Quebec City vs Saint Petersburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Quebec City	Saint Petersburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1658	$811
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3837	$2103
🏠 One person rent	$840	$389
🏘️ Family rent	$1268	$788
🍽️ Food expenses	$551	$234
🚐 Transport expenses	$129	$104
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2472	$733
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	39	82
😀 Quality of life	87	66
🏙️ Population	549K	5.38M

The cost of living in Quebec City is 105% more expensive than in Saint Petersburg. Cities ranked 2827th and 6353rd ($1658 vs $811) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 109th and 3rd in Canada and Russia, respectively. Check Canada vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Quebec City compared to 0.9 months in Saint Petersburg. Quebec City ranked 18th best city to live in Canada vs Saint Petersburg ranked 2nd in Russia, while ranked 204th and 4239th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Quebec City vs Saint Petersburg

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	Quebec City	Saint Petersburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.7	$6.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$67.6	$28.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.7	$4.23
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.4	$2.78
☕ Cappuccino	$4.01	$2.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.2	$0.89
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$793	$526
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$689	$274
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1298	$1068
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1046	$598
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$78.6	$58.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$120	$89.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$50.9	$5.55
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.27%	11.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10641	$3262
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3317	$1917
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.75	$0.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$68.2	$36.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.5	$6.39
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.27	$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2	$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.35	$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.07	$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.94	$1.4
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$9.26
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17	$7.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.68	$1.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$1.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.53	$1.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.76	$2.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$0.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$0.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.14	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.91	$1.67
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12	$6.31
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.71	$0.76
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.86	$2.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.03	$6.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.37	$3.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.27	$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.97	$1.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.9	$32.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.5	$4.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$82.4	$21.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$16	$8.06
👖 Brand Jeans	$83.5	$73.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.4	$93.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1142	$352
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6211	$6504

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Cities near Quebec City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi	Levis	$1653
80 km or 50 mi	Thetford Mines	$1529
89 km or 55 mi	Saint-Georges	$1560
102 km or 64 mi	Victoriaville	$1342
114 km or 71 mi	Trois-Rivieres	$1053
120 km or 74 mi	Shawinigan	$1379
142 km or 88 mi	Drummondville	$1588
166 km or 103 mi	Sherbrooke	$1468
169 km or 105 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1558
170 km or 106 mi	Riviere-du-Loup	$1567
178 km or 111 mi	Saguenay	$1585
180 km or 112 mi	Chicoutimi	$1587
187 km or 116 mi	Magog	$1539
188 km or 117 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1626
192 km or 120 mi	Joliette	$1397
195 km or 121 mi	Alma	$1586
196 km or 122 mi	Granby	$1158
201 km or 125 mi	L'Assomption	$1659
206 km or 128 mi	Beloeil	$1816
210 km or 131 mi	Repentigny	$1783
211 km or 131 mi	Varennes	$1835
212 km or 132 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1874
217 km or 135 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1924
218 km or 135 mi	Mascouche	$1772
218 km or 136 mi	Boucherville	$1882
220 km or 136 mi	Chambly	$1906
223 km or 138 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1705
223 km or 139 mi	Terrebonne	$1820
227 km or 141 mi	Longueuil	$1962
228 km or 142 mi	Brossard	$2105
229 km or 142 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1869
229 km or 143 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1847
231 km or 144 mi	Montreal	$1821
234 km or 146 mi	La Prairie	$1949
236 km or 146 mi	Westmount	$1808
236 km or 146 mi	Mount Royal	$1821
238 km or 148 mi	Laval	$1874
238 km or 148 mi	Candiac	$1912
241 km or 150 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1840
241 km or 150 mi	Boisbriand	$1813

Cities near Saint Petersburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
135 km or 84 mi	Narva	$814
156 km or 97 mi	Sillamae	$906
162 km or 101 mi	Imatra	$1121
168 km or 104 mi	Veliky Novgorod	$694
170 km or 105 mi	Lappeenranta	$1358
181 km or 112 mi	Kohtla-Jarve	$933
185 km or 115 mi	Hamina	$1366
195 km or 121 mi	Kotka	$1349
223 km or 139 mi	Kouvola	$1376
227 km or 141 mi	Savonlinna	$1218
232 km or 144 mi	Rakvere	$920
254 km or 158 mi	Mikkeli	$1330
262 km or 163 mi	Porvoo	$1277
263 km or 164 mi	Pskov	$461
269 km or 167 mi	Tartu	$1163
280 km or 174 mi	Lahti	$1396
293 km or 182 mi	Kerava	$1491
294 km or 183 mi	Varkaus	$1089
294 km or 183 mi	Jarvenpaa	$1632
295 km or 183 mi	Vantaa	$1736
296 km or 184 mi	Joensuu	$1403
297 km or 184 mi	Tuusula	$1498
299 km or 186 mi	Petrozavodsk	$532
300 km or 186 mi	Helsinki	$1825
302 km or 188 mi	Maardu	$1194
310 km or 192 mi	Nurmijarvi	$1499
310 km or 193 mi	Hyvinkaa	$1291
315 km or 196 mi	Espoo	$1907
317 km or 197 mi	Riihimaki	$1464
318 km or 197 mi	Tallinn	$1335
322 km or 200 mi	Viljandi	$909
328 km or 204 mi	Kirkkonummi	$1519
342 km or 213 mi	Hameenlinna	$1317
348 km or 216 mi	Lohja	$1257
349 km or 217 mi	Jamsa	$1414
354 km or 220 mi	Jyvaskyla	$1475
356 km or 221 mi	Kuopio	$1363
373 km or 232 mi	Valkeakoski	$1570
374 km or 233 mi	Parnu	$982
383 km or 238 mi	Raseborg	$1438