Mexico City vs Quebec City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mexico City Quebec City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1288
$1658
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3248
$3837
🏠 One person rent
$663
$840
🏘️ Family rent
$1322
$1268
🍽️ Food expenses
$407
$551
🚐 Transport expenses
$105
$129
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$819
$2472
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
90
39
😀 Quality of life
66
87
🏙️ Population
9.21M
549K

The cost of living in Mexico City is 22% less expensive than in Quebec City. Cities ranked 4206th and 2827th ($1288 vs $1658) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 109th in Mexico and Canada, respectively. Check Mexico vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Mexico City compared to 1.5 months in Quebec City. Mexico City ranked 1st best city to live in Mexico vs Quebec City ranked 18th in Canada, while ranked 4184th and 204th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mexico City vs Quebec City

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Mexico City Quebec City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.1
$15.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$46.4
$67.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.85
$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.87
$6.4
☕ Cappuccino
$3.86
$4.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.25
$2.2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$928
$793
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$520
$689
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1792
$1298
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1104
$1046
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.7
$78.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.7
$120
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.1
$50.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.98%
7.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3145
$10641
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2277
$3317
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$2.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.9
$68.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.07
$19.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.4
$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.64
$2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.14
$2.35
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$4.07
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.67
$2.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$14.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.59
$10.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.01
$3.68
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$1.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$4.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$4.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$2.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$2.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$1.14
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.02
$1.91
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.2
$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$2.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.34
$9.86
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.09
$6.03
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.53
$3.37
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.61
$2.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.81
$1.97
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.7
$34.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.6
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$45.4
$82.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.1
$16
👖 Brand Jeans
$65.3
$83.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$94.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$426
$1142
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10204
$6211

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Cities near Mexico City

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi Naucalpan
$905
14 km or 8.7 mi Tlalnepantla
$887
17 km or 10 mi Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl
$828
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Lopez Mateos
$1009
22 km or 14 mi Ecatepec de Morelos
$904
25 km or 16 mi Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo
$874
25 km or 16 mi Chicoloapan de Juarez
$924
26 km or 16 mi Cuautitlan Izcalli
$816
29 km or 18 mi Texcoco de Mora
$899
30 km or 19 mi Tultepec
$861
31 km or 19 mi Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias
$910
42 km or 26 mi Zumpango
$875
55 km or 34 mi Toluca
$781
56 km or 35 mi Cuernavaca
$767
60 km or 37 mi Jiutepec
$804
70 km or 44 mi Cuautla
$927
89 km or 55 mi Pachuca
$826
93 km or 58 mi Atlixco
$915
105 km or 65 mi San Jose Villa de Allende
$856
106 km or 66 mi Puebla
$1066
107 km or 67 mi Taxco
$853
126 km or 79 mi Iguala
$851
140 km or 87 mi San Juan del Rio
$913
184 km or 114 mi Queretaro
$996
192 km or 119 mi Teziutlan
$810
211 km or 131 mi Chilpancingo
$702
213 km or 132 mi Tehuacan
$596
214 km or 133 mi Celaya
$682
216 km or 134 mi Poza Rica
$768
217 km or 135 mi Morelia
$765
224 km or 139 mi Cortazar
$774
224 km or 139 mi Orizaba
$833
225 km or 140 mi Yuriria
$812
229 km or 143 mi Coatepec
$779
234 km or 145 mi Xalapa
$662
236 km or 146 mi San Miguel de Allende
$1384
239 km or 149 mi Cordoba
$853
250 km or 155 mi Salamanca
$707
269 km or 167 mi Irapuato
$763
281 km or 174 mi Zacapu
$881

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