Quebec City vs Quito - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Quebec City	Quito
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1632	$882
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3776	$2247
🏠 One person rent	$826	$363
🏘️ Family rent	$1323	$633
🍽️ Food expenses	$538	$316
🚐 Transport expenses	$136	$98.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2731	$485
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	38	62
😀 Quality of life	88	57
🏙️ Population	549K	1.76M

The cost of living in Quebec City is 85% more expensive than in Quito. Cities ranked 3402nd and 6318th ($1632 vs $882) 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 0.5 months in Quito. Quebec City ranked 25th best city to live in Canada vs Quito ranked 1st in Ecuador, while ranked 300th and 6166th 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	$15.8	$4.97
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.4	$35.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.8	$7.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.99	$2.23
☕ Cappuccino	$3.82	$3.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.85	$1.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$788	$410
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$714	$292
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1419	$744
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1141	$533
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$52.9	$19.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$82.2	$29.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$44.4	$27.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.88%	11.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9628	$1599
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3472	$888
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.66	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$67.5	$26.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.6	$13.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.16	$0.7
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.17	$1.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.02	$1.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.05	$1.78
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.04	$2.4
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$8.28
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$7.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$8.23
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.97	$2.06
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$1.09
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.17	$1.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.96	$1.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$1.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$0.7
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.86	$2.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.7	$9.93
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.14	$1.6
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.6	$6.06
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.71	$6.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.04	$7.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.24	$2.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.89	$2.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.1	$38.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10	$7.01
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$79	$45.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.1	$11.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.8	$59.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$816	$286
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6103	$9282

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Cities near Quebec City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi	Levis	$1622
80 km or 50 mi	Thetford Mines	$1019
89 km or 55 mi	Saint-Georges	$1470
102 km or 64 mi	Victoriaville	$1265
114 km or 71 mi	Trois-Rivieres	$1136
120 km or 74 mi	Shawinigan	$1388
142 km or 88 mi	Drummondville	$1363
166 km or 103 mi	Sherbrooke	$1420
169 km or 105 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1549
170 km or 106 mi	Riviere-du-Loup	$1455
178 km or 111 mi	Saguenay	$1077
180 km or 112 mi	Chicoutimi	$1223
187 km or 116 mi	Magog	$1486
188 km or 117 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1586
192 km or 120 mi	Joliette	$1449
195 km or 121 mi	Alma	$1304
196 km or 122 mi	Granby	$1120
201 km or 125 mi	L'Assomption	$1671
206 km or 128 mi	Beloeil	$1776
210 km or 131 mi	Repentigny	$1767
211 km or 131 mi	Varennes	$1786
212 km or 132 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1822
217 km or 135 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1869
218 km or 135 mi	Mascouche	$1766
218 km or 136 mi	Boucherville	$1820
220 km or 136 mi	Chambly	$1853
223 km or 138 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1719
223 km or 139 mi	Terrebonne	$1805
227 km or 141 mi	Longueuil	$1842
228 km or 142 mi	Brossard	$2055
229 km or 142 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1828
229 km or 143 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1805
231 km or 144 mi	Montreal	$1903
234 km or 146 mi	La Prairie	$1911
236 km or 146 mi	Westmount	$1814
236 km or 146 mi	Mount Royal	$1820
238 km or 148 mi	Laval	$1930
238 km or 148 mi	Candiac	$1892
241 km or 150 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1835
241 km or 150 mi	Boisbriand	$1763

Cities near Quito

Distance	City	Cost of living
74 km or 46 mi	Santo Domingo	$598
77 km or 48 mi	Ibarra	$585
114 km or 71 mi	Ambato	$542
138 km or 86 mi	Quevedo	$649
151 km or 94 mi	Ipiales	$604
163 km or 101 mi	Riobamba	$509
183 km or 114 mi	Esmeraldas	$606
210 km or 130 mi	Pasto	$608
210 km or 130 mi	Babahoyo	$841
227 km or 141 mi	Tumaco	$622
235 km or 146 mi	Portoviejo	$776
244 km or 152 mi	Milagro	$745
258 km or 161 mi	Manta	$859
262 km or 163 mi	Duran	$869
267 km or 166 mi	Guayaquil	$1006
303 km or 188 mi	Cuenca	$780
307 km or 191 mi	Montanita	$728
348 km or 216 mi	La Libertad	$712
364 km or 226 mi	Popayan	$572
376 km or 233 mi	Machala	$587
381 km or 237 mi	Florencia	$489
426 km or 265 mi	Loja	$601
430 km or 267 mi	Tumbes	$582
463 km or 288 mi	Cali	$759
484 km or 301 mi	Buenaventura	$782
484 km or 301 mi	Palmira	$693
501 km or 311 mi	Neiva	$565
516 km or 321 mi	Mancora	$656
543 km or 337 mi	Tulua	$511
574 km or 357 mi	Talara	$704
575 km or 357 mi	Sullana	$596
602 km or 374 mi	Piura	$648
610 km or 379 mi	Jaen	$609
611 km or 380 mi	Paita	$638
616 km or 383 mi	Armenia	$667
623 km or 387 mi	Cartago	$679
631 km or 392 mi	Salento	$655
635 km or 395 mi	Ibague	$506
641 km or 398 mi	Pereira	$730
650 km or 404 mi	Girardot	$515