Moscow vs Quebec City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Moscow	Quebec City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1585	$1695
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3752	$3907
🏠 One person rent	$959	$873
🏘️ Family rent	$1694	$1435
🍽️ Food expenses	$382	$558
🚐 Transport expenses	$123	$129
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1020	$2900
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	28 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	96	38
😀 Quality of life	72	88
🏙️ Population	13.3M	549K

The cost of living in Moscow is 6% less expensive than in Quebec City. Cities ranked 3728th and 3269th ($1585 vs $1695) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 113th 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 28th in Canada, while ranked 3206th and 332nd 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	$13.2	$17.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$58.4	$59.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.58	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.91	$5.49
☕ Cappuccino	$3.75	$3.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.56	$2.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1348	$863
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$719	$743
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2372	$1500
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1313	$1244
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$105	$61.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$160	$95
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.13	$44.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	22.19%	5.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10959	$8196
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4560	$2969
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.97	$2.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$41.7	$71.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.51	$19.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.3	$2.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.98	$3.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$3.99
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.78	$3.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.35	$11.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.4	$12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$4.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$4.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$2.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.75	$2.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.57	$0.99
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.75	$1.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.57	$11.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.21	$3.05
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.29	$13.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.77	$6.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.89	$3.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.06	$2.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.9	$1.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.6	$39.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.9	$11.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33	$81.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.44	$16
👖 Brand Jeans	$88.1	$58.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$146	$96.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$735	$719
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17546	$7052

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Cities near Moscow

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Khimki	$978
19 km or 12 mi	Krasnogorsk	$989
19 km or 12 mi	Lyubertsy	$971
19 km or 12 mi	Mytishchi	$891
21 km or 13 mi	Balashikha	$957
22 km or 14 mi	Korolyov	$910
37 km or 23 mi	Podolsk	$959
52 km or 32 mi	Elektrostal	$950
96 km or 60 mi	Obninsk	$726
161 km or 100 mi	Kaluga	$637
161 km or 100 mi	Tver	$777
173 km or 107 mi	Tula	$905
179 km or 111 mi	Vladimir	$732
184 km or 114 mi	Ryazan	$738
248 km or 154 mi	Yaroslavl	$726
250 km or 155 mi	Ivanovo	$695
266 km or 165 mi	Rybinsk	$738
301 km or 187 mi	Kostroma	$757
326 km or 202 mi	Oryol	$696
349 km or 217 mi	Bryansk	$686
366 km or 228 mi	Dzerzhinsk	$749
369 km or 229 mi	Smolensk	$589
372 km or 231 mi	Lipetsk	$597
376 km or 234 mi	Cherepovets	$578
402 km or 250 mi	Nizhny Novgorod	$940
408 km or 254 mi	Vologda	$595
419 km or 260 mi	Tambov	$680
457 km or 284 mi	Kursk	$682
466 km or 290 mi	Voronezh	$724
474 km or 294 mi	Vitebsk	$335
491 km or 305 mi	Veliky Novgorod	$748
495 km or 308 mi	Starooskolsky	$567
496 km or 308 mi	Stary Oskol	$505
509 km or 316 mi	Mogilev	$622
513 km or 319 mi	Saransk	$773
555 km or 345 mi	Penza	$585
568 km or 353 mi	Gomel	$545
571 km or 355 mi	Sumy	$516
577 km or 359 mi	Belgorod	$757
601 km or 373 mi	Cheboksary	$791

Cities near Quebec City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi	Levis	$1685
80 km or 50 mi	Thetford Mines	$1024
89 km or 55 mi	Saint-Georges	$1466
102 km or 64 mi	Victoriaville	$1265
114 km or 71 mi	Trois-Rivieres	$1180
120 km or 74 mi	Shawinigan	$1434
142 km or 88 mi	Drummondville	$1399
166 km or 103 mi	Sherbrooke	$1451
169 km or 105 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1589
170 km or 106 mi	Riviere-du-Loup	$1506
178 km or 111 mi	Saguenay	$1104
180 km or 112 mi	Chicoutimi	$1254
187 km or 116 mi	Magog	$1526
188 km or 117 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1642
192 km or 120 mi	Joliette	$1458
195 km or 121 mi	Alma	$1341
196 km or 122 mi	Granby	$1142
201 km or 125 mi	L'Assomption	$1723
206 km or 128 mi	Beloeil	$1838
210 km or 131 mi	Repentigny	$1846
211 km or 131 mi	Varennes	$1861
212 km or 132 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1891
217 km or 135 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1918
218 km or 135 mi	Mascouche	$1852
218 km or 136 mi	Boucherville	$1897
220 km or 136 mi	Chambly	$1918
223 km or 138 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1800
223 km or 139 mi	Terrebonne	$1907
227 km or 141 mi	Longueuil	$1923
228 km or 142 mi	Brossard	$2080
229 km or 142 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1875
229 km or 143 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1857
231 km or 144 mi	Montreal	$1928
234 km or 146 mi	La Prairie	$1960
236 km or 146 mi	Westmount	$1862
236 km or 146 mi	Mount Royal	$1876
238 km or 148 mi	Laval	$2047
238 km or 148 mi	Candiac	$1940
241 km or 150 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1893
241 km or 150 mi	Boisbriand	$1934