Lisbon vs Quebec City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Lisbon	Quebec City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1889	$1632
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4274	$3776
🏠 One person rent	$1221	$826
🏘️ Family rent	$2077	$1323
🍽️ Food expenses	$421	$538
🚐 Transport expenses	$96.9	$136
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1510	$2731
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	93	38
😀 Quality of life	84	88
🏙️ Population	546K	549K

The cost of living in Lisbon is 16% more expensive than in Quebec City. Cities ranked 2357th and 3402nd ($1889 vs $1632) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 116th in Portugal and Canada, respectively. Check Portugal vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Lisbon compared to 1.7 months in Quebec City. Lisbon ranked 2nd best city to live in Portugal vs Quebec City ranked 25th in Canada, while ranked 479th and 300th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lisbon vs Quebec City

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	Lisbon	Quebec City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.9	$15.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$55.9	$64.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.96	$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.25	$4.99
☕ Cappuccino	$3.26	$3.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.42	$1.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1374	$788
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1010	$714
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2516	$1419
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1726	$1141
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$102	$52.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$156	$82.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$36.3	$44.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.76%	5.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7218	$9628
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4683	$3472
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.33	$2.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$45.2	$67.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.2	$22.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.03	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.16	$2.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.58	$3.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$4.05
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.82	$3.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.37	$10.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.8	$12.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$3.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$4.17
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$3.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$1.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$2.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.54	$1.01
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.75	$1.86
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.57	$10.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.34	$3.14
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.84	$11.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.84	$6.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.13	$3.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.75	$2.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.31	$1.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.1	$41.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.64	$10
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$90.6	$79
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.6	$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$109	$55.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$624	$816
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17217	$6103

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Cities near Lisbon

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.1 km or 2.6 mi	Almada	$1701
6.9 km or 4.3 mi	Amadora	$1481
8.8 km or 5.5 mi	Queluz	$1522
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Odivelas	$1505
10 km or 6.3 mi	Barreiro	$1463
11 km or 6.7 mi	Amora	$1352
12 km or 7.3 mi	Seixal	$1394
12 km or 7.4 mi	Oeiras	$1756
13 km or 8 mi	Agualva-Cacem	$1533
13 km or 8.1 mi	Loures	$1509
17 km or 10 mi	Montijo	$1663
18 km or 11 mi	Moita	$1486
18 km or 11 mi	Algueirao-Mem Martins	$1525
21 km or 13 mi	Sintra	$1577
22 km or 14 mi	Cascais	$1656
28 km or 17 mi	Mafra	$1486
29 km or 18 mi	Palmela	$1412
30 km or 19 mi	Vila Franca de Xira	$1216
31 km or 19 mi	Sesimbra	$1329
32 km or 20 mi	Setubal	$1390
39 km or 24 mi	Alenquer	$1379
42 km or 26 mi	Torres Vedras	$1589
42 km or 26 mi	Benavente	$1383
47 km or 29 mi	Azambuja	$1370
47 km or 29 mi	Salvaterra de Magos	$1385
58 km or 36 mi	Cartaxo	$1357
61 km or 38 mi	Lourinha	$1498
71 km or 44 mi	Santarem	$1305
72 km or 45 mi	Almeirim	$1316
73 km or 45 mi	Peniche	$1681
77 km or 48 mi	Caldas da Rainha	$1289
90 km or 56 mi	Santiago do Cacem	$1410
94 km or 58 mi	Alcobaca	$1333
101 km or 63 mi	Torres Novas	$1221
103 km or 64 mi	Porto de Mos	$1304
111 km or 69 mi	Evora	$1350
115 km or 72 mi	Ourem	$1214
117 km or 72 mi	Marinha Grande	$1297
118 km or 73 mi	Tomar	$1006
118 km or 73 mi	Abrantes	$1231

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