Quebec City vs Quito - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Quebec City	Quito
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1648	$864
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3908	$2221
🏠 One person rent	$829	$339
🏘️ Family rent	$1438	$572
🍽️ Food expenses	$564	$326
🚐 Transport expenses	$124	$89.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2878	$608
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	38	63
😀 Quality of life	87	60
🏙️ Population	574K	1.76M

The cost of living in Quebec City is 91% more expensive than in Quito. Cities ranked 3402nd and 6476th ($1648 vs $864) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 116th and 2nd in Canada and Ecuador, respectively. Check Canada vs Ecuador comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Quebec City compared to 0.7 months in Quito. Quebec City ranked 21st best city to live in Canada vs Quito ranked 1st in Ecuador, while ranked 327th and 5902nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Quebec City vs Quito

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	Quebec City	Quito
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18	$4.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$66.9	$44.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.1	$7.47
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.34	$2.86
☕ Cappuccino	$3.71	$3.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.96	$1.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$907	$415
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$680	$264
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1526	$757
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1247	$457
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58.4	$19.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$89.6	$29.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$45.5	$25.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.49%	10.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6977	$1700
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2884	$731
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.86	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$71.5	$24
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.3	$11.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.04	$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.02	$1.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.04	$1.49
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.07	$2.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$8.36
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$7.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$7.67
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.33	$2.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.75	$1.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.96	$1.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$1.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$1.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$0.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.88	$2.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.4	$10.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.81	$1.6
🚬 Cigarette pack	$15	$5.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.78	$8.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.1	$7.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.25	$2.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.89	$2.17
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.9	$49.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11	$6.75
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$79.9	$38.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.1	$11.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.2	$69.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.6	$114
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$703	$385
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8149	$8877

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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

Cities near Quito

Distance	City	Cost of living
74 km or 46 mi	Santo Domingo	$592
77 km or 48 mi	Ibarra	$557
114 km or 71 mi	Ambato	$516
138 km or 86 mi	Quevedo	$653
151 km or 94 mi	Ipiales	$672
163 km or 101 mi	Riobamba	$514
183 km or 114 mi	Esmeraldas	$613
210 km or 130 mi	Pasto	$675
210 km or 130 mi	Babahoyo	$827
227 km or 141 mi	Tumaco	$694
235 km or 146 mi	Portoviejo	$780
244 km or 152 mi	Milagro	$731
258 km or 161 mi	Manta	$762
262 km or 163 mi	Duran	$842
267 km or 166 mi	Guayaquil	$953
303 km or 188 mi	Cuenca	$829
307 km or 191 mi	Montanita	$704
348 km or 216 mi	La Libertad	$707
364 km or 226 mi	Popayan	$631
376 km or 233 mi	Machala	$584
381 km or 237 mi	Florencia	$524
426 km or 265 mi	Loja	$559
430 km or 267 mi	Tumbes	$577
463 km or 288 mi	Cali	$850
484 km or 301 mi	Buenaventura	$856
484 km or 301 mi	Palmira	$788
501 km or 311 mi	Neiva	$606
516 km or 321 mi	Mancora	$660
543 km or 337 mi	Tulua	$563
574 km or 357 mi	Talara	$705
575 km or 357 mi	Sullana	$593
602 km or 374 mi	Piura	$651
610 km or 379 mi	Jaen	$617
611 km or 380 mi	Paita	$638
616 km or 383 mi	Armenia	$749
623 km or 387 mi	Cartago	$769
631 km or 392 mi	Salento	$749
635 km or 395 mi	Ibague	$537
641 km or 398 mi	Pereira	$862
650 km or 404 mi	Girardot	$559