Quebec City vs Rio de Janeiro - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Quebec City	Rio de Janeiro
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1632	$940
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3776	$2347
🏠 One person rent	$826	$458
🏘️ Family rent	$1323	$770
🍽️ Food expenses	$538	$258
🚐 Transport expenses	$136	$137
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2731	$442
😷 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 74% more expensive than in Rio de Janeiro. Cities ranked 3402nd and 6006th ($1632 vs $940) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 116th 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 25th best city to live in Canada vs Rio de Janeiro ranked 2nd in Brazil, while ranked 300th and 4818th 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	$15.8	$6.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.4	$31.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.8	$6.48
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.99	$1.85
☕ Cappuccino	$3.82	$2.36
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.85	$1.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$788	$501
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$714	$324
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1419	$881
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1141	$563
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$52.9	$79.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$82.2	$125
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$44.4	$18.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.88%	11.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9628	$1966
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3472	$1150
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.66	$1.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$67.5	$41.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.6	$7.88
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.16	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.17	$1.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.02	$1.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.05	$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.04	$2.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$8.65
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$3.96
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$8.22
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.97	$2.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.17	$1.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.96	$1.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$1.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$1.13
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.86	$1.69
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.7	$7.11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.14	$1.17
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.6	$1.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.71	$3.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.04	$3.18
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.24	$1.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.89	$0.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.1	$25.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10	$6.37
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$79	$51.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.1	$8.04
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.8	$45.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$74.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$816	$531
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6103	$12076

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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 Rio de Janeiro

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Niteroi	$739
18 km or 11 mi	Duque de Caxias	$653
21 km or 13 mi	Sao Joao de Meriti	$648
26 km or 16 mi	Belford Roxo	$810
31 km or 19 mi	Nova Iguacu	$590
45 km or 28 mi	Petropolis	$706
60 km or 37 mi	Teresopolis	$498
70 km or 44 mi	Saquarema	$564
98 km or 61 mi	Nova Friburgo	$445
102 km or 64 mi	Volta Redonda	$539
108 km or 67 mi	Barra Mansa	$557
112 km or 70 mi	Sao Pedro da Aldeia	$530
115 km or 72 mi	Angra dos Reis	$683
121 km or 75 mi	Cabo Frio	$525
130 km or 81 mi	Juiz de Fora	$550
135 km or 84 mi	Rio das Ostras	$506
137 km or 85 mi	Resende	$603
157 km or 97 mi	Macae	$625
184 km or 115 mi	Cruzeiro	$631
196 km or 122 mi	Barbacena	$540
199 km or 123 mi	Lorena	$673
200 km or 124 mi	Ubatuba	$632
201 km or 125 mi	Uba	$597
208 km or 129 mi	Guaratingueta	$643
215 km or 134 mi	Muriae	$613
226 km or 140 mi	Sao Joao del-Rei	$541
231 km or 144 mi	Campos dos Goytacazes	$518
232 km or 144 mi	Pindamonhangaba	$620
238 km or 148 mi	Itajuba	$536
240 km or 149 mi	Caraguatatuba	$625
241 km or 150 mi	Taubate	$611
242 km or 150 mi	Vicosa	$618
245 km or 152 mi	Sao Sebastiao	$633
251 km or 156 mi	Tres Coracoes	$559
257 km or 160 mi	Conselheiro Lafaiete	$644
258 km or 160 mi	Cacapava	$657
264 km or 164 mi	Lavras	$530
275 km or 171 mi	Varginha	$492
277 km or 172 mi	Sao Jose dos Campos	$819
279 km or 173 mi	Ponte Nova	$586