Quebec City vs Sacramento - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Quebec City	Sacramento
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1632	$2825
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3776	$6608
🏠 One person rent	$826	$1770
🏘️ Family rent	$1323	$3115
🍽️ Food expenses	$538	$731
🚐 Transport expenses	$136	$146
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2731	$4380
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	38	54
😀 Quality of life	88	88
🏙️ Population	549K	525K

The cost of living in Quebec City is 42% less expensive than in Sacramento. Cities ranked 3402nd and 362nd ($1632 vs $2825) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 116th and 307th in Canada and the United States, respectively. Check Canada vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Quebec City compared to 1.6 months in Sacramento. Quebec City ranked 25th best city to live in Canada vs Sacramento ranked 98th in the United States, while ranked 300th and 309th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Quebec City vs Sacramento

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	Quebec City	Sacramento
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.8	$20
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.4	$79.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.8	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.99	$8.03
☕ Cappuccino	$3.82	$5.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.85	$2.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$788	$1816
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$714	$1449
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1419	$3293
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1141	$2644
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$52.9	$173
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$82.2	$266
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$44.4	$74.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.88%	6.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9628	$5035
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3472	$4072
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.66	$2.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$67.5	$101
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.6	$18.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.16	$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.17	$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.02	$4.31
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.05	$5.23
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.04	$5.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$17.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$18.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.97	$5.15
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$2.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.17	$4.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.96	$6.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$3.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$3.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$1.89
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.86	$3.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.7	$17.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.14	$2.65
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.6	$12.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.71	$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.04	$8.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.24	$4.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.89	$3.25
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.1	$48.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10	$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$79	$135
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.1	$24.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.8	$59.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$95
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$816	$1441
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6103	$27489

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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 Sacramento

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.6 km or 2.9 mi	West Sacramento	$2691
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Parkway-South Sacramento	$2703
9.8 km or 6.1 mi	Arden-Arcade	$2624
16 km or 9.9 mi	Rancho Cordova	$2692
18 km or 11 mi	Elk Grove	$2767
21 km or 13 mi	Citrus Heights	$2811
22 km or 14 mi	Davis	$2875
26 km or 16 mi	Roseville	$2892
27 km or 17 mi	Woodland	$2839
30 km or 19 mi	Folsom	$2727
33 km or 20 mi	Rocklin	$2630
33 km or 20 mi	Dixon	$2875
38 km or 24 mi	Lincoln	$2665
38 km or 24 mi	Galt	$2782
49 km or 30 mi	Vacaville	$3181
53 km or 33 mi	Lodi	$2672
59 km or 37 mi	Suisun	$3098
61 km or 38 mi	Fairfield	$3344
62 km or 39 mi	Placerville	$2770
63 km or 39 mi	Yuba	$2212
67 km or 42 mi	Oakley	$2943
69 km or 43 mi	Stockton	$2270
69 km or 43 mi	Antioch	$3116
70 km or 44 mi	Pittsburg	$2936
74 km or 46 mi	Brentwood	$2991
77 km or 48 mi	Napa	$3504
82 km or 51 mi	Benicia	$2823
82 km or 51 mi	Concord	$2764
84 km or 52 mi	Martinez	$2910
85 km or 53 mi	Vallejo	$2381
85 km or 53 mi	Pleasant Hill	$2838
86 km or 53 mi	Lathrop	$2721
89 km or 55 mi	Manteca	$2679
90 km or 56 mi	Walnut Creek	$3033
91 km or 56 mi	Sonoma	$3058
93 km or 58 mi	Tracy	$2114
94 km or 58 mi	Hercules	$2858
94 km or 59 mi	Lafayette	$2950
95 km or 59 mi	Danville	$3818
98 km or 61 mi	San Ramon	$2850