Quebec City vs Raleigh - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Quebec City	Raleigh
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1644	$2388
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3738	$5530
🏠 One person rent	$834	$1484
🏘️ Family rent	$1281	$2447
🍽️ Food expenses	$540	$625
🚐 Transport expenses	$134	$94.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2588	$4749
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	38	82
😀 Quality of life	86	88
🏙️ Population	549K	468K

The cost of living in Quebec City is 31% less expensive than in Raleigh. Cities ranked 2883rd and 972nd ($1644 vs $2388) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 110th and 892nd 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 1.6 months in Quebec City compared to 2 months in Raleigh. Quebec City ranked 23rd best city to live in Canada vs Raleigh ranked 51st in the United States, while ranked 310th and 221st 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	$15.4	$17.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$62.7	$75.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$9.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.58	$5.88
☕ Cappuccino	$3.8	$5.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.94	$2.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$790	$1468
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$727	$1216
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1395	$2614
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1101	$2029
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$52.8	$149
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$80	$232
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41.8	$68.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.07%	6.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8350	$6077
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3529	$2879
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.64	$2.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$66.2	$58.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.3	$14.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.18	$0.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.05	$0.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.05	$3.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.33	$3.45
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.9	$3.83
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$11.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$16.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.82	$6.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4	$7.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.29	$6.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$3.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$2.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.02	$1.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.82	$2.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.4	$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.99	$2.82
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.8	$7.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.6	$8.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.99	$4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.19	$3.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.86	$2.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.9	$39.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.5	$14.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$78.1	$158
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.9	$24.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.9	$52
👟 Brand Sneakers	$110	$93.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$794	$1481
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6012	$21914

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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

Cities near Raleigh

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.6 mi	Garner	$2281
15 km or 9.1 mi	Cary	$2616
17 km or 10 mi	Morrisville	$1836
21 km or 13 mi	Wake Forest	$2229
21 km or 13 mi	Apex	$2335
25 km or 16 mi	Holly Springs	$2315
28 km or 18 mi	Fuquay-Varina	$2290
30 km or 19 mi	Durham	$2140
38 km or 23 mi	Chapel Hill	$2309
60 km or 37 mi	Henderson	$2169
61 km or 38 mi	Sanford	$2184
65 km or 41 mi	Wilson	$2073
77 km or 48 mi	Rocky Mount	$2052
77 km or 48 mi	Goldsboro	$1733
78 km or 49 mi	Burlington	$2144
87 km or 54 mi	Fayetteville	$2100
106 km or 66 mi	Asheboro	$2091
109 km or 68 mi	Danville	$1764
110 km or 68 mi	Greensboro	$2011
114 km or 71 mi	Roanoke Rapids	$2117
114 km or 71 mi	Kinston	$2076
117 km or 73 mi	Greenville	$2014
123 km or 76 mi	High Point	$1934
129 km or 80 mi	Thomasville	$2058
133 km or 83 mi	Kernersville	$2169
137 km or 85 mi	Lumberton	$2100
141 km or 87 mi	Rockingham	$2136
149 km or 92 mi	Winston-Salem	$2098
163 km or 101 mi	Jacksonville	$1952
165 km or 103 mi	New Bern	$1819
166 km or 103 mi	Salisbury	$2117
182 km or 113 mi	Kannapolis	$2136
182 km or 113 mi	Lynchburg	$1752
183 km or 114 mi	Concord	$2147
189 km or 117 mi	Havelock	$1976
190 km or 118 mi	Wilmington	$2144
191 km or 119 mi	Petersburg	$2332
196 km or 122 mi	Monroe	$2182
196 km or 122 mi	Mint Hill	$2269
198 km or 123 mi	Roanoke	$1682