Quebec City vs Sao Paulo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Quebec City	Sao Paulo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1648	$1126
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3908	$2856
🏠 One person rent	$829	$538
🏘️ Family rent	$1438	$954
🍽️ Food expenses	$564	$331
🚐 Transport expenses	$124	$149
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2878	$843
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	38	96
😀 Quality of life	87	75
🏙️ Population	574K	11.5M

The cost of living in Quebec City is 46% more expensive than in Sao Paulo. Cities ranked 3402nd and 4918th ($1648 vs $1126) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 116th and 1st in Canada and Brazil, respectively. Check Canada vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Quebec City compared to 0.7 months in Sao Paulo. Quebec City ranked 21st best city to live in Canada vs Sao Paulo ranked 1st in Brazil, while ranked 327th and 1670th 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	$18	$7.66
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$66.9	$42.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.1	$8.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.34	$2.48
☕ Cappuccino	$3.71	$2.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.96	$1.34
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$907	$649
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$680	$405
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1526	$1195
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1247	$747
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58.4	$64.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$89.6	$97.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$45.5	$20.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.49%	11.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6977	$2685
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2884	$1939
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.86	$0.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$71.5	$44.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.3	$9.09
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.04	$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.02	$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.04	$1.23
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.07	$2.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$5.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.33	$2.77
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.75	$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.96	$1.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$1.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$1.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.88	$2.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.4	$10.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.81	$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack	$15	$2.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.78	$6.72
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.1	$3.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.25	$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.89	$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.9	$33.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11	$9.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$79.9	$48.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.1	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.2	$60.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.6	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$703	$486
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8149	$15990

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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 Sao Paulo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$821
13 km or 8.3 mi	Taboao da Serra	$759
14 km or 8.6 mi	Guarulhos	$783
15 km or 9.4 mi	Diadema	$765
16 km or 9.7 mi	Santo Andre	$700
16 km or 10 mi	Osasco	$793
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$713
21 km or 13 mi	Carapicuiba	$664
22 km or 14 mi	Maua	$737
23 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$713
25 km or 15 mi	Embu das Artes	$761
25 km or 16 mi	Barueri	$886
26 km or 16 mi	Mairipora	$716
26 km or 16 mi	Franco da Rocha	$715
27 km or 17 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$737
28 km or 17 mi	Jandira	$752
29 km or 18 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$717
29 km or 18 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$753
30 km or 18 mi	Poa	$720
30 km or 18 mi	Cotia	$848
30 km or 19 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$746
31 km or 19 mi	Itapevi	$699
31 km or 19 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$747
32 km or 20 mi	Francisco Morato	$713
33 km or 20 mi	Itanhaem	$722
33 km or 20 mi	Cajamar	$752
36 km or 22 mi	Embu-Guacu	$733
36 km or 22 mi	Aruja	$723
41 km or 26 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$706
43 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$721
44 km or 27 mi	Cubatao	$710
45 km or 28 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$794
48 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$776
49 km or 30 mi	Atibaia	$673
51 km or 32 mi	Sao Roque	$728
52 km or 32 mi	Sao Vicente	$687
55 km or 34 mi	Santos	$901
56 km or 35 mi	Praia Grande	$700
61 km or 38 mi	Bertioga	$716
61 km or 38 mi	Ibiuna	$720