Quebec City vs Singapore City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Quebec City	Singapore City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1632	$3201
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3776	$6971
🏠 One person rent	$826	$2218
🏘️ Family rent	$1323	$3750
🍽️ Food expenses	$538	$556
🚐 Transport expenses	$136	$268
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2731	$4609
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	38	89
😀 Quality of life	88	98
🏙️ Population	549K	5.87M

The cost of living in Quebec City is 49% less expensive than in Singapore City. Cities ranked 3402nd and 109th ($1632 vs $3201) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 116th and 1st in Canada and Singapore, respectively. Check Canada vs Singapore comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Quebec City compared to 1.4 months in Singapore City. Quebec City ranked 25th best city to live in Canada vs Singapore City ranked 1st in Singapore, while ranked 300th and 7th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Quebec City vs Singapore City

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	Quebec City	Singapore City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.8	$8.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.4	$64.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.8	$7.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.99	$7.77
☕ Cappuccino	$3.82	$5.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.85	$1.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$788	$2659
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$714	$1943
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1419	$4723
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1141	$3274
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$52.9	$97
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$82.2	$152
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$44.4	$34.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.88%	2.92%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9628	$22654
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3472	$7935
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.66	$1.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$67.5	$87.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.6	$15.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.16	$2.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.17	$2.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.02	$2.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.05	$2.41
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.04	$3.32
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$19.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$11.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$21.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.97	$4.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$3.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.17	$4.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.96	$2.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$2.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$2.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$0.96
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.86	$1.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.7	$25
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.14	$4.3
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.6	$12.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.71	$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.04	$7.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.24	$2.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.89	$4.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.1	$115
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10	$11.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$79	$52.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.1	$31.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.8	$85.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$816	$1206
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6103	$29519

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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 Singapore City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Bukit Merah	$2909
18 km or 11 mi	Johor Bahru	$789
35 km or 22 mi	Batam	$542
84 km or 52 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$502
98 km or 61 mi	Kluang	$771
114 km or 71 mi	Batu Pahat	$788
161 km or 100 mi	Muar	$771
199 km or 123 mi	Malacca	$689
261 km or 162 mi	Seremban	$643
264 km or 164 mi	Dumai	$519
275 km or 171 mi	Pekanbaru	$503
285 km or 177 mi	Kuantan	$552
296 km or 184 mi	Putrajaya	$584
299 km or 186 mi	Cyberjaya	$609
311 km or 193 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$866
314 km or 195 mi	Subang Jaya	$789
316 km or 196 mi	Petaling Jaya	$731
321 km or 199 mi	Shah Alam	$681
322 km or 200 mi	Jambi	$444
325 km or 202 mi	Klang	$704
328 km or 204 mi	Chukai	$598
434 km or 269 mi	Teluk Intan	$654
454 km or 282 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$534
457 km or 284 mi	Padang	$864
476 km or 296 mi	Ipoh	$657
482 km or 299 mi	Tanjungbalai	$488
488 km or 303 mi	Palembang	$390
504 km or 313 mi	Padangsidempuan	$563
521 km or 324 mi	Taiping	$552
522 km or 324 mi	Lubuklinggau	$443
528 km or 328 mi	Prabumulih	$411
558 km or 347 mi	Pematangsiantar	$472
562 km or 349 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$461
564 km or 351 mi	Kota Bharu	$517
578 km or 359 mi	Singkawang	$420
592 km or 368 mi	Bengkulu	$461
594 km or 369 mi	Butterworth	$701
595 km or 370 mi	Pagar Alam	$448
598 km or 372 mi	George Town	$754
608 km or 378 mi	Sungai Petani	$653