Quebec City vs San Salvador - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Quebec City	San Salvador
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1648	$1291
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3908	$2925
🏠 One person rent	$829	$734
🏘️ Family rent	$1438	$1288
🍽️ Food expenses	$564	$369
🚐 Transport expenses	$124	$87.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2878	$378
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	38	41
😀 Quality of life	87	56
🏙️ Population	574K	331K

The cost of living in Quebec City is 28% more expensive than in San Salvador. Cities ranked 3402nd and 4553rd ($1648 vs $1291) 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 21st best city to live in Canada vs San Salvador ranked 1st in El Salvador, while ranked 327th and 6244th 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	$18	$7.29
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$66.9	$37.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.1	$7.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.34	$2
☕ Cappuccino	$3.71	$4.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.96	$1.24
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$907	$746
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$680	$590
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1526	$1319
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1247	$1089
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58.4	$75
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$89.6	$116
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$45.5	$37.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.49%	8.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6977	$2803
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2884	$1836
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.86	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$71.5	$18.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.3	$27.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.04	$1.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.02	$2.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.04	$1.26
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.07	$2.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$7.87
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$6.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$10.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.33	$4.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.75	$2.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.96	$2.69
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$2.24
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$2.49
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.88	$2.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.4	$13.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.81	$2
🚬 Cigarette pack	$15	$4.05
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.78	$6.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.1	$7.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.25	$2.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.89	$2.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.9	$31.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11	$5.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$79.9	$39
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.1	$8
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.2	$65.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.6	$120
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$703	$161
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8149	$4732

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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 San Salvador

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.2 km or 3.2 mi	Mejicanos	$1254
6.1 km or 3.8 mi	Soyapango	$1261
11 km or 6.8 mi	Santa Tecla	$1183
11 km or 7 mi	Apopa	$1231
49 km or 30 mi	Santa Ana	$770
57 km or 35 mi	Sonsonate	$905
75 km or 46 mi	Ahuachapan	$1476
89 km or 55 mi	Usulutan	$1123
112 km or 69 mi	San Miguel	$1132
135 km or 84 mi	Jalapa	$1130
172 km or 107 mi	San Miguel Petapa	$1127
176 km or 109 mi	Guatemala City	$1204
185 km or 115 mi	Mixco	$790
187 km or 116 mi	Comayagua	$678
219 km or 136 mi	Tegucigalpa	$909
220 km or 137 mi	Villanueva	$860
235 km or 146 mi	Coban	$935
236 km or 147 mi	San Pedro Sula	$1004
237 km or 147 mi	La Lima	$854
241 km or 150 mi	Panajachel	$951
241 km or 150 mi	El Progreso	$832
250 km or 156 mi	Choloma	$681
253 km or 157 mi	Chinandega	$791
266 km or 165 mi	Mazatenango	$962
273 km or 170 mi	Yoro	$756
277 km or 172 mi	Puerto Cortes	$767
281 km or 174 mi	Quetzaltenango	$871
282 km or 175 mi	Momostenango	$960
287 km or 178 mi	Leon	$759
315 km or 196 mi	Esteli	$716
347 km or 216 mi	La Ceiba	$619
352 km or 219 mi	Jinotega	$503
357 km or 222 mi	Tapachula	$775
361 km or 224 mi	Managua	$788
365 km or 227 mi	Matagalpa	$665
367 km or 228 mi	Flores	$1014
385 km or 239 mi	San Ignacio	$1049
387 km or 240 mi	Masaya	$817
397 km or 247 mi	Belmopan	$1008
402 km or 250 mi	Granada	$706