Quebec City vs Sao Paulo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Quebec City	Sao Paulo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1644	$976
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3738	$2532
🏠 One person rent	$834	$462
🏘️ Family rent	$1281	$837
🍽️ Food expenses	$540	$279
🚐 Transport expenses	$134	$134
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2588	$581
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	38	95
😀 Quality of life	86	65
🏙️ Population	549K	11.5M

The cost of living in Quebec City is 68% more expensive than in Sao Paulo. Cities ranked 2883rd and 5654th ($1644 vs $976) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 110th and 1st in Canada and Brazil, respectively. Check Canada vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Quebec City compared to 0.6 months in Sao Paulo. Quebec City ranked 23rd best city to live in Canada vs Sao Paulo ranked 1st in Brazil, while ranked 310th and 4281st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Quebec City vs Sao Paulo

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	Quebec City	Sao Paulo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.4	$6.51
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$62.7	$36.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$6.68
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.58	$2.12
☕ Cappuccino	$3.8	$2.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.94	$1.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$790	$557
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$727	$360
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1395	$1051
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1101	$677
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$52.8	$43.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$80	$65.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41.8	$18.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.07%	11.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8350	$2420
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3529	$1633
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.64	$0.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$66.2	$44.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.3	$7.37
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.18	$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.05	$1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.05	$1.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.33	$1.14
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.9	$2.32
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$9.78
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$4.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$7.95
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.82	$2.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4	$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.29	$1.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$1.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$1.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.02	$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.82	$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.4	$8.53
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.99	$1.22
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.8	$2.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.6	$4.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.99	$3.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.19	$1.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.86	$1.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.9	$25.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.5	$7.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$78.1	$62.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.9	$11.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.9	$51.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$110	$78.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$794	$527
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6012	$14254

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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 Sao Paulo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$687
13 km or 8.3 mi	Taboao da Serra	$645
14 km or 8.6 mi	Guarulhos	$662
15 km or 9.4 mi	Diadema	$647
16 km or 9.7 mi	Santo Andre	$618
16 km or 10 mi	Osasco	$661
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$618
21 km or 13 mi	Carapicuiba	$563
22 km or 14 mi	Maua	$636
23 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$628
25 km or 15 mi	Embu das Artes	$624
25 km or 16 mi	Barueri	$703
26 km or 16 mi	Mairipora	$622
26 km or 16 mi	Franco da Rocha	$635
27 km or 17 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$612
28 km or 17 mi	Jandira	$621
29 km or 18 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$613
29 km or 18 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$626
30 km or 18 mi	Poa	$605
30 km or 18 mi	Cotia	$612
30 km or 19 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$627
31 km or 19 mi	Itapevi	$600
31 km or 19 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$624
32 km or 20 mi	Francisco Morato	$641
33 km or 20 mi	Itanhaem	$614
33 km or 20 mi	Cajamar	$628
36 km or 22 mi	Embu-Guacu	$619
36 km or 22 mi	Aruja	$615
41 km or 26 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$644
43 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$656
44 km or 27 mi	Cubatao	$603
45 km or 28 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$663
48 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$722
49 km or 30 mi	Atibaia	$568
51 km or 32 mi	Sao Roque	$615
52 km or 32 mi	Sao Vicente	$569
55 km or 34 mi	Santos	$732
56 km or 35 mi	Praia Grande	$607
61 km or 38 mi	Bertioga	$609
61 km or 38 mi	Ibiuna	$611