Munich vs Quebec City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Munich	Quebec City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2499	$1695
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5815	$3907
🏠 One person rent	$1483	$873
🏘️ Family rent	$2594	$1435
🍽️ Food expenses	$601	$558
🚐 Transport expenses	$248	$129
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4507	$2900
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	23 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	90	38
😀 Quality of life	94	88
🏙️ Population	1.51M	549K

The cost of living in Munich is 47% more expensive than in Quebec City. Cities ranked 889th and 3269th ($2499 vs $1695) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 113th in Germany and Canada, respectively. Check Germany vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Munich compared to 1.7 months in Quebec City. Munich ranked 8th best city to live in Germany vs Quebec City ranked 28th in Canada, while ranked 38th and 332nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Munich vs Quebec City

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	Munich	Quebec City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.1	$17.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$85.3	$59.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.4	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.63	$5.49
☕ Cappuccino	$5	$3.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.86	$2.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1499	$863
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1182	$743
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2689	$1500
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2147	$1244
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$194	$61.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$295	$95
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.9	$44.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.76%	5.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$12913	$8196
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8949	$2969
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.84	$2.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$70.4	$71.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.5	$19.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.02	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.47	$2.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.45	$3.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$3.99
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.44	$3.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.1	$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$11.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.8	$12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.93	$4.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.74	$4.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.56	$4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$2.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$2.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.79	$0.99
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.06	$1.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.71	$11.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.31	$3.05
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.2	$13.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.22	$6.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.78	$3.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.16	$2.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.6	$1.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.8	$39.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.7	$11.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$81.5	$81.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$21.6	$16
👖 Brand Jeans	$94.7	$58.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$96.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1039	$719
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16629	$7052

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Cities near Munich

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.6 mi	Germering	$2008
16 km or 10 mi	Unterschleiheim	$1954
17 km or 10 mi	Puchheim	$1994
17 km or 11 mi	Dachau	$1967
20 km or 13 mi	Olching	$1943
23 km or 15 mi	Starnberg	$1925
24 km or 15 mi	Furstenfeldbruck	$1918
31 km or 19 mi	Erding	$1771
31 km or 19 mi	Geretsried	$1877
32 km or 20 mi	Freising	$1806
44 km or 28 mi	Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm	$1790
47 km or 29 mi	Weilheim in Oberbayern	$1890
48 km or 30 mi	Aichach	$1827
50 km or 31 mi	Friedberg	$1864
52 km or 32 mi	Rosenheim	$1316
53 km or 33 mi	Konigsbrunn	$1853
53 km or 33 mi	Landsberg am Lech	$1840
57 km or 35 mi	Augsburg	$1983
61 km or 38 mi	Gersthofen	$1881
62 km or 38 mi	Landshut	$1785
62 km or 38 mi	Waldkraiburg	$1707
62 km or 39 mi	Neusa	$1877
71 km or 44 mi	Ingolstadt	$1819
71 km or 44 mi	Muhldorf	$1707
72 km or 45 mi	Neuburg an der Donau	$1766
76 km or 48 mi	Kaufbeuren	$1867
77 km or 48 mi	Traunreut	$1635
80 km or 50 mi	Garmisch-Partenkirchen	$2117
85 km or 53 mi	Traunstein	$1638
87 km or 54 mi	Donauworth	$1735
98 km or 61 mi	Innsbruck	$1904
103 km or 64 mi	Gunzburg	$1726
104 km or 65 mi	Kempten	$1696
105 km or 65 mi	Regensburg	$1724
105 km or 65 mi	Memmingen	$1759
110 km or 69 mi	Straubing	$1698
112 km or 70 mi	Nordlingen	$1693
114 km or 71 mi	Senden	$1699
116 km or 72 mi	Salzburg	$2009
119 km or 74 mi	Sonthofen	$1748

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