Manchester vs Quebec City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Manchester	Quebec City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2071	$1644
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5081	$3738
🏠 One person rent	$1241	$834
🏘️ Family rent	$2185	$1281
🍽️ Food expenses	$510	$540
🚐 Transport expenses	$179	$134
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2923	$2588
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	91	38
😀 Quality of life	92	86
🏙️ Population	548K	549K

The cost of living in Manchester is 26% more expensive than in Quebec City. Cities ranked 1662nd and 2883rd ($2071 vs $1644) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 46th and 110th 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 1.6 months in Quebec City. Manchester ranked 13th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Quebec City ranked 23rd in Canada, while ranked 85th and 310th 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	$16.7	$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$73.9	$62.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.7	$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.16	$5.58
☕ Cappuccino	$4.46	$3.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.46	$1.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1351	$790
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$936	$727
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2179	$1395
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1788	$1101
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$186	$52.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$283	$80
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$35.9	$41.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.9%	7.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5330	$8350
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3723	$3529
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.54	$2.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$110	$66.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.9	$22.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.94	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.49	$2.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.46	$3.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$4.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.85	$2.9
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$13.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.71	$10.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.9	$13.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.04	$3.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.5	$4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$4.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$2.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$2.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$1.02
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.58	$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.3	$10.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.45	$2.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$16.6	$11.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.03	$6.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.47	$2.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.35	$2.19
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.79	$1.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.2	$39.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.5	$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$84.8	$78.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.6	$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$86.9	$59.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1818	$794
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19551	$6012

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Cities near Manchester

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Salford	$1948
5.3 km or 3.3 mi	Droylsden	$1800
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Stretford	$1874
7.5 km or 4.7 mi	Sale	$1845
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Ashton-under-Lyne	$1720
12 km or 7.2 mi	Oldham	$1602
12 km or 7.6 mi	Altrincham	$1788
15 km or 9.1 mi	Bury	$1806
17 km or 11 mi	Rochdale	$1672
19 km or 12 mi	Bolton	$1806
24 km or 15 mi	Macclesfield	$1720
26 km or 16 mi	Warrington	$1962
28 km or 17 mi	Wigan	$1574
34 km or 21 mi	Chorley	$1675
34 km or 21 mi	St Helens	$1497
35 km or 22 mi	Widnes	$1753
35 km or 22 mi	Blackburn	$1686
35 km or 22 mi	Runcorn	$1762
36 km or 22 mi	Burnley	$1376
36 km or 22 mi	Huddersfield	$1680
38 km or 23 mi	Halifax	$1793
39 km or 25 mi	Brighouse	$1737
42 km or 26 mi	Leek	$1686
43 km or 27 mi	Crewe	$1486
45 km or 28 mi	Preston	$1456
46 km or 29 mi	Dewsbury	$1693
48 km or 30 mi	Bradford	$1598
49 km or 30 mi	Batley	$1707
49 km or 30 mi	Ellesmere Port	$1774
49 km or 31 mi	Keighley	$1680
50 km or 31 mi	Bootle	$1706
51 km or 31 mi	Newcastle-under-Lyme	$1465
51 km or 32 mi	Barnsley	$1401
51 km or 32 mi	Liverpool	$1774
51 km or 32 mi	Sheffield	$1764
52 km or 32 mi	Stoke-on-Trent	$1552
52 km or 33 mi	Chester	$1897
53 km or 33 mi	Bebington	$1710
53 km or 33 mi	Birkenhead	$1697
53 km or 33 mi	Crosby	$1681

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