Monaco City vs Quebec City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Monaco City	Quebec City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$7483	$1648
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$9886	$3908
🏠 One person rent	$6445	$829
🏘️ Family rent	$5999	$1438
🍽️ Food expenses	$763	$564
🚐 Transport expenses	$69.1	$124
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$9172	$2878
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	18 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	21	38
😀 Quality of life	66	87
🏙️ Population	38.9K	574K

The cost of living in Monaco City is 354% more expensive than in Quebec City. Cities ranked 1st and 3402nd ($7483 vs $1648) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 116th in Monaco and Canada, respectively. Check Monaco vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Monaco City compared to 1.7 months in Quebec City. Monaco City ranked 2nd best city to live in Monaco vs Quebec City ranked 21st in Canada, while ranked 5012th and 327th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Monaco City vs Quebec City

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	Monaco City	Quebec City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$22.5	$18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$85.6	$66.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.9	$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.88	$5.34
☕ Cappuccino	$4.32	$3.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$5.17	$1.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$6949	$907
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$6027	$680
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$6797	$1526
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5389	$1247
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$174	$58.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$270	$89.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$59.1	$45.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.25%	4.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$74781	$6977
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$57868	$2884
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.31	$2.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27.7	$71.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.2	$16.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.2	$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.7	$2.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.31	$3.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.81	$4.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.11	$3.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.7	$11.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.7	$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.47	$4.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.03	$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.83	$3.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.65	$3.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$2.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$2.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.11	$0.96
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.58	$1.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.8	$11.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.17	$2.81
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.3	$15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$17.5	$6.78
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$11.9	$3.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.12	$2.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$5.94	$1.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$88	$37.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.6	$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$84.2	$79.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$44.8	$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$108	$58.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$140	$95.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2267	$703
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$46388	$8149

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Cities near Monaco City

Distance	City	Cost of living
0.9 km or 0.6 mi	Monte Carlo	$4967
8.1 km or 5 mi	Menton	$1568
12 km or 7.7 mi	Nice	$1901
17 km or 10 mi	Ventimiglia	$1604
29 km or 18 mi	Antibes	$1863
30 km or 19 mi	Sanremo	$1541
38 km or 23 mi	Cannes	$2002
52 km or 32 mi	Imperia	$1469
73 km or 45 mi	Cuneo	$1264
79 km or 49 mi	Mondovi	$1386
106 km or 66 mi	Savona	$1578
132 km or 82 mi	Manosque	$1488
138 km or 86 mi	Toulon	$1530
143 km or 89 mi	Genoa	$1613
144 km or 90 mi	Asti	$1320
150 km or 93 mi	Turin	$1659
160 km or 100 mi	Aix-en-Provence	$1853
162 km or 101 mi	Alessandria	$1335
172 km or 107 mi	Marseille	$1759
173 km or 108 mi	Tortona	$1429
189 km or 117 mi	Voghera	$1563
193 km or 120 mi	Vercelli	$1320
195 km or 121 mi	Miramas	$1827
198 km or 123 mi	La Spezia	$1565
201 km or 125 mi	Bastia	$1542
210 km or 130 mi	Biella	$1226
210 km or 131 mi	Grenoble	$1560
210 km or 131 mi	Vigevano	$1725
211 km or 131 mi	Avignon	$1501
212 km or 132 mi	Pavia	$1479
213 km or 132 mi	Novara	$1271
218 km or 136 mi	Carrara	$1416
223 km or 139 mi	Aosta	$1673
228 km or 142 mi	Viareggio	$1467
228 km or 142 mi	Ajaccio	$1674
231 km or 143 mi	Buccinasco	$1803
233 km or 145 mi	Piacenza	$1556
234 km or 146 mi	Livorno	$1669
236 km or 146 mi	Chambery	$1352
238 km or 148 mi	Busto Arsizio	$1716

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