Mexico City vs Quebec City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Mexico City	Quebec City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1194	$1796
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3024	$4024
🏠 One person rent	$615	$925
🏘️ Family rent	$1248	$1394
🍽️ Food expenses	$377	$589
🚐 Transport expenses	$91.5	$142
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$737	$2563
😷 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 4617th and 2521st ($1194 vs $1796) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 94th 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 3380th 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	$10.4	$18.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$45	$71.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.15	$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.7	$6.57
☕ Cappuccino	$3.6	$4.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.09	$2.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$843	$852
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$492	$791
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1743	$1453
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1040	$1179
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$27.9	$71
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$42.9	$109
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$24.6	$51.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.38%	7.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2792	$8829
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2220	$3012
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.31	$2.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.1	$70.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.57	$23.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.45	$2.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.14	$3.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$4.63
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.38	$3.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.66	$14.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.49	$11.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.6	$3.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$4.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$4.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$2.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$2.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.59	$1.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.84	$1.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.5	$11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.59	$2.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.8	$10.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.99	$5.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.09	$3.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.26	$2.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.49	$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$61.2	$38.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.08	$11.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$54.3	$82.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$16	$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.8	$71.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.3	$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$396	$834
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8475	$6314

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Cities near Mexico City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi	Naucalpan	$838
14 km or 8.7 mi	Tlalnepantla	$785
17 km or 10 mi	Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl	$722
19 km or 12 mi	Ciudad Lopez Mateos	$882
22 km or 14 mi	Ecatepec de Morelos	$737
25 km or 16 mi	Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo	$775
25 km or 16 mi	Chicoloapan de Juarez	$831
26 km or 16 mi	Cuautitlan Izcalli	$729
29 km or 18 mi	Texcoco de Mora	$794
30 km or 19 mi	Tultepec	$758
31 km or 19 mi	Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias	$815
42 km or 26 mi	Zumpango	$770
55 km or 34 mi	Toluca	$847
56 km or 35 mi	Cuernavaca	$730
60 km or 37 mi	Jiutepec	$736
70 km or 44 mi	Cuautla	$843
89 km or 55 mi	Pachuca	$708
93 km or 58 mi	Atlixco	$814
105 km or 65 mi	San Jose Villa de Allende	$790
106 km or 66 mi	Puebla	$940
107 km or 67 mi	Taxco	$786
126 km or 79 mi	Iguala	$795
140 km or 87 mi	San Juan del Rio	$826
184 km or 114 mi	Queretaro	$946
192 km or 119 mi	Teziutlan	$764
211 km or 131 mi	Chilpancingo	$624
213 km or 132 mi	Tehuacan	$504
214 km or 133 mi	Celaya	$600
216 km or 134 mi	Poza Rica	$660
217 km or 135 mi	Morelia	$749
224 km or 139 mi	Cortazar	$692
224 km or 139 mi	Orizaba	$722
225 km or 140 mi	Yuriria	$730
229 km or 143 mi	Coatepec	$691
234 km or 145 mi	Xalapa	$589
236 km or 146 mi	San Miguel de Allende	$1232
239 km or 149 mi	Cordoba	$756
250 km or 155 mi	Salamanca	$658
269 km or 167 mi	Irapuato	$675
281 km or 174 mi	Zacapu	$710

Cities near Quebec City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi	Levis	$1760
80 km or 50 mi	Thetford Mines	$1462
89 km or 55 mi	Saint-Georges	$1503
102 km or 64 mi	Victoriaville	$1211
114 km or 71 mi	Trois-Rivieres	$1081
120 km or 74 mi	Shawinigan	$1402
142 km or 88 mi	Drummondville	$1649
166 km or 103 mi	Sherbrooke	$1442
169 km or 105 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1630
170 km or 106 mi	Riviere-du-Loup	$1610
178 km or 111 mi	Saguenay	$1542
180 km or 112 mi	Chicoutimi	$1563
187 km or 116 mi	Magog	$1536
188 km or 117 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1651
192 km or 120 mi	Joliette	$1537
195 km or 121 mi	Alma	$1588
196 km or 122 mi	Granby	$1185
201 km or 125 mi	L'Assomption	$1736
206 km or 128 mi	Beloeil	$1824
210 km or 131 mi	Repentigny	$1824
211 km or 131 mi	Varennes	$1850
212 km or 132 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1888
217 km or 135 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1919
218 km or 135 mi	Mascouche	$1820
218 km or 136 mi	Boucherville	$1887
220 km or 136 mi	Chambly	$1904
223 km or 138 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1774
223 km or 139 mi	Terrebonne	$1848
227 km or 141 mi	Longueuil	$1895
228 km or 142 mi	Brossard	$2059
229 km or 142 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1873
229 km or 143 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1858
231 km or 144 mi	Montreal	$1949
234 km or 146 mi	La Prairie	$1945
236 km or 146 mi	Westmount	$1858
236 km or 146 mi	Mount Royal	$1871
238 km or 148 mi	Laval	$2003
238 km or 148 mi	Candiac	$1927
241 km or 150 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1886
241 km or 150 mi	Boisbriand	$1741