Memphis vs Quebec City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Memphis	Quebec City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1769	$1658
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4344	$3837
🏠 One person rent	$1037	$840
🏘️ Family rent	$1681	$1268
🍽️ Food expenses	$513	$551
🚐 Transport expenses	$71.2	$129
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4085	$2472
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	67	39
😀 Quality of life	89	87
🏙️ Population	633K	549K

The cost of living in Memphis is 7% more expensive than in Quebec City. Cities ranked 2436th and 2827th ($1769 vs $1658) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1929th and 109th in the United States and Canada, respectively. Check the United States vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.3 months in Memphis compared to 1.5 months in Quebec City. Memphis ranked 39th best city to live in the United States vs Quebec City ranked 18th in Canada, while ranked 173rd and 204th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Memphis vs Quebec City

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	Memphis	Quebec City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$13.7	$15.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$57.5	$67.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.3	$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.81	$6.4
☕ Cappuccino	$4.73	$4.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.11	$2.2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$893	$793
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$822	$689
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1585	$1298
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1364	$1046
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$135	$78.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$207	$120
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65.8	$50.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.6%	7.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1364	$10641
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1361	$3317
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.26	$2.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$24.4	$68.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.5	$19.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.83	$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.94	$2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.12	$2.35
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.09	$4.07
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.57	$2.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.79	$14.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.94	$10.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.8	$17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.35	$3.68
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$1.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.75	$4.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.4	$4.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.25	$2.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.09	$2.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.27	$1.14
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.93	$1.91
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.3	$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.83	$2.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.65	$9.86
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.07	$6.03
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5	$3.37
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.09	$2.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.34	$1.97
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$28.5	$34.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.6	$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$130	$82.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.5	$16
👖 Brand Jeans	$45.7	$83.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$81.1	$94.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1447	$1142
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27049	$6211

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Cities near Memphis

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi	Germantown	$1841
17 km or 10 mi	Bartlett	$1834
17 km or 10 mi	Southaven	$2153
19 km or 12 mi	Horn Lake	$2138
19 km or 12 mi	West Memphis	$1830
21 km or 13 mi	Olive Branch	$2151
27 km or 17 mi	Collierville	$1842
38 km or 24 mi	Atoka	$1867
94 km or 58 mi	Oxford	$2187
103 km or 64 mi	Jonesboro	$1715
115 km or 71 mi	Paragould	$1827
116 km or 72 mi	Dyersburg	$1972
119 km or 74 mi	Jackson	$1785
149 km or 92 mi	Tupelo	$2117
161 km or 100 mi	Searcy	$1864
187 km or 116 mi	Poplar Bluff	$1800
187 km or 116 mi	Cabot	$1915
197 km or 123 mi	Jacksonville	$1985
207 km or 128 mi	Sherwood	$2038
212 km or 132 mi	Starkville	$1650
213 km or 132 mi	Pine Bluff	$1875
213 km or 132 mi	North Little Rock	$2074
213 km or 132 mi	Florence	$1313
215 km or 134 mi	Greenville	$2030
219 km or 136 mi	Little Rock	$2075
223 km or 139 mi	Murray	$1817
226 km or 140 mi	Conway	$1819
230 km or 143 mi	Columbus	$1834
245 km or 153 mi	Benton	$1888
247 km or 153 mi	Cape Girardeau	$1460
249 km or 154 mi	Paducah	$1742
271 km or 168 mi	Columbia	$1968
276 km or 172 mi	Athens	$2123
279 km or 173 mi	Decatur	$2045
283 km or 176 mi	Clarksville	$1987
286 km or 178 mi	Spring Hill	$2534
288 km or 179 mi	Russellville	$1534
290 km or 180 mi	Hot Springs	$1368
295 km or 183 mi	Hopkinsville	$1766
296 km or 184 mi	Franklin	$2300

Cities near Quebec City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi	Levis	$1653
80 km or 50 mi	Thetford Mines	$1529
89 km or 55 mi	Saint-Georges	$1560
102 km or 64 mi	Victoriaville	$1342
114 km or 71 mi	Trois-Rivieres	$1053
120 km or 74 mi	Shawinigan	$1379
142 km or 88 mi	Drummondville	$1588
166 km or 103 mi	Sherbrooke	$1468
169 km or 105 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1558
170 km or 106 mi	Riviere-du-Loup	$1567
178 km or 111 mi	Saguenay	$1585
180 km or 112 mi	Chicoutimi	$1587
187 km or 116 mi	Magog	$1539
188 km or 117 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1626
192 km or 120 mi	Joliette	$1397
195 km or 121 mi	Alma	$1586
196 km or 122 mi	Granby	$1158
201 km or 125 mi	L'Assomption	$1659
206 km or 128 mi	Beloeil	$1816
210 km or 131 mi	Repentigny	$1783
211 km or 131 mi	Varennes	$1835
212 km or 132 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1874
217 km or 135 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1924
218 km or 135 mi	Mascouche	$1772
218 km or 136 mi	Boucherville	$1882
220 km or 136 mi	Chambly	$1906
223 km or 138 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1705
223 km or 139 mi	Terrebonne	$1820
227 km or 141 mi	Longueuil	$1962
228 km or 142 mi	Brossard	$2105
229 km or 142 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1869
229 km or 143 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1847
231 km or 144 mi	Montreal	$1821
234 km or 146 mi	La Prairie	$1949
236 km or 146 mi	Westmount	$1808
236 km or 146 mi	Mount Royal	$1821
238 km or 148 mi	Laval	$1874
238 km or 148 mi	Candiac	$1912
241 km or 150 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1840
241 km or 150 mi	Boisbriand	$1813