Mexico City vs Quebec City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Mexico City	Quebec City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1475	$1648
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3516	$3908
🏠 One person rent	$792	$829
🏘️ Family rent	$1397	$1438
🍽️ Food expenses	$447	$564
🚐 Transport expenses	$107	$124
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1122	$2878
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	93	38
😀 Quality of life	73	87
🏙️ Population	9.21M	574K

The cost of living in Mexico City is 11% less expensive than in Quebec City. Cities ranked 4074th and 3402nd ($1475 vs $1648) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 116th in Mexico and Canada, respectively. Check Mexico vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 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 21st in Canada, while ranked 2482nd and 327th 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	$11.6	$18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$44	$66.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.62	$5.34
☕ Cappuccino	$4.18	$3.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.71	$1.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1061	$907
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$634	$680
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1959	$1526
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1139	$1247
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$40.1	$58.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60.6	$89.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.2	$45.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.41%	4.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3972	$6977
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2110	$2884
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$2.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$24.7	$71.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.69	$16.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.49	$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.82	$2.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.52	$3.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$4.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.98	$3.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.81	$11.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.3	$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$4.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$3.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$3.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$2.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$2.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$0.96
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.43	$1.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.7	$11.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.02	$2.81
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.2	$15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.02	$6.78
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.06	$3.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.27	$2.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.09	$1.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$63.4	$37.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.59	$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$58.5	$79.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.1	$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$69.5	$58.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$110	$95.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$492	$703
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13182	$8149

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Cities near Mexico City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi	Naucalpan	$977
14 km or 8.7 mi	Tlalnepantla	$1003
17 km or 10 mi	Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl	$959
19 km or 12 mi	Ciudad Lopez Mateos	$1000
22 km or 14 mi	Ecatepec de Morelos	$832
25 km or 16 mi	Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo	$940
25 km or 16 mi	Chicoloapan de Juarez	$1050
26 km or 16 mi	Cuautitlan Izcalli	$878
29 km or 18 mi	Texcoco de Mora	$981
30 km or 19 mi	Tultepec	$914
31 km or 19 mi	Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias	$1013
42 km or 26 mi	Zumpango	$932
55 km or 34 mi	Toluca	$994
56 km or 35 mi	Cuernavaca	$874
60 km or 37 mi	Jiutepec	$897
70 km or 44 mi	Cuautla	$1034
89 km or 55 mi	Pachuca	$763
93 km or 58 mi	Atlixco	$971
105 km or 65 mi	San Jose Villa de Allende	$976
106 km or 66 mi	Puebla	$1051
107 km or 67 mi	Taxco	$973
126 km or 79 mi	Iguala	$980
140 km or 87 mi	San Juan del Rio	$1047
184 km or 114 mi	Queretaro	$1255
192 km or 119 mi	Teziutlan	$960
211 km or 131 mi	Chilpancingo	$755
213 km or 132 mi	Tehuacan	$924
214 km or 133 mi	Celaya	$817
216 km or 134 mi	Poza Rica	$916
217 km or 135 mi	Morelia	$935
224 km or 139 mi	Cortazar	$905
224 km or 139 mi	Orizaba	$952
225 km or 140 mi	Yuriria	$961
229 km or 143 mi	Coatepec	$852
234 km or 145 mi	Xalapa	$673
236 km or 146 mi	San Miguel de Allende	$1472
239 km or 149 mi	Cordoba	$974
250 km or 155 mi	Salamanca	$962
269 km or 167 mi	Irapuato	$920
281 km or 174 mi	Zacapu	$1005

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