Quebec City vs Salvador - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Quebec City	Salvador
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1695	$863
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3907	$2104
🏠 One person rent	$873	$379
🏘️ Family rent	$1435	$550
🍽️ Food expenses	$558	$276
🚐 Transport expenses	$129	$129
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2900	$378
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	38	57
😀 Quality of life	88	62
🏙️ Population	549K	2.42M

The cost of living in Quebec City is 96% more expensive than in Salvador. Cities ranked 3269th and 6516th ($1695 vs $863) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 113th and 12th in Canada and Brazil, respectively. Check Canada vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Quebec City compared to 0.4 months in Salvador. Quebec City ranked 28th best city to live in Canada vs Salvador ranked 18th in Brazil, while ranked 332nd and 5693rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Quebec City vs Salvador

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	Quebec City	Salvador
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.5	$6.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$59.9	$26.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$7.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.49	$2.42
☕ Cappuccino	$3.83	$2.53
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.08	$1.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$863	$365
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$743	$270
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1500	$598
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1244	$376
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$61.3	$74.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$95	$114
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$44.8	$15.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.33%	10.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8196	$1920
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2969	$1029
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.76	$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$71.5	$50.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.2	$9.65
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.15	$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.29	$1.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.03	$1.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.99	$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.17	$2.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$9.87
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.5	$4.73
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$6.73
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$2.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.13	$1.11
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4	$1.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$1.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.81	$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.99	$0.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.88	$1.66
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.4	$6.53
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.05	$1.36
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.5	$2.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.92	$4.77
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.16	$4.5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.29	$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.91	$0.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.4	$23
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.3	$5.82
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$81.6	$32.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$16	$8.27
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.4	$53.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96.6	$72.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$719	$349
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7052	$14902

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Cities near Quebec City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi	Levis	$1685
80 km or 50 mi	Thetford Mines	$1024
89 km or 55 mi	Saint-Georges	$1466
102 km or 64 mi	Victoriaville	$1265
114 km or 71 mi	Trois-Rivieres	$1180
120 km or 74 mi	Shawinigan	$1434
142 km or 88 mi	Drummondville	$1399
166 km or 103 mi	Sherbrooke	$1451
169 km or 105 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1589
170 km or 106 mi	Riviere-du-Loup	$1506
178 km or 111 mi	Saguenay	$1104
180 km or 112 mi	Chicoutimi	$1254
187 km or 116 mi	Magog	$1526
188 km or 117 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1642
192 km or 120 mi	Joliette	$1458
195 km or 121 mi	Alma	$1341
196 km or 122 mi	Granby	$1142
201 km or 125 mi	L'Assomption	$1723
206 km or 128 mi	Beloeil	$1838
210 km or 131 mi	Repentigny	$1846
211 km or 131 mi	Varennes	$1861
212 km or 132 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1891
217 km or 135 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1918
218 km or 135 mi	Mascouche	$1852
218 km or 136 mi	Boucherville	$1897
220 km or 136 mi	Chambly	$1918
223 km or 138 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1800
223 km or 139 mi	Terrebonne	$1907
227 km or 141 mi	Longueuil	$1923
228 km or 142 mi	Brossard	$2080
229 km or 142 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1875
229 km or 143 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1857
231 km or 144 mi	Montreal	$1928
234 km or 146 mi	La Prairie	$1960
236 km or 146 mi	Westmount	$1862
236 km or 146 mi	Mount Royal	$1876
238 km or 148 mi	Laval	$2047
238 km or 148 mi	Candiac	$1940
241 km or 150 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1893
241 km or 150 mi	Boisbriand	$1934

Cities near Salvador

Distance	City	Cost of living
75 km or 47 mi	Valenca	$667
81 km or 51 mi	Santo Antonio de Jesus	$676
93 km or 58 mi	Feira de Santana	$568
93 km or 58 mi	Alagoinhas	$666
155 km or 96 mi	Serrinha	$645
197 km or 122 mi	Jequie	$607
201 km or 125 mi	Itaberaba	$645
210 km or 131 mi	Ilheus	$548
218 km or 136 mi	Itabuna	$492
222 km or 138 mi	Estancia	$651
278 km or 173 mi	Aracaju	$589
315 km or 196 mi	Itapetinga	$572
328 km or 204 mi	Vitoria da Conquista	$567
334 km or 207 mi	Senhor do Bonfim	$583
364 km or 226 mi	Penedo	$628
367 km or 228 mi	Brumado	$591
391 km or 243 mi	Porto Seguro	$614
397 km or 247 mi	Paulo Afonso	$466
408 km or 254 mi	Irece	$595
412 km or 256 mi	Arapiraca	$648
446 km or 277 mi	Palmeira dos Indios	$647
451 km or 280 mi	Juazeiro	$488
454 km or 282 mi	Petrolina	$608
465 km or 289 mi	Itamaraju	$611
476 km or 296 mi	Maceio	$726
482 km or 300 mi	Guanambi	$602
485 km or 301 mi	Rio Largo	$677
504 km or 313 mi	Garanhuns	$687
524 km or 326 mi	Teixeira de Freitas	$611
531 km or 330 mi	Arcoverde	$628
532 km or 331 mi	Bom Jesus da Lapa	$598
549 km or 341 mi	Salgueiro	$609
590 km or 367 mi	Caruaru	$579
605 km or 376 mi	Janauba	$615
631 km or 392 mi	Teofilo Otoni	$598
645 km or 401 mi	Cabo de Santo Agostinho	$669
645 km or 401 mi	Crato	$611
646 km or 402 mi	Juazeiro do Norte	$609
655 km or 407 mi	Sao Mateus	$626
662 km or 411 mi	Jaboatao dos Guararapes	$743