Minneapolis vs Quebec City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Minneapolis	Quebec City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2256	$1791
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5584	$4030
🏠 One person rent	$1311	$919
🏘️ Family rent	$2372	$1392
🍽️ Food expenses	$676	$591
🚐 Transport expenses	$123	$142
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4424	$2544
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	83	39
😀 Quality of life	88	86
🏙️ Population	430K	549K

The cost of living in Minneapolis is 26% more expensive than in Quebec City. Cities ranked 1228th and 2544th ($2256 vs $1791) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1082nd and 95th in the United States and Canada, respectively. Check the United States vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Minneapolis compared to 1.4 months in Quebec City. Minneapolis ranked 60th best city to live in the United States vs Quebec City ranked 26th in Canada, while ranked 234th and 316th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Minneapolis vs Quebec City

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	Minneapolis	Quebec City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.1	$18.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$80.8	$72.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.96	$6.62
☕ Cappuccino	$6	$4.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3	$2.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1461	$837
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1061	$788
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2697	$1444
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2009	$1178
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$102	$71.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$157	$110
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$67.6	$50.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.5%	7.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3075	$8764
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2486	$3034
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.48	$2.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$90	$69.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.2	$23.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.98	$2.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.01	$3.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.19	$4.62
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.52	$3.01
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$14.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.7	$11.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.4	$17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.74	$3.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.14	$4.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.61	$4.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.96	$2.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.33	$2.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.38	$1.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.25	$1.91
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.9	$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.01	$2.97
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.9	$10.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.25	$5.84
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.17	$3.19
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.44	$2.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.92	$1.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.9	$38.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.9	$11.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$105	$82.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.9	$16
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.7	$70.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83.9	$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1565	$850
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27084	$6253

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Cities near Minneapolis

Distance	City	Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi	Golden Valley	$2231
8.4 km or 5.2 mi	St. Louis Park	$2224
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Crystal	$2280
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Roseville	$2193
10 km or 6.2 mi	Richfield	$2224
10 km or 6.4 mi	Brooklyn Center	$2358
11 km or 6.6 mi	New Hope	$2282
11 km or 6.8 mi	New Brighton	$2305
12 km or 7.2 mi	Fridley	$2400
12 km or 7.3 mi	Edina	$2251
14 km or 8.8 mi	Brooklyn Park	$2398
14 km or 9 mi	Saint Paul	$2091
14 km or 9 mi	Shoreview	$2282
15 km or 9.3 mi	Plymouth	$2292
15 km or 9.6 mi	Coon Rapids	$2476
17 km or 10 mi	Bloomington	$2239
18 km or 11 mi	Maple Grove	$2353
20 km or 12 mi	Minnetonka	$2297
20 km or 12 mi	Eagan	$2200
20 km or 12 mi	Blaine	$2429
21 km or 13 mi	South St. Paul	$2177
21 km or 13 mi	Eden Prairie	$2361
22 km or 14 mi	Maplewood	$2212
23 km or 14 mi	Savage	$2249
23 km or 14 mi	Inver Grove Heights	$2196
23 km or 15 mi	White Bear Lake	$2252
24 km or 15 mi	Burnsville	$2227
24 km or 15 mi	Oakdale	$2258
24 km or 15 mi	Lino Lakes	$2319
25 km or 15 mi	Chanhassen	$2320
25 km or 16 mi	Champlin	$2485
27 km or 17 mi	Woodbury	$2352
28 km or 17 mi	Andover	$2447
28 km or 17 mi	Apple Valley	$2162
29 km or 18 mi	Shakopee	$2318
29 km or 18 mi	Rosemount	$2191
31 km or 19 mi	Cottage Grove	$2252
32 km or 20 mi	Prior Lake	$2262
34 km or 21 mi	Chaska	$2294
34 km or 21 mi	Ramsey	$2640

Cities near Quebec City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi	Levis	$1766
80 km or 50 mi	Thetford Mines	$1462
89 km or 55 mi	Saint-Georges	$1509
102 km or 64 mi	Victoriaville	$1211
114 km or 71 mi	Trois-Rivieres	$1082
120 km or 74 mi	Shawinigan	$1410
142 km or 88 mi	Drummondville	$1645
166 km or 103 mi	Sherbrooke	$1449
169 km or 105 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1624
170 km or 106 mi	Riviere-du-Loup	$1613
178 km or 111 mi	Saguenay	$1544
180 km or 112 mi	Chicoutimi	$1566
187 km or 116 mi	Magog	$1539
188 km or 117 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1657
192 km or 120 mi	Joliette	$1540
195 km or 121 mi	Alma	$1582
196 km or 122 mi	Granby	$1187
201 km or 125 mi	L'Assomption	$1740
206 km or 128 mi	Beloeil	$1836
210 km or 131 mi	Repentigny	$1823
211 km or 131 mi	Varennes	$1845
212 km or 132 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1884
217 km or 135 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1912
218 km or 135 mi	Mascouche	$1821
218 km or 136 mi	Boucherville	$1878
220 km or 136 mi	Chambly	$1901
223 km or 138 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1773
223 km or 139 mi	Terrebonne	$1849
227 km or 141 mi	Longueuil	$1896
228 km or 142 mi	Brossard	$2057
229 km or 142 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1873
229 km or 143 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1843
231 km or 144 mi	Montreal	$1954
234 km or 146 mi	La Prairie	$1960
236 km or 146 mi	Westmount	$1861
236 km or 146 mi	Mount Royal	$1871
238 km or 148 mi	Laval	$1996
238 km or 148 mi	Candiac	$1927
241 km or 150 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1890
241 km or 150 mi	Boisbriand	$1751