Munich vs Quebec City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Munich	Quebec City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2201	$1644
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5311	$3738
🏠 One person rent	$1313	$834
🏘️ Family rent	$2479	$1281
🍽️ Food expenses	$524	$540
🚐 Transport expenses	$211	$134
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3560	$2588
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	23 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	90	38
😀 Quality of life	93	86
🏙️ Population	1.51M	549K

The cost of living in Munich is 34% more expensive than in Quebec City. Cities ranked 1352nd and 2883rd ($2201 vs $1644) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 110th in Germany and Canada, respectively. Check Germany vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Munich compared to 1.6 months in Quebec City. Munich ranked 8th best city to live in Germany vs Quebec City ranked 23rd in Canada, while ranked 54th and 310th 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	$16.2	$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$69.1	$62.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.6	$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.92	$5.58
☕ Cappuccino	$4.32	$3.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.69	$1.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1323	$790
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1006	$727
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2618	$1395
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2005	$1101
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$205	$52.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$313	$80
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.8	$41.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.97%	7.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$12224	$8350
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8488	$3529
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.1	$2.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$59.5	$66.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.8	$22.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.85	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.36	$2.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.12	$3.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.7	$4.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.7	$2.9
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.8	$13.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$10.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.9	$13.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$3.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.53	$4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.62	$4.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$2.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$2.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.57	$1.02
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.83	$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.83	$10.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.1	$2.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.08	$11.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.17	$6.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.34	$2.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.92	$2.19
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.42	$1.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$52.2	$39.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.5	$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$73.1	$78.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.5	$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$92.9	$59.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.9	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$953	$794
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14702	$6012

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Cities near Munich

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.6 mi	Germering	$1789
16 km or 10 mi	Unterschleiheim	$1746
17 km or 10 mi	Puchheim	$1772
17 km or 11 mi	Dachau	$1755
20 km or 13 mi	Olching	$1730
23 km or 15 mi	Starnberg	$1727
24 km or 15 mi	Furstenfeldbruck	$1711
31 km or 19 mi	Erding	$1631
31 km or 19 mi	Geretsried	$1679
32 km or 20 mi	Freising	$1611
44 km or 28 mi	Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm	$1568
47 km or 29 mi	Weilheim in Oberbayern	$1700
48 km or 30 mi	Aichach	$1613
50 km or 31 mi	Friedberg	$1644
52 km or 32 mi	Rosenheim	$1164
53 km or 33 mi	Konigsbrunn	$1638
53 km or 33 mi	Landsberg am Lech	$1637
57 km or 35 mi	Augsburg	$1728
61 km or 38 mi	Gersthofen	$1644
62 km or 38 mi	Landshut	$1569
62 km or 38 mi	Waldkraiburg	$1541
62 km or 39 mi	Neusa	$1645
71 km or 44 mi	Ingolstadt	$1465
71 km or 44 mi	Muhldorf	$1537
72 km or 45 mi	Neuburg an der Donau	$1508
76 km or 48 mi	Kaufbeuren	$1698
77 km or 48 mi	Traunreut	$1517
80 km or 50 mi	Garmisch-Partenkirchen	$1911
85 km or 53 mi	Traunstein	$1540
87 km or 54 mi	Donauworth	$1544
98 km or 61 mi	Innsbruck	$1636
103 km or 64 mi	Gunzburg	$1538
104 km or 65 mi	Kempten	$1502
105 km or 65 mi	Regensburg	$1627
105 km or 65 mi	Memmingen	$1565
110 km or 69 mi	Straubing	$1522
112 km or 70 mi	Nordlingen	$1509
114 km or 71 mi	Senden	$1516
116 km or 72 mi	Salzburg	$1672
119 km or 74 mi	Sonthofen	$1560

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