Quebec City vs Santiago - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Quebec City	Santiago
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1644	$1133
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3738	$2851
🏠 One person rent	$834	$502
🏘️ Family rent	$1281	$950
🍽️ Food expenses	$540	$373
🚐 Transport expenses	$134	$159
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2588	$777
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	38	91
😀 Quality of life	86	77
🏙️ Population	549K	6.26M

The cost of living in Quebec City is 45% more expensive than in Santiago. Cities ranked 2883rd and 4686th ($1644 vs $1133) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 110th and 1st in Canada and Chile, respectively. Check Canada vs Chile comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Quebec City compared to 0.7 months in Santiago. Quebec City ranked 23rd best city to live in Canada vs Santiago ranked 1st in Chile, while ranked 310th and 764th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Quebec City vs Santiago

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	Quebec City	Santiago
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.4	$12.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$62.7	$47.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$8.28
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.58	$3.5
☕ Cappuccino	$3.8	$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.94	$1.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$790	$490
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$727	$386
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1395	$956
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1101	$777
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$52.8	$75.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$80	$117
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41.8	$20.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.07%	5.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8350	$3078
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3529	$3323
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.64	$0.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$66.2	$43.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.3	$10.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.18	$1.41
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.05	$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.05	$1.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.33	$1.6
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.9	$4.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$6.31
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.82	$1.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4	$2.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.29	$1.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$1.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$1.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.02	$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.82	$2.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.4	$5.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.99	$1.5
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.8	$5.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.6	$4.52
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.99	$4.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.19	$2.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.86	$3.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.9	$38.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.5	$6.35
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$78.1	$46.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.9	$16.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.9	$53.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$110	$74.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$794	$414
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6012	$8040

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Cities near Quebec City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi	Levis	$1627
80 km or 50 mi	Thetford Mines	$966
89 km or 55 mi	Saint-Georges	$1449
102 km or 64 mi	Victoriaville	$1239
114 km or 71 mi	Trois-Rivieres	$1118
120 km or 74 mi	Shawinigan	$1368
142 km or 88 mi	Drummondville	$1330
166 km or 103 mi	Sherbrooke	$1395
169 km or 105 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1532
170 km or 106 mi	Riviere-du-Loup	$1468
178 km or 111 mi	Saguenay	$1411
180 km or 112 mi	Chicoutimi	$1436
187 km or 116 mi	Magog	$1457
188 km or 117 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1562
192 km or 120 mi	Joliette	$1433
195 km or 121 mi	Alma	$1460
196 km or 122 mi	Granby	$1106
201 km or 125 mi	L'Assomption	$1651
206 km or 128 mi	Beloeil	$1742
210 km or 131 mi	Repentigny	$1743
211 km or 131 mi	Varennes	$1764
212 km or 132 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1800
217 km or 135 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1836
218 km or 135 mi	Mascouche	$1735
218 km or 136 mi	Boucherville	$1804
220 km or 136 mi	Chambly	$1829
223 km or 138 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1690
223 km or 139 mi	Terrebonne	$1776
227 km or 141 mi	Longueuil	$1835
228 km or 142 mi	Brossard	$2004
229 km or 142 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1790
229 km or 143 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1769
231 km or 144 mi	Montreal	$1857
234 km or 146 mi	La Prairie	$1889
236 km or 146 mi	Westmount	$1773
236 km or 146 mi	Mount Royal	$1792
238 km or 148 mi	Laval	$1900
238 km or 148 mi	Candiac	$1852
241 km or 150 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1803
241 km or 150 mi	Boisbriand	$1732

Cities near Santiago

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	San Bernardo	$875
20 km or 12 mi	Puente Alto	$930
69 km or 43 mi	Los Andes	$759
78 km or 48 mi	San Felipe	$720
80 km or 50 mi	Rancagua	$798
80 km or 50 mi	Villa Alemana	$827
83 km or 52 mi	Quillota	$833
85 km or 53 mi	Quilpue	$832
89 km or 55 mi	San Antonio	$1074
95 km or 59 mi	Vina del Mar	$874
99 km or 62 mi	Valparaiso	$805
130 km or 80 mi	San Fernando	$920
179 km or 111 mi	Curico	$765
181 km or 112 mi	Godoy Cruz	$812
182 km or 113 mi	Mendoza	$823
185 km or 115 mi	Las Heras	$815
208 km or 129 mi	San Martin	$790
238 km or 148 mi	Talca	$835
251 km or 156 mi	San Rafael	$511
264 km or 164 mi	Constitucion	$814
280 km or 174 mi	Linares	$860
292 km or 181 mi	San Juan	$768
321 km or 199 mi	Ovalle	$735
375 km or 233 mi	Chillan	$642
394 km or 245 mi	Coquimbo	$807
398 km or 247 mi	La Serena	$814
401 km or 249 mi	San Luis	$731
409 km or 254 mi	Tome	$750
426 km or 265 mi	Talcahuano	$671
434 km or 269 mi	Concepcion	$902
455 km or 283 mi	Coronel	$810
456 km or 284 mi	Lujan	$722
464 km or 288 mi	Lota	$800
472 km or 294 mi	Los Angeles	$762
482 km or 300 mi	Villa Mercedes	$710
508 km or 316 mi	Curanilahue	$793
518 km or 322 mi	Angol	$791
542 km or 337 mi	Vallenar	$786
576 km or 358 mi	La Rioja	$680
588 km or 366 mi	Rio Cuarto	$731