Mesa vs Quebec City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Mesa	Quebec City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2416	$1791
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5566	$4030
🏠 One person rent	$1501	$919
🏘️ Family rent	$2684	$1392
🍽️ Food expenses	$669	$591
🚐 Transport expenses	$87	$142
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4509	$2544
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	67	39
😀 Quality of life	74	86
🏙️ Population	504K	549K

The cost of living in Mesa is 35% more expensive than in Quebec City. Cities ranked 891st and 2544th ($2416 vs $1791) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 790th and 95th 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 Mesa compared to 1.4 months in Quebec City. Mesa ranked 362nd best city to live in the United States vs Quebec City ranked 26th in Canada, while ranked 1361st and 316th 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	$18.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$74.9	$72.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.9	$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.33	$6.62
☕ Cappuccino	$5.6	$4.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.85	$2.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1562	$837
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1187	$788
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2498	$1444
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2329	$1178
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$151	$71.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$234	$110
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$87.4	$50.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.6%	7.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2902	$8764
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2944	$3034
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.99	$2.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$45.1	$69.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.6	$23.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.03	$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.93	$2.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.91	$3.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.96	$4.62
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.04	$3.01
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$14.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16	$11.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.8	$3.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.34	$4.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.62	$4.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.27	$2.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.77	$2.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.5	$1.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.3	$1.91
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.9	$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.72	$2.97
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.58	$10.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.2	$5.84
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.18	$3.19
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.9	$2.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.15	$1.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$59.3	$38.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12	$11.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$108	$82.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$23.7	$16
👖 Brand Jeans	$54.2	$70.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.9	$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1120	$850
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10345	$6253

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Cities near Mesa

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi	Gilbert	$2372
10 km or 6.5 mi	Tempe	$2430
12 km or 7.7 mi	Scottsdale	$2588
12 km or 7.7 mi	Chandler	$2414
23 km or 14 mi	Fountain Hills	$2352
25 km or 15 mi	Queen Creek	$2338
26 km or 16 mi	Phoenix	$2369
26 km or 16 mi	Apache Junction	$2342
39 km or 24 mi	Glendale	$1989
42 km or 26 mi	Peoria	$2201
45 km or 28 mi	Maricopa	$2291
48 km or 30 mi	Avondale	$2518
49 km or 30 mi	Goodyear	$2446
51 km or 31 mi	El Mirage	$2287
55 km or 34 mi	Surprise	$2339
59 km or 37 mi	Florence	$2324
59 km or 37 mi	Casa Grande	$2313
71 km or 44 mi	Buckeye	$2422
132 km or 82 mi	Marana	$2052
136 km or 85 mi	Oro Valley	$2040
138 km or 86 mi	Prescott	$2484
140 km or 87 mi	Prescott Valley	$2415
141 km or 88 mi	Casas Adobes	$2016
157 km or 98 mi	Tucson	$1954
183 km or 114 mi	Sahuarita	$2026
199 km or 124 mi	Flagstaff	$2268
244 km or 152 mi	Nogales	$1986
247 km or 154 mi	Nogales	$786
254 km or 158 mi	Sierra Vista	$1665
257 km or 160 mi	Blythe	$2638
258 km or 160 mi	Lake Havasu	$1999
272 km or 169 mi	Yuma	$1792
283 km or 176 mi	Kingman	$1886
292 km or 182 mi	San Luis	$1928
293 km or 182 mi	San Luis Rio Colorado	$840
301 km or 187 mi	Caborca	$758
316 km or 196 mi	Agua Prieta	$778
316 km or 196 mi	Bullhead	$1842
348 km or 216 mi	Brawley	$2643
349 km or 217 mi	Mexicali	$955

Cities near Quebec City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi	Levis	$1766
80 km or 50 mi	Thetford Mines	$1462
89 km or 55 mi	Saint-Georges	$1509
102 km or 64 mi	Victoriaville	$1211
114 km or 71 mi	Trois-Rivieres	$1082
120 km or 74 mi	Shawinigan	$1410
142 km or 88 mi	Drummondville	$1645
166 km or 103 mi	Sherbrooke	$1449
169 km or 105 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1624
170 km or 106 mi	Riviere-du-Loup	$1613
178 km or 111 mi	Saguenay	$1544
180 km or 112 mi	Chicoutimi	$1566
187 km or 116 mi	Magog	$1539
188 km or 117 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1657
192 km or 120 mi	Joliette	$1540
195 km or 121 mi	Alma	$1582
196 km or 122 mi	Granby	$1187
201 km or 125 mi	L'Assomption	$1740
206 km or 128 mi	Beloeil	$1836
210 km or 131 mi	Repentigny	$1823
211 km or 131 mi	Varennes	$1845
212 km or 132 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1884
217 km or 135 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1912
218 km or 135 mi	Mascouche	$1821
218 km or 136 mi	Boucherville	$1878
220 km or 136 mi	Chambly	$1901
223 km or 138 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1773
223 km or 139 mi	Terrebonne	$1849
227 km or 141 mi	Longueuil	$1896
228 km or 142 mi	Brossard	$2057
229 km or 142 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1873
229 km or 143 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1843
231 km or 144 mi	Montreal	$1954
234 km or 146 mi	La Prairie	$1960
236 km or 146 mi	Westmount	$1861
236 km or 146 mi	Mount Royal	$1871
238 km or 148 mi	Laval	$1996
238 km or 148 mi	Candiac	$1927
241 km or 150 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1890
241 km or 150 mi	Boisbriand	$1751