Quebec City vs Sofia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Quebec City Sofia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1658
$951
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3837
$2371
🏠 One person rent
$840
$436
🏘️ Family rent
$1268
$747
🍽️ Food expenses
$551
$342
🚐 Transport expenses
$129
$83
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2472
$1259
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
39
69
😀 Quality of life
87
76
🏙️ Population
549K
1.38M

The cost of living in Quebec City is 74% more expensive than in Sofia. Cities ranked 2827th and 5668th ($1658 vs $951) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 109th and 1st in Canada and Bulgaria, respectively. Check Canada vs Bulgaria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Quebec City compared to 1.3 months in Sofia. Quebec City ranked 18th best city to live in Canada vs Sofia ranked 1st in Bulgaria, while ranked 204th and 907th 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
$15.7
$9.47
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$67.6
$33.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.7
$8.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.4
$2.23
 Cappuccino
$4.01
$2.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.2
$1.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$793
$438
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$689
$319
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1298
$803
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1046
$562
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$78.6
$80.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$120
$125
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50.9
$12
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.27%
3.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10641
$2806
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3317
$1728
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.75
$0.89
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$68.2
$26.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.5
$7.79
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.27
$1.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.35
$0.97
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.07
$1.66
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.94
$3.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.9
$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$8.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.68
$1.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.53
$1.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.76
$2.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$1.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$1.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.14
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.91
$1.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12
$7.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.71
$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.86
$3.59
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.03
$8.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.37
$3.5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.27
$1.84
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.97
$2.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.9
$28.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.5
$7.76
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$82.4
$23.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$16
$8.79
👖 Brand Jeans
$83.5
$63
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.4
$97.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1142
$497
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6211
$7940

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Distance City Cost of living
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$1653
80 km or 50 mi Thetford Mines
$1529
89 km or 55 mi Saint-Georges
$1560
102 km or 64 mi Victoriaville
$1342
114 km or 71 mi Trois-Rivieres
$1053
120 km or 74 mi Shawinigan
$1379
142 km or 88 mi Drummondville
$1588
166 km or 103 mi Sherbrooke
$1468
169 km or 105 mi Sorel-Tracy
$1558
170 km or 106 mi Riviere-du-Loup
$1567
178 km or 111 mi Saguenay
$1585
180 km or 112 mi Chicoutimi
$1587
187 km or 116 mi Magog
$1539
188 km or 117 mi Saint-Hyacinthe
$1626
192 km or 120 mi Joliette
$1397
195 km or 121 mi Alma
$1586
196 km or 122 mi Granby
$1158
201 km or 125 mi L'Assomption
$1659
206 km or 128 mi Beloeil
$1816
210 km or 131 mi Repentigny
$1783
211 km or 131 mi Varennes
$1835
212 km or 132 mi Sainte-Julie
$1874
217 km or 135 mi Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville
$1924
218 km or 135 mi Mascouche
$1772
218 km or 136 mi Boucherville
$1882
220 km or 136 mi Chambly
$1906
223 km or 138 mi Saint-Lin-Laurentides
$1705
223 km or 139 mi Terrebonne
$1820
227 km or 141 mi Longueuil
$1962
228 km or 142 mi Brossard
$2105
229 km or 142 mi Saint-Lambert
$1869
229 km or 143 mi Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu
$1847
231 km or 144 mi Montreal
$1821
234 km or 146 mi La Prairie
$1949
236 km or 146 mi Westmount
$1808
236 km or 146 mi Mount Royal
$1821
238 km or 148 mi Laval
$1874
238 km or 148 mi Candiac
$1912
241 km or 150 mi Cote-Saint-Luc
$1840
241 km or 150 mi Boisbriand
$1813

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Distance City Cost of living
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$598
59 km or 37 mi Vratsa
$865
77 km or 48 mi Blagoevgrad
$533
97 km or 60 mi Bansko
$852
100 km or 62 mi Pazardzhik
$660
132 km or 82 mi Pleven
$719
132 km or 82 mi Plovdiv
$712
135 km or 84 mi Nis
$702
142 km or 88 mi Stip
$602
146 km or 91 mi Kumanovo
$563
148 km or 92 mi Vidin
$661
149 km or 92 mi Asenovgrad
$626
151 km or 94 mi Strumica
$581
164 km or 102 mi Gabrovo
$495
168 km or 104 mi Veles
$531
175 km or 108 mi Skopje
$760
176 km or 110 mi Pristina
$691
178 km or 110 mi Kavadarci
$576
180 km or 112 mi Serres
$1027
185 km or 115 mi Drama
$977
186 km or 116 mi Craiova
$813
191 km or 119 mi Stara Zagora
$641
193 km or 120 mi Veliko Tarnovo
$654
202 km or 125 mi Mitrovica
$664
202 km or 126 mi Haskovo
$697
208 km or 129 mi Tetovo
$570
210 km or 130 mi Prilep
$534
210 km or 131 mi Slatina
$610
215 km or 134 mi Kavala
$827
215 km or 134 mi Alexandria
$681
217 km or 135 mi Xanthi
$1027
222 km or 138 mi Drobeta-Turnu Severin
$713
224 km or 139 mi Giannitsa
$1057
232 km or 144 mi Thessaloniki
$1177
234 km or 145 mi Novi Pazar
$704
242 km or 150 mi Kragujevac
$733
245 km or 152 mi Sliven
$616
246 km or 153 mi Komotini
$1001
248 km or 154 mi Bitola
$692
248 km or 154 mi Ruse
$619