Quebec City vs Rome - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Quebec City	Rome
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1648	$1972
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3908	$4629
🏠 One person rent	$829	$1099
🏘️ Family rent	$1438	$1926
🍽️ Food expenses	$564	$525
🚐 Transport expenses	$124	$185
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2878	$2041
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	38	91
😀 Quality of life	87	91
🏙️ Population	574K	2.75M

The cost of living in Quebec City is 16% less expensive than in Rome. Cities ranked 3402nd and 2104th ($1648 vs $1972) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 116th 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 months in Rome. Quebec City ranked 21st best city to live in Canada vs Rome ranked 1st in Italy, while ranked 327th and 134th 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	$18	$15.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$66.9	$63.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.1	$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.34	$6.2
☕ Cappuccino	$3.71	$2.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.96	$2.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$907	$1246
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$680	$861
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1526	$2194
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1247	$1571
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58.4	$129
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$89.6	$199
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$45.5	$31.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.49%	3.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6977	$8628
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2884	$3484
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.86	$1.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$71.5	$40.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.3	$19.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.04	$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.02	$2.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.04	$2.86
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.07	$5.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$17
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$19.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.33	$2.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$2.45
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.75	$2.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.96	$2.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$1.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$1.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.88	$2.42
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.4	$6.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.81	$1.64
🚬 Cigarette pack	$15	$7.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.78	$10.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.1	$4.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.25	$3.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.89	$2.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.9	$61.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11	$11.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$79.9	$107
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.1	$22.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.2	$83.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.6	$91.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$703	$499
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8149	$14156

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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 Rome

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.7 km or 1.7 mi	Vatican City	$1179
19 km or 12 mi	Frascati	$1779
34 km or 21 mi	Ladispoli	$1707
44 km or 27 mi	Cisterna di Latina	$1512
47 km or 29 mi	Colleferro	$1425
51 km or 32 mi	Anzio	$1417
59 km or 37 mi	Latina	$1400
61 km or 38 mi	Civitavecchia	$1683
65 km or 40 mi	Rieti	$1436
66 km or 41 mi	Viterbo	$1367
76 km or 47 mi	Terni	$1128
78 km or 48 mi	Frosinone	$1166
80 km or 49 mi	Avezzano	$1173
91 km or 56 mi	L'Aquila	$1322
93 km or 58 mi	Terracina	$1474
120 km or 74 mi	Foligno	$1421
132 km or 82 mi	Teramo	$1316
136 km or 84 mi	Perugia	$1212
140 km or 87 mi	Ascoli Piceno	$1383
148 km or 92 mi	Chieti	$1473
156 km or 97 mi	Pescara	$1296
170 km or 106 mi	Aversa	$1217
173 km or 107 mi	Santa Maria Capua Vetere	$1215
174 km or 108 mi	Fermo	$1395
175 km or 109 mi	Macerata	$1240
178 km or 111 mi	Giugliano in Campania	$1407
179 km or 112 mi	Caserta	$1346
181 km or 113 mi	Arezzo	$1429
183 km or 114 mi	Frattamaggiore	$1385
184 km or 115 mi	Siena	$1645
185 km or 115 mi	Campobasso	$1048
187 km or 116 mi	Civitanova Marche	$1480
189 km or 117 mi	Naples	$1570
209 km or 130 mi	Ancona	$1413
210 km or 130 mi	Benevento	$1305
213 km or 133 mi	Castellammare di Stabia	$1476
221 km or 137 mi	Avellino	$1201
221 km or 137 mi	Fano	$1431
226 km or 140 mi	Amalfi	$1685
227 km or 141 mi	San Marino City	$1330