Quebec City vs Raleigh - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Quebec City	Raleigh
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1648	$2265
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3908	$5273
🏠 One person rent	$829	$1374
🏘️ Family rent	$1438	$2201
🍽️ Food expenses	$564	$624
🚐 Transport expenses	$124	$89.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2878	$4362
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	38	82
😀 Quality of life	87	89
🏙️ Population	574K	468K

The cost of living in Quebec City is 27% less expensive than in Raleigh. Cities ranked 3402nd and 1363rd ($1648 vs $2265) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 116th and 1143rd in Canada and the United States, respectively. Check Canada vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Quebec City compared to 1.9 months in Raleigh. Quebec City ranked 21st best city to live in Canada vs Raleigh ranked 54th in the United States, while ranked 327th and 219th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Quebec City vs Raleigh

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	Quebec City	Raleigh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18	$18.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$66.9	$69.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.1	$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.34	$5.64
☕ Cappuccino	$3.71	$6.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.96	$2.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$907	$1531
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$680	$1084
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1526	$2619
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1247	$1754
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58.4	$138
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$89.6	$211
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$45.5	$63.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.49%	6.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6977	$3898
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2884	$2197
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.86	$1.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$71.5	$47.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.3	$16.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.04	$0.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.02	$3.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.04	$2.67
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.07	$4.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$14.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$17.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.33	$5.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.75	$4.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.96	$5.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$3.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$3.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$1.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.88	$2.65
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.4	$15.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.81	$2.96
🚬 Cigarette pack	$15	$9.18
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.78	$12.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.1	$4.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.25	$3.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.89	$2.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.9	$42.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11	$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$79.9	$127
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.1	$28.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.2	$52.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.6	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$703	$1475
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8149	$24243

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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 Raleigh

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.6 mi	Garner	$2229
15 km or 9.1 mi	Cary	$2483
17 km or 10 mi	Morrisville	$1850
21 km or 13 mi	Wake Forest	$2169
21 km or 13 mi	Apex	$2280
25 km or 16 mi	Holly Springs	$2300
28 km or 18 mi	Fuquay-Varina	$2241
30 km or 19 mi	Durham	$2063
38 km or 23 mi	Chapel Hill	$2133
60 km or 37 mi	Henderson	$2116
61 km or 38 mi	Sanford	$1842
65 km or 41 mi	Wilson	$2016
77 km or 48 mi	Rocky Mount	$1803
77 km or 48 mi	Goldsboro	$1766
78 km or 49 mi	Burlington	$2089
87 km or 54 mi	Fayetteville	$2212
106 km or 66 mi	Asheboro	$2059
109 km or 68 mi	Danville	$1775
110 km or 68 mi	Greensboro	$2027
114 km or 71 mi	Roanoke Rapids	$2055
114 km or 71 mi	Kinston	$2073
117 km or 73 mi	Greenville	$2045
123 km or 76 mi	High Point	$1909
129 km or 80 mi	Thomasville	$2007
133 km or 83 mi	Kernersville	$2200
137 km or 85 mi	Lumberton	$1863
141 km or 87 mi	Rockingham	$2070
149 km or 92 mi	Winston-Salem	$2105
163 km or 101 mi	Jacksonville	$2007
165 km or 103 mi	New Bern	$1849
166 km or 103 mi	Salisbury	$2075
182 km or 113 mi	Kannapolis	$2031
182 km or 113 mi	Lynchburg	$1851
183 km or 114 mi	Concord	$1904
189 km or 117 mi	Havelock	$2003
190 km or 118 mi	Wilmington	$2295
191 km or 119 mi	Petersburg	$2375
196 km or 122 mi	Monroe	$2129
196 km or 122 mi	Mint Hill	$2204
198 km or 123 mi	Roanoke	$1729