕ Cappuccino	$4.17	$3.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.74	$2.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$722	$863
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$535	$743
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1325	$1500
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$942	$1244
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$178	$61.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$275	$95
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$48.2	$44.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.99%	5.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5097	$8196
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2610	$2969
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.13	$2.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$69.4	$71.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.4	$19.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.05	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.32	$2.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.32	$3.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.8	$3.99
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.09	$3.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.1	$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$11.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$22.1	$12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.57	$4.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$4.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.21	$4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$2.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$2.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.77	$0.99
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.02	$1.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.07	$11.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.03	$3.05
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.3	$13.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.5	$6.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.48	$3.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.25	$2.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.64	$1.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.3	$39.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.3	$11.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.8	$81.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.3	$16
👖 Brand Jeans	$98.2	$58.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.7	$96.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$445	$719
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12468	$7052

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Cities near Leipzig

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.2 km or 3.8 mi	Markkleeberg	$1576
22 km or 13 mi	Delitzsch	$1553
26 km or 16 mi	Grimma	$1510
27 km or 17 mi	Merseburg	$1435
32 km or 20 mi	Bitterfeld-Wolfen	$1457
33 km or 20 mi	Weienfels	$1446
33 km or 21 mi	Halle	$1404
36 km or 22 mi	Halle-Neustadt	$1432
36 km or 22 mi	Zeitz	$1451
39 km or 24 mi	Altenburg	$1401
45 km or 28 mi	Naumburg	$1453
50 km or 31 mi	Torgau	$1488
54 km or 34 mi	Kothen	$1467
55 km or 34 mi	Gera	$1179
56 km or 35 mi	Dobeln	$1454
57 km or 35 mi	Dessau-Rolau	$1489
58 km or 36 mi	Glauchau	$1334
58 km or 36 mi	Limbach-Oberfrohna	$1478
61 km or 38 mi	Eisleben	$1460
62 km or 39 mi	Wittenberg	$1460
63 km or 39 mi	Riesa	$1462
67 km or 41 mi	Werdau	$1276
67 km or 42 mi	Chemnitz	$1497
69 km or 43 mi	Bernburg	$1464
69 km or 43 mi	Zwickau	$1146
70 km or 43 mi	Apolda	$1396
72 km or 45 mi	Jena	$1330
74 km or 46 mi	Zerbst	$1490
77 km or 48 mi	Greiz	$1355
77 km or 48 mi	Sangerhausen	$1466
78 km or 49 mi	Meissen	$1460
79 km or 49 mi	Aschersleben	$1475
80 km or 50 mi	Reichenbach im Vogtland	$1325
82 km or 51 mi	Freiberg	$1305
82 km or 51 mi	Stafurt	$1475
84 km or 52 mi	Weimar	$1437
86 km or 54 mi	Coswig	$1473
88 km or 54 mi	Schonebeck	$1481
93 km or 58 mi	Radebeul	$1476
94 km or 59 mi	Annaberg-Buchholz	$1479

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