Melbourne vs Quebec City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Melbourne	Quebec City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2543	$1648
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6242	$3908
🏠 One person rent	$1414	$829
🏘️ Family rent	$2478	$1438
🍽️ Food expenses	$607	$564
🚐 Transport expenses	$361	$124
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4489	$2878
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	100	38
😀 Quality of life	100	87
🏙️ Population	5.35M	574K

The cost of living in Melbourne is 54% more expensive than in Quebec City. Cities ranked 829th and 3402nd ($2543 vs $1648) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 116th 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 1.7 months in Quebec City. Melbourne ranked 1st best city to live in Australia vs Quebec City ranked 21st in Canada, while ranked 1st and 327th 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	$15.5	$18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$67.1	$66.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12	$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.51	$5.34
☕ Cappuccino	$4.02	$3.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.15	$1.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1557	$907
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1162	$680
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2836	$1526
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2092	$1247
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$122	$58.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$186	$89.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51.2	$45.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.58%	4.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6978	$6977
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6027	$2884
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.85	$2.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$140	$71.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.7	$16.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.42	$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.67	$2.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.67	$3.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$4.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.94	$3.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.76	$11.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15	$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.92	$4.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.2	$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.2	$3.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.07	$3.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$2.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$2.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.19	$0.96
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.68	$1.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.3	$11.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.54	$2.81
🚬 Cigarette pack	$26	$15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.16	$6.78
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.98	$3.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.14	$2.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.17	$1.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.5	$37.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.4	$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$56.8	$79.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$28	$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.1	$58.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$123	$95.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2326	$703
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22313	$8149

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Cities near Melbourne

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	South Yarra	$1834
24 km or 15 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1847
25 km or 16 mi	Tarneit	$1813
29 km or 18 mi	Dandenong	$1913
34 km or 21 mi	Sunbury	$1933
37 km or 23 mi	Melton	$1896
40 km or 25 mi	Frankston	$1889
41 km or 25 mi	Berwick	$1915
42 km or 26 mi	Cranbourne	$1810
54 km or 34 mi	Pakenham	$1936
65 km or 40 mi	Geelong	$2179
102 km or 64 mi	Ballarat	$1606
134 km or 83 mi	Bendigo	$1493
144 km or 90 mi	Traralgon	$2000
164 km or 102 mi	Shepparton	$1816
226 km or 140 mi	Warrnambool	$1876
367 km or 228 mi	Mount Gambier	$1880
369 km or 230 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1608
392 km or 244 mi	Devonport	$1868
404 km or 251 mi	Griffith	$1825
444 km or 276 mi	Launceston	$1728
466 km or 290 mi	Canberra	$2258
477 km or 296 mi	Mildura	$1905
546 km or 339 mi	Goulburn	$1795
597 km or 371 mi	Hobart	$2364
628 km or 390 mi	Orange	$1460
643 km or 399 mi	Bathurst	$1701
651 km or 405 mi	Wollongong	$1695
655 km or 407 mi	Adelaide	$2355
700 km or 435 mi	Blacktown	$1709
702 km or 436 mi	Dubbo	$1855
703 km or 437 mi	Parramatta	$2481
707 km or 440 mi	Kellyville	$2040
713 km or 443 mi	Sydney	$2844
728 km or 452 mi	Dee Why	$2354
822 km or 511 mi	Newcastle	$1995
891 km or 554 mi	Whyalla	$2133
1015 km or 631 mi	Port Macquarie	$1786
1021 km or 634 mi	Armidale	$1273
1123 km or 698 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2132

Cities near Quebec City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi	Levis	$1638
80 km or 50 mi	Thetford Mines	$1002
89 km or 55 mi	Saint-Georges	$1457
102 km or 64 mi	Victoriaville	$1238
114 km or 71 mi	Trois-Rivieres	$1219
120 km or 74 mi	Shawinigan	$1441
142 km or 88 mi	Drummondville	$1365
166 km or 103 mi	Sherbrooke	$1421
169 km or 105 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1575
170 km or 106 mi	Riviere-du-Loup	$1504
178 km or 111 mi	Saguenay	$1122
180 km or 112 mi	Chicoutimi	$1289
187 km or 116 mi	Magog	$1533
188 km or 117 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1675
192 km or 120 mi	Joliette	$1421
195 km or 121 mi	Alma	$1384
196 km or 122 mi	Granby	$1199
201 km or 125 mi	L'Assomption	$1702
206 km or 128 mi	Beloeil	$1816
210 km or 131 mi	Repentigny	$1817
211 km or 131 mi	Varennes	$1829
212 km or 132 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1875
217 km or 135 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1892
218 km or 135 mi	Mascouche	$1828
218 km or 136 mi	Boucherville	$1861
220 km or 136 mi	Chambly	$1892
223 km or 138 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1772
223 km or 139 mi	Terrebonne	$1863
227 km or 141 mi	Longueuil	$1874
228 km or 142 mi	Brossard	$2051
229 km or 142 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1856
229 km or 143 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1850
231 km or 144 mi	Montreal	$1901
234 km or 146 mi	La Prairie	$1937
236 km or 146 mi	Westmount	$1828
236 km or 146 mi	Mount Royal	$1852
238 km or 148 mi	Laval	$2058
238 km or 148 mi	Candiac	$1921
241 km or 150 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1870
241 km or 150 mi	Boisbriand	$1913