Montreal vs Quebec City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Montreal	Quebec City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1857	$1644
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4312	$3738
🏠 One person rent	$940	$834
🏘️ Family rent	$1577	$1281
🍽️ Food expenses	$575	$540
🚐 Transport expenses	$187	$134
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2742	$2588
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	100	38
😀 Quality of life	93	86
🏙️ Population	1.8M	549K

The cost of living in Montreal is 13% more expensive than in Quebec City. Cities ranked 2225th and 2883rd ($1857 vs $1644) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 51st and 110th in Canada.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Montreal compared to 1.6 months in Quebec City. Ranked 1st vs 23rd best cities to live in Canada, and 51st vs 310th 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	$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.3	$62.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.26	$5.58
☕ Cappuccino	$3.71	$3.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.06	$1.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1030	$790
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$807	$727
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1828	$1395
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1371	$1101
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47.4	$52.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$73.9	$80
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40.8	$41.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.03%	7.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6524	$8350
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4131	$3529
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.65	$2.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$73.4	$66.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.8	$22.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.19	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.36	$2.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.76	$3.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.93	$4.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.61	$2.9
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.7	$13.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$10.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$13.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.37	$3.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.19	$4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.33	$4.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$2.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$2.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.19	$1.02
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.89	$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.8	$10.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.89	$2.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.8	$11.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.31	$6.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.99	$2.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.48	$2.19
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.49	$1.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.4	$39.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.9	$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$126	$78.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.6	$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.3	$59.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.6	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$639	$794
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5725	$6012

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Cities near Montreal

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.3 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1790
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Westmount	$1773
4.4 km or 2.8 mi	Longueuil	$1835
6.4 km or 4 mi	Mount Royal	$1792
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1803
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Brossard	$2004
11 km or 7 mi	La Prairie	$1889
13 km or 8.3 mi	Boucherville	$1804
14 km or 8.9 mi	Candiac	$1852
16 km or 9.8 mi	Saint-Constant	$1824
16 km or 10 mi	Dorval	$1810
17 km or 10 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1836
17 km or 10 mi	Laval	$1900
20 km or 12 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1800
20 km or 12 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1814
20 km or 13 mi	Chateauguay	$1841
21 km or 13 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1819
22 km or 14 mi	Varennes	$1764
22 km or 14 mi	Terrebonne	$1776
23 km or 14 mi	Chambly	$1829
24 km or 15 mi	Boisbriand	$1732
25 km or 15 mi	Kirkland	$1807
26 km or 16 mi	Repentigny	$1743
26 km or 16 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1753
27 km or 17 mi	Mascouche	$1735
27 km or 17 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1768
29 km or 18 mi	Beloeil	$1742
31 km or 19 mi	Blainville	$1761
31 km or 20 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1769
38 km or 23 mi	L'Assomption	$1651
39 km or 24 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1830
41 km or 26 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1690
44 km or 27 mi	Mirabel	$1762
46 km or 28 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1733
49 km or 31 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1562
53 km or 33 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$1894
57 km or 35 mi	Joliette	$1433
66 km or 41 mi	Granby	$1106
68 km or 42 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1532
91 km or 56 mi	Plattsburgh	$1692

Cities near Quebec City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi	Levis	$1627
80 km or 50 mi	Thetford Mines	$966
89 km or 55 mi	Saint-Georges	$1449
102 km or 64 mi	Victoriaville	$1239
114 km or 71 mi	Trois-Rivieres	$1118
120 km or 74 mi	Shawinigan	$1368
142 km or 88 mi	Drummondville	$1330
166 km or 103 mi	Sherbrooke	$1395
169 km or 105 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1532
170 km or 106 mi	Riviere-du-Loup	$1468
178 km or 111 mi	Saguenay	$1411
180 km or 112 mi	Chicoutimi	$1436
187 km or 116 mi	Magog	$1457
188 km or 117 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1562
192 km or 120 mi	Joliette	$1433
195 km or 121 mi	Alma	$1460
196 km or 122 mi	Granby	$1106
201 km or 125 mi	L'Assomption	$1651
206 km or 128 mi	Beloeil	$1742
210 km or 131 mi	Repentigny	$1743
211 km or 131 mi	Varennes	$1764
212 km or 132 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1800
217 km or 135 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1836
218 km or 135 mi	Mascouche	$1735
218 km or 136 mi	Boucherville	$1804
220 km or 136 mi	Chambly	$1829
223 km or 138 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1690
223 km or 139 mi	Terrebonne	$1776
227 km or 141 mi	Longueuil	$1835
228 km or 142 mi	Brossard	$2004
229 km or 142 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1790
229 km or 143 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1769
231 km or 144 mi	Montreal	$1857
234 km or 146 mi	La Prairie	$1889
236 km or 146 mi	Westmount	$1773
236 km or 146 mi	Mount Royal	$1792
238 km or 148 mi	Laval	$1900
238 km or 148 mi	Candiac	$1852
241 km or 150 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1803
241 km or 150 mi	Boisbriand	$1732