Mexico City vs Quebec City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mexico City Quebec City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1190
$1791
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3028
$4030
🏠 One person rent
$611
$919
🏘️ Family rent
$1253
$1392
🍽️ Food expenses
$376
$591
🚐 Transport expenses
$92.2
$142
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$740
$2544
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
90
39
😀 Quality of life
68
86
🏙️ Population
9.21M
549K

The cost of living in Mexico City is 34% less expensive than in Quebec City. Cities ranked 4630th and 2544th ($1190 vs $1791) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 95th 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 1.4 months in Quebec City. Mexico City ranked 1st best city to live in Mexico vs Quebec City ranked 26th in Canada, while ranked 3360th and 316th 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
$10.3
$18.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$45.2
$72.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.05
$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.69
$6.62
☕ Cappuccino
$3.61
$4.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.08
$2.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$838
$837
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$489
$788
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1747
$1444
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1045
$1178
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$27.7
$71.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.9
$110
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.4
$50.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.25%
7.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2781
$8764
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2233
$3034
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.31
$2.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.1
$69.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.65
$23.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.24
$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.44
$2.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.12
$3.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$4.62
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.39
$3.01
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.69
$14.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.51
$11.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$3.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$4.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$4.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$2.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$2.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$1.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.85
$1.91
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.5
$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.59
$2.97
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.82
$10.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.01
$5.84
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.04
$3.19
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.29
$2.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.47
$1.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$61
$38.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.09
$11.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$53.8
$82.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.9
$16
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.6
$70.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.2
$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$396
$850
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8550
$6253

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Cities near Mexico City

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi Naucalpan
$835
14 km or 8.7 mi Tlalnepantla
$783
17 km or 10 mi Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl
$723
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Lopez Mateos
$884
22 km or 14 mi Ecatepec de Morelos
$734
25 km or 16 mi Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo
$775
25 km or 16 mi Chicoloapan de Juarez
$835
26 km or 16 mi Cuautitlan Izcalli
$731
29 km or 18 mi Texcoco de Mora
$794
30 km or 19 mi Tultepec
$757
31 km or 19 mi Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias
$816
42 km or 26 mi Zumpango
$772
55 km or 34 mi Toluca
$844
56 km or 35 mi Cuernavaca
$729
60 km or 37 mi Jiutepec
$734
70 km or 44 mi Cuautla
$843
89 km or 55 mi Pachuca
$704
93 km or 58 mi Atlixco
$811
105 km or 65 mi San Jose Villa de Allende
$792
106 km or 66 mi Puebla
$939
107 km or 67 mi Taxco
$789
126 km or 79 mi Iguala
$797
140 km or 87 mi San Juan del Rio
$828
184 km or 114 mi Queretaro
$941
192 km or 119 mi Teziutlan
$763
211 km or 131 mi Chilpancingo
$623
213 km or 132 mi Tehuacan
$504
214 km or 133 mi Celaya
$601
216 km or 134 mi Poza Rica
$660
217 km or 135 mi Morelia
$748
224 km or 139 mi Cortazar
$691
224 km or 139 mi Orizaba
$723
225 km or 140 mi Yuriria
$729
229 km or 143 mi Coatepec
$694
234 km or 145 mi Xalapa
$589
236 km or 146 mi San Miguel de Allende
$1223
239 km or 149 mi Cordoba
$759
250 km or 155 mi Salamanca
$659
269 km or 167 mi Irapuato
$674
281 km or 174 mi Zacapu
$709

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