Portland vs Quebec City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Portland	Quebec City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2629	$1644
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6215	$3738
🏠 One person rent	$1568	$834
🏘️ Family rent	$2656	$1281
🍽️ Food expenses	$680	$540
🚐 Transport expenses	$171	$134
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4810	$2588
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	88	38
😀 Quality of life	90	86
🏙️ Population	653K	549K

The cost of living in Portland is 60% more expensive than in Quebec City. Cities ranked 603rd and 2883rd ($2629 vs $1644) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 553rd 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 1.8 months in Portland compared to 1.6 months in Quebec City. Portland ranked 34th best city to live in the United States vs Quebec City ranked 23rd in Canada, while ranked 157th and 310th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Portland vs Quebec City

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	Portland	Quebec City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.9	$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$74.8	$62.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.7	$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.4	$5.58
☕ Cappuccino	$5.06	$3.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.54	$1.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1608	$790
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1314	$727
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2917	$1395
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2257	$1101
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$132	$52.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$203	$80
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$63.5	$41.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.62%	7.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3766	$8350
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3350	$3529
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.79	$2.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$101	$66.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23	$22.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.09	$2.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.85	$3.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.17	$4.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.8	$2.9
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.3	$13.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.4	$10.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.2	$13.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.73	$3.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.94	$4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.55	$4.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.78	$2.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.41	$2.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.9	$1.02
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.45	$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.7	$10.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.23	$2.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11	$11.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$14.1	$6.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.99	$2.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$7.04	$2.19
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.98	$1.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37	$39.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.8	$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$187	$78.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$32.5	$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.2	$59.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$106	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1788	$794
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16585	$6012

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Cities near Portland

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5.1 mi	Milwaukie	$2390
11 km or 6.7 mi	Lake Oswego	$2415
11 km or 6.9 mi	Beaverton	$2508
13 km or 8.2 mi	Tigard	$2437
14 km or 8.7 mi	Vancouver	$2465
17 km or 11 mi	West Linn	$2425
18 km or 11 mi	Tualatin	$2432
18 km or 11 mi	Gresham	$2484
18 km or 11 mi	Oregon City	$2420
25 km or 16 mi	Hillsboro	$2341
33 km or 21 mi	Newberg	$2410
35 km or 21 mi	Forest Grove	$2353
44 km or 27 mi	Woodburn	$2585
54 km or 33 mi	McMinnville	$2379
64 km or 40 mi	Keizer	$2361
71 km or 44 mi	Salem	$2368
72 km or 45 mi	Longview	$2095
104 km or 65 mi	Albany	$2119
116 km or 72 mi	Corvallis	$2029
116 km or 72 mi	The Dalles	$2206
136 km or 84 mi	Centralia	$2523
165 km or 102 mi	Springfield	$1967
166 km or 103 mi	Eugene	$2174
168 km or 105 mi	Lacey	$2571
171 km or 106 mi	Olympia	$2406
177 km or 110 mi	Spanaway	$2460
181 km or 113 mi	Redmond	$2604
184 km or 114 mi	Lakewood	$2449
185 km or 115 mi	Aberdeen	$1744
187 km or 116 mi	Puyallup	$2644
190 km or 118 mi	University Place	$2604
192 km or 120 mi	Tacoma	$2517
195 km or 121 mi	Bend	$2796
201 km or 125 mi	Federal Way	$2532
202 km or 125 mi	Auburn	$2338
206 km or 128 mi	Yakima	$1882
210 km or 131 mi	Kent	$2784
210 km or 131 mi	Des Moines	$2623
211 km or 131 mi	Maple Valley	$2579
216 km or 134 mi	SeaTac	$2741

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