Quebec City vs Salvador - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Quebec City	Salvador
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1644	$705
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3738	$1737
🏠 One person rent	$834	$293
🏘️ Family rent	$1281	$447
🍽️ Food expenses	$540	$232
🚐 Transport expenses	$134	$111
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2588	$374
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	38	56
😀 Quality of life	86	57
🏙️ Population	549K	2.42M

The cost of living in Quebec City is 133% more expensive than in Salvador. Cities ranked 2883rd and 6861st ($1644 vs $705) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 110th and 25th in Canada and Brazil, respectively. Check Canada vs Brazil 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 Salvador. Quebec City ranked 23rd best city to live in Canada vs Salvador ranked 7th in Brazil, while ranked 310th and 5641st 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	$15.4	$5.22
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$62.7	$23.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$6.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.58	$1.75
☕ Cappuccino	$3.8	$1.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.94	$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$790	$301
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$727	$198
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1395	$485
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1101	$304
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$52.8	$59.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$80	$91.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41.8	$15.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.07%	10.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8350	$1103
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3529	$610
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.64	$0.9
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$66.2	$42.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.3	$8.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.18	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.05	$1.12
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.05	$1.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.33	$0.96
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.9	$1.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$8.43
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$3.85
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$6.22
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.82	$1.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4	$0.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.29	$1.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$1.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$1.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.02	$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.82	$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.4	$6.13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.99	$1.17
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.8	$1.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.6	$5.48
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.99	$4.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.19	$1.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.86	$0.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.9	$19.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.5	$5.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$78.1	$28.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.9	$7.14
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.9	$46.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$110	$64.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$794	$217
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6012	$10392

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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 Salvador

Distance	City	Cost of living
75 km or 47 mi	Valenca	$565
81 km or 51 mi	Santo Antonio de Jesus	$564
93 km or 58 mi	Feira de Santana	$538
93 km or 58 mi	Alagoinhas	$554
155 km or 96 mi	Serrinha	$540
197 km or 122 mi	Jequie	$530
201 km or 125 mi	Itaberaba	$542
210 km or 131 mi	Ilheus	$490
218 km or 136 mi	Itabuna	$444
222 km or 138 mi	Estancia	$565
278 km or 173 mi	Aracaju	$527
315 km or 196 mi	Itapetinga	$510
328 km or 204 mi	Vitoria da Conquista	$512
334 km or 207 mi	Senhor do Bonfim	$509
364 km or 226 mi	Penedo	$560
367 km or 228 mi	Brumado	$522
391 km or 243 mi	Porto Seguro	$567
397 km or 247 mi	Paulo Afonso	$412
408 km or 254 mi	Irece	$517
412 km or 256 mi	Arapiraca	$591
446 km or 277 mi	Palmeira dos Indios	$571
451 km or 280 mi	Juazeiro	$428
454 km or 282 mi	Petrolina	$531
465 km or 289 mi	Itamaraju	$551
476 km or 296 mi	Maceio	$667
482 km or 300 mi	Guanambi	$531
485 km or 301 mi	Rio Largo	$610
504 km or 313 mi	Garanhuns	$572
524 km or 326 mi	Teixeira de Freitas	$547
531 km or 330 mi	Arcoverde	$547
532 km or 331 mi	Bom Jesus da Lapa	$529
549 km or 341 mi	Salgueiro	$534
590 km or 367 mi	Caruaru	$503
605 km or 376 mi	Janauba	$548
631 km or 392 mi	Teofilo Otoni	$529
645 km or 401 mi	Cabo de Santo Agostinho	$607
645 km or 401 mi	Crato	$545
646 km or 402 mi	Juazeiro do Norte	$553
655 km or 407 mi	Sao Mateus	$554
662 km or 411 mi	Jaboatao dos Guararapes	$677