Oakland vs Quebec City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Oakland	Quebec City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2968	$1644
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8022	$3738
🏠 One person rent	$1832	$834
🏘️ Family rent	$4049	$1281
🍽️ Food expenses	$798	$540
🚐 Transport expenses	$140	$134
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5520	$2588
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	97	38
😀 Quality of life	94	86
🏙️ Population	441K	549K

The cost of living in Oakland is 81% more expensive than in Quebec City. Cities ranked 182nd and 2883rd ($2968 vs $1644) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 159th and 110th 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 1.9 months in Oakland compared to 1.6 months in Quebec City. Oakland ranked 4th best city to live in the United States vs Quebec City ranked 23rd in Canada, while ranked 38th and 310th 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	$30.1	$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$53.3	$62.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13	$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.96	$5.58
☕ Cappuccino	$4.95	$3.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.59	$1.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1826	$790
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1533	$727
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4410	$1395
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3547	$1101
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$170	$52.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$259	$80
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$70.5	$41.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.67%	7.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7152	$8350
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7023	$3529
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.25	$2.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$84.9	$66.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.8	$22.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.28	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.45	$2.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$5.04	$3.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.33	$4.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.73	$2.9
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.8	$13.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$10.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.1	$13.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.82	$3.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.4	$4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.18	$4.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.53	$2.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.44	$2.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.01	$1.02
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.97	$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12	$10.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.73	$2.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11	$11.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$15	$6.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6	$2.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5	$2.19
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.5	$1.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$54.2	$39.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.4	$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$178	$78.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.4	$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$63.6	$59.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2719	$794
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18963	$6012

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Cities near Oakland

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.1 km or 2.5 mi	Alameda	$3364
8 km or 5 mi	Berkeley	$2974
11 km or 6.5 mi	Albany	$2888
12 km or 7.3 mi	San Leandro	$2963
14 km or 8.7 mi	El Cerrito	$2929
15 km or 9.2 mi	San Francisco	$3905
15 km or 9.3 mi	Lafayette	$2888
17 km or 11 mi	San Lorenzo	$2747
17 km or 11 mi	Richmond	$3004
19 km or 12 mi	Castro Valley	$3041
20 km or 12 mi	San Pablo	$2999
20 km or 12 mi	Walnut Creek	$2932
21 km or 13 mi	Hayward	$2811
22 km or 14 mi	Danville	$3785
22 km or 14 mi	South San Francisco	$3185
23 km or 14 mi	Daly	$3190
24 km or 15 mi	Pleasant Hill	$2816
24 km or 15 mi	San Ramon	$3045
24 km or 15 mi	Hercules	$2840
25 km or 15 mi	San Bruno	$3195
26 km or 16 mi	Millbrae	$3226
26 km or 16 mi	Burlingame	$3269
26 km or 16 mi	Martinez	$2780
28 km or 17 mi	Concord	$2778
28 km or 17 mi	Foster	$3466
28 km or 17 mi	San Mateo	$3678
29 km or 18 mi	Pacifica	$3183
29 km or 18 mi	Union	$3002
30 km or 19 mi	Benicia	$2767
31 km or 19 mi	Dublin	$3059
31 km or 19 mi	San Rafael	$3997
32 km or 20 mi	Belmont	$3657
33 km or 21 mi	San Carlos	$3344
34 km or 21 mi	Vallejo	$2412
35 km or 22 mi	Newark	$3060
35 km or 22 mi	Pleasanton	$3448
35 km or 22 mi	Redwood	$3649
37 km or 23 mi	Fremont	$3187
38 km or 24 mi	East Palo Alto	$3286
39 km or 24 mi	Menlo Park	$3326

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