Manchester vs Quebec City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Manchester	Quebec City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2265	$1632
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5312	$3776
🏠 One person rent	$1378	$826
🏘️ Family rent	$2219	$1323
🍽️ Food expenses	$544	$538
🚐 Transport expenses	$192	$136
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3266	$2731
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	91	38
😀 Quality of life	93	88
🏙️ Population	548K	549K

The cost of living in Manchester is 39% more expensive than in Quebec City. Cities ranked 1330th and 3402nd ($2265 vs $1632) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 39th and 116th in the United Kingdom and Canada, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Manchester compared to 1.7 months in Quebec City. Manchester ranked 10th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Quebec City ranked 25th in Canada, while ranked 107th and 300th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Manchester vs Quebec City

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	Manchester	Quebec City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.3	$15.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$81.5	$64.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.26	$4.99
☕ Cappuccino	$4.82	$3.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.57	$1.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1608	$788
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1050	$714
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2460	$1419
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1770	$1141
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$177	$52.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$271	$82.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.4	$44.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.06%	5.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5680	$9628
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3963	$3472
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.66	$2.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$120	$67.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.8	$22.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.96	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.51	$2.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.56	$3.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$4.05
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.06	$3.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.11	$10.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.2	$12.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.2	$3.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.98	$4.17
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.62	$3.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$1.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$2.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.02	$1.01
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.62	$1.86
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.7	$10.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.42	$3.14
🚬 Cigarette pack	$17.7	$11.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.91	$6.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.75	$3.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.48	$2.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.92	$1.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.6	$41.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.8	$10
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$89.9	$79
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.3	$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$96.1	$55.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.7	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1945	$816
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20873	$6103

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Cities near Manchester

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Salford	$2034
5.3 km or 3.3 mi	Droylsden	$1921
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Stretford	$2001
7.5 km or 4.7 mi	Sale	$1968
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Ashton-under-Lyne	$1803
12 km or 7.2 mi	Oldham	$1698
12 km or 7.6 mi	Altrincham	$1918
15 km or 9.1 mi	Bury	$1759
17 km or 11 mi	Rochdale	$1788
19 km or 12 mi	Bolton	$2040
24 km or 15 mi	Macclesfield	$1835
26 km or 16 mi	Warrington	$2011
28 km or 17 mi	Wigan	$1723
34 km or 21 mi	Chorley	$1828
34 km or 21 mi	St Helens	$1680
35 km or 22 mi	Widnes	$1873
35 km or 22 mi	Blackburn	$1866
35 km or 22 mi	Runcorn	$1883
36 km or 22 mi	Burnley	$1513
36 km or 22 mi	Huddersfield	$1834
38 km or 23 mi	Halifax	$1968
39 km or 25 mi	Brighouse	$1887
42 km or 26 mi	Leek	$1783
43 km or 27 mi	Crewe	$1578
45 km or 28 mi	Preston	$1652
46 km or 29 mi	Dewsbury	$1822
48 km or 30 mi	Bradford	$1746
49 km or 30 mi	Batley	$1833
49 km or 30 mi	Ellesmere Port	$1897
49 km or 31 mi	Keighley	$1850
50 km or 31 mi	Bootle	$1832
51 km or 31 mi	Newcastle-under-Lyme	$1484
51 km or 32 mi	Barnsley	$1507
51 km or 32 mi	Liverpool	$1937
51 km or 32 mi	Sheffield	$1890
52 km or 32 mi	Stoke-on-Trent	$1633
52 km or 33 mi	Chester	$2023
53 km or 33 mi	Bebington	$1834
53 km or 33 mi	Birkenhead	$1831
53 km or 33 mi	Crosby	$1804

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