Quebec City vs Samsun - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Quebec City	Samsun
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1648	$716
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3908	$1757
🏠 One person rent	$829	$312
🏘️ Family rent	$1438	$546
🍽️ Food expenses	$564	$278
🚐 Transport expenses	$124	$57.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2878	$997
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	38	23
😀 Quality of life	87	48
🏙️ Population	574K	1.37M

The cost of living in Quebec City is 130% more expensive than in Samsun. Cities ranked 3402nd and 7191st ($1648 vs $716) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 116th and 44th in Canada and Turkey, respectively. Check Canada vs Turkey comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Quebec City compared to 1.4 months in Samsun. Quebec City ranked 21st best city to live in Canada vs Samsun ranked 68th in Turkey, while ranked 327th and 6890th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Quebec City vs Samsun

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	Quebec City	Samsun
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18	$5.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$66.9	$32
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.1	$6.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.34	$1.93
☕ Cappuccino	$3.71	$2.6
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.96	$0.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$907	$350
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$680	$240
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1526	$612
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1247	$440
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58.4	$40.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$89.6	$61.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$45.5	$10.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.49%	48.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6977	$3250
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2884	$2663
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.86	$0.6
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$71.5	$11.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.3	$6.88
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.04	$0.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.02	$0.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.04	$2.63
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.07	$1.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$9.02
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$7.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$20.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.33	$1.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.75	$1.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.96	$1.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$0.46
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$0.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.88	$1.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.4	$9.45
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.81	$1.46
🚬 Cigarette pack	$15	$1.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.78	$2.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.1	$2.72
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.25	$0.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.89	$2.1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.9	$48.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11	$3.87
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$79.9	$26
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.1	$5.34
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.2	$33.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.6	$74.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$703	$317
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8149	$3975

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Cities near Quebec City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi	Levis	$1638
80 km or 50 mi	Thetford Mines	$1002
89 km or 55 mi	Saint-Georges	$1457
102 km or 64 mi	Victoriaville	$1238
114 km or 71 mi	Trois-Rivieres	$1219
120 km or 74 mi	Shawinigan	$1441
142 km or 88 mi	Drummondville	$1365
166 km or 103 mi	Sherbrooke	$1421
169 km or 105 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1575
170 km or 106 mi	Riviere-du-Loup	$1504
178 km or 111 mi	Saguenay	$1122
180 km or 112 mi	Chicoutimi	$1289
187 km or 116 mi	Magog	$1533
188 km or 117 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1675
192 km or 120 mi	Joliette	$1421
195 km or 121 mi	Alma	$1384
196 km or 122 mi	Granby	$1199
201 km or 125 mi	L'Assomption	$1702
206 km or 128 mi	Beloeil	$1816
210 km or 131 mi	Repentigny	$1817
211 km or 131 mi	Varennes	$1829
212 km or 132 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1875
217 km or 135 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1892
218 km or 135 mi	Mascouche	$1828
218 km or 136 mi	Boucherville	$1861
220 km or 136 mi	Chambly	$1892
223 km or 138 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1772
223 km or 139 mi	Terrebonne	$1863
227 km or 141 mi	Longueuil	$1874
228 km or 142 mi	Brossard	$2051
229 km or 142 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1856
229 km or 143 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1850
231 km or 144 mi	Montreal	$1901
234 km or 146 mi	La Prairie	$1937
236 km or 146 mi	Westmount	$1828
236 km or 146 mi	Mount Royal	$1852
238 km or 148 mi	Laval	$2058
238 km or 148 mi	Candiac	$1921
241 km or 150 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1870
241 km or 150 mi	Boisbriand	$1913

Cities near Samsun

Distance	City	Cost of living
82 km or 51 mi	Unye	$654
82 km or 51 mi	Amasya	$761
110 km or 69 mi	Tokat	$702
128 km or 80 mi	Sinop	$916
134 km or 84 mi	Ordu	$616
142 km or 88 mi	Corum	$645
180 km or 112 mi	Giresun	$646
180 km or 112 mi	Sivas	$716
208 km or 129 mi	Yozgat	$716
213 km or 132 mi	Kastamonu	$701
240 km or 149 mi	Cankiri	$707
280 km or 174 mi	Gumushane	$649
285 km or 177 mi	Ortahisar	$713
287 km or 178 mi	Trabzon	$732
287 km or 178 mi	Kirikkale	$662
293 km or 182 mi	Kayseri	$686
297 km or 184 mi	Talas	$662
301 km or 187 mi	Kirsehir	$672
309 km or 192 mi	Karabuk	$557
317 km or 197 mi	Erzincan	$597
326 km or 203 mi	Nevsehir	$724
330 km or 205 mi	Ankara	$1033
335 km or 208 mi	Bartin	$702
348 km or 216 mi	Bayburt	$611
352 km or 219 mi	Rize	$636
368 km or 229 mi	Malatya	$547
378 km or 235 mi	Sochi	$1063
379 km or 236 mi	Aksaray	$725
381 km or 237 mi	Elazig	$565
395 km or 246 mi	Nigde	$777
399 km or 248 mi	Novorossiysk	$824
401 km or 249 mi	Polatli	$752
402 km or 250 mi	Bolu	$713
407 km or 253 mi	Bor	$738
410 km or 255 mi	Karadeniz Eregli	$710
415 km or 258 mi	Kahramanmaras	$646
426 km or 265 mi	Adiyaman	$634
429 km or 266 mi	Kozan	$616
431 km or 268 mi	Sukhumi	$819
433 km or 269 mi	Sevastopol	$958