Mesa vs Quebec City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Mesa	Quebec City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2413	$1644
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5513	$3738
🏠 One person rent	$1527	$834
🏘️ Family rent	$2684	$1281
🍽️ Food expenses	$647	$540
🚐 Transport expenses	$86.6	$134
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4154	$2588
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	67	38
😀 Quality of life	73	86
🏙️ Population	504K	549K

The cost of living in Mesa is 47% more expensive than in Quebec City. Cities ranked 933rd and 2883rd ($2413 vs $1644) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 854th and 110th 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 1.7 months in Mesa compared to 1.6 months in Quebec City. Mesa ranked 422nd best city to live in the United States vs Quebec City ranked 23rd in Canada, while ranked 1561st and 310th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mesa vs Quebec City

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	Mesa	Quebec City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.1	$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$74.5	$62.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12	$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.99	$5.58
☕ Cappuccino	$5.74	$3.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.67	$1.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1564	$790
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1217	$727
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2503	$1395
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2321	$1101
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$156	$52.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$243	$80
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$84	$41.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.5%	7.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2947	$8350
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3478	$3529
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.01	$2.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$44.9	$66.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.7	$22.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.97	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$2.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.18	$3.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.08	$4.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.22	$2.9
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$13.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$10.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15	$13.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.68	$3.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.94	$4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.58	$4.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.03	$2.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$2.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.48	$1.02
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.41	$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.6	$10.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.13	$2.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.48	$11.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.79	$6.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.21	$2.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.14	$2.19
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.09	$1.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42	$39.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.9	$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$112	$78.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.8	$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.3	$59.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.3	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1121	$794
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12523	$6012

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Cities near Mesa

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi	Gilbert	$2417
10 km or 6.5 mi	Tempe	$2423
12 km or 7.7 mi	Scottsdale	$2524
12 km or 7.7 mi	Chandler	$2306
23 km or 14 mi	Fountain Hills	$2353
25 km or 15 mi	Queen Creek	$2353
26 km or 16 mi	Phoenix	$2395
26 km or 16 mi	Apache Junction	$2342
39 km or 24 mi	Glendale	$1979
42 km or 26 mi	Peoria	$2342
45 km or 28 mi	Maricopa	$2281
48 km or 30 mi	Avondale	$2525
49 km or 30 mi	Goodyear	$2468
51 km or 31 mi	El Mirage	$2304
55 km or 34 mi	Surprise	$2328
59 km or 37 mi	Florence	$2319
59 km or 37 mi	Casa Grande	$2296
71 km or 44 mi	Buckeye	$2388
132 km or 82 mi	Marana	$2073
136 km or 85 mi	Oro Valley	$2056
138 km or 86 mi	Prescott	$2466
140 km or 87 mi	Prescott Valley	$2423
141 km or 88 mi	Casas Adobes	$2027
157 km or 98 mi	Tucson	$1957
183 km or 114 mi	Sahuarita	$2037
199 km or 124 mi	Flagstaff	$2543
244 km or 152 mi	Nogales	$2077
247 km or 154 mi	Nogales	$830
254 km or 158 mi	Sierra Vista	$1638
257 km or 160 mi	Blythe	$2763
258 km or 160 mi	Lake Havasu	$2013
272 km or 169 mi	Yuma	$1815
283 km or 176 mi	Kingman	$1926
292 km or 182 mi	San Luis	$1947
293 km or 182 mi	San Luis Rio Colorado	$823
301 km or 187 mi	Caborca	$788
316 km or 196 mi	Agua Prieta	$791
316 km or 196 mi	Bullhead	$1852
348 km or 216 mi	Brawley	$2729
349 km or 217 mi	Mexicali	$913

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