Quebec City vs Sofia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Quebec City	Sofia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1648	$1386
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3908	$3422
🏠 One person rent	$829	$707
🏘️ Family rent	$1438	$1232
🍽️ Food expenses	$564	$458
🚐 Transport expenses	$124	$96.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2878	$1726
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	38	71
😀 Quality of life	87	79
🏙️ Population	574K	1.21M

The cost of living in Quebec City is 19% more expensive than in Sofia. Cities ranked 3402nd and 4339th ($1648 vs $1386) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 116th 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 1.2 months in Sofia. Quebec City ranked 21st best city to live in Canada vs Sofia ranked 1st in Bulgaria, while ranked 327th and 746th 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	$18	$13.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$66.9	$57.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.1	$11.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.34	$3.55
☕ Cappuccino	$3.71	$3.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.96	$2.22
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$907	$731
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$680	$554
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1526	$1309
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1247	$998
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58.4	$103
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$89.6	$157
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$45.5	$14.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.49%	2.92%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6977	$4634
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2884	$3265
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.86	$0.92
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$71.5	$29.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.3	$10.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$1.69
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.04	$2.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.02	$1.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.04	$2.32
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.07	$4.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$8.92
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$16.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.33	$2.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$2.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.75	$1.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.96	$3.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$1.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.88	$1.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.4	$7.62
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.81	$1.16
🚬 Cigarette pack	$15	$4.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.78	$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.1	$3.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.25	$2.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.89	$3.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.9	$47.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11	$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$79.9	$44.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.1	$12
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.2	$87.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.6	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$703	$728
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8149	$12236

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Cities near Quebec City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi	Levis	$1638
80 km or 50 mi	Thetford Mines	$1002
89 km or 55 mi	Saint-Georges	$1457
102 km or 64 mi	Victoriaville	$1238
114 km or 71 mi	Trois-Rivieres	$1219
120 km or 74 mi	Shawinigan	$1441
142 km or 88 mi	Drummondville	$1365
166 km or 103 mi	Sherbrooke	$1421
169 km or 105 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1575
170 km or 106 mi	Riviere-du-Loup	$1504
178 km or 111 mi	Saguenay	$1122
180 km or 112 mi	Chicoutimi	$1289
187 km or 116 mi	Magog	$1533
188 km or 117 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1675
192 km or 120 mi	Joliette	$1421
195 km or 121 mi	Alma	$1384
196 km or 122 mi	Granby	$1199
201 km or 125 mi	L'Assomption	$1702
206 km or 128 mi	Beloeil	$1816
210 km or 131 mi	Repentigny	$1817
211 km or 131 mi	Varennes	$1829
212 km or 132 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1875
217 km or 135 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1892
218 km or 135 mi	Mascouche	$1828
218 km or 136 mi	Boucherville	$1861
220 km or 136 mi	Chambly	$1892
223 km or 138 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1772
223 km or 139 mi	Terrebonne	$1863
227 km or 141 mi	Longueuil	$1874
228 km or 142 mi	Brossard	$2051
229 km or 142 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1856
229 km or 143 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1850
231 km or 144 mi	Montreal	$1901
234 km or 146 mi	La Prairie	$1937
236 km or 146 mi	Westmount	$1828
236 km or 146 mi	Mount Royal	$1852
238 km or 148 mi	Laval	$2058
238 km or 148 mi	Candiac	$1921
241 km or 150 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1870
241 km or 150 mi	Boisbriand	$1913

Cities near Sofia

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Pernik	$731
59 km or 37 mi	Vratsa	$749
77 km or 48 mi	Blagoevgrad	$709
97 km or 60 mi	Bansko	$859
100 km or 62 mi	Pazardzhik	$775
132 km or 82 mi	Pleven	$705
132 km or 82 mi	Plovdiv	$900
135 km or 84 mi	Nis	$830
142 km or 88 mi	Stip	$620
146 km or 91 mi	Kumanovo	$675
148 km or 92 mi	Vidin	$673
149 km or 92 mi	Asenovgrad	$732
151 km or 94 mi	Strumica	$702
164 km or 102 mi	Gabrovo	$662
168 km or 104 mi	Veles	$587
175 km or 108 mi	Skopje	$880
176 km or 110 mi	Pristina	$718
178 km or 110 mi	Kavadarci	$610
180 km or 112 mi	Serres	$1107
185 km or 115 mi	Drama	$988
186 km or 116 mi	Craiova	$953
191 km or 119 mi	Stara Zagora	$733
193 km or 120 mi	Veliko Tarnovo	$762
202 km or 125 mi	Mitrovica	$581
202 km or 126 mi	Haskovo	$692
208 km or 129 mi	Tetovo	$770
210 km or 130 mi	Prilep	$591
210 km or 131 mi	Slatina	$653
215 km or 134 mi	Kavala	$1045
215 km or 134 mi	Alexandria	$708
217 km or 135 mi	Xanthi	$1053
222 km or 138 mi	Drobeta-Turnu Severin	$709
224 km or 139 mi	Giannitsa	$1125
232 km or 144 mi	Thessaloniki	$1285
234 km or 145 mi	Novi Pazar	$832
242 km or 150 mi	Kragujevac	$932
245 km or 152 mi	Sliven	$610
246 km or 153 mi	Komotini	$1020
248 km or 154 mi	Bitola	$663
248 km or 154 mi	Ruse	$800