Lisbon vs Quebec City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Lisbon	Quebec City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1738	$1791
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4010	$4030
🏠 One person rent	$1101	$919
🏘️ Family rent	$1921	$1392
🍽️ Food expenses	$405	$591
🚐 Transport expenses	$92.5	$142
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1351	$2544
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	93	39
😀 Quality of life	82	86
🏙️ Population	546K	549K

The cost of living in Lisbon is 3% less expensive than in Quebec City. Cities ranked 2758th and 2544th ($1738 vs $1791) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 95th 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 1.4 months in Quebec City. Lisbon ranked 1st best city to live in Portugal vs Quebec City ranked 26th in Canada, while ranked 437th and 316th 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	$13	$18.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$50	$72.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.76	$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.03	$6.62
☕ Cappuccino	$3.03	$4.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.86	$2.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1300	$837
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$892	$788
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2473	$1444
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1564	$1178
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$91.2	$71.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$139	$110
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$36.2	$50.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.99%	7.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6911	$8764
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3548	$3034
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.23	$2.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$44.7	$69.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.2	$23.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.98	$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.06	$2.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.4	$3.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$4.62
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.45	$3.01
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$14.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.52	$11.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$3.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$4.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$4.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$2.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$2.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.61	$1.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.57	$1.91
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.48	$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.36	$2.97
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.11	$10.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.75	$5.84
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.87	$3.19
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.12	$2.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.89	$1.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.5	$38.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.72	$11.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$86.6	$82.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.5	$16
👖 Brand Jeans	$92.8	$70.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.3	$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$595	$850
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16143	$6253

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Cities near Lisbon

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.1 km or 2.6 mi	Almada	$1694
6.9 km or 4.3 mi	Amadora	$1385
8.8 km or 5.5 mi	Queluz	$1401
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Odivelas	$1460
10 km or 6.3 mi	Barreiro	$1418
11 km or 6.7 mi	Amora	$1293
12 km or 7.3 mi	Seixal	$1332
12 km or 7.4 mi	Oeiras	$1618
13 km or 8 mi	Agualva-Cacem	$1460
13 km or 8.1 mi	Loures	$1453
17 km or 10 mi	Montijo	$1491
18 km or 11 mi	Moita	$1408
18 km or 11 mi	Algueirao-Mem Martins	$1471
21 km or 13 mi	Sintra	$1534
22 km or 14 mi	Cascais	$1834
28 km or 17 mi	Mafra	$1412
29 km or 18 mi	Palmela	$1357
30 km or 19 mi	Vila Franca de Xira	$1202
31 km or 19 mi	Sesimbra	$1266
32 km or 20 mi	Setubal	$1348
39 km or 24 mi	Alenquer	$1312
42 km or 26 mi	Torres Vedras	$1350
42 km or 26 mi	Benavente	$1323
47 km or 29 mi	Azambuja	$1314
47 km or 29 mi	Salvaterra de Magos	$1321
58 km or 36 mi	Cartaxo	$1301
61 km or 38 mi	Lourinha	$1425
71 km or 44 mi	Santarem	$1237
72 km or 45 mi	Almeirim	$1256
73 km or 45 mi	Peniche	$1624
77 km or 48 mi	Caldas da Rainha	$1206
90 km or 56 mi	Santiago do Cacem	$1351
94 km or 58 mi	Alcobaca	$1275
101 km or 63 mi	Torres Novas	$1213
103 km or 64 mi	Porto de Mos	$1249
111 km or 69 mi	Evora	$1228
115 km or 72 mi	Ourem	$1221
117 km or 72 mi	Marinha Grande	$1235
118 km or 73 mi	Tomar	$1097
118 km or 73 mi	Abrantes	$1162

Cities near Quebec City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi	Levis	$1766
80 km or 50 mi	Thetford Mines	$1462
89 km or 55 mi	Saint-Georges	$1509
102 km or 64 mi	Victoriaville	$1211
114 km or 71 mi	Trois-Rivieres	$1082
120 km or 74 mi	Shawinigan	$1410
142 km or 88 mi	Drummondville	$1645
166 km or 103 mi	Sherbrooke	$1449
169 km or 105 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1624
170 km or 106 mi	Riviere-du-Loup	$1613
178 km or 111 mi	Saguenay	$1544
180 km or 112 mi	Chicoutimi	$1566
187 km or 116 mi	Magog	$1539
188 km or 117 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1657
192 km or 120 mi	Joliette	$1540
195 km or 121 mi	Alma	$1582
196 km or 122 mi	Granby	$1187
201 km or 125 mi	L'Assomption	$1740
206 km or 128 mi	Beloeil	$1836
210 km or 131 mi	Repentigny	$1823
211 km or 131 mi	Varennes	$1845
212 km or 132 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1884
217 km or 135 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1912
218 km or 135 mi	Mascouche	$1821
218 km or 136 mi	Boucherville	$1878
220 km or 136 mi	Chambly	$1901
223 km or 138 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1773
223 km or 139 mi	Terrebonne	$1849
227 km or 141 mi	Longueuil	$1896
228 km or 142 mi	Brossard	$2057
229 km or 142 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1873
229 km or 143 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1843
231 km or 144 mi	Montreal	$1954
234 km or 146 mi	La Prairie	$1960
236 km or 146 mi	Westmount	$1861
236 km or 146 mi	Mount Royal	$1871
238 km or 148 mi	Laval	$1996
238 km or 148 mi	Candiac	$1927
241 km or 150 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1890
241 km or 150 mi	Boisbriand	$1751