Quebec City vs San Salvador - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Quebec City	San Salvador
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1791	$1192
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4030	$2712
🏠 One person rent	$919	$631
🏘️ Family rent	$1392	$1065
🍽️ Food expenses	$591	$368
🚐 Transport expenses	$142	$91.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2544	$493
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	39	42
😀 Quality of life	86	51
🏙️ Population	549K	316K

The cost of living in Quebec City is 50% more expensive than in San Salvador. Cities ranked 2544th and 4621st ($1791 vs $1192) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 95th and 3rd in Canada and El Salvador, respectively. Check Canada vs El Salvador comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Quebec City compared to 0.4 months in San Salvador. Quebec City ranked 26th best city to live in Canada vs San Salvador ranked 1st in El Salvador, while ranked 316th and 6155th 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	$18.6	$10.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$72.3	$32.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.1	$8.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.62	$1.97
☕ Cappuccino	$4.48	$3.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.46	$1.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$837	$720
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$788	$482
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1444	$1267
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1178	$846
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$71.5	$63.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$110	$96.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$50.3	$37.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.12%	10.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8764	$2019
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3034	$1397
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.8	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$69.6	$26.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.4	$28.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.27	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.09	$2.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.06	$1.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.62	$1.42
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.01	$2.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$7.57
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$5.45
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17	$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.96	$3.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.54	$2.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.21	$2.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$2.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.77	$2.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.21	$0.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.91	$2.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.2	$14.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.97	$1.52
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.3	$4.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.84	$6.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.19	$5.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.32	$2.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.98	$1.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.3	$34.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.2	$6.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$82.5	$40
💇 Haircut, simple	$16	$9.67
👖 Brand Jeans	$70.9	$69.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$850	$160
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6253	$4693

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Cities near Quebec City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi	Levis	$1766
80 km or 50 mi	Thetford Mines	$1462
89 km or 55 mi	Saint-Georges	$1509
102 km or 64 mi	Victoriaville	$1211
114 km or 71 mi	Trois-Rivieres	$1082
120 km or 74 mi	Shawinigan	$1410
142 km or 88 mi	Drummondville	$1645
166 km or 103 mi	Sherbrooke	$1449
169 km or 105 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1624
170 km or 106 mi	Riviere-du-Loup	$1613
178 km or 111 mi	Saguenay	$1544
180 km or 112 mi	Chicoutimi	$1566
187 km or 116 mi	Magog	$1539
188 km or 117 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1657
192 km or 120 mi	Joliette	$1540
195 km or 121 mi	Alma	$1582
196 km or 122 mi	Granby	$1187
201 km or 125 mi	L'Assomption	$1740
206 km or 128 mi	Beloeil	$1836
210 km or 131 mi	Repentigny	$1823
211 km or 131 mi	Varennes	$1845
212 km or 132 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1884
217 km or 135 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1912
218 km or 135 mi	Mascouche	$1821
218 km or 136 mi	Boucherville	$1878
220 km or 136 mi	Chambly	$1901
223 km or 138 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1773
223 km or 139 mi	Terrebonne	$1849
227 km or 141 mi	Longueuil	$1896
228 km or 142 mi	Brossard	$2057
229 km or 142 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1873
229 km or 143 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1843
231 km or 144 mi	Montreal	$1954
234 km or 146 mi	La Prairie	$1960
236 km or 146 mi	Westmount	$1861
236 km or 146 mi	Mount Royal	$1871
238 km or 148 mi	Laval	$1996
238 km or 148 mi	Candiac	$1927
241 km or 150 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1890
241 km or 150 mi	Boisbriand	$1751

Cities near San Salvador

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.2 km or 3.2 mi	Mejicanos	$1161
6.1 km or 3.8 mi	Soyapango	$1173
11 km or 6.8 mi	Santa Tecla	$1202
11 km or 7 mi	Apopa	$1145
49 km or 30 mi	Santa Ana	$709
57 km or 35 mi	Sonsonate	$882
75 km or 46 mi	Ahuachapan	$1455
89 km or 55 mi	Usulutan	$1088
112 km or 69 mi	San Miguel	$1081
135 km or 84 mi	Jalapa	$904
172 km or 107 mi	San Miguel Petapa	$900
176 km or 109 mi	Guatemala City	$1005
185 km or 115 mi	Mixco	$639
187 km or 116 mi	Comayagua	$715
219 km or 136 mi	Tegucigalpa	$829
220 km or 137 mi	Villanueva	$866
235 km or 146 mi	Coban	$912
236 km or 147 mi	San Pedro Sula	$1038
237 km or 147 mi	La Lima	$870
241 km or 150 mi	Panajachel	$791
241 km or 150 mi	El Progreso	$883
250 km or 156 mi	Choloma	$599
253 km or 157 mi	Chinandega	$638
266 km or 165 mi	Mazatenango	$870
273 km or 170 mi	Yoro	$734
277 km or 172 mi	Puerto Cortes	$720
281 km or 174 mi	Quetzaltenango	$777
282 km or 175 mi	Momostenango	$872
287 km or 178 mi	Leon	$639
315 km or 196 mi	Esteli	$593
347 km or 216 mi	La Ceiba	$650
352 km or 219 mi	Jinotega	$457
357 km or 222 mi	Tapachula	$646
361 km or 224 mi	Managua	$774
365 km or 227 mi	Matagalpa	$550
367 km or 228 mi	Flores	$859
385 km or 239 mi	San Ignacio	$1090
387 km or 240 mi	Masaya	$712
397 km or 247 mi	Belmopan	$729
402 km or 250 mi	Granada	$697