Milan vs Quebec City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Milan	Quebec City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2307	$1632
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5512	$3776
🏠 One person rent	$1295	$826
🏘️ Family rent	$2316	$1323
🍽️ Food expenses	$634	$538
🚐 Transport expenses	$195	$136
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2386	$2731
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	98	38
😀 Quality of life	88	88
🏙️ Population	1.35M	549K

The cost of living in Milan is 41% more expensive than in Quebec City. Cities ranked 1250th and 3402nd ($2307 vs $1632) 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 25th in Canada, while ranked 315th and 300th 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	$21.4	$15.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$82.1	$64.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.6	$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.24	$4.99
☕ Cappuccino	$2.48	$3.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.35	$1.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1465	$788
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1056	$714
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2665	$1419
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1944	$1141
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$127	$52.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$198	$82.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$29.8	$44.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.11%	5.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10174	$9628
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5200	$3472
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.54	$2.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$44.4	$67.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$27.3	$22.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.1	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.76	$2.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.53	$3.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$4.05
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.17	$3.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20	$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.6	$10.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$24.1	$12.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.82	$3.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.39	$4.17
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.4	$3.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$1.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$2.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.44	$1.01
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.23	$1.86
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.1	$10.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.28	$3.14
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.96	$11.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.8	$6.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.16	$3.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.56	$2.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.46	$1.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$72.6	$41.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.9	$10
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$103	$79
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.5	$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$110	$55.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$117	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$850	$816
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16429	$6103

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Cities near Milan

Distance	City	Cost of living
8 km or 5 mi	Buccinasco	$1792
15 km or 9.1 mi	Monza	$1764
20 km or 13 mi	Seregno	$1699
21 km or 13 mi	Saronno	$1808
29 km or 18 mi	Lodi	$1344
30 km or 19 mi	Cantu	$1649
30 km or 19 mi	Vigevano	$1770
31 km or 19 mi	Busto Arsizio	$1781
31 km or 20 mi	Pavia	$1474
39 km or 24 mi	Como	$1803
40 km or 25 mi	Crema	$1474
45 km or 28 mi	Novara	$1264
45 km or 28 mi	Bergamo	$1547
46 km or 28 mi	Lecco	$1489
48 km or 30 mi	Varese	$1605
55 km or 34 mi	Voghera	$1624
61 km or 38 mi	Piacenza	$1582
63 km or 39 mi	Vercelli	$1316
63 km or 39 mi	Lugano	$2673
69 km or 43 mi	Tortona	$1469
76 km or 47 mi	Cremona	$1402
76 km or 47 mi	Alessandria	$1308
81 km or 50 mi	Brescia	$1762
82 km or 51 mi	Bellinzona	$3158
89 km or 55 mi	Biella	$1263
100 km or 62 mi	Asti	$1268
116 km or 72 mi	Parma	$1589
120 km or 74 mi	Genoa	$1620
125 km or 78 mi	Turin	$1582
130 km or 81 mi	Mantua	$1602
140 km or 87 mi	Savona	$1642
141 km or 87 mi	Verona	$1657
142 km or 88 mi	Reggio Emilia	$1446
149 km or 92 mi	Aosta	$1662
156 km or 97 mi	Chur	$2846
159 km or 99 mi	La Spezia	$1615
162 km or 100 mi	Sassuolo	$1589
162 km or 101 mi	Mondovi	$1336
164 km or 102 mi	Trento	$1612
164 km or 102 mi	Modena	$1700

Cities near Quebec City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi	Levis	$1622
80 km or 50 mi	Thetford Mines	$1019
89 km or 55 mi	Saint-Georges	$1470
102 km or 64 mi	Victoriaville	$1265
114 km or 71 mi	Trois-Rivieres	$1136
120 km or 74 mi	Shawinigan	$1388
142 km or 88 mi	Drummondville	$1363
166 km or 103 mi	Sherbrooke	$1420
169 km or 105 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1549
170 km or 106 mi	Riviere-du-Loup	$1455
178 km or 111 mi	Saguenay	$1077
180 km or 112 mi	Chicoutimi	$1223
187 km or 116 mi	Magog	$1486
188 km or 117 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1586
192 km or 120 mi	Joliette	$1449
195 km or 121 mi	Alma	$1304
196 km or 122 mi	Granby	$1120
201 km or 125 mi	L'Assomption	$1671
206 km or 128 mi	Beloeil	$1776
210 km or 131 mi	Repentigny	$1767
211 km or 131 mi	Varennes	$1786
212 km or 132 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1822
217 km or 135 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1869
218 km or 135 mi	Mascouche	$1766
218 km or 136 mi	Boucherville	$1820
220 km or 136 mi	Chambly	$1853
223 km or 138 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1719
223 km or 139 mi	Terrebonne	$1805
227 km or 141 mi	Longueuil	$1842
228 km or 142 mi	Brossard	$2055
229 km or 142 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1828
229 km or 143 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1805
231 km or 144 mi	Montreal	$1903
234 km or 146 mi	La Prairie	$1911
236 km or 146 mi	Westmount	$1814
236 km or 146 mi	Mount Royal	$1820
238 km or 148 mi	Laval	$1930
238 km or 148 mi	Candiac	$1892
241 km or 150 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1835
241 km or 150 mi	Boisbriand	$1763