Mesa vs Quebec City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Mesa	Quebec City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2293	$1648
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5392	$3908
🏠 One person rent	$1358	$829
🏘️ Family rent	$2389	$1438
🍽️ Food expenses	$688	$564
🚐 Transport expenses	$87.1	$124
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4087	$2878
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	68	38
😀 Quality of life	88	87
🏙️ Population	504K	574K

The cost of living in Mesa is 39% more expensive than in Quebec City. Cities ranked 1311th and 3402nd ($2293 vs $1648) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1104th 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 1.8 months in Mesa compared to 1.7 months in Quebec City. Mesa ranked 93rd best city to live in the United States vs Quebec City ranked 21st in Canada, while ranked 304th and 327th 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	$18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.3	$66.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.4	$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6	$5.34
☕ Cappuccino	$5.93	$3.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.85	$1.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1336	$907
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1077	$680
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2471	$1526
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1979	$1247
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$151	$58.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$233	$89.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$78.1	$45.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.11%	4.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2959	$6977
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3476	$2884
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.02	$2.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$45.1	$71.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.7	$16.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.02	$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.9	$2.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.64	$3.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.03	$4.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.69	$3.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$11.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.2	$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.52	$4.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.92	$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.49	$3.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.11	$3.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.31	$2.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.23	$2.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.6	$0.96
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.44	$1.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.6	$11.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.45	$2.81
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.7	$15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.98	$6.78
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.26	$3.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.23	$2.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.09	$1.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.7	$37.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13	$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$112	$79.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$21.1	$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.9	$58.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$108	$95.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1190	$703
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15526	$8149

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Cities near Mesa

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi	Gilbert	$2378
10 km or 6.5 mi	Tempe	$2463
12 km or 7.7 mi	Scottsdale	$2509
12 km or 7.7 mi	Chandler	$2367
23 km or 14 mi	Fountain Hills	$2373
25 km or 15 mi	Queen Creek	$2988
26 km or 16 mi	Phoenix	$2423
26 km or 16 mi	Apache Junction	$2482
39 km or 24 mi	Glendale	$1974
42 km or 26 mi	Peoria	$2366
45 km or 28 mi	Maricopa	$2243
48 km or 30 mi	Avondale	$2365
49 km or 30 mi	Goodyear	$2343
51 km or 31 mi	El Mirage	$2296
55 km or 34 mi	Surprise	$2346
59 km or 37 mi	Florence	$2454
59 km or 37 mi	Casa Grande	$2374
71 km or 44 mi	Buckeye	$2318
132 km or 82 mi	Marana	$2089
136 km or 85 mi	Oro Valley	$2060
138 km or 86 mi	Prescott	$2321
140 km or 87 mi	Prescott Valley	$2312
141 km or 88 mi	Casas Adobes	$2011
157 km or 98 mi	Tucson	$1933
183 km or 114 mi	Sahuarita	$2070
199 km or 124 mi	Flagstaff	$2573
244 km or 152 mi	Nogales	$2153
247 km or 154 mi	Nogales	$771
254 km or 158 mi	Sierra Vista	$1654
257 km or 160 mi	Blythe	$2818
258 km or 160 mi	Lake Havasu	$2011
272 km or 169 mi	Yuma	$1767
283 km or 176 mi	Kingman	$1865
292 km or 182 mi	San Luis	$1924
293 km or 182 mi	San Luis Rio Colorado	$950
301 km or 187 mi	Caborca	$876
316 km or 196 mi	Agua Prieta	$863
316 km or 196 mi	Bullhead	$1835
348 km or 216 mi	Brawley	$2817
349 km or 217 mi	Mexicali	$994

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