Milan vs Quebec City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Milan	Quebec City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2328	$1648
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5536	$3908
🏠 One person rent	$1313	$829
🏘️ Family rent	$2292	$1438
🍽️ Food expenses	$641	$564
🚐 Transport expenses	$190	$124
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2255	$2878
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	98	38
😀 Quality of life	88	87
🏙️ Population	1.35M	574K

The cost of living in Milan is 41% more expensive than in Quebec City. Cities ranked 1228th and 3402nd ($2328 vs $1648) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 116th in Italy and Canada, respectively. Check Italy vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Milan compared to 1.7 months in Quebec City. Milan ranked 2nd best city to live in Italy vs Quebec City ranked 21st in Canada, while ranked 276th and 327th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Milan vs Quebec City

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	Milan	Quebec City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.1	$18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$83.3	$66.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.3	$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.24	$5.34
☕ Cappuccino	$2.47	$3.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.73	$1.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1459	$907
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1060	$680
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2618	$1526
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1894	$1247
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$144	$58.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$224	$89.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$29.1	$45.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.13%	4.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$11130	$6977
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5384	$2884
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.55	$2.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$43.4	$71.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.3	$16.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.06	$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.83	$2.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.64	$3.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.9	$4.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.41	$3.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$22.3	$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14	$11.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$23.2	$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.89	$4.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.39	$3.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.04	$3.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$2.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$2.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.36	$0.96
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.14	$1.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.5	$11.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.93	$2.81
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.28	$15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.9	$6.78
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.16	$3.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.54	$2.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.44	$1.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$83.6	$37.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.6	$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$101	$79.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.5	$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$106	$58.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$116	$95.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$898	$703
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19884	$8149

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Cities near Milan

Distance	City	Cost of living
8 km or 5 mi	Buccinasco	$1803
15 km or 9.1 mi	Monza	$1835
20 km or 13 mi	Seregno	$1706
21 km or 13 mi	Saronno	$1808
29 km or 18 mi	Lodi	$1330
30 km or 19 mi	Cantu	$1624
30 km or 19 mi	Vigevano	$1725
31 km or 19 mi	Busto Arsizio	$1716
31 km or 20 mi	Pavia	$1479
39 km or 24 mi	Como	$1757
40 km or 25 mi	Crema	$1426
45 km or 28 mi	Novara	$1271
45 km or 28 mi	Bergamo	$1497
46 km or 28 mi	Lecco	$1479
48 km or 30 mi	Varese	$1591
55 km or 34 mi	Voghera	$1563
61 km or 38 mi	Piacenza	$1556
63 km or 39 mi	Vercelli	$1320
63 km or 39 mi	Lugano	$2763
69 km or 43 mi	Tortona	$1429
76 km or 47 mi	Cremona	$1394
76 km or 47 mi	Alessandria	$1335
81 km or 50 mi	Brescia	$1893
82 km or 51 mi	Bellinzona	$3160
89 km or 55 mi	Biella	$1226
100 km or 62 mi	Asti	$1320
116 km or 72 mi	Parma	$1620
120 km or 74 mi	Genoa	$1613
125 km or 78 mi	Turin	$1659
130 km or 81 mi	Mantua	$1586
140 km or 87 mi	Savona	$1578
141 km or 87 mi	Verona	$1724
142 km or 88 mi	Reggio Emilia	$1488
149 km or 92 mi	Aosta	$1673
156 km or 97 mi	Chur	$2850
159 km or 99 mi	La Spezia	$1565
162 km or 100 mi	Sassuolo	$1607
162 km or 101 mi	Mondovi	$1386
164 km or 102 mi	Trento	$1665
164 km or 102 mi	Modena	$1653

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