New York City vs Quebec City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	New York City	Quebec City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$4051	$1791
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8925	$4030
🏠 One person rent	$2620	$919
🏘️ Family rent	$4454	$1392
🍽️ Food expenses	$807	$591
🚐 Transport expenses	$399	$142
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5777	$2544
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	100	39
😀 Quality of life	97	86
🏙️ Population	8.8M	549K

The cost of living in New York City is 126% more expensive than in Quebec City. Cities ranked 5th and 2544th ($4051 vs $1791) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 95th 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 1.4 months in New York City compared to 1.4 months in Quebec City. New York City ranked 2nd best city to live in the United States vs Quebec City ranked 26th in Canada, while ranked 13th and 316th 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	$24.7	$18.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$111	$72.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.6	$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.78	$6.62
☕ Cappuccino	$6.22	$4.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.16	$2.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2702	$837
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2361	$788
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5005	$1444
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3996	$1178
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$122	$71.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$187	$110
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$69.3	$50.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.73%	7.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$19111	$8764
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3215	$3034
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.88	$2.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$138	$69.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$27.1	$23.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.02	$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.39	$2.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.43	$3.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.1	$4.62
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.36	$3.01
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.6	$14.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$11.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.2	$17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.78	$3.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.75	$4.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.74	$4.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.22	$2.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.62	$2.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.57	$1.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.88	$1.91
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$20.1	$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.49	$2.97
🚬 Cigarette pack	$17.1	$10.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$5.84
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$10	$3.19
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$7.97	$2.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.36	$1.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$144	$38.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$19.8	$11.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$156	$82.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.4	$16
👖 Brand Jeans	$65.6	$70.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$111	$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1717	$850
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20585	$6253

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Cities near New York City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Astoria	$2510
11 km or 6.8 mi	Hoboken	$3280
11 km or 7.1 mi	Jersey	$3002
13 km or 8.3 mi	Union	$2857
14 km or 8.8 mi	West New York	$2634
14 km or 8.9 mi	Bayonne	$3168
15 km or 9.6 mi	North Bergen	$2611
17 km or 10 mi	Secaucus	$2701
17 km or 11 mi	Cliffside Park	$2414
18 km or 11 mi	Kearny	$2671
20 km or 12 mi	Valley Stream	$2715
20 km or 13 mi	Fort Lee	$2165
20 km or 13 mi	Lyndhurst	$2605
22 km or 14 mi	Newark	$2575
23 km or 14 mi	Elizabeth	$2733
23 km or 14 mi	Belleville	$2479
25 km or 15 mi	Hillside	$2664
25 km or 15 mi	Long Beach	$2722
25 km or 15 mi	Nutley	$2493
25 km or 16 mi	East Orange	$2635
25 km or 16 mi	Irvington	$2622
26 km or 16 mi	Rockville Centre	$2607
26 km or 16 mi	Linden	$2762
26 km or 16 mi	Hackensack	$2590
26 km or 16 mi	Bloomfield	$2424
26 km or 16 mi	Teaneck	$2641
26 km or 16 mi	Carteret	$2778
26 km or 16 mi	Passaic	$2646
27 km or 17 mi	Roselle	$2760
27 km or 17 mi	Hempstead	$2702
28 km or 17 mi	Union Township	$2732
28 km or 18 mi	Clifton	$2721
28 km or 18 mi	Maplewood	$2691
29 km or 18 mi	Montclair	$2454
29 km or 18 mi	Bergenfield	$2586
29 km or 18 mi	Mount Vernon	$2811
30 km or 18 mi	Rahway	$2771
30 km or 18 mi	Uniondale	$2578
30 km or 18 mi	West Orange	$2553
30 km or 18 mi	New Rochelle	$3108

Cities near Quebec City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi	Levis	$1766
80 km or 50 mi	Thetford Mines	$1462
89 km or 55 mi	Saint-Georges	$1509
102 km or 64 mi	Victoriaville	$1211
114 km or 71 mi	Trois-Rivieres	$1082
120 km or 74 mi	Shawinigan	$1410
142 km or 88 mi	Drummondville	$1645
166 km or 103 mi	Sherbrooke	$1449
169 km or 105 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1624
170 km or 106 mi	Riviere-du-Loup	$1613
178 km or 111 mi	Saguenay	$1544
180 km or 112 mi	Chicoutimi	$1566
187 km or 116 mi	Magog	$1539
188 km or 117 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1657
192 km or 120 mi	Joliette	$1540
195 km or 121 mi	Alma	$1582
196 km or 122 mi	Granby	$1187
201 km or 125 mi	L'Assomption	$1740
206 km or 128 mi	Beloeil	$1836
210 km or 131 mi	Repentigny	$1823
211 km or 131 mi	Varennes	$1845
212 km or 132 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1884
217 km or 135 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1912
218 km or 135 mi	Mascouche	$1821
218 km or 136 mi	Boucherville	$1878
220 km or 136 mi	Chambly	$1901
223 km or 138 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1773
223 km or 139 mi	Terrebonne	$1849
227 km or 141 mi	Longueuil	$1896
228 km or 142 mi	Brossard	$2057
229 km or 142 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1873
229 km or 143 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1843
231 km or 144 mi	Montreal	$1954
234 km or 146 mi	La Prairie	$1960
236 km or 146 mi	Westmount	$1861
236 km or 146 mi	Mount Royal	$1871
238 km or 148 mi	Laval	$1996
238 km or 148 mi	Candiac	$1927
241 km or 150 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1890
241 km or 150 mi	Boisbriand	$1751