Quebec City vs San Jose, Costa Rica - Cost of Living Comparison

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Quebec City San Jose
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1658
$1169
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3837
$3119
🏠 One person rent
$840
$496
🏘️ Family rent
$1268
$1078
🍽️ Food expenses
$551
$471
🚐 Transport expenses
$129
$71.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2472
$877
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
39
60
😀 Quality of life
87
67
🏙️ Population
549K
342K

The cost of living in Quebec City is 42% more expensive than in San Jose, Costa Rica. Cities ranked 2827th and 4518th ($1658 vs $1169) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 109th and 3rd in Canada and Costa Rica, respectively. Check Canada vs Costa Rica comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Quebec City compared to 0.8 months in San Jose, Costa Rica. Quebec City ranked 18th best city to live in Canada vs San Jose, Costa Rica ranked 1st in Costa Rica, while ranked 204th and 4043rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Quebec City San Jose
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.7
$10.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$67.6
$51.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.7
$9.47
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.4
$3.31
☕ Cappuccino
$4.01
$4.21
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.2
$1.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$793
$597
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$689
$368
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1298
$1266
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1046
$901
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$78.6
$42.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$120
$64.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50.9
$40
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.27%
8.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10641
$1778
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3317
$1310
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.75
$0.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$68.2
$40.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.5
$13.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.27
$1.45
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2
$1.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.35
$2.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.07
$2.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.94
$3.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.9
$9.52
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$9.16
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17
$13.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.68
$4.79
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.53
$2.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.76
$2.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$2.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$2.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.14
$1.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.91
$3.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12
$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.71
$2.25
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.86
$4.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.03
$6.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.37
$8.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.27
$3.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.97
$3.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.9
$57.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.5
$7.43
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$82.4
$62.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$16
$13.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$83.5
$84.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.4
$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1142
$369
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6211
$9894

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
7.9 km or 4.9 mi Heredia
$1040
17 km or 11 mi Alajuela
$1163
20 km or 12 mi Cartago
$1009
82 km or 51 mi Puntarenas
$1024
115 km or 72 mi Limon
$1147
124 km or 77 mi Santa Teresa
$1114
167 km or 104 mi Liberia
$1220
197 km or 122 mi Tamarindo
$1473
244 km or 151 mi San Juan del Sur
$805
246 km or 153 mi David
$789
279 km or 173 mi Juigalpa
$647
302 km or 188 mi Granada
$680
316 km or 196 mi Masaya
$699
343 km or 213 mi Managua
$787
387 km or 241 mi Matagalpa
$548
398 km or 247 mi Santiago de Veraguas
$961
408 km or 253 mi Jinotega
$458
413 km or 257 mi Leon
$614
429 km or 266 mi Esteli
$593
438 km or 272 mi Penonome
$940
447 km or 278 mi Chinandega
$627
457 km or 284 mi Chitre
$980
463 km or 288 mi Colon
$1157
486 km or 302 mi La Chorrera
$917
508 km or 316 mi Balboa
$1189
513 km or 319 mi Panama City
$1316
524 km or 326 mi Tocumen
$1171
535 km or 333 mi Pacora
$1182
574 km or 357 mi Tegucigalpa
$863
596 km or 370 mi San Miguel
$1107
609 km or 378 mi Usulutan
$1031
635 km or 395 mi Comayagua
$702
666 km or 414 mi Yoro
$738
696 km or 432 mi San Salvador
$1147
697 km or 433 mi Soyapango
$1117
701 km or 435 mi Mejicanos
$1112
702 km or 436 mi Apopa
$1093
703 km or 437 mi Santa Tecla
$1153
713 km or 443 mi La Ceiba
$676
729 km or 453 mi El Progreso
$892