Quebec City vs Sao Paulo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Quebec City	Sao Paulo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1632	$1052
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3776	$2682
🏠 One person rent	$826	$496
🏘️ Family rent	$1323	$872
🍽️ Food expenses	$538	$302
🚐 Transport expenses	$136	$143
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2731	$701
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	38	95
😀 Quality of life	88	69
🏙️ Population	549K	11.5M

The cost of living in Quebec City is 55% more expensive than in Sao Paulo. Cities ranked 3402nd and 5192nd ($1632 vs $1052) 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 25th best city to live in Canada vs Sao Paulo ranked 1st in Brazil, while ranked 300th and 4142nd 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	$15.8	$7.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.4	$34
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.8	$7.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.99	$2.3
☕ Cappuccino	$3.82	$2.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.85	$1.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$788	$622
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$714	$380
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1419	$1124
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1141	$691
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$52.9	$48.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$82.2	$75
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$44.4	$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.88%	12.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9628	$2855
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3472	$1938
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.66	$0.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$67.5	$48.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.6	$7.53
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.16	$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.17	$1.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.02	$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.05	$1.19
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.04	$2.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$4.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$9.54
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.97	$2.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$1.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.17	$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.96	$1.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$1.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$1.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.86	$1.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.7	$8.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.14	$1.3
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.6	$2.55
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.71	$6.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.04	$4.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.24	$1.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.89	$1.39
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.1	$27.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10	$7.81
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$79	$65.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.1	$12.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.8	$55.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$92.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$816	$475
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6103	$15428

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Cities near Quebec City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi	Levis	$1622
80 km or 50 mi	Thetford Mines	$1019
89 km or 55 mi	Saint-Georges	$1470
102 km or 64 mi	Victoriaville	$1265
114 km or 71 mi	Trois-Rivieres	$1136
120 km or 74 mi	Shawinigan	$1388
142 km or 88 mi	Drummondville	$1363
166 km or 103 mi	Sherbrooke	$1420
169 km or 105 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1549
170 km or 106 mi	Riviere-du-Loup	$1455
178 km or 111 mi	Saguenay	$1077
180 km or 112 mi	Chicoutimi	$1223
187 km or 116 mi	Magog	$1486
188 km or 117 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1586
192 km or 120 mi	Joliette	$1449
195 km or 121 mi	Alma	$1304
196 km or 122 mi	Granby	$1120
201 km or 125 mi	L'Assomption	$1671
206 km or 128 mi	Beloeil	$1776
210 km or 131 mi	Repentigny	$1767
211 km or 131 mi	Varennes	$1786
212 km or 132 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1822
217 km or 135 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1869
218 km or 135 mi	Mascouche	$1766
218 km or 136 mi	Boucherville	$1820
220 km or 136 mi	Chambly	$1853
223 km or 138 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1719
223 km or 139 mi	Terrebonne	$1805
227 km or 141 mi	Longueuil	$1842
228 km or 142 mi	Brossard	$2055
229 km or 142 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1828
229 km or 143 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1805
231 km or 144 mi	Montreal	$1903
234 km or 146 mi	La Prairie	$1911
236 km or 146 mi	Westmount	$1814
236 km or 146 mi	Mount Royal	$1820
238 km or 148 mi	Laval	$1930
238 km or 148 mi	Candiac	$1892
241 km or 150 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1835
241 km or 150 mi	Boisbriand	$1763

Cities near Sao Paulo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$737
13 km or 8.3 mi	Taboao da Serra	$701
14 km or 8.6 mi	Guarulhos	$697
15 km or 9.4 mi	Diadema	$698
16 km or 9.7 mi	Santo Andre	$690
16 km or 10 mi	Osasco	$712
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$656
21 km or 13 mi	Carapicuiba	$605
22 km or 14 mi	Maua	$691
23 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$687
25 km or 15 mi	Embu das Artes	$704
25 km or 16 mi	Barueri	$830
26 km or 16 mi	Mairipora	$671
26 km or 16 mi	Franco da Rocha	$699
27 km or 17 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$643
28 km or 17 mi	Jandira	$699
29 km or 18 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$665
29 km or 18 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$706
30 km or 18 mi	Poa	$639
30 km or 18 mi	Cotia	$780
30 km or 19 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$671
31 km or 19 mi	Itapevi	$654
31 km or 19 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$689
32 km or 20 mi	Francisco Morato	$702
33 km or 20 mi	Itanhaem	$666
33 km or 20 mi	Cajamar	$693
36 km or 22 mi	Embu-Guacu	$678
36 km or 22 mi	Aruja	$664
41 km or 26 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$685
43 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$687
44 km or 27 mi	Cubatao	$657
45 km or 28 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$741
48 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$737
49 km or 30 mi	Atibaia	$618
51 km or 32 mi	Sao Roque	$673
52 km or 32 mi	Sao Vicente	$648
55 km or 34 mi	Santos	$816
56 km or 35 mi	Praia Grande	$638
61 km or 38 mi	Bertioga	$659
61 km or 38 mi	Ibiuna	$666