Medina vs Quebec City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Medina	Quebec City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1215	$1644
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2317	$3738
🏠 One person rent	$696	$834
🏘️ Family rent	$765	$1281
🍽️ Food expenses	$319	$540
🚐 Transport expenses	$111	$134
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1546	$2588
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	20	38
😀 Quality of life	66	86
🏙️ Population	1.41M	549K

The cost of living in Medina is 26% less expensive than in Quebec City. Cities ranked 4439th and 2883rd ($1215 vs $1644) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 110th in Saudi Arabia and Canada, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Medina compared to 1.6 months in Quebec City. Medina ranked 4th best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Quebec City ranked 23rd in Canada, while ranked 3899th and 310th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Medina vs Quebec City

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	Medina	Quebec City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.65	$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$37.2	$62.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.01	$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.46	$5.58
☕ Cappuccino	$2.76	$3.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.75	$1.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$338	$790
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$503	$727
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$715	$1395
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$413	$1101
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$124	$52.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$189	$80
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$102	$41.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.02%	7.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3743	$8350
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1120	$3529
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.07	$2.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$37.3	$66.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.8	$22.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.62	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.48	$2.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.95	$3.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$4.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.11	$2.9
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.63	$13.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.81	$10.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$13.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$3.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$4.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$2.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$2.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.49	$1.02
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.85	$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$1.34	$10.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.69	$2.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.48	$11.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.25	$6.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.95	$2.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.34	$2.19
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.18	$1.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$75.9	$39.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.3	$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$26.1	$78.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.77	$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$37.2	$59.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$66.6	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$290	$794
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7421	$6012

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Cities near Medina

Distance	City	Cost of living
168 km or 104 mi	Yanbu	$829
328 km or 204 mi	Jeddah	$1146
339 km or 211 mi	Mecca	$979
378 km or 235 mi	Al Wajh	$961
398 km or 247 mi	Ha'il	$846
422 km or 262 mi	Ar Rass	$861
477 km or 296 mi	Unaizah	$969
531 km or 330 mi	Tabuk	$1078
585 km or 363 mi	Bisha	$905
593 km or 368 mi	Port Sudan	$1003
595 km or 370 mi	Dumat al-Jandal	$798
615 km or 382 mi	Sakakah	$781
650 km or 404 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$464
657 km or 408 mi	Hurghada	$342
661 km or 411 mi	Bareq	$902
675 km or 419 mi	El Gouna	$336
676 km or 420 mi	Dahab	$381
680 km or 423 mi	Aswan	$329
714 km or 444 mi	Luxor	$335
717 km or 446 mi	Qena	$362
719 km or 447 mi	Riyadh	$1637
723 km or 449 mi	Aqaba	$809
729 km or 453 mi	Eilat	$1577
742 km or 461 mi	Ma'an	$793
757 km or 470 mi	Abha	$910
758 km or 471 mi	As Sulayyil	$1041
810 km or 503 mi	Tafilah	$646
827 km or 514 mi	Sohag	$360
839 km or 522 mi	Al-Karak	$710
861 km or 535 mi	Dimona	$1716
870 km or 540 mi	Arad	$1680
890 km or 553 mi	Beersheba	$1471
896 km or 557 mi	Asyut	$290
901 km or 560 mi	Hebron	$762
902 km or 561 mi	Dura	$813
902 km or 561 mi	Ofakim	$1684
905 km or 562 mi	Rahat	$1686
906 km or 563 mi	Amman	$994
907 km or 564 mi	Najran	$937
913 km or 567 mi	Bethlehem	$905

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