Quebec City vs Santiago - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Quebec City	Santiago
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1648	$1186
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3908	$2931
🏠 One person rent	$829	$538
🏘️ Family rent	$1438	$937
🍽️ Food expenses	$564	$390
🚐 Transport expenses	$124	$153
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2878	$860
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	38	92
😀 Quality of life	87	81
🏙️ Population	574K	6.26M

The cost of living in Quebec City is 39% more expensive than in Santiago. Cities ranked 3402nd and 4785th ($1648 vs $1186) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 116th and 2nd in Canada and Chile, respectively. Check Canada vs Chile comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Quebec City compared to 0.7 months in Santiago. Quebec City ranked 21st best city to live in Canada vs Santiago ranked 1st in Chile, while ranked 327th and 637th 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	$18	$11.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$66.9	$50.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.1	$8.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.34	$4.3
☕ Cappuccino	$3.71	$3.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.96	$1.75
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$907	$612
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$680	$387
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1526	$1129
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1247	$699
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58.4	$84.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$89.6	$130
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$45.5	$21.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.49%	5.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6977	$2854
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2884	$2901
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.86	$0.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$71.5	$44.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.3	$8.58
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$1.57
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.04	$1.36
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.02	$1.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.04	$1.54
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.07	$4.38
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$7.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$11.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.33	$2.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.75	$1.96
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.96	$1.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$1.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$1.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.88	$2.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.4	$6.69
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.81	$1.63
🚬 Cigarette pack	$15	$5.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.78	$3.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.1	$4.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.25	$3.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.89	$2.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.9	$39.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11	$7.23
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$79.9	$45
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.1	$19.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.2	$56.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.6	$78.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$703	$484
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8149	$12174

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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 Santiago

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	San Bernardo	$807
20 km or 12 mi	Puente Alto	$926
69 km or 43 mi	Los Andes	$801
78 km or 48 mi	San Felipe	$741
80 km or 50 mi	Rancagua	$831
80 km or 50 mi	Villa Alemana	$891
83 km or 52 mi	Quillota	$896
85 km or 53 mi	Quilpue	$904
89 km or 55 mi	San Antonio	$1114
95 km or 59 mi	Vina del Mar	$957
99 km or 62 mi	Valparaiso	$937
130 km or 80 mi	San Fernando	$981
179 km or 111 mi	Curico	$828
181 km or 112 mi	Godoy Cruz	$930
182 km or 113 mi	Mendoza	$930
185 km or 115 mi	Las Heras	$928
208 km or 129 mi	San Martin	$898
238 km or 148 mi	Talca	$876
251 km or 156 mi	San Rafael	$699
264 km or 164 mi	Constitucion	$860
280 km or 174 mi	Linares	$908
292 km or 181 mi	San Juan	$626
321 km or 199 mi	Ovalle	$757
375 km or 233 mi	Chillan	$718
394 km or 245 mi	Coquimbo	$883
398 km or 247 mi	La Serena	$882
401 km or 249 mi	San Luis	$740
409 km or 254 mi	Tome	$788
426 km or 265 mi	Talcahuano	$702
434 km or 269 mi	Concepcion	$923
455 km or 283 mi	Coronel	$848
456 km or 284 mi	Lujan	$788
464 km or 288 mi	Lota	$842
472 km or 294 mi	Los Angeles	$890
482 km or 300 mi	Villa Mercedes	$795
508 km or 316 mi	Curanilahue	$851
518 km or 322 mi	Angol	$872
542 km or 337 mi	Vallenar	$844
576 km or 358 mi	La Rioja	$590
588 km or 366 mi	Rio Cuarto	$895