Montreal vs Quebec City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Montreal	Quebec City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1821	$1658
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4326	$3837
🏠 One person rent	$928	$840
🏘️ Family rent	$1624	$1268
🍽️ Food expenses	$569	$551
🚐 Transport expenses	$172	$129
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2722	$2472
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	100	39
😀 Quality of life	95	87
🏙️ Population	1.76M	549K

The cost of living in Montreal is 10% more expensive than in Quebec City. Cities ranked 2281st and 2827th ($1821 vs $1658) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 76th and 109th in Canada.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Montreal compared to 1.5 months in Quebec City. Ranked 1st vs 18th best cities to live in Canada, and 30th vs 204th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Montreal vs Quebec City

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	Montreal	Quebec City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.9	$15.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$69.3	$67.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.7	$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.11	$6.4
☕ Cappuccino	$3.77	$4.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.01	$2.2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1044	$793
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$780	$689
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1952	$1298
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1385	$1046
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$52	$78.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$81.9	$120
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.7	$50.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.41%	7.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7593	$10641
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4320	$3317
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.78	$2.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$71.5	$68.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.6	$19.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.25	$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.11	$2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.94	$2.35
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$4.07
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.51	$2.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$14.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$10.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.1	$17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.38	$3.68
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$1.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.58	$4.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.14	$4.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.95	$2.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$2.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.1	$1.14
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.02	$1.91
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.1	$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.15	$2.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11	$9.86
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.29	$6.03
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.48	$3.37
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.06	$2.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.95	$1.97
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.9	$34.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11	$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$119	$82.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.5	$16
👖 Brand Jeans	$62.4	$83.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$90	$94.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$703	$1142
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7624	$6211

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Cities near Montreal

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.3 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1869
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Westmount	$1808
4.4 km or 2.8 mi	Longueuil	$1962
6.4 km or 4 mi	Mount Royal	$1821
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1840
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Brossard	$2105
11 km or 7 mi	La Prairie	$1949
13 km or 8.3 mi	Boucherville	$1882
14 km or 8.9 mi	Candiac	$1912
16 km or 9.8 mi	Saint-Constant	$1888
16 km or 10 mi	Dorval	$1846
17 km or 10 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1924
17 km or 10 mi	Laval	$1874
20 km or 12 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1874
20 km or 12 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1835
20 km or 13 mi	Chateauguay	$1841
21 km or 13 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1846
22 km or 14 mi	Varennes	$1835
22 km or 14 mi	Terrebonne	$1820
23 km or 14 mi	Chambly	$1906
24 km or 15 mi	Boisbriand	$1813
25 km or 15 mi	Kirkland	$1845
26 km or 16 mi	Repentigny	$1783
26 km or 16 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1808
27 km or 17 mi	Mascouche	$1772
27 km or 17 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1827
29 km or 18 mi	Beloeil	$1816
31 km or 19 mi	Blainville	$1808
31 km or 20 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1847
38 km or 23 mi	L'Assomption	$1659
39 km or 24 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1894
41 km or 26 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1705
44 km or 27 mi	Mirabel	$1797
46 km or 28 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1757
49 km or 31 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1626
53 km or 33 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$2014
57 km or 35 mi	Joliette	$1397
66 km or 41 mi	Granby	$1158
68 km or 42 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1558
91 km or 56 mi	Plattsburgh	$1576

Cities near Quebec City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi	Levis	$1653
80 km or 50 mi	Thetford Mines	$1529
89 km or 55 mi	Saint-Georges	$1560
102 km or 64 mi	Victoriaville	$1342
114 km or 71 mi	Trois-Rivieres	$1053
120 km or 74 mi	Shawinigan	$1379
142 km or 88 mi	Drummondville	$1588
166 km or 103 mi	Sherbrooke	$1468
169 km or 105 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1558
170 km or 106 mi	Riviere-du-Loup	$1567
178 km or 111 mi	Saguenay	$1585
180 km or 112 mi	Chicoutimi	$1587
187 km or 116 mi	Magog	$1539
188 km or 117 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1626
192 km or 120 mi	Joliette	$1397
195 km or 121 mi	Alma	$1586
196 km or 122 mi	Granby	$1158
201 km or 125 mi	L'Assomption	$1659
206 km or 128 mi	Beloeil	$1816
210 km or 131 mi	Repentigny	$1783
211 km or 131 mi	Varennes	$1835
212 km or 132 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1874
217 km or 135 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1924
218 km or 135 mi	Mascouche	$1772
218 km or 136 mi	Boucherville	$1882
220 km or 136 mi	Chambly	$1906
223 km or 138 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1705
223 km or 139 mi	Terrebonne	$1820
227 km or 141 mi	Longueuil	$1962
228 km or 142 mi	Brossard	$2105
229 km or 142 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1869
229 km or 143 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1847
231 km or 144 mi	Montreal	$1821
234 km or 146 mi	La Prairie	$1949
236 km or 146 mi	Westmount	$1808
236 km or 146 mi	Mount Royal	$1821
238 km or 148 mi	Laval	$1874
238 km or 148 mi	Candiac	$1912
241 km or 150 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1840
241 km or 150 mi	Boisbriand	$1813