Manchester vs Quebec City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Manchester	Quebec City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2137	$1791
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5153	$4030
🏠 One person rent	$1275	$919
🏘️ Family rent	$2202	$1392
🍽️ Food expenses	$530	$591
🚐 Transport expenses	$186	$142
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3299	$2544
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	91	39
😀 Quality of life	92	86
🏙️ Population	548K	549K

The cost of living in Manchester is 19% more expensive than in Quebec City. Cities ranked 1500th and 2544th ($2137 vs $1791) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 53rd and 95th 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 1.5 months in Manchester compared to 1.4 months in Quebec City. Manchester ranked 8th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Quebec City ranked 26th in Canada, while ranked 76th and 316th 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	$17.6	$18.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$78.6	$72.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.4	$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.48	$6.62
☕ Cappuccino	$4.55	$4.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.84	$2.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1425	$837
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$953	$788
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2281	$1444
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1768	$1178
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$191	$71.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$296	$110
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$36.3	$50.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.95%	7.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5337	$8764
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3610	$3034
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.64	$2.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$112	$69.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25.9	$23.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.06	$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.56	$2.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.42	$3.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$4.62
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.99	$3.01
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$14.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.87	$11.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.2	$17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.84	$3.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.67	$4.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.48	$4.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$2.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$2.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.94	$1.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.86	$1.91
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.6	$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.65	$2.97
🚬 Cigarette pack	$16.6	$10.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.02	$5.84
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.7	$3.19
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.46	$2.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.93	$1.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.6	$38.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.8	$11.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$91.8	$82.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.3	$16
👖 Brand Jeans	$85.1	$70.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$90.6	$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1753	$850
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17390	$6253

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Cities near Manchester

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Salford	$1936
5.3 km or 3.3 mi	Droylsden	$1877
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Stretford	$1910
7.5 km or 4.7 mi	Sale	$1894
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Ashton-under-Lyne	$1793
12 km or 7.2 mi	Oldham	$1722
12 km or 7.6 mi	Altrincham	$1849
15 km or 9.1 mi	Bury	$1592
17 km or 11 mi	Rochdale	$1776
19 km or 12 mi	Bolton	$1852
24 km or 15 mi	Macclesfield	$1802
26 km or 16 mi	Warrington	$2069
28 km or 17 mi	Wigan	$1659
34 km or 21 mi	Chorley	$1752
34 km or 21 mi	St Helens	$1529
35 km or 22 mi	Widnes	$1824
35 km or 22 mi	Blackburn	$1860
35 km or 22 mi	Runcorn	$1844
36 km or 22 mi	Burnley	$1493
36 km or 22 mi	Huddersfield	$1761
38 km or 23 mi	Halifax	$2098
39 km or 25 mi	Brighouse	$1898
42 km or 26 mi	Leek	$1780
43 km or 27 mi	Crewe	$1552
45 km or 28 mi	Preston	$1585
46 km or 29 mi	Dewsbury	$1776
48 km or 30 mi	Bradford	$1670
49 km or 30 mi	Batley	$1788
49 km or 30 mi	Ellesmere Port	$1853
49 km or 31 mi	Keighley	$1804
50 km or 31 mi	Bootle	$1789
51 km or 31 mi	Newcastle-under-Lyme	$1712
51 km or 32 mi	Barnsley	$1449
51 km or 32 mi	Liverpool	$1889
51 km or 32 mi	Sheffield	$1809
52 km or 32 mi	Stoke-on-Trent	$1614
52 km or 33 mi	Chester	$1957
53 km or 33 mi	Bebington	$1784
53 km or 33 mi	Birkenhead	$1797
53 km or 33 mi	Crosby	$1761

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