Paris vs Quebec City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Paris	Quebec City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2480	$1695
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5726	$3907
🏠 One person rent	$1432	$873
🏘️ Family rent	$2535	$1435
🍽️ Food expenses	$622	$558
🚐 Transport expenses	$274	$129
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3974	$2900
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	99	38
😀 Quality of life	96	88
🏙️ Population	2.11M	549K

The cost of living in Paris is 46% more expensive than in Quebec City. Cities ranked 916th and 3269th ($2480 vs $1695) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 113th in France and Canada, respectively. Check France vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Paris compared to 1.7 months in Quebec City. Paris ranked 1st best city to live in France vs Quebec City ranked 28th in Canada, while ranked 14th and 332nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Paris vs Quebec City

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	Paris	Quebec City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17	$17.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$70.9	$59.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.8	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.61	$5.49
☕ Cappuccino	$5.23	$3.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$4.54	$2.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1595	$863
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1144	$743
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2814	$1500
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2101	$1244
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$165	$61.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$258	$95
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.1	$44.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.31%	5.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$14879	$8196
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9948	$2969
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.93	$2.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$104	$71.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.9	$19.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.12	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.7	$2.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.99	$3.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.6	$3.99
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.52	$3.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$22.7	$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.7	$11.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.5	$12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.31	$4.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3	$4.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.14	$4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.47	$2.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$2.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.56	$0.99
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.11	$1.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.6	$11.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.79	$3.05
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.7	$13.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.53	$6.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.61	$3.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.41	$2.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.59	$1.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.7	$39.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16	$11.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31	$81.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.3	$16
👖 Brand Jeans	$114	$58.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$123	$96.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$911	$719
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17184	$7052

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Cities near Paris

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Ivry-sur-Seine	$2060
6.4 km or 4 mi	Aubervilliers	$1935
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Montreuil	$1975
7 km or 4.3 mi	Neuilly-sur-Seine	$2421
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Asnieres-sur-Seine	$2114
8.3 km or 5.2 mi	Vitry-sur-Seine	$2010
8.4 km or 5.2 mi	Boulogne-Billancourt	$2364
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Courbevoie	$2141
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Bobigny	$1803
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Saint-Denis	$1985
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	La Garenne-Colombes	$2028
11 km or 7.1 mi	Nanterre	$1831
12 km or 7.2 mi	Creteil	$1975
12 km or 7.5 mi	Rueil-Malmaison	$1746
13 km or 7.9 mi	Argenteuil	$1991
13 km or 8 mi	Champigny-sur-Marne	$1960
13 km or 8.1 mi	Chaville	$1874
14 km or 8.5 mi	Aulnay-sous-Bois	$1860
15 km or 9.4 mi	Massy	$1876
17 km or 11 mi	Versailles	$1992
23 km or 14 mi	Guyancourt	$1911
24 km or 15 mi	Acheres	$1821
32 km or 20 mi	Cergy	$1459
34 km or 21 mi	Savigny-le-Temple	$1654
42 km or 26 mi	Melun	$1469
45 km or 28 mi	Rambouillet	$1775
67 km or 42 mi	Beauvais	$1448
71 km or 44 mi	Compiegne	$1547
73 km or 46 mi	Dreux	$1443
78 km or 49 mi	Chartres	$1383
111 km or 69 mi	Orleans	$1370
112 km or 69 mi	Rouen	$1365
115 km or 72 mi	Amiens	$1358
130 km or 81 mi	Reims	$1520
141 km or 88 mi	Troyes	$1276
148 km or 92 mi	Chalons-en-Champagne	$1650
148 km or 92 mi	Auxerre	$1306
150 km or 93 mi	Dieppe	$1626
158 km or 98 mi	Lisieux	$1437
162 km or 101 mi	Arras	$1544

Cities near Quebec City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi	Levis	$1685
80 km or 50 mi	Thetford Mines	$1024
89 km or 55 mi	Saint-Georges	$1466
102 km or 64 mi	Victoriaville	$1265
114 km or 71 mi	Trois-Rivieres	$1180
120 km or 74 mi	Shawinigan	$1434
142 km or 88 mi	Drummondville	$1399
166 km or 103 mi	Sherbrooke	$1451
169 km or 105 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1589
170 km or 106 mi	Riviere-du-Loup	$1506
178 km or 111 mi	Saguenay	$1104
180 km or 112 mi	Chicoutimi	$1254
187 km or 116 mi	Magog	$1526
188 km or 117 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1642
192 km or 120 mi	Joliette	$1458
195 km or 121 mi	Alma	$1341
196 km or 122 mi	Granby	$1142
201 km or 125 mi	L'Assomption	$1723
206 km or 128 mi	Beloeil	$1838
210 km or 131 mi	Repentigny	$1846
211 km or 131 mi	Varennes	$1861
212 km or 132 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1891
217 km or 135 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1918
218 km or 135 mi	Mascouche	$1852
218 km or 136 mi	Boucherville	$1897
220 km or 136 mi	Chambly	$1918
223 km or 138 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1800
223 km or 139 mi	Terrebonne	$1907
227 km or 141 mi	Longueuil	$1923
228 km or 142 mi	Brossard	$2080
229 km or 142 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1875
229 km or 143 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1857
231 km or 144 mi	Montreal	$1928
234 km or 146 mi	La Prairie	$1960
236 km or 146 mi	Westmount	$1862
236 km or 146 mi	Mount Royal	$1876
238 km or 148 mi	Laval	$2047
238 km or 148 mi	Candiac	$1940
241 km or 150 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1893
241 km or 150 mi	Boisbriand	$1934