Quebec City vs Rome - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Quebec City	Rome
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1695	$2082
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3907	$4816
🏠 One person rent	$873	$1184
🏘️ Family rent	$1435	$2040
🍽️ Food expenses	$558	$543
🚐 Transport expenses	$129	$186
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2900	$2197
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	38	91
😀 Quality of life	88	91
🏙️ Population	549K	2.75M

The cost of living in Quebec City is 19% less expensive than in Rome. Cities ranked 3269th and 1819th ($1695 vs $2082) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 113th and 2nd in Canada and Italy, respectively. Check Canada vs Italy comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Quebec City compared to 1.1 months in Rome. Quebec City ranked 28th best city to live in Canada vs Rome ranked 1st in Italy, while ranked 332nd and 179th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Quebec City vs Rome

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	Quebec City	Rome
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.5	$16.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$59.9	$69.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$12.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.49	$6.22
☕ Cappuccino	$3.83	$2.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.08	$2.75
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$863	$1430
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$743	$899
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1500	$2479
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1244	$1607
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$61.3	$147
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$95	$227
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$44.8	$31.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.33%	3.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8196	$9165
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2969	$3801
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.76	$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$71.5	$41
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.2	$18.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.15	$2.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.29	$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.03	$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.99	$2.56
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.17	$5.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$18.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.5	$11.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$3.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$2.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.13	$2.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4	$2.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$1.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.81	$2.02
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.99	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.88	$2.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.4	$7.59
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.05	$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.5	$7.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.92	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.16	$4.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.29	$3.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.91	$2.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.4	$65.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.3	$11.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$81.6	$117
💇 Haircut, simple	$16	$21
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.4	$88.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96.6	$91.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$719	$569
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7052	$12431

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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 Rome

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.7 km or 1.7 mi	Vatican City	$1200
19 km or 12 mi	Frascati	$1814
34 km or 21 mi	Ladispoli	$1702
44 km or 27 mi	Cisterna di Latina	$1500
47 km or 29 mi	Colleferro	$1435
51 km or 32 mi	Anzio	$1419
59 km or 37 mi	Latina	$1405
61 km or 38 mi	Civitavecchia	$1675
65 km or 40 mi	Rieti	$1441
66 km or 41 mi	Viterbo	$1385
76 km or 47 mi	Terni	$1128
78 km or 48 mi	Frosinone	$1180
80 km or 49 mi	Avezzano	$1165
91 km or 56 mi	L'Aquila	$1353
93 km or 58 mi	Terracina	$1502
120 km or 74 mi	Foligno	$1376
132 km or 82 mi	Teramo	$1322
136 km or 84 mi	Perugia	$1240
140 km or 87 mi	Ascoli Piceno	$1404
148 km or 92 mi	Chieti	$1495
156 km or 97 mi	Pescara	$1187
170 km or 106 mi	Aversa	$1227
173 km or 107 mi	Santa Maria Capua Vetere	$1203
174 km or 108 mi	Fermo	$1437
175 km or 109 mi	Macerata	$1275
178 km or 111 mi	Giugliano in Campania	$1431
179 km or 112 mi	Caserta	$1332
181 km or 113 mi	Arezzo	$1432
183 km or 114 mi	Frattamaggiore	$1426
184 km or 115 mi	Siena	$1686
185 km or 115 mi	Campobasso	$1083
187 km or 116 mi	Civitanova Marche	$1456
189 km or 117 mi	Naples	$1615
209 km or 130 mi	Ancona	$1450
210 km or 130 mi	Benevento	$1312
213 km or 133 mi	Castellammare di Stabia	$1505
221 km or 137 mi	Avellino	$1233
221 km or 137 mi	Fano	$1391
226 km or 140 mi	Amalfi	$1718
227 km or 141 mi	San Marino City	$1358