Louisville vs Quebec City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Louisville	Quebec City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1821	$1644
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4500	$3738
🏠 One person rent	$1051	$834
🏘️ Family rent	$1950	$1281
🍽️ Food expenses	$556	$540
🚐 Transport expenses	$69.6	$134
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3986	$2588
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	60	38
😀 Quality of life	87	86
🏙️ Population	246K	549K

The cost of living in Louisville is 11% more expensive than in Quebec City. Cities ranked 2336th and 2883rd ($1821 vs $1644) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1917th 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 2.2 months in Louisville compared to 1.6 months in Quebec City. Louisville ranked 78th best city to live in the United States vs Quebec City ranked 23rd in Canada, while ranked 299th and 310th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Louisville vs Quebec City

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	Louisville	Quebec City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.7	$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.5	$62.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.1	$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.63	$5.58
☕ Cappuccino	$4.62	$3.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.28	$1.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1023	$790
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$833	$727
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1823	$1395
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1673	$1101
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$121	$52.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$188	$80
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$58.5	$41.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.65%	7.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3405	$8350
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3066	$3529
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.74	$2.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$48.3	$66.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.8	$22.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.84	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.57	$2.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.52	$3.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.22	$4.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.13	$2.9
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$13.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$10.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$13.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.45	$3.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.14	$4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.34	$4.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$2.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$2.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.35	$1.02
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.95	$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.8	$10.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.22	$2.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.52	$11.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.37	$6.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.06	$2.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.47	$2.19
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.49	$1.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23.8	$39.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.3	$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$113	$78.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.9	$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$48.3	$59.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.1	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1240	$794
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13378	$6012

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Cities near Louisville

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.7 km or 2.9 mi	Jeffersonville	$1731
6.4 km or 3.9 mi	Clarksville	$1863
8 km or 4.9 mi	New Albany	$1903
16 km or 10 mi	Jeffersontown	$1874
46 km or 29 mi	Shelbyville	$1851
50 km or 31 mi	Radcliff	$1865
63 km or 39 mi	Elizabethtown	$1777
78 km or 48 mi	Frankfort	$1664
104 km or 65 mi	Georgetown	$1874
107 km or 67 mi	Columbus	$1875
111 km or 69 mi	Nicholasville	$1862
113 km or 70 mi	Lexington	$1845
121 km or 75 mi	Bloomington	$2147
126 km or 79 mi	Florence	$1940
130 km or 81 mi	Independence	$2145
132 km or 82 mi	Owensboro	$1779
140 km or 87 mi	Franklin	$2001
140 km or 87 mi	Richmond	$1636
140 km or 87 mi	Winchester	$1848
140 km or 87 mi	Covington	$2490
146 km or 91 mi	Cincinnati	$1925
154 km or 96 mi	Greenwood	$2010
154 km or 96 mi	Bowling Green	$1751
159 km or 99 mi	Fairfield	$1914
161 km or 100 mi	Evansville	$2100
163 km or 101 mi	Hamilton	$1895
164 km or 102 mi	Oxford	$1839
165 km or 102 mi	Somerset	$1432
167 km or 104 mi	Henderson	$1847
170 km or 106 mi	Plainfield	$1953
171 km or 106 mi	Greenfield	$1880
172 km or 107 mi	Indianapolis	$2189
173 km or 108 mi	Tompkinsville	$1824
175 km or 109 mi	Mason	$1853
180 km or 112 mi	Lawrence	$2023
183 km or 114 mi	Middletown	$1427
185 km or 115 mi	Brownsburg	$1751
186 km or 116 mi	Lebanon	$1834
190 km or 118 mi	Richmond	$1872
190 km or 118 mi	Fishers	$1974

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