Mexico City vs Quebec City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mexico City Quebec City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1428
$1695
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3399
$3907
🏠 One person rent
$774
$873
🏘️ Family rent
$1379
$1435
🍽️ Food expenses
$431
$558
🚐 Transport expenses
$103
$129
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1028
$2900
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
93
38
😀 Quality of life
72
88
🏙️ Population
9.21M
549K

The cost of living in Mexico City is 16% less expensive than in Quebec City. Cities ranked 4274th and 3269th ($1428 vs $1695) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 113th in Mexico and Canada, respectively. Check Mexico vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Mexico City compared to 1.7 months in Quebec City. Mexico City ranked 1st best city to live in Mexico vs Quebec City ranked 28th in Canada, while ranked 3354th and 332nd 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
$11.7
$17.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$43.4
$59.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.2
$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.53
$5.49
☕ Cappuccino
$4.24
$3.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.8
$2.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1035
$863
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$623
$743
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1886
$1500
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1143
$1244
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.6
$61.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.1
$95
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.7
$44.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.35%
5.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3740
$8196
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2224
$2969
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$2.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.4
$71.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.19
$19.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.44
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.83
$2.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.4
$3.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$3.99
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.93
$3.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.89
$11.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.98
$4.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$4.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$2.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$2.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.87
$0.99
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.4
$1.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.8
$11.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.83
$3.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.92
$13.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.97
$6.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.47
$3.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.97
$2.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.84
$1.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.2
$39.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.33
$11.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$50.8
$81.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.3
$16
👖 Brand Jeans
$65.6
$58.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$113
$96.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$473
$719
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11420
$7052

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Cities near Mexico City

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi Naucalpan
$975
14 km or 8.7 mi Tlalnepantla
$1008
17 km or 10 mi Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl
$969
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Lopez Mateos
$1015
22 km or 14 mi Ecatepec de Morelos
$842
25 km or 16 mi Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo
$941
25 km or 16 mi Chicoloapan de Juarez
$1040
26 km or 16 mi Cuautitlan Izcalli
$880
29 km or 18 mi Texcoco de Mora
$982
30 km or 19 mi Tultepec
$917
31 km or 19 mi Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias
$1015
42 km or 26 mi Zumpango
$934
55 km or 34 mi Toluca
$986
56 km or 35 mi Cuernavaca
$887
60 km or 37 mi Jiutepec
$907
70 km or 44 mi Cuautla
$1032
89 km or 55 mi Pachuca
$771
93 km or 58 mi Atlixco
$987
105 km or 65 mi San Jose Villa de Allende
$971
106 km or 66 mi Puebla
$1075
107 km or 67 mi Taxco
$981
126 km or 79 mi Iguala
$1004
140 km or 87 mi San Juan del Rio
$1041
184 km or 114 mi Queretaro
$1241
192 km or 119 mi Teziutlan
$950
211 km or 131 mi Chilpancingo
$766
213 km or 132 mi Tehuacan
$926
214 km or 133 mi Celaya
$803
216 km or 134 mi Poza Rica
$928
217 km or 135 mi Morelia
$926
224 km or 139 mi Cortazar
$894
224 km or 139 mi Orizaba
$944
225 km or 140 mi Yuriria
$952
229 km or 143 mi Coatepec
$846
234 km or 145 mi Xalapa
$670
236 km or 146 mi San Miguel de Allende
$1469
239 km or 149 mi Cordoba
$962
250 km or 155 mi Salamanca
$950
269 km or 167 mi Irapuato
$910
281 km or 174 mi Zacapu
$1023

Cities near Quebec City

Distance City Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi Levis
$1685
80 km or 50 mi Thetford Mines
$1024
89 km or 55 mi Saint-Georges
$1466
102 km or 64 mi Victoriaville
$1265
114 km or 71 mi Trois-Rivieres
$1180
120 km or 74 mi Shawinigan
$1434
142 km or 88 mi Drummondville
$1399
166 km or 103 mi Sherbrooke
$1451
169 km or 105 mi Sorel-Tracy
$1589
170 km or 106 mi Riviere-du-Loup
$1506
178 km or 111 mi Saguenay
$1104
180 km or 112 mi Chicoutimi
$1254
187 km or 116 mi Magog
$1526
188 km or 117 mi Saint-Hyacinthe
$1642
192 km or 120 mi Joliette
$1458
195 km or 121 mi Alma
$1341
196 km or 122 mi Granby
$1142
201 km or 125 mi L'Assomption
$1723
206 km or 128 mi Beloeil
$1838
210 km or 131 mi Repentigny
$1846
211 km or 131 mi Varennes
$1861
212 km or 132 mi Sainte-Julie
$1891
217 km or 135 mi Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville
$1918
218 km or 135 mi Mascouche
$1852
218 km or 136 mi Boucherville
$1897
220 km or 136 mi Chambly
$1918
223 km or 138 mi Saint-Lin-Laurentides
$1800
223 km or 139 mi Terrebonne
$1907
227 km or 141 mi Longueuil
$1923
228 km or 142 mi Brossard
$2080
229 km or 142 mi Saint-Lambert
$1875
229 km or 143 mi Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu
$1857
231 km or 144 mi Montreal
$1928
234 km or 146 mi La Prairie
$1960
236 km or 146 mi Westmount
$1862
236 km or 146 mi Mount Royal
$1876
238 km or 148 mi Laval
$2047
238 km or 148 mi Candiac
$1940
241 km or 150 mi Cote-Saint-Luc
$1893
241 km or 150 mi Boisbriand
$1934