Quebec City vs Roseau - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Quebec City	Roseau
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1644	$1015
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3738	$2824
🏠 One person rent	$834	$338
🏘️ Family rent	$1281	$898
🍽️ Food expenses	$540	$483
🚐 Transport expenses	$134	$75.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2588	$484
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	38	12
😀 Quality of life	86	46
🏙️ Population	549K	14.7K

The cost of living in Quebec City is 62% more expensive than in Roseau. Cities ranked 2883rd and 5404th ($1644 vs $1015) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 110th and 2nd in Canada and Dominica, respectively. Check Canada vs Dominica comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Quebec City compared to 0.5 months in Roseau. Quebec City ranked 23rd best city to live in Canada vs Roseau ranked 1st in Dominica, while ranked 310th and 6511th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Quebec City vs Roseau

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	Quebec City	Roseau
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.4	$7.33
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$62.7	$64.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$6.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.58	$1.86
☕ Cappuccino	$3.8	$3.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.94	$2.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$790	$254
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$727	$183
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1395	$1058
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1101	$623
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$52.8	$84.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$80	$131
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41.8	$56.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.07%	7.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8350	$1224
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3529	$945
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.64	$1.1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$66.2	$32.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.3	$37
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.18	$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.05	$3.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.05	$2.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.33	$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.9	$5.23
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$2.23
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$10.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$9.74
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.82	$6.34
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$2.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4	$4.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.29	$5.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$3.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$3.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.02	$1.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.82	$1.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.4	$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.99	$2.23
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.8	$7.38
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.6	$5.47
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.99	$3.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.19	$2.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.86	$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.9	$43.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.5	$8.25
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$78.1	$41.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.9	$6.63
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.9	$71.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$110	$148
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$794	$112
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6012	$3299

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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 Roseau

Distance	City	Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi	Portsmouth	$1123
84 km or 52 mi	Fort-de-France	$1568
86 km or 53 mi	Basse-Terre	$1508
102 km or 63 mi	Petit-Bourg	$1497
103 km or 64 mi	Sainte-Anne	$1505
109 km or 68 mi	Les Abymes	$1489
110 km or 68 mi	Baie-Mahault	$1501
115 km or 71 mi	Le Moule	$1499
149 km or 93 mi	Castries	$1161
181 km or 112 mi	Vieux Fort	$1197
199 km or 124 mi	All Saints	$1037
208 km or 129 mi	St. John's	$1039
226 km or 140 mi	Georgetown	$1007
238 km or 148 mi	Kingstown	$1000
265 km or 165 mi	Basseterre	$1373
270 km or 168 mi	Cayon	$1377
301 km or 187 mi	Holetown	$1418
310 km or 193 mi	Bridgetown	$1353
351 km or 218 mi	Philipsburg	$1968
355 km or 220 mi	Grenville	$1070
364 km or 226 mi	St. George's	$1062
449 km or 279 mi	Saint Croix	$2551
463 km or 288 mi	Scarborough	$1084
490 km or 304 mi	Road Town	$2289
509 km or 316 mi	Charlotte Amalie	$2177
515 km or 320 mi	Port of Spain	$1193
517 km or 321 mi	San Juan	$1178
532 km or 331 mi	Chaguanas	$1064
546 km or 339 mi	La Asuncion	$695
552 km or 343 mi	Porlamar	$684
552 km or 343 mi	Carupano	$737
558 km or 347 mi	San Fernando	$953
565 km or 351 mi	Fajardo	$1566
566 km or 352 mi	Naguabo	$1704
568 km or 353 mi	Yabucoa	$1631
569 km or 354 mi	Humacao	$1364
575 km or 357 mi	Las Piedras	$1483
584 km or 363 mi	Rio Grande	$1670
588 km or 365 mi	Guayama	$1532
589 km or 366 mi	Gurabo	$1166