Quebec City vs Sofia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Quebec City	Sofia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1695	$1329
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3907	$3277
🏠 One person rent	$873	$682
🏘️ Family rent	$1435	$1187
🍽️ Food expenses	$558	$435
🚐 Transport expenses	$129	$88.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2900	$1229
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	38	71
😀 Quality of life	88	78
🏙️ Population	549K	1.21M

The cost of living in Quebec City is 28% more expensive than in Sofia. Cities ranked 3269th and 4516th ($1695 vs $1329) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 113th and 1st in Canada and Bulgaria, respectively. Check Canada vs Bulgaria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Quebec City compared to 0.9 months in Sofia. Quebec City ranked 28th best city to live in Canada vs Sofia ranked 1st in Bulgaria, while ranked 332nd and 995th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Quebec City vs Sofia

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	Quebec City	Sofia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.5	$12.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$59.9	$54.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.49	$3.18
☕ Cappuccino	$3.83	$2.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.08	$1.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$863	$702
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$743	$541
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1500	$1253
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1244	$971
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$61.3	$95
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$95	$145
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$44.8	$14.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.33%	2.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8196	$4234
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2969	$2831
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.76	$0.97
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$71.5	$29.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.2	$9.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.15	$1.47
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.29	$1.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.03	$1.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.99	$2.26
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.17	$3.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.5	$8.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$14.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$2.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$2.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.13	$1.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4	$2.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$1.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.81	$0.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.99	$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.88	$1.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.4	$7.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.05	$1.13
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.5	$4.25
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.92	$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.16	$3.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.29	$2.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.91	$3.13
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.4	$46.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.3	$10.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$81.6	$45
💇 Haircut, simple	$16	$11.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.4	$81.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96.6	$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$719	$698
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7052	$11223

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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 Sofia

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Pernik	$713
59 km or 37 mi	Vratsa	$763
77 km or 48 mi	Blagoevgrad	$717
97 km or 60 mi	Bansko	$871
100 km or 62 mi	Pazardzhik	$787
132 km or 82 mi	Pleven	$704
132 km or 82 mi	Plovdiv	$878
135 km or 84 mi	Nis	$857
142 km or 88 mi	Stip	$617
146 km or 91 mi	Kumanovo	$680
148 km or 92 mi	Vidin	$683
149 km or 92 mi	Asenovgrad	$733
151 km or 94 mi	Strumica	$705
164 km or 102 mi	Gabrovo	$665
168 km or 104 mi	Veles	$593
175 km or 108 mi	Skopje	$887
176 km or 110 mi	Pristina	$694
178 km or 110 mi	Kavadarci	$619
180 km or 112 mi	Serres	$1108
185 km or 115 mi	Drama	$1002
186 km or 116 mi	Craiova	$983
191 km or 119 mi	Stara Zagora	$716
193 km or 120 mi	Veliko Tarnovo	$759
202 km or 125 mi	Mitrovica	$571
202 km or 126 mi	Haskovo	$708
208 km or 129 mi	Tetovo	$769
210 km or 130 mi	Prilep	$609
210 km or 131 mi	Slatina	$695
215 km or 134 mi	Kavala	$1031
215 km or 134 mi	Alexandria	$724
217 km or 135 mi	Xanthi	$1069
222 km or 138 mi	Drobeta-Turnu Severin	$759
224 km or 139 mi	Giannitsa	$1122
232 km or 144 mi	Thessaloniki	$1272
234 km or 145 mi	Novi Pazar	$851
242 km or 150 mi	Kragujevac	$948
245 km or 152 mi	Sliven	$607
246 km or 153 mi	Komotini	$1041
248 km or 154 mi	Bitola	$678
248 km or 154 mi	Ruse	$784