Mississauga vs Quebec City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Mississauga	Quebec City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2308	$1648
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4700	$3908
🏠 One person rent	$1515	$829
🏘️ Family rent	$2399	$1438
🍽️ Food expenses	$547	$564
🚐 Transport expenses	$144	$124
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3057	$2878
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	92	38
😀 Quality of life	91	87
🏙️ Population	718K	574K

The cost of living in Mississauga is 40% more expensive than in Quebec City. Cities ranked 1279th and 3402nd ($2308 vs $1648) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 116th in Canada.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Mississauga compared to 1.7 months in Quebec City. Ranked 5th vs 21st best cities to live in Canada, and 113th vs 327th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mississauga vs Quebec City

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	Mississauga	Quebec City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.1	$18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$71.9	$66.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.8	$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.72	$5.34
☕ Cappuccino	$3.66	$3.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.74	$1.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1544	$907
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1344	$680
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2536	$1526
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2145	$1247
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$84	$58.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$129	$89.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$47.3	$45.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.61%	4.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7883	$6977
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6206	$2884
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.67	$2.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$101	$71.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.2	$16.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.09	$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.76	$2.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.68	$3.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$4.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.5	$3.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$11.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$4.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.35	$3.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.95	$3.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$2.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$2.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.02	$0.96
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.86	$1.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13	$11.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.32	$2.81
🚬 Cigarette pack	$15	$15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.95	$6.78
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.26	$3.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.23	$2.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.47	$1.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.2	$37.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.2	$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$40.3	$79.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.7	$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$43.8	$58.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$84.1	$95.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$352	$703
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10705	$8149

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Cities near Mississauga

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.2 mi	Brampton	$2102
17 km or 10 mi	Oakville	$2318
23 km or 14 mi	Toronto	$2415
24 km or 15 mi	Halton Hills	$2034
29 km or 18 mi	Vaughan	$2233
33 km or 20 mi	Burlington	$2214
36 km or 23 mi	Richmond Hill	$2483
42 km or 26 mi	Hamilton	$2006
45 km or 28 mi	Markham	$2172
49 km or 30 mi	Guelph	$2017
51 km or 32 mi	Orangeville	$1892
54 km or 34 mi	New Tecumseth	$1997
57 km or 35 mi	Ajax	$2124
57 km or 36 mi	St. Catharines	$1994
60 km or 37 mi	Cambridge	$2049
68 km or 42 mi	Brantford	$1832
69 km or 43 mi	Kitchener	$2109
71 km or 44 mi	Waterloo	$1936
72 km or 44 mi	Niagara Falls	$1892
72 km or 45 mi	Oshawa	$1581
76 km or 47 mi	Niagara Falls	$1958
76 km or 47 mi	Welland	$1848
86 km or 53 mi	Grand Island	$2078
88 km or 55 mi	Barrie	$1449
89 km or 55 mi	North Tonawanda	$2084
93 km or 58 mi	Lockport	$2081
98 km or 61 mi	Amherst	$2138
101 km or 63 mi	Buffalo	$2303
107 km or 66 mi	Cheektowaga	$2175
108 km or 67 mi	West Seneca	$2181
109 km or 68 mi	Stratford	$1706
110 km or 68 mi	Clarence	$2123
113 km or 70 mi	Orillia	$1939
113 km or 70 mi	Lancaster	$2125
115 km or 72 mi	Hamburg	$1863
119 km or 74 mi	Orchard Park	$2030
132 km or 82 mi	Peterborough	$1953
146 km or 91 mi	London	$1930
149 km or 92 mi	Owen Sound	$1757
163 km or 101 mi	Chili	$2035

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