Oakland vs Quebec City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Oakland	Quebec City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3146	$1791
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8584	$4030
🏠 One person rent	$1954	$919
🏘️ Family rent	$4358	$1392
🍽️ Food expenses	$833	$591
🚐 Transport expenses	$158	$142
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5746	$2544
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	97	39
😀 Quality of life	95	86
🏙️ Population	441K	549K

The cost of living in Oakland is 76% more expensive than in Quebec City. Cities ranked 91st and 2544th ($3146 vs $1791) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 73rd 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 1.8 months in Oakland compared to 1.4 months in Quebec City. Oakland ranked 4th best city to live in the United States vs Quebec City ranked 26th in Canada, while ranked 38th and 316th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Oakland vs Quebec City

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	Oakland	Quebec City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$24.8	$18.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$119	$72.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12	$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8	$6.62
☕ Cappuccino	$5.59	$4.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.76	$2.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1994	$837
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1640	$788
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4880	$1444
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3807	$1178
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$180	$71.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$272	$110
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$64.1	$50.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.59%	7.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7086	$8764
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7184	$3034
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.22	$2.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$128	$69.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.7	$23.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.31	$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.57	$2.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.84	$3.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.22	$4.62
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.22	$3.01
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$23.6	$14.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.6	$11.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.8	$17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.18	$3.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.85	$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.75	$4.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.66	$4.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.42	$2.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.17	$2.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.72	$1.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.13	$1.91
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15	$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.09	$2.97
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.4	$10.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$15	$5.84
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.99	$3.19
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.96	$2.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.49	$1.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.8	$38.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.1	$11.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$181	$82.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.9	$16
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.9	$70.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2725	$850
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27655	$6253

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Cities near Oakland

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.1 km or 2.5 mi	Alameda	$3274
8 km or 5 mi	Berkeley	$3082
11 km or 6.5 mi	Albany	$2940
12 km or 7.3 mi	San Leandro	$3023
14 km or 8.7 mi	El Cerrito	$2977
15 km or 9.2 mi	San Francisco	$3781
15 km or 9.3 mi	Lafayette	$2831
17 km or 11 mi	San Lorenzo	$2802
17 km or 11 mi	Richmond	$3053
19 km or 12 mi	Castro Valley	$2931
20 km or 12 mi	San Pablo	$3048
20 km or 12 mi	Walnut Creek	$2874
21 km or 13 mi	Hayward	$2981
22 km or 14 mi	Danville	$2922
22 km or 14 mi	South San Francisco	$3170
23 km or 14 mi	Daly	$3180
24 km or 15 mi	Pleasant Hill	$2767
24 km or 15 mi	San Ramon	$2851
24 km or 15 mi	Hercules	$2949
25 km or 15 mi	San Bruno	$3196
26 km or 16 mi	Millbrae	$3224
26 km or 16 mi	Burlingame	$3293
26 km or 16 mi	Martinez	$2714
28 km or 17 mi	Concord	$2726
28 km or 17 mi	Foster	$3473
28 km or 17 mi	San Mateo	$3672
29 km or 18 mi	Pacifica	$3152
29 km or 18 mi	Union	$2986
30 km or 19 mi	Benicia	$2845
31 km or 19 mi	Dublin	$3091
31 km or 19 mi	San Rafael	$4155
32 km or 20 mi	Belmont	$3804
33 km or 21 mi	San Carlos	$3442
34 km or 21 mi	Vallejo	$2885
35 km or 22 mi	Newark	$3010
35 km or 22 mi	Pleasanton	$3578
35 km or 22 mi	Redwood	$3584
37 km or 23 mi	Fremont	$3159
38 km or 24 mi	East Palo Alto	$3228
39 km or 24 mi	Menlo Park	$3288

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