Moscow vs Quebec City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Moscow	Quebec City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1438	$1632
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3409	$3776
🏠 One person rent	$864	$826
🏘️ Family rent	$1523	$1323
🍽️ Food expenses	$357	$538
🚐 Transport expenses	$109	$136
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$881	$2731
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	27 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	96	38
😀 Quality of life	73	88
🏙️ Population	13.3M	549K

The cost of living in Moscow is 12% less expensive than in Quebec City. Cities ranked 4141st and 3402nd ($1438 vs $1632) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 116th in Russia and Canada, respectively. Check Russia vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Moscow compared to 1.7 months in Quebec City. Moscow ranked 1st best city to live in Russia vs Quebec City ranked 25th in Canada, while ranked 2664th and 300th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Moscow vs Quebec City

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	Moscow	Quebec City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.3	$15.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$55.4	$64.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.18	$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.27	$4.99
☕ Cappuccino	$3.35	$3.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.47	$1.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1183	$788
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$660	$714
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2170	$1419
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1176	$1141
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$91.2	$52.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$140	$82.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$8.08	$44.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	24.47%	5.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9466	$9628
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4008	$3472
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.87	$2.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$37.7	$67.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.62	$22.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.78	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.25	$2.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.87	$3.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$4.05
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.7	$3.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.71	$10.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$12.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$3.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$4.17
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.57	$3.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$1.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.8	$2.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.53	$1.01
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.5	$1.86
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.17	$10.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.12	$3.14
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.09	$11.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.18	$6.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.05	$3.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.92	$2.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.81	$1.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.4	$41.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.34	$10
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$34.3	$79
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.45	$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$78.3	$55.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$127	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$688	$816
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15272	$6103

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Cities near Moscow

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Khimki	$914
19 km or 12 mi	Krasnogorsk	$915
19 km or 12 mi	Lyubertsy	$917
19 km or 12 mi	Mytishchi	$800
21 km or 13 mi	Balashikha	$898
22 km or 14 mi	Korolyov	$831
37 km or 23 mi	Podolsk	$876
52 km or 32 mi	Elektrostal	$863
96 km or 60 mi	Obninsk	$671
161 km or 100 mi	Kaluga	$582
161 km or 100 mi	Tver	$727
173 km or 107 mi	Tula	$837
179 km or 111 mi	Vladimir	$650
184 km or 114 mi	Ryazan	$692
248 km or 154 mi	Yaroslavl	$672
250 km or 155 mi	Ivanovo	$615
266 km or 165 mi	Rybinsk	$678
301 km or 187 mi	Kostroma	$765
326 km or 202 mi	Oryol	$660
349 km or 217 mi	Bryansk	$629
366 km or 228 mi	Dzerzhinsk	$697
369 km or 229 mi	Smolensk	$547
372 km or 231 mi	Lipetsk	$570
376 km or 234 mi	Cherepovets	$543
402 km or 250 mi	Nizhny Novgorod	$882
408 km or 254 mi	Vologda	$544
419 km or 260 mi	Tambov	$672
457 km or 284 mi	Kursk	$649
466 km or 290 mi	Voronezh	$707
474 km or 294 mi	Vitebsk	$293
491 km or 305 mi	Veliky Novgorod	$734
495 km or 308 mi	Starooskolsky	$537
496 km or 308 mi	Stary Oskol	$485
509 km or 316 mi	Mogilev	$545
513 km or 319 mi	Saransk	$719
555 km or 345 mi	Penza	$537
568 km or 353 mi	Gomel	$475
571 km or 355 mi	Sumy	$496
577 km or 359 mi	Belgorod	$718
601 km or 373 mi	Cheboksary	$772

Cities near Quebec City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi	Levis	$1622
80 km or 50 mi	Thetford Mines	$1019
89 km or 55 mi	Saint-Georges	$1470
102 km or 64 mi	Victoriaville	$1265
114 km or 71 mi	Trois-Rivieres	$1136
120 km or 74 mi	Shawinigan	$1388
142 km or 88 mi	Drummondville	$1363
166 km or 103 mi	Sherbrooke	$1420
169 km or 105 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1549
170 km or 106 mi	Riviere-du-Loup	$1455
178 km or 111 mi	Saguenay	$1077
180 km or 112 mi	Chicoutimi	$1223
187 km or 116 mi	Magog	$1486
188 km or 117 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1586
192 km or 120 mi	Joliette	$1449
195 km or 121 mi	Alma	$1304
196 km or 122 mi	Granby	$1120
201 km or 125 mi	L'Assomption	$1671
206 km or 128 mi	Beloeil	$1776
210 km or 131 mi	Repentigny	$1767
211 km or 131 mi	Varennes	$1786
212 km or 132 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1822
217 km or 135 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1869
218 km or 135 mi	Mascouche	$1766
218 km or 136 mi	Boucherville	$1820
220 km or 136 mi	Chambly	$1853
223 km or 138 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1719
223 km or 139 mi	Terrebonne	$1805
227 km or 141 mi	Longueuil	$1842
228 km or 142 mi	Brossard	$2055
229 km or 142 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1828
229 km or 143 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1805
231 km or 144 mi	Montreal	$1903
234 km or 146 mi	La Prairie	$1911
236 km or 146 mi	Westmount	$1814
236 km or 146 mi	Mount Royal	$1820
238 km or 148 mi	Laval	$1930
238 km or 148 mi	Candiac	$1892
241 km or 150 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1835
241 km or 150 mi	Boisbriand	$1763