Quebec City vs Sheffield - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Quebec City	Sheffield
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1632	$1890
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3776	$4601
🏠 One person rent	$826	$1094
🏘️ Family rent	$1323	$1904
🍽️ Food expenses	$538	$512
🚐 Transport expenses	$136	$150
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2731	$3306
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	54 km
🎓 Higher education	38	87
😀 Quality of life	88	92
🏙️ Population	549K	518K

The cost of living in Quebec City is 14% less expensive than in Sheffield. Cities ranked 3402nd and 2353rd ($1632 vs $1890) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 116th and 149th in Canada and the United Kingdom, respectively. Check Canada vs the United Kingdom comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Quebec City compared to 1.7 months in Sheffield. Quebec City ranked 25th best city to live in Canada vs Sheffield ranked 20th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 300th and 148th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Quebec City vs Sheffield

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	Quebec City	Sheffield
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.8	$19.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.4	$75.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.8	$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.99	$5.37
☕ Cappuccino	$3.82	$4.56
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.85	$2.27
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$788	$1005
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$714	$799
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1419	$1813
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1141	$1471
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$52.9	$206
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$82.2	$316
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$44.4	$47.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.88%	5.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9628	$4352
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3472	$3110
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.66	$3.6
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$67.5	$103
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.6	$16.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.16	$1.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.17	$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.02	$1.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.05	$2.29
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.04	$3.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$8.91
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$7.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.97	$3.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$1.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.17	$2.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.96	$2.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$1.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$1.37
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$0.93
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.86	$2.6
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.7	$11.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.14	$2.89
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.6	$19.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.71	$5.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.04	$5.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.24	$2.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.89	$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.1	$40.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10	$11.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$79	$84.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.1	$12.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.8	$73
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$92.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$816	$1226
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6103	$24382

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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 Sheffield

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Rotherham	$1588
19 km or 12 mi	Barnsley	$1507
27 km or 17 mi	Doncaster	$1617
32 km or 20 mi	Mansfield	$1830
33 km or 21 mi	Wakefield	$1669
35 km or 22 mi	Dewsbury	$1822
36 km or 22 mi	Huddersfield	$1834
38 km or 24 mi	Batley	$1833
42 km or 26 mi	Brighouse	$1887
44 km or 27 mi	Ashton-under-Lyne	$1803
46 km or 28 mi	Macclesfield	$1835
46 km or 29 mi	Halifax	$1968
46 km or 29 mi	Oldham	$1698
47 km or 29 mi	Leeds	$2067
47 km or 29 mi	Droylsden	$1921
48 km or 30 mi	Leek	$1783
49 km or 31 mi	Bradford	$1746
51 km or 32 mi	Manchester	$2265
52 km or 32 mi	Derby	$1658
52 km or 32 mi	Nottingham	$1831
52 km or 33 mi	Rochdale	$1788
56 km or 35 mi	Salford	$2034
56 km or 35 mi	Stretford	$2001
57 km or 35 mi	Sale	$1968
59 km or 36 mi	Altrincham	$1918
59 km or 36 mi	Scunthorpe	$1413
59 km or 37 mi	Bury	$1759
61 km or 38 mi	Keighley	$1850
63 km or 39 mi	Lincoln	$1837
64 km or 40 mi	Stoke-on-Trent	$1633
65 km or 40 mi	Newcastle-under-Lyme	$1484
65 km or 41 mi	Burton upon Trent	$1768
67 km or 42 mi	Bolton	$2040
68 km or 42 mi	Harrogate	$1974
68 km or 42 mi	York	$1867
68 km or 42 mi	Burnley	$1513
70 km or 44 mi	Loughborough	$1849
72 km or 45 mi	Crewe	$1578
75 km or 47 mi	Warrington	$2011
77 km or 48 mi	Stafford	$1851