Memphis vs Quebec City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Memphis	Quebec City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1917	$1648
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4608	$3908
🏠 One person rent	$1113	$829
🏘️ Family rent	$1707	$1438
🍽️ Food expenses	$568	$564
🚐 Transport expenses	$89.1	$124
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3719	$2878
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	66	38
😀 Quality of life	87	87
🏙️ Population	633K	574K

The cost of living in Memphis is 16% more expensive than in Quebec City. Cities ranked 2305th and 3402nd ($1917 vs $1648) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1739th and 116th 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 1.9 months in Memphis compared to 1.7 months in Quebec City. Memphis ranked 96th best city to live in the United States vs Quebec City ranked 21st in Canada, while ranked 311th and 327th 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	$16.6	$18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.2	$66.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.9	$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.76	$5.34
☕ Cappuccino	$5.23	$3.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.3	$1.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1107	$907
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$892	$680
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1660	$1526
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1418	$1247
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$112	$58.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$175	$89.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65.6	$45.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.01%	4.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1785	$6977
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1360	$2884
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1	$2.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$49.5	$71.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.6	$16.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.86	$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$2.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.63	$3.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.24	$4.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.9	$3.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.32	$11.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.5	$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.26	$4.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.84	$3.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.64	$3.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$2.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.51	$2.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.58	$0.96
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.16	$1.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.6	$11.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.08	$2.81
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.79	$15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.17	$6.78
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.97	$3.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.1	$2.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.32	$1.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$29.6	$37.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.5	$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$132	$79.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.7	$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$44	$58.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$78.5	$95.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1698	$703
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27334	$8149

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Cities near Memphis

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi	Germantown	$2405
17 km or 10 mi	Bartlett	$2185
17 km or 10 mi	Southaven	$1891
19 km or 12 mi	Horn Lake	$1979
19 km or 12 mi	West Memphis	$1888
21 km or 13 mi	Olive Branch	$2058
27 km or 17 mi	Collierville	$2300
38 km or 24 mi	Atoka	$2171
94 km or 58 mi	Oxford	$1985
103 km or 64 mi	Jonesboro	$1782
115 km or 71 mi	Paragould	$1890
116 km or 72 mi	Dyersburg	$2079
119 km or 74 mi	Jackson	$1838
149 km or 92 mi	Tupelo	$1588
161 km or 100 mi	Searcy	$1829
187 km or 116 mi	Poplar Bluff	$1534
187 km or 116 mi	Cabot	$1638
197 km or 123 mi	Jacksonville	$1816
207 km or 128 mi	Sherwood	$1883
212 km or 132 mi	Starkville	$1525
213 km or 132 mi	Pine Bluff	$1862
213 km or 132 mi	North Little Rock	$1922
213 km or 132 mi	Florence	$1427
215 km or 134 mi	Greenville	$1940
219 km or 136 mi	Little Rock	$1868
223 km or 139 mi	Murray	$1818
226 km or 140 mi	Conway	$1756
230 km or 143 mi	Columbus	$1749
245 km or 153 mi	Benton	$1968
247 km or 153 mi	Cape Girardeau	$1725
249 km or 154 mi	Paducah	$1686
271 km or 168 mi	Columbia	$2027
276 km or 172 mi	Athens	$1812
279 km or 173 mi	Decatur	$1666
283 km or 176 mi	Clarksville	$2074
286 km or 178 mi	Spring Hill	$2291
288 km or 179 mi	Russellville	$1429
290 km or 180 mi	Hot Springs	$1427
295 km or 183 mi	Hopkinsville	$1829
296 km or 184 mi	Franklin	$2809

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