Quebec City vs Quito - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Quebec City	Quito
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1658	$851
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3837	$2169
🏠 One person rent	$840	$339
🏘️ Family rent	$1268	$594
🍽️ Food expenses	$551	$314
🚐 Transport expenses	$129	$89.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2472	$479
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	39	63
😀 Quality of life	87	61
🏙️ Population	549K	2.01M

The cost of living in Quebec City is 95% more expensive than in Quito. Cities ranked 2827th and 6208th ($1658 vs $851) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 109th and 3rd in Canada and Ecuador, respectively. Check Canada vs Ecuador comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Quebec City compared to 0.6 months in Quito. Quebec City ranked 18th best city to live in Canada vs Quito ranked 2nd in Ecuador, while ranked 204th and 5206th 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	$15.7	$5.06
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$67.6	$34.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.7	$7.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.4	$2.68
☕ Cappuccino	$4.01	$2.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.2	$1.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$793	$404
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$689	$250
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1298	$703
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1046	$474
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$78.6	$25.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$120	$41.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$50.9	$32.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.27%	12.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10641	$1617
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3317	$1286
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.75	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$68.2	$20.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.5	$11.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.27	$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2	$1.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.35	$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.07	$1.44
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.94	$2.38
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$7.74
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$7.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17	$7.74
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.68	$2.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$1.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.53	$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.76	$1.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$1.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.14	$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.91	$2.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12	$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.71	$1.54
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.86	$5.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.03	$6.74
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.37	$8.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.27	$2.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.97	$2.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.9	$43.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.5	$7.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$82.4	$52.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$16	$11.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$83.5	$53.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.4	$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1142	$261
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6211	$7844

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Cities near Quebec City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi	Levis	$1653
80 km or 50 mi	Thetford Mines	$1529
89 km or 55 mi	Saint-Georges	$1560
102 km or 64 mi	Victoriaville	$1342
114 km or 71 mi	Trois-Rivieres	$1053
120 km or 74 mi	Shawinigan	$1379
142 km or 88 mi	Drummondville	$1588
166 km or 103 mi	Sherbrooke	$1468
169 km or 105 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1558
170 km or 106 mi	Riviere-du-Loup	$1567
178 km or 111 mi	Saguenay	$1585
180 km or 112 mi	Chicoutimi	$1587
187 km or 116 mi	Magog	$1539
188 km or 117 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1626
192 km or 120 mi	Joliette	$1397
195 km or 121 mi	Alma	$1586
196 km or 122 mi	Granby	$1158
201 km or 125 mi	L'Assomption	$1659
206 km or 128 mi	Beloeil	$1816
210 km or 131 mi	Repentigny	$1783
211 km or 131 mi	Varennes	$1835
212 km or 132 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1874
217 km or 135 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1924
218 km or 135 mi	Mascouche	$1772
218 km or 136 mi	Boucherville	$1882
220 km or 136 mi	Chambly	$1906
223 km or 138 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1705
223 km or 139 mi	Terrebonne	$1820
227 km or 141 mi	Longueuil	$1962
228 km or 142 mi	Brossard	$2105
229 km or 142 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1869
229 km or 143 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1847
231 km or 144 mi	Montreal	$1821
234 km or 146 mi	La Prairie	$1949
236 km or 146 mi	Westmount	$1808
236 km or 146 mi	Mount Royal	$1821
238 km or 148 mi	Laval	$1874
238 km or 148 mi	Candiac	$1912
241 km or 150 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1840
241 km or 150 mi	Boisbriand	$1813

Cities near Quito

Distance	City	Cost of living
74 km or 46 mi	Santo Domingo	$775
77 km or 48 mi	Ibarra	$536
114 km or 71 mi	Ambato	$570
138 km or 86 mi	Quevedo	$638
151 km or 94 mi	Ipiales	$515
163 km or 101 mi	Riobamba	$547
183 km or 114 mi	Esmeraldas	$612
210 km or 130 mi	Pasto	$511
210 km or 130 mi	Babahoyo	$834
227 km or 141 mi	Tumaco	$533
235 km or 146 mi	Portoviejo	$642
244 km or 152 mi	Milagro	$731
258 km or 161 mi	Manta	$870
262 km or 163 mi	Duran	$801
267 km or 166 mi	Guayaquil	$903
303 km or 188 mi	Cuenca	$790
307 km or 191 mi	Montanita	$754
348 km or 216 mi	La Libertad	$814
364 km or 226 mi	Popayan	$455
376 km or 233 mi	Machala	$603
381 km or 237 mi	Florencia	$416
426 km or 265 mi	Loja	$637
430 km or 267 mi	Tumbes	$472
463 km or 288 mi	Cali	$720
484 km or 301 mi	Buenaventura	$552
484 km or 301 mi	Palmira	$648
501 km or 311 mi	Neiva	$507
516 km or 321 mi	Mancora	$514
543 km or 337 mi	Tulua	$493
574 km or 357 mi	Talara	$532
575 km or 357 mi	Sullana	$543
602 km or 374 mi	Piura	$592
610 km or 379 mi	Jaen	$504
611 km or 380 mi	Paita	$551
616 km or 383 mi	Armenia	$551
623 km or 387 mi	Cartago	$639
631 km or 392 mi	Salento	$567
635 km or 395 mi	Ibague	$525
641 km or 398 mi	Pereira	$639
650 km or 404 mi	Girardot	$416