Oslo vs Quebec City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Oslo	Quebec City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2292	$1644
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4945	$3738
🏠 One person rent	$1276	$834
🏘️ Family rent	$2054	$1281
🍽️ Food expenses	$665	$540
🚐 Transport expenses	$188	$134
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3699	$2588
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	37 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	79	38
😀 Quality of life	94	86
🏙️ Population	709K	549K

The cost of living in Oslo is 39% more expensive than in Quebec City. Cities ranked 1171st and 2883rd ($2292 vs $1644) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 110th in Norway and Canada, respectively. Check Norway vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Oslo compared to 1.6 months in Quebec City. Oslo ranked 1st best city to live in Norway vs Quebec City ranked 23rd in Canada, while ranked 37th and 310th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Oslo vs Quebec City

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	Oslo	Quebec City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.9	$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$92.6	$62.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.5	$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.97	$5.58
☕ Cappuccino	$4.74	$3.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.56	$1.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1322	$790
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1024	$727
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2233	$1395
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1674	$1101
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$146	$52.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$221	$80
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$46.3	$41.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.06%	7.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8757	$8350
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6384	$3529
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.78	$2.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$80	$66.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.9	$22.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.03	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.03	$2.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.13	$3.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.12	$4.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.67	$2.9
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$13.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15	$10.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$28.7	$13.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$3.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.45	$4.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$2.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$2.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.35	$1.02
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.11	$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.9	$10.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3	$2.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.9	$11.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.44	$6.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.25	$2.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.34	$2.19
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.48	$1.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.7	$39.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.9	$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$62	$78.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$33	$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$94	$59.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$250	$794
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8593	$6012

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Cities near Oslo

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.7 mi	Baerum	$1872
25 km or 16 mi	Lillestrom	$1945
27 km or 17 mi	Asker	$1930
35 km or 22 mi	Jessheim	$1838
36 km or 22 mi	Drammen	$1627
50 km or 31 mi	Moss	$1707
57 km or 35 mi	Horten	$1631
68 km or 42 mi	Kongsberg	$1747
71 km or 44 mi	Tonsberg	$1714
74 km or 46 mi	Sarpsborg	$1500
78 km or 48 mi	Fredrikstad	$1977
92 km or 57 mi	Sandefjord	$1864
96 km or 60 mi	Halden	$1575
100 km or 62 mi	Hamar	$1764
103 km or 64 mi	Skien	$1651
104 km or 65 mi	Larvik	$1733
106 km or 66 mi	Porsgrunn	$1528
106 km or 66 mi	Arvika	$1251
108 km or 67 mi	Gjovik	$1722
135 km or 84 mi	Lillehammer	$1468
165 km or 103 mi	Karlstad	$1279
186 km or 115 mi	Uddevalla	$1334
194 km or 120 mi	Vanersborg	$1235
197 km or 122 mi	Arendal	$1623
201 km or 125 mi	Trollhattan	$1167
220 km or 137 mi	Mariestad	$1373
241 km or 150 mi	Mora	$1367
245 km or 152 mi	Skovde	$1473
247 km or 154 mi	Ludvika	$1178
252 km or 156 mi	Kristiansand	$1326
259 km or 161 mi	Gothenburg	$1623
260 km or 162 mi	Orebro	$1171
261 km or 162 mi	Molndal	$1498
266 km or 166 mi	Borlange	$1599
275 km or 171 mi	Boras	$1367
276 km or 171 mi	Frederikshavn	$1394
281 km or 175 mi	Falun	$1648
303 km or 188 mi	Sandnes	$1709
304 km or 189 mi	Stavanger	$2049
305 km or 190 mi	Bergen	$2006

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