Milan vs Quebec City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Milan	Quebec City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2022	$1644
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5010	$3738
🏠 One person rent	$1119	$834
🏘️ Family rent	$2148	$1281
🍽️ Food expenses	$553	$540
🚐 Transport expenses	$187	$134
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2069	$2588
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	98	38
😀 Quality of life	86	86
🏙️ Population	1.35M	549K

The cost of living in Milan is 23% more expensive than in Quebec City. Cities ranked 1772nd and 2883rd ($2022 vs $1644) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 110th 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 1.6 months in Quebec City. Milan ranked 2nd best city to live in Italy vs Quebec City ranked 23rd in Canada, while ranked 341st and 310th 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	$18.3	$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$72.2	$62.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.7	$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.55	$5.58
☕ Cappuccino	$2.09	$3.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.95	$1.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1297	$790
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$891	$727
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2706	$1395
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1745	$1101
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$119	$52.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$183	$80
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$28.6	$41.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.37%	7.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9154	$8350
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4766	$3529
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.33	$2.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$40.8	$66.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$27.1	$22.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.87	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.65	$2.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.39	$3.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.74	$4.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.19	$2.9
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.6	$13.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$10.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$22.1	$13.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$3.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.79	$4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.98	$4.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$2.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$2.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.39	$1.02
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.65	$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.3	$10.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.94	$2.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.23	$11.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.5	$6.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.54	$2.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.83	$2.19
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.41	$1.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$65.9	$39.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.6	$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$92.3	$78.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.2	$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$100	$59.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$790	$794
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14604	$6012

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Cities near Milan

Distance	City	Cost of living
8 km or 5 mi	Buccinasco	$1576
15 km or 9.1 mi	Monza	$1586
20 km or 13 mi	Seregno	$1503
21 km or 13 mi	Saronno	$1592
29 km or 18 mi	Lodi	$1228
30 km or 19 mi	Cantu	$1506
30 km or 19 mi	Vigevano	$1503
31 km or 19 mi	Busto Arsizio	$1496
31 km or 20 mi	Pavia	$1271
39 km or 24 mi	Como	$1634
40 km or 25 mi	Crema	$1365
45 km or 28 mi	Novara	$1157
45 km or 28 mi	Bergamo	$1450
46 km or 28 mi	Lecco	$1321
48 km or 30 mi	Varese	$1422
55 km or 34 mi	Voghera	$1389
61 km or 38 mi	Piacenza	$1334
63 km or 39 mi	Vercelli	$1202
63 km or 39 mi	Lugano	$2507
69 km or 43 mi	Tortona	$1401
76 km or 47 mi	Cremona	$1240
76 km or 47 mi	Alessandria	$1293
81 km or 50 mi	Brescia	$1410
82 km or 51 mi	Bellinzona	$2853
89 km or 55 mi	Biella	$1162
100 km or 62 mi	Asti	$1209
116 km or 72 mi	Parma	$1403
120 km or 74 mi	Genoa	$1470
125 km or 78 mi	Turin	$1424
130 km or 81 mi	Mantua	$1405
140 km or 87 mi	Savona	$1512
141 km or 87 mi	Verona	$1459
142 km or 88 mi	Reggio Emilia	$1323
149 km or 92 mi	Aosta	$1474
156 km or 97 mi	Chur	$2344
159 km or 99 mi	La Spezia	$1348
162 km or 100 mi	Sassuolo	$1400
162 km or 101 mi	Mondovi	$1203
164 km or 102 mi	Trento	$1509
164 km or 102 mi	Modena	$1506

Cities near Quebec City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi	Levis	$1627
80 km or 50 mi	Thetford Mines	$966
89 km or 55 mi	Saint-Georges	$1449
102 km or 64 mi	Victoriaville	$1239
114 km or 71 mi	Trois-Rivieres	$1118
120 km or 74 mi	Shawinigan	$1368
142 km or 88 mi	Drummondville	$1330
166 km or 103 mi	Sherbrooke	$1395
169 km or 105 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1532
170 km or 106 mi	Riviere-du-Loup	$1468
178 km or 111 mi	Saguenay	$1411
180 km or 112 mi	Chicoutimi	$1436
187 km or 116 mi	Magog	$1457
188 km or 117 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1562
192 km or 120 mi	Joliette	$1433
195 km or 121 mi	Alma	$1460
196 km or 122 mi	Granby	$1106
201 km or 125 mi	L'Assomption	$1651
206 km or 128 mi	Beloeil	$1742
210 km or 131 mi	Repentigny	$1743
211 km or 131 mi	Varennes	$1764
212 km or 132 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1800
217 km or 135 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1836
218 km or 135 mi	Mascouche	$1735
218 km or 136 mi	Boucherville	$1804
220 km or 136 mi	Chambly	$1829
223 km or 138 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1690
223 km or 139 mi	Terrebonne	$1776
227 km or 141 mi	Longueuil	$1835
228 km or 142 mi	Brossard	$2004
229 km or 142 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1790
229 km or 143 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1769
231 km or 144 mi	Montreal	$1857
234 km or 146 mi	La Prairie	$1889
236 km or 146 mi	Westmount	$1773
236 km or 146 mi	Mount Royal	$1792
238 km or 148 mi	Laval	$1900
238 km or 148 mi	Candiac	$1852
241 km or 150 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1803
241 km or 150 mi	Boisbriand	$1732