Quebec City vs San Salvador - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Quebec City	San Salvador
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1632	$1362
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3776	$3000
🏠 One person rent	$826	$817
🏘️ Family rent	$1323	$1370
🍽️ Food expenses	$538	$355
🚐 Transport expenses	$136	$89.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2731	$391
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	38	42
😀 Quality of life	88	55
🏙️ Population	549K	331K

The cost of living in Quebec City is 20% more expensive than in San Salvador. Cities ranked 3402nd and 4346th ($1632 vs $1362) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 116th and 2nd in Canada and El Salvador, respectively. Check Canada vs El Salvador comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Quebec City compared to 0.3 months in San Salvador. Quebec City ranked 25th best city to live in Canada vs San Salvador ranked 1st in El Salvador, while ranked 300th and 6280th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Quebec City vs San Salvador

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	Quebec City	San Salvador
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.8	$6.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.4	$40.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.8	$7.04
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.99	$2.02
☕ Cappuccino	$3.82	$3.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.85	$1.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$788	$806
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$714	$683
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1419	$1452
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1141	$1168
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$52.9	$65.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$82.2	$102
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$44.4	$43.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.88%	8.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9628	$2429
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3472	$1774
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.66	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$67.5	$15.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.6	$29.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.16	$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.17	$1.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.02	$1.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.05	$1.36
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.04	$3.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$7.52
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$6.63
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$9.94
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.97	$3.75
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.17	$2.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.96	$2.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$2.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$2.13
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.86	$2.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.7	$9.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.14	$1.83
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.6	$4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.71	$6.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.04	$6.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.24	$2.59
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.89	$1.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.1	$30.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10	$5.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$79	$34
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.1	$8.73
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.8	$62.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$133
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$816	$162
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6103	$6470

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Cities near Quebec City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi	Levis	$1622
80 km or 50 mi	Thetford Mines	$1019
89 km or 55 mi	Saint-Georges	$1470
102 km or 64 mi	Victoriaville	$1265
114 km or 71 mi	Trois-Rivieres	$1136
120 km or 74 mi	Shawinigan	$1388
142 km or 88 mi	Drummondville	$1363
166 km or 103 mi	Sherbrooke	$1420
169 km or 105 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1549
170 km or 106 mi	Riviere-du-Loup	$1455
178 km or 111 mi	Saguenay	$1077
180 km or 112 mi	Chicoutimi	$1223
187 km or 116 mi	Magog	$1486
188 km or 117 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1586
192 km or 120 mi	Joliette	$1449
195 km or 121 mi	Alma	$1304
196 km or 122 mi	Granby	$1120
201 km or 125 mi	L'Assomption	$1671
206 km or 128 mi	Beloeil	$1776
210 km or 131 mi	Repentigny	$1767
211 km or 131 mi	Varennes	$1786
212 km or 132 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1822
217 km or 135 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1869
218 km or 135 mi	Mascouche	$1766
218 km or 136 mi	Boucherville	$1820
220 km or 136 mi	Chambly	$1853
223 km or 138 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1719
223 km or 139 mi	Terrebonne	$1805
227 km or 141 mi	Longueuil	$1842
228 km or 142 mi	Brossard	$2055
229 km or 142 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1828
229 km or 143 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1805
231 km or 144 mi	Montreal	$1903
234 km or 146 mi	La Prairie	$1911
236 km or 146 mi	Westmount	$1814
236 km or 146 mi	Mount Royal	$1820
238 km or 148 mi	Laval	$1930
238 km or 148 mi	Candiac	$1892
241 km or 150 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1835
241 km or 150 mi	Boisbriand	$1763

Cities near San Salvador

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.2 km or 3.2 mi	Mejicanos	$1262
6.1 km or 3.8 mi	Soyapango	$1273
11 km or 6.8 mi	Santa Tecla	$1182
11 km or 7 mi	Apopa	$1238
49 km or 30 mi	Santa Ana	$695
57 km or 35 mi	Sonsonate	$883
75 km or 46 mi	Ahuachapan	$1436
89 km or 55 mi	Usulutan	$1090
112 km or 69 mi	San Miguel	$1097
135 km or 84 mi	Jalapa	$1009
172 km or 107 mi	San Miguel Petapa	$1018
176 km or 109 mi	Guatemala City	$1129
185 km or 115 mi	Mixco	$665
187 km or 116 mi	Comayagua	$739
219 km or 136 mi	Tegucigalpa	$836
220 km or 137 mi	Villanueva	$801
235 km or 146 mi	Coban	$931
236 km or 147 mi	San Pedro Sula	$989
237 km or 147 mi	La Lima	$791
241 km or 150 mi	Panajachel	$842
241 km or 150 mi	El Progreso	$780
250 km or 156 mi	Choloma	$661
253 km or 157 mi	Chinandega	$770
266 km or 165 mi	Mazatenango	$912
273 km or 170 mi	Yoro	$729
277 km or 172 mi	Puerto Cortes	$719
281 km or 174 mi	Quetzaltenango	$847
282 km or 175 mi	Momostenango	$911
287 km or 178 mi	Leon	$735
315 km or 196 mi	Esteli	$682
347 km or 216 mi	La Ceiba	$627
352 km or 219 mi	Jinotega	$467
357 km or 222 mi	Tapachula	$710
361 km or 224 mi	Managua	$760
365 km or 227 mi	Matagalpa	$673
367 km or 228 mi	Flores	$915
385 km or 239 mi	San Ignacio	$1053
387 km or 240 mi	Masaya	$790
397 km or 247 mi	Belmopan	$1007
402 km or 250 mi	Granada	$698