New York City vs Quebec City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	New York City	Quebec City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$4044	$1658
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8222	$3837
🏠 One person rent	$2662	$840
🏘️ Family rent	$3953	$1268
🍽️ Food expenses	$794	$551
🚐 Transport expenses	$392	$129
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$6298	$2472
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	100	39
😀 Quality of life	96	87
🏙️ Population	8.8M	549K

The cost of living in New York City is 144% more expensive than in Quebec City. Cities ranked 6th and 2827th ($4044 vs $1658) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 109th in the United States and Canada, respectively. Check the United States vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in New York City compared to 1.5 months in Quebec City. New York City ranked 1st best city to live in the United States vs Quebec City ranked 18th in Canada, while ranked 8th and 204th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in New York City vs Quebec City

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	New York City	Quebec City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$24.2	$15.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$108	$67.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.8	$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.64	$6.4
☕ Cappuccino	$5.71	$4.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.94	$2.2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$3504	$793
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2240	$689
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3748	$1298
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3719	$1046
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$103	$78.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$162	$120
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$66.3	$50.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.65%	7.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$16943	$10641
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$12588	$3317
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.96	$2.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$135	$68.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.4	$19.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.4	$2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.11	$2.35
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.76	$4.07
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.55	$2.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.5	$14.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.2	$10.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.9	$17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.87	$3.68
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$1.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.87	$4.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.18	$4.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.38	$2.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.81	$2.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.64	$1.14
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3	$1.91
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$20	$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.67	$2.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$16.7	$9.86
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.36	$6.03
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.02	$3.37
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$6.99	$2.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.37	$1.97
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$115	$34.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.8	$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$111	$82.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$27.2	$16
👖 Brand Jeans	$68.7	$83.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$94.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1647	$1142
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17859	$6211

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Cities near New York City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Astoria	$2529
11 km or 6.8 mi	Hoboken	$2821
11 km or 7.1 mi	Jersey	$3002
13 km or 8.3 mi	Union	$2743
14 km or 8.8 mi	West New York	$2739
14 km or 8.9 mi	Bayonne	$3241
15 km or 9.6 mi	North Bergen	$2691
17 km or 10 mi	Secaucus	$2638
17 km or 11 mi	Cliffside Park	$2613
18 km or 11 mi	Kearny	$2494
20 km or 12 mi	Valley Stream	$2608
20 km or 13 mi	Fort Lee	$2612
20 km or 13 mi	Lyndhurst	$2520
22 km or 14 mi	Newark	$1956
23 km or 14 mi	Elizabeth	$2622
23 km or 14 mi	Belleville	$2400
25 km or 15 mi	Hillside	$2464
25 km or 15 mi	Long Beach	$2612
25 km or 15 mi	Nutley	$2433
25 km or 16 mi	East Orange	$2351
25 km or 16 mi	Irvington	$2338
26 km or 16 mi	Rockville Centre	$2521
26 km or 16 mi	Linden	$2684
26 km or 16 mi	Hackensack	$2653
26 km or 16 mi	Bloomfield	$2422
26 km or 16 mi	Teaneck	$2638
26 km or 16 mi	Carteret	$2695
26 km or 16 mi	Passaic	$2615
27 km or 17 mi	Roselle	$2660
27 km or 17 mi	Hempstead	$2627
28 km or 17 mi	Union Township	$2614
28 km or 18 mi	Clifton	$2698
28 km or 18 mi	Maplewood	$2534
29 km or 18 mi	Montclair	$2404
29 km or 18 mi	Bergenfield	$2737
29 km or 18 mi	Mount Vernon	$2784
30 km or 18 mi	Rahway	$2694
30 km or 18 mi	Uniondale	$2465
30 km or 18 mi	West Orange	$2447
30 km or 18 mi	New Rochelle	$3028

Cities near Quebec City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi	Levis	$1653
80 km or 50 mi	Thetford Mines	$1529
89 km or 55 mi	Saint-Georges	$1560
102 km or 64 mi	Victoriaville	$1342
114 km or 71 mi	Trois-Rivieres	$1053
120 km or 74 mi	Shawinigan	$1379
142 km or 88 mi	Drummondville	$1588
166 km or 103 mi	Sherbrooke	$1468
169 km or 105 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1558
170 km or 106 mi	Riviere-du-Loup	$1567
178 km or 111 mi	Saguenay	$1585
180 km or 112 mi	Chicoutimi	$1587
187 km or 116 mi	Magog	$1539
188 km or 117 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1626
192 km or 120 mi	Joliette	$1397
195 km or 121 mi	Alma	$1586
196 km or 122 mi	Granby	$1158
201 km or 125 mi	L'Assomption	$1659
206 km or 128 mi	Beloeil	$1816
210 km or 131 mi	Repentigny	$1783
211 km or 131 mi	Varennes	$1835
212 km or 132 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1874
217 km or 135 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1924
218 km or 135 mi	Mascouche	$1772
218 km or 136 mi	Boucherville	$1882
220 km or 136 mi	Chambly	$1906
223 km or 138 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1705
223 km or 139 mi	Terrebonne	$1820
227 km or 141 mi	Longueuil	$1962
228 km or 142 mi	Brossard	$2105
229 km or 142 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1869
229 km or 143 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1847
231 km or 144 mi	Montreal	$1821
234 km or 146 mi	La Prairie	$1949
236 km or 146 mi	Westmount	$1808
236 km or 146 mi	Mount Royal	$1821
238 km or 148 mi	Laval	$1874
238 km or 148 mi	Candiac	$1912
241 km or 150 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1840
241 km or 150 mi	Boisbriand	$1813