Paris vs Quebec City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Paris	Quebec City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2460	$1648
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5684	$3908
🏠 One person rent	$1432	$829
🏘️ Family rent	$2492	$1438
🍽️ Food expenses	$615	$564
🚐 Transport expenses	$266	$124
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3694	$2878
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	99	38
😀 Quality of life	94	87
🏙️ Population	2.1M	574K

The cost of living in Paris is 49% more expensive than in Quebec City. Cities ranked 964th and 3402nd ($2460 vs $1648) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 116th in France and Canada, respectively. Check France vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Paris compared to 1.7 months in Quebec City. Paris ranked 1st best city to live in France vs Quebec City ranked 21st in Canada, while ranked 34th and 327th 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	$17.9	$18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$69.7	$66.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.3	$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.32	$5.34
☕ Cappuccino	$5.85	$3.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$4.68	$1.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1558	$907
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1158	$680
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2756	$1526
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2070	$1247
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$162	$58.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$252	$89.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$32.4	$45.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.42%	4.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$15102	$6977
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10254	$2884
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.91	$2.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$104	$71.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.1	$16.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.22	$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.7	$2.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.28	$3.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.55	$4.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.25	$3.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.6	$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.5	$11.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$22.2	$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.28	$4.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.05	$3.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.26	$3.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.29	$2.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$2.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.58	$0.96
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.02	$1.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.6	$11.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.77	$2.81
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.3	$15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.37	$6.78
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.55	$3.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.15	$2.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.49	$1.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.6	$37.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.5	$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$30	$79.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.4	$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$117	$58.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$121	$95.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1048	$703
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19577	$8149

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Cities near Paris

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Ivry-sur-Seine	$2033
6.4 km or 4 mi	Aubervilliers	$1872
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Montreuil	$1885
7 km or 4.3 mi	Neuilly-sur-Seine	$2350
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Asnieres-sur-Seine	$2065
8.3 km or 5.2 mi	Vitry-sur-Seine	$1972
8.4 km or 5.2 mi	Boulogne-Billancourt	$2297
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Courbevoie	$2082
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Bobigny	$1749
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Saint-Denis	$1918
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	La Garenne-Colombes	$1988
11 km or 7.1 mi	Nanterre	$1766
12 km or 7.2 mi	Creteil	$1920
12 km or 7.5 mi	Rueil-Malmaison	$1689
13 km or 7.9 mi	Argenteuil	$1935
13 km or 8 mi	Champigny-sur-Marne	$1897
13 km or 8.1 mi	Chaville	$1827
14 km or 8.5 mi	Aulnay-sous-Bois	$1798
15 km or 9.4 mi	Massy	$1874
17 km or 11 mi	Versailles	$1987
23 km or 14 mi	Guyancourt	$1876
24 km or 15 mi	Acheres	$1794
32 km or 20 mi	Cergy	$1480
34 km or 21 mi	Savigny-le-Temple	$1683
42 km or 26 mi	Melun	$1454
45 km or 28 mi	Rambouillet	$1749
67 km or 42 mi	Beauvais	$1401
71 km or 44 mi	Compiegne	$1481
73 km or 46 mi	Dreux	$1424
78 km or 49 mi	Chartres	$1375
111 km or 69 mi	Orleans	$1356
112 km or 69 mi	Rouen	$1382
115 km or 72 mi	Amiens	$1350
130 km or 81 mi	Reims	$1553
141 km or 88 mi	Troyes	$1243
148 km or 92 mi	Chalons-en-Champagne	$1632
148 km or 92 mi	Auxerre	$1289
150 km or 93 mi	Dieppe	$1573
158 km or 98 mi	Lisieux	$1421
162 km or 101 mi	Arras	$1506

Cities near Quebec City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi	Levis	$1638
80 km or 50 mi	Thetford Mines	$1002
89 km or 55 mi	Saint-Georges	$1457
102 km or 64 mi	Victoriaville	$1238
114 km or 71 mi	Trois-Rivieres	$1219
120 km or 74 mi	Shawinigan	$1441
142 km or 88 mi	Drummondville	$1365
166 km or 103 mi	Sherbrooke	$1421
169 km or 105 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1575
170 km or 106 mi	Riviere-du-Loup	$1504
178 km or 111 mi	Saguenay	$1122
180 km or 112 mi	Chicoutimi	$1289
187 km or 116 mi	Magog	$1533
188 km or 117 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1675
192 km or 120 mi	Joliette	$1421
195 km or 121 mi	Alma	$1384
196 km or 122 mi	Granby	$1199
201 km or 125 mi	L'Assomption	$1702
206 km or 128 mi	Beloeil	$1816
210 km or 131 mi	Repentigny	$1817
211 km or 131 mi	Varennes	$1829
212 km or 132 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1875
217 km or 135 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1892
218 km or 135 mi	Mascouche	$1828
218 km or 136 mi	Boucherville	$1861
220 km or 136 mi	Chambly	$1892
223 km or 138 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1772
223 km or 139 mi	Terrebonne	$1863
227 km or 141 mi	Longueuil	$1874
228 km or 142 mi	Brossard	$2051
229 km or 142 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1856
229 km or 143 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1850
231 km or 144 mi	Montreal	$1901
234 km or 146 mi	La Prairie	$1937
236 km or 146 mi	Westmount	$1828
236 km or 146 mi	Mount Royal	$1852
238 km or 148 mi	Laval	$2058
238 km or 148 mi	Candiac	$1921
241 km or 150 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1870
241 km or 150 mi	Boisbriand	$1913