Quebec City vs Saint Petersburg - Cost of Living Comparison

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Quebec City Saint Petersburg
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1791
$874
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4030
$2178
🏠 One person rent
$919
$442
🏘️ Family rent
$1392
$863
🍽️ Food expenses
$591
$238
🚐 Transport expenses
$142
$104
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2544
$846
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
39
82
😀 Quality of life
86
67
🏙️ Population
549K
5.38M

The cost of living in Quebec City is 105% more expensive than in Saint Petersburg. Cities ranked 2544th and 6204th ($1791 vs $874) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 95th and 2nd in Canada and Russia, respectively. Check Canada vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Quebec City compared to 1 months in Saint Petersburg. Quebec City ranked 26th best city to live in Canada vs Saint Petersburg ranked 2nd in Russia, while ranked 316th and 3645th 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
$18.6
$7.59
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$72.3
$32
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.1
$4.56
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.62
$2.67
 Cappuccino
$4.48
$2.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.46
$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$837
$558
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$788
$322
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1444
$1149
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1178
$656
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$71.5
$66.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$110
$102
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50.3
$5.86
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.12%
16.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8764
$3238
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3034
$2069
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.8
$0.7
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$69.6
$38.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.4
$5.97
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.27
$0.6
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.09
$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.06
$0.65
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.62
$1.27
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.01
$1.63
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$9.24
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$4.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17
$8.28
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.96
$1.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.54
$1.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.21
$2.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$0.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.77
$0.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.91
$1.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.2
$7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.97
$0.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.3
$2.36
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.84
$1.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.19
$1.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.32
$1.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.98
$0.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.3
$31.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.2
$4.82
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$82.5
$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$16
$4.29
👖 Brand Jeans
$70.9
$98.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$850
$321
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6253
$6847

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Distance City Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi Levis
$1766
80 km or 50 mi Thetford Mines
$1462
89 km or 55 mi Saint-Georges
$1509
102 km or 64 mi Victoriaville
$1211
114 km or 71 mi Trois-Rivieres
$1082
120 km or 74 mi Shawinigan
$1410
142 km or 88 mi Drummondville
$1645
166 km or 103 mi Sherbrooke
$1449
169 km or 105 mi Sorel-Tracy
$1624
170 km or 106 mi Riviere-du-Loup
$1613
178 km or 111 mi Saguenay
$1544
180 km or 112 mi Chicoutimi
$1566
187 km or 116 mi Magog
$1539
188 km or 117 mi Saint-Hyacinthe
$1657
192 km or 120 mi Joliette
$1540
195 km or 121 mi Alma
$1582
196 km or 122 mi Granby
$1187
201 km or 125 mi L'Assomption
$1740
206 km or 128 mi Beloeil
$1836
210 km or 131 mi Repentigny
$1823
211 km or 131 mi Varennes
$1845
212 km or 132 mi Sainte-Julie
$1884
217 km or 135 mi Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville
$1912
218 km or 135 mi Mascouche
$1821
218 km or 136 mi Boucherville
$1878
220 km or 136 mi Chambly
$1901
223 km or 138 mi Saint-Lin-Laurentides
$1773
223 km or 139 mi Terrebonne
$1849
227 km or 141 mi Longueuil
$1896
228 km or 142 mi Brossard
$2057
229 km or 142 mi Saint-Lambert
$1873
229 km or 143 mi Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu
$1843
231 km or 144 mi Montreal
$1954
234 km or 146 mi La Prairie
$1960
236 km or 146 mi Westmount
$1861
236 km or 146 mi Mount Royal
$1871
238 km or 148 mi Laval
$1996
238 km or 148 mi Candiac
$1927
241 km or 150 mi Cote-Saint-Luc
$1890
241 km or 150 mi Boisbriand
$1751

Cities near Saint Petersburg

Distance City Cost of living
135 km or 84 mi Narva
$846
156 km or 97 mi Sillamae
$979
162 km or 101 mi Imatra
$1149
168 km or 104 mi Veliky Novgorod
$682
170 km or 105 mi Lappeenranta
$1378
181 km or 112 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$990
185 km or 115 mi Hamina
$1439
195 km or 121 mi Kotka
$1416
223 km or 139 mi Kouvola
$1447
227 km or 141 mi Savonlinna
$1230
232 km or 144 mi Rakvere
$973
254 km or 158 mi Mikkeli
$1389
262 km or 163 mi Porvoo
$1453
263 km or 164 mi Pskov
$440
269 km or 167 mi Tartu
$1120
280 km or 174 mi Lahti
$1453
293 km or 182 mi Kerava
$1532
294 km or 183 mi Varkaus
$1123
294 km or 183 mi Jarvenpaa
$1631
295 km or 183 mi Vantaa
$1782
296 km or 184 mi Joensuu
$1499
297 km or 184 mi Tuusula
$1570
299 km or 186 mi Petrozavodsk
$514
300 km or 186 mi Helsinki
$1936
302 km or 188 mi Maardu
$1278
310 km or 192 mi Nurmijarvi
$1562
310 km or 193 mi Hyvinkaa
$1360
315 km or 196 mi Espoo
$2023
317 km or 197 mi Riihimaki
$1534
318 km or 197 mi Tallinn
$1447
322 km or 200 mi Viljandi
$966
328 km or 204 mi Kirkkonummi
$1608
342 km or 213 mi Hameenlinna
$1431
348 km or 216 mi Lohja
$1363
349 km or 217 mi Jamsa
$1467
354 km or 220 mi Jyvaskyla
$1466
356 km or 221 mi Kuopio
$1414
373 km or 232 mi Valkeakoski
$1584
374 km or 233 mi Parnu
$1102
383 km or 238 mi Raseborg
$1525