Quebec City vs Rio de Janeiro - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Quebec City	Rio de Janeiro
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1695	$1013
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3907	$2476
🏠 One person rent	$873	$502
🏘️ Family rent	$1435	$806
🍽️ Food expenses	$558	$272
🚐 Transport expenses	$129	$151
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2900	$491
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	38	95
😀 Quality of life	88	67
🏙️ Population	549K	6.21M

The cost of living in Quebec City is 67% more expensive than in Rio de Janeiro. Cities ranked 3269th and 5559th ($1695 vs $1013) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 113th and 2nd in Canada and Brazil, respectively. Check Canada vs Brazil 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 Rio de Janeiro. Quebec City ranked 28th best city to live in Canada vs Rio de Janeiro ranked 4th in Brazil, while ranked 332nd and 4845th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Quebec City vs Rio de Janeiro

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	Quebec City	Rio de Janeiro
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.5	$6.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$59.9	$31.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$6.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.49	$2.13
☕ Cappuccino	$3.83	$2.56
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.08	$1.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$863	$574
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$743	$353
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1500	$959
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1244	$578
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$61.3	$85.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$95	$133
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$44.8	$19.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.33%	11.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8196	$2256
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2969	$1317
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.76	$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$71.5	$48
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.2	$8.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.15	$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.29	$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.03	$1.62
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.99	$1.29
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.17	$2.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$9.04
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.5	$4.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$8.72
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$2.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.13	$1.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4	$1.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$1.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.81	$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.99	$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.88	$1.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.4	$7.51
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.05	$1.24
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.5	$2.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.92	$3.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.16	$3.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.29	$1.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.91	$1.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.4	$27.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.3	$7.13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$81.6	$48.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$16	$7.96
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.4	$44.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96.6	$76.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$719	$550
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7052	$13739

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Cities near Quebec City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi	Levis	$1685
80 km or 50 mi	Thetford Mines	$1024
89 km or 55 mi	Saint-Georges	$1466
102 km or 64 mi	Victoriaville	$1265
114 km or 71 mi	Trois-Rivieres	$1180
120 km or 74 mi	Shawinigan	$1434
142 km or 88 mi	Drummondville	$1399
166 km or 103 mi	Sherbrooke	$1451
169 km or 105 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1589
170 km or 106 mi	Riviere-du-Loup	$1506
178 km or 111 mi	Saguenay	$1104
180 km or 112 mi	Chicoutimi	$1254
187 km or 116 mi	Magog	$1526
188 km or 117 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1642
192 km or 120 mi	Joliette	$1458
195 km or 121 mi	Alma	$1341
196 km or 122 mi	Granby	$1142
201 km or 125 mi	L'Assomption	$1723
206 km or 128 mi	Beloeil	$1838
210 km or 131 mi	Repentigny	$1846
211 km or 131 mi	Varennes	$1861
212 km or 132 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1891
217 km or 135 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1918
218 km or 135 mi	Mascouche	$1852
218 km or 136 mi	Boucherville	$1897
220 km or 136 mi	Chambly	$1918
223 km or 138 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1800
223 km or 139 mi	Terrebonne	$1907
227 km or 141 mi	Longueuil	$1923
228 km or 142 mi	Brossard	$2080
229 km or 142 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1875
229 km or 143 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1857
231 km or 144 mi	Montreal	$1928
234 km or 146 mi	La Prairie	$1960
236 km or 146 mi	Westmount	$1862
236 km or 146 mi	Mount Royal	$1876
238 km or 148 mi	Laval	$2047
238 km or 148 mi	Candiac	$1940
241 km or 150 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1893
241 km or 150 mi	Boisbriand	$1934

Cities near Rio de Janeiro

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Niteroi	$792
18 km or 11 mi	Duque de Caxias	$648
21 km or 13 mi	Sao Joao de Meriti	$681
26 km or 16 mi	Belford Roxo	$851
31 km or 19 mi	Nova Iguacu	$632
45 km or 28 mi	Petropolis	$782
60 km or 37 mi	Teresopolis	$537
70 km or 44 mi	Saquarema	$614
98 km or 61 mi	Nova Friburgo	$482
102 km or 64 mi	Volta Redonda	$576
108 km or 67 mi	Barra Mansa	$600
112 km or 70 mi	Sao Pedro da Aldeia	$579
115 km or 72 mi	Angra dos Reis	$733
121 km or 75 mi	Cabo Frio	$533
130 km or 81 mi	Juiz de Fora	$600
135 km or 84 mi	Rio das Ostras	$548
137 km or 85 mi	Resende	$652
157 km or 97 mi	Macae	$679
184 km or 115 mi	Cruzeiro	$672
196 km or 122 mi	Barbacena	$565
199 km or 123 mi	Lorena	$709
200 km or 124 mi	Ubatuba	$678
201 km or 125 mi	Uba	$625
208 km or 129 mi	Guaratingueta	$684
215 km or 134 mi	Muriae	$585
226 km or 140 mi	Sao Joao del-Rei	$568
231 km or 144 mi	Campos dos Goytacazes	$564
232 km or 144 mi	Pindamonhangaba	$656
238 km or 148 mi	Itajuba	$565
240 km or 149 mi	Caraguatatuba	$667
241 km or 150 mi	Taubate	$645
242 km or 150 mi	Vicosa	$643
245 km or 152 mi	Sao Sebastiao	$679
251 km or 156 mi	Tres Coracoes	$594
257 km or 160 mi	Conselheiro Lafaiete	$679
258 km or 160 mi	Cacapava	$702
264 km or 164 mi	Lavras	$562
275 km or 171 mi	Varginha	$505
277 km or 172 mi	Sao Jose dos Campos	$877
279 km or 173 mi	Ponte Nova	$631