Melbourne vs Quebec City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Melbourne	Quebec City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2397	$1791
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5694	$4030
🏠 One person rent	$1344	$919
🏘️ Family rent	$2215	$1392
🍽️ Food expenses	$557	$591
🚐 Transport expenses	$345	$142
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4357	$2544
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	100	39
😀 Quality of life	100	86
🏙️ Population	5.03M	549K

The cost of living in Melbourne is 34% more expensive than in Quebec City. Cities ranked 923rd and 2544th ($2397 vs $1791) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 95th in Australia and Canada, respectively. Check Australia vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Melbourne compared to 1.4 months in Quebec City. Melbourne ranked 1st best city to live in Australia vs Quebec City ranked 26th in Canada, while ranked 1st and 316th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Melbourne vs Quebec City

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	Melbourne	Quebec City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.4	$18.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$62.1	$72.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.61	$6.62
☕ Cappuccino	$3.66	$4.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.82	$2.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1361	$837
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1146	$788
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2752	$1444
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1818	$1178
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$101	$71.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$156	$110
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$54	$50.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.33%	7.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7512	$8764
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5768	$3034
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.66	$2.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$126	$69.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.4	$23.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.36	$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.47	$2.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.64	$3.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$4.62
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.36	$3.01
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$14.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.57	$11.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.43	$3.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.79	$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$4.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.42	$4.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$2.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$2.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.98	$1.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.61	$1.91
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.7	$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.74	$2.97
🚬 Cigarette pack	$26.8	$10.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.82	$5.84
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.97	$3.19
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.51	$2.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4	$1.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$52.8	$38.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.4	$11.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$56.2	$82.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$23.1	$16
👖 Brand Jeans	$81.3	$70.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$115	$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1974	$850
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21306	$6253

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Cities near Melbourne

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	South Yarra	$1758
24 km or 15 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1767
25 km or 16 mi	Tarneit	$1757
29 km or 18 mi	Dandenong	$1876
34 km or 21 mi	Sunbury	$1822
37 km or 23 mi	Melton	$1795
40 km or 25 mi	Frankston	$1799
41 km or 25 mi	Berwick	$1800
42 km or 26 mi	Cranbourne	$1738
54 km or 34 mi	Pakenham	$1805
65 km or 40 mi	Geelong	$1892
102 km or 64 mi	Ballarat	$1357
134 km or 83 mi	Bendigo	$1397
144 km or 90 mi	Traralgon	$1829
164 km or 102 mi	Shepparton	$1717
226 km or 140 mi	Warrnambool	$1697
367 km or 228 mi	Mount Gambier	$1788
369 km or 230 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1628
392 km or 244 mi	Devonport	$1900
404 km or 251 mi	Griffith	$1746
444 km or 276 mi	Launceston	$1798
466 km or 290 mi	Canberra	$2393
477 km or 296 mi	Mildura	$1816
546 km or 339 mi	Goulburn	$1748
597 km or 371 mi	Hobart	$2265
628 km or 390 mi	Orange	$1500
643 km or 399 mi	Bathurst	$1674
651 km or 405 mi	Wollongong	$1532
655 km or 407 mi	Adelaide	$2246
700 km or 435 mi	Blacktown	$1732
702 km or 436 mi	Dubbo	$1815
703 km or 437 mi	Parramatta	$2472
707 km or 440 mi	Kellyville	$1997
713 km or 443 mi	Sydney	$2801
728 km or 452 mi	Dee Why	$2286
822 km or 511 mi	Newcastle	$1833
891 km or 554 mi	Whyalla	$2013
1015 km or 631 mi	Port Macquarie	$1661
1021 km or 634 mi	Armidale	$1289
1123 km or 698 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1913

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