Melbourne vs Quebec City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Melbourne	Quebec City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2194	$1644
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5150	$3738
🏠 One person rent	$1216	$834
🏘️ Family rent	$1971	$1281
🍽️ Food expenses	$541	$540
🚐 Transport expenses	$296	$134
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3902	$2588
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	100	38
😀 Quality of life	100	86
🏙️ Population	5.03M	549K

The cost of living in Melbourne is 33% more expensive than in Quebec City. Cities ranked 1365th and 2883rd ($2194 vs $1644) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 110th 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 1.6 months in Quebec City. Melbourne ranked 1st best city to live in Australia vs Quebec City ranked 23rd in Canada, while ranked 1st and 310th 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	$14.2	$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$67.9	$62.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.78	$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.09	$5.58
☕ Cappuccino	$3.38	$3.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.54	$1.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1287	$790
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1014	$727
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2611	$1395
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1561	$1101
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$98.7	$52.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$150	$80
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$49.3	$41.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.24%	7.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6900	$8350
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5335	$3529
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.51	$2.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$117	$66.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.7	$22.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.39	$2.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.28	$3.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$4.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.68	$2.9
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.78	$13.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.79	$10.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.1	$13.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.2	$3.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.8	$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.91	$4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.93	$4.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.47	$2.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$2.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.93	$1.02
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.59	$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.5	$10.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.57	$2.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$29	$11.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.67	$6.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7	$2.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.2	$2.19
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.67	$1.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47.2	$39.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.1	$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.3	$78.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.2	$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$70.1	$59.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1683	$794
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19705	$6012

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Cities near Melbourne

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	South Yarra	$1620
24 km or 15 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1635
25 km or 16 mi	Tarneit	$1625
29 km or 18 mi	Dandenong	$1645
34 km or 21 mi	Sunbury	$1691
37 km or 23 mi	Melton	$1668
40 km or 25 mi	Frankston	$1671
41 km or 25 mi	Berwick	$1643
42 km or 26 mi	Cranbourne	$1600
54 km or 34 mi	Pakenham	$1654
65 km or 40 mi	Geelong	$1981
102 km or 64 mi	Ballarat	$1390
134 km or 83 mi	Bendigo	$1291
144 km or 90 mi	Traralgon	$1727
164 km or 102 mi	Shepparton	$1601
226 km or 140 mi	Warrnambool	$1631
367 km or 228 mi	Mount Gambier	$1701
369 km or 230 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1457
392 km or 244 mi	Devonport	$1768
404 km or 251 mi	Griffith	$1619
444 km or 276 mi	Launceston	$1651
466 km or 290 mi	Canberra	$2023
477 km or 296 mi	Mildura	$1691
546 km or 339 mi	Goulburn	$1616
597 km or 371 mi	Hobart	$2106
628 km or 390 mi	Orange	$1511
643 km or 399 mi	Bathurst	$1538
651 km or 405 mi	Wollongong	$1416
655 km or 407 mi	Adelaide	$1978
700 km or 435 mi	Blacktown	$1584
702 km or 436 mi	Dubbo	$1702
703 km or 437 mi	Parramatta	$2252
707 km or 440 mi	Kellyville	$1824
713 km or 443 mi	Sydney	$2539
728 km or 452 mi	Dee Why	$2099
822 km or 511 mi	Newcastle	$1448
891 km or 554 mi	Whyalla	$1795
1015 km or 631 mi	Port Macquarie	$1681
1021 km or 634 mi	Armidale	$1185
1123 km or 698 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1963

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