Quebec City vs Sao Paulo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Quebec City	Sao Paulo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1695	$1115
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3907	$2824
🏠 One person rent	$873	$537
🏘️ Family rent	$1435	$943
🍽️ Food expenses	$558	$318
🚐 Transport expenses	$129	$147
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2900	$794
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	38	96
😀 Quality of life	88	74
🏙️ Population	549K	11.5M

The cost of living in Quebec City is 52% more expensive than in Sao Paulo. Cities ranked 3269th and 5003rd ($1695 vs $1115) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 113th 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 28th best city to live in Canada vs Sao Paulo ranked 1st in Brazil, while ranked 332nd and 2408th 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	$17.5	$7.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$59.9	$38.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$7.52
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.49	$2.45
☕ Cappuccino	$3.83	$2.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.08	$1.26
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$863	$631
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$743	$419
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1500	$1111
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1244	$769
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$61.3	$56.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$95	$85.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$44.8	$19.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.33%	11.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8196	$2842
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2969	$2178
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.76	$1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$71.5	$49.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.2	$7.86
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.15	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.29	$1.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.03	$1.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.99	$1.28
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.17	$2.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.5	$5.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$10.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$2.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.13	$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4	$1.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$1.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.81	$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.99	$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.88	$2.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.4	$9.77
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.05	$1.45
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.5	$2.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.92	$5.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.16	$3.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.29	$1.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.91	$1.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.4	$31.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.3	$8.87
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$81.6	$55.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$16	$11.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.4	$61.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96.6	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$719	$494
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7052	$16798

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Cities near Quebec City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi	Levis	$1685
80 km or 50 mi	Thetford Mines	$1024
89 km or 55 mi	Saint-Georges	$1466
102 km or 64 mi	Victoriaville	$1265
114 km or 71 mi	Trois-Rivieres	$1180
120 km or 74 mi	Shawinigan	$1434
142 km or 88 mi	Drummondville	$1399
166 km or 103 mi	Sherbrooke	$1451
169 km or 105 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1589
170 km or 106 mi	Riviere-du-Loup	$1506
178 km or 111 mi	Saguenay	$1104
180 km or 112 mi	Chicoutimi	$1254
187 km or 116 mi	Magog	$1526
188 km or 117 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1642
192 km or 120 mi	Joliette	$1458
195 km or 121 mi	Alma	$1341
196 km or 122 mi	Granby	$1142
201 km or 125 mi	L'Assomption	$1723
206 km or 128 mi	Beloeil	$1838
210 km or 131 mi	Repentigny	$1846
211 km or 131 mi	Varennes	$1861
212 km or 132 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1891
217 km or 135 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1918
218 km or 135 mi	Mascouche	$1852
218 km or 136 mi	Boucherville	$1897
220 km or 136 mi	Chambly	$1918
223 km or 138 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1800
223 km or 139 mi	Terrebonne	$1907
227 km or 141 mi	Longueuil	$1923
228 km or 142 mi	Brossard	$2080
229 km or 142 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1875
229 km or 143 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1857
231 km or 144 mi	Montreal	$1928
234 km or 146 mi	La Prairie	$1960
236 km or 146 mi	Westmount	$1862
236 km or 146 mi	Mount Royal	$1876
238 km or 148 mi	Laval	$2047
238 km or 148 mi	Candiac	$1940
241 km or 150 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1893
241 km or 150 mi	Boisbriand	$1934

Cities near Sao Paulo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$795
13 km or 8.3 mi	Taboao da Serra	$754
14 km or 8.6 mi	Guarulhos	$753
15 km or 9.4 mi	Diadema	$753
16 km or 9.7 mi	Santo Andre	$742
16 km or 10 mi	Osasco	$782
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$699
21 km or 13 mi	Carapicuiba	$645
22 km or 14 mi	Maua	$746
23 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$741
25 km or 15 mi	Embu das Artes	$753
25 km or 16 mi	Barueri	$883
26 km or 16 mi	Mairipora	$724
26 km or 16 mi	Franco da Rocha	$752
27 km or 17 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$687
28 km or 17 mi	Jandira	$750
29 km or 18 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$716
29 km or 18 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$754
30 km or 18 mi	Poa	$684
30 km or 18 mi	Cotia	$841
30 km or 19 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$723
31 km or 19 mi	Itapevi	$700
31 km or 19 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$741
32 km or 20 mi	Francisco Morato	$753
33 km or 20 mi	Itanhaem	$715
33 km or 20 mi	Cajamar	$741
36 km or 22 mi	Embu-Guacu	$727
36 km or 22 mi	Aruja	$713
41 km or 26 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$739
43 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$737
44 km or 27 mi	Cubatao	$695
45 km or 28 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$789
48 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$783
49 km or 30 mi	Atibaia	$651
51 km or 32 mi	Sao Roque	$725
52 km or 32 mi	Sao Vicente	$655
55 km or 34 mi	Santos	$882
56 km or 35 mi	Praia Grande	$691
61 km or 38 mi	Bertioga	$703
61 km or 38 mi	Ibiuna	$719