Quebec City vs San Jose, United States - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Quebec City	San Jose
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1658	$3502
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3837	$7476
🏠 One person rent	$840	$2428
🏘️ Family rent	$1268	$4021
🍽️ Food expenses	$551	$717
🚐 Transport expenses	$129	$195
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2472	$6928
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	39	87
😀 Quality of life	87	92
🏙️ Population	549K	1.01M

The cost of living in Quebec City is 53% less expensive than in San Jose, United States. Cities ranked 2827th and 22nd ($1658 vs $3502) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 109th and 20th in Canada and the United States, respectively. Check Canada vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Quebec City compared to 2 months in San Jose, United States. Quebec City ranked 18th best city to live in Canada vs San Jose, United States ranked 9th in the United States, while ranked 204th and 69th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Quebec City vs San Jose, United States

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	Quebec City	San Jose
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.7	$18.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$67.6	$87.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.7	$12.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.4	$7.93
☕ Cappuccino	$4.01	$5.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.2	$3
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$793	$2372
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$689	$2164
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1298	$4451
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1046	$3536
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$78.6	$137
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$120	$217
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$50.9	$84.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.27%	6.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10641	$13837
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3317	$9980
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.75	$2.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$68.2	$108
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.5	$19.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.27	$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2	$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.35	$4.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.07	$4.86
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.94	$4.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$15.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$14.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17	$19.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.68	$5.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$2.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.53	$4.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.76	$6.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$3.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$3.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.14	$1.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.91	$2.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12	$17.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.71	$2.17
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.86	$11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.03	$9.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.37	$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.27	$4.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.97	$2.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.9	$88.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.5	$14.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$82.4	$101
💇 Haircut, simple	$16	$19.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$83.5	$56.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.4	$94
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1142	$1687
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6211	$15889

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Cities near Quebec City

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

Cities near San Jose, United States

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi	Campbell	$3272
9.7 km or 6.1 mi	Santa Clara	$3301
11 km or 6.8 mi	Los Gatos	$4204
13 km or 8.4 mi	Saratoga	$3222
15 km or 9.1 mi	Milpitas	$3057
15 km or 9.3 mi	Cupertino	$2974
16 km or 10 mi	Sunnyvale	$3184
18 km or 11 mi	Mountain View	$3171
21 km or 13 mi	Los Altos	$3064
27 km or 17 mi	Palo Alto	$3733
27 km or 17 mi	Morgan Hill	$3012
28 km or 18 mi	Fremont	$3186
29 km or 18 mi	Newark	$3003
29 km or 18 mi	East Palo Alto	$3245
32 km or 20 mi	Menlo Park	$3313
36 km or 22 mi	Union	$2922
38 km or 23 mi	Redwood	$3389
39 km or 24 mi	Santa Cruz	$3422
41 km or 25 mi	San Carlos	$3300
41 km or 25 mi	Pleasanton	$3644
42 km or 26 mi	Gilroy	$2952
43 km or 27 mi	Livermore	$3047
44 km or 27 mi	Watsonville	$2908
44 km or 27 mi	Belmont	$3567
44 km or 28 mi	Foster	$3518
45 km or 28 mi	Hayward	$2660
46 km or 28 mi	Dublin	$3109
47 km or 29 mi	San Lorenzo	$2650
48 km or 30 mi	San Mateo	$3583
48 km or 30 mi	Castro Valley	$2881
53 km or 33 mi	San Leandro	$2969
53 km or 33 mi	Burlingame	$3219
54 km or 33 mi	San Ramon	$2860
57 km or 36 mi	Millbrae	$3163
59 km or 36 mi	Danville	$2929
60 km or 38 mi	San Bruno	$3147
61 km or 38 mi	Alameda	$3358
62 km or 38 mi	Tracy	$2141
63 km or 39 mi	South San Francisco	$3130
64 km or 40 mi	Oakland	$3123