Moscow vs Quebec City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Moscow	Quebec City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1678	$1648
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4001	$3908
🏠 One person rent	$1006	$829
🏘️ Family rent	$1773	$1438
🍽️ Food expenses	$403	$564
🚐 Transport expenses	$138	$124
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1104	$2878
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	28 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	96	38
😀 Quality of life	72	87
🏙️ Population	13.3M	574K

The cost of living in Moscow is 2% more expensive than in Quebec City. Cities ranked 3277th and 3402nd ($1678 vs $1648) 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 0.7 months in Moscow compared to 1.7 months in Quebec City. Moscow ranked 1st best city to live in Russia vs Quebec City ranked 21st in Canada, while ranked 2774th and 327th 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	$11.9	$18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$61.8	$66.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.57	$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.38	$5.34
☕ Cappuccino	$4.23	$3.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.73	$1.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1440	$907
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$743	$680
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2602	$1526
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1335	$1247
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$114	$58.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$176	$89.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.22	$45.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	20.51%	4.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$11458	$6977
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4987	$2884
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.09	$2.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$46.4	$71.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.54	$16.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.96	$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.4	$2.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.14	$3.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$4.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.06	$3.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.07	$11.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.2	$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$4.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$3.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.89	$3.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.91	$2.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.73	$2.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.63	$0.96
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.05	$1.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11	$11.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.29	$2.81
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.48	$15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.45	$6.78
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.31	$3.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.02	$2.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.16	$1.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51.8	$37.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.04	$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.1	$79.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.59	$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$98.9	$58.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$149	$95.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$788	$703
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20160	$8149

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Cities near Moscow

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Khimki	$1084
19 km or 12 mi	Krasnogorsk	$1056
19 km or 12 mi	Lyubertsy	$1077
19 km or 12 mi	Mytishchi	$1014
21 km or 13 mi	Balashikha	$1055
22 km or 14 mi	Korolyov	$1030
37 km or 23 mi	Podolsk	$1068
52 km or 32 mi	Elektrostal	$1066
96 km or 60 mi	Obninsk	$791
161 km or 100 mi	Kaluga	$691
161 km or 100 mi	Tver	$775
173 km or 107 mi	Tula	$974
179 km or 111 mi	Vladimir	$821
184 km or 114 mi	Ryazan	$771
248 km or 154 mi	Yaroslavl	$781
250 km or 155 mi	Ivanovo	$705
266 km or 165 mi	Rybinsk	$786
301 km or 187 mi	Kostroma	$804
326 km or 202 mi	Oryol	$730
349 km or 217 mi	Bryansk	$732
366 km or 228 mi	Dzerzhinsk	$800
369 km or 229 mi	Smolensk	$629
372 km or 231 mi	Lipetsk	$635
376 km or 234 mi	Cherepovets	$604
402 km or 250 mi	Nizhny Novgorod	$1051
408 km or 254 mi	Vologda	$626
419 km or 260 mi	Tambov	$694
457 km or 284 mi	Kursk	$685
466 km or 290 mi	Voronezh	$766
474 km or 294 mi	Vitebsk	$355
491 km or 305 mi	Veliky Novgorod	$766
495 km or 308 mi	Starooskolsky	$611
496 km or 308 mi	Stary Oskol	$539
509 km or 316 mi	Mogilev	$669
513 km or 319 mi	Saransk	$834
555 km or 345 mi	Penza	$614
568 km or 353 mi	Gomel	$589
571 km or 355 mi	Sumy	$518
577 km or 359 mi	Belgorod	$746
601 km or 373 mi	Cheboksary	$749

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