Quebec City vs Sofia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Quebec City	Sofia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1791	$1043
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4030	$2606
🏠 One person rent	$919	$494
🏘️ Family rent	$1392	$874
🍽️ Food expenses	$591	$362
🚐 Transport expenses	$142	$83.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2544	$1389
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	39	69
😀 Quality of life	86	78
🏙️ Population	549K	1.4M

The cost of living in Quebec City is 72% more expensive than in Sofia. Cities ranked 2544th and 5350th ($1791 vs $1043) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 95th and 1st in Canada and Bulgaria, respectively. Check Canada vs Bulgaria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Quebec City compared to 1.3 months in Sofia. Quebec City ranked 26th best city to live in Canada vs Sofia ranked 1st in Bulgaria, while ranked 316th and 707th 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	$18.6	$9.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$72.3	$39.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.1	$8.45
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.62	$2.32
☕ Cappuccino	$4.48	$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.46	$1.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$837	$475
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$788	$359
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1444	$943
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1178	$651
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$71.5	$98
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$110	$151
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$50.3	$13.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.12%	3.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8764	$3253
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3034	$2109
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.8	$0.9
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$69.6	$27.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.4	$7.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.27	$1.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.09	$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.06	$0.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.62	$1.59
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.01	$3.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$8.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17	$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.96	$1.67
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$1.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.54	$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.21	$2.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$1.15
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.77	$1.08
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.21	$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.91	$1.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.2	$7.55
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.97	$1.07
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.3	$3.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.84	$8.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.19	$3.32
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.32	$1.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.98	$2.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.3	$34.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.2	$8.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$82.5	$34.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$16	$9.66
👖 Brand Jeans	$70.9	$66.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$850	$556
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6253	$7369

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Cities near Quebec City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi	Levis	$1766
80 km or 50 mi	Thetford Mines	$1462
89 km or 55 mi	Saint-Georges	$1509
102 km or 64 mi	Victoriaville	$1211
114 km or 71 mi	Trois-Rivieres	$1082
120 km or 74 mi	Shawinigan	$1410
142 km or 88 mi	Drummondville	$1645
166 km or 103 mi	Sherbrooke	$1449
169 km or 105 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1624
170 km or 106 mi	Riviere-du-Loup	$1613
178 km or 111 mi	Saguenay	$1544
180 km or 112 mi	Chicoutimi	$1566
187 km or 116 mi	Magog	$1539
188 km or 117 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1657
192 km or 120 mi	Joliette	$1540
195 km or 121 mi	Alma	$1582
196 km or 122 mi	Granby	$1187
201 km or 125 mi	L'Assomption	$1740
206 km or 128 mi	Beloeil	$1836
210 km or 131 mi	Repentigny	$1823
211 km or 131 mi	Varennes	$1845
212 km or 132 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1884
217 km or 135 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1912
218 km or 135 mi	Mascouche	$1821
218 km or 136 mi	Boucherville	$1878
220 km or 136 mi	Chambly	$1901
223 km or 138 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1773
223 km or 139 mi	Terrebonne	$1849
227 km or 141 mi	Longueuil	$1896
228 km or 142 mi	Brossard	$2057
229 km or 142 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1873
229 km or 143 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1843
231 km or 144 mi	Montreal	$1954
234 km or 146 mi	La Prairie	$1960
236 km or 146 mi	Westmount	$1861
236 km or 146 mi	Mount Royal	$1871
238 km or 148 mi	Laval	$1996
238 km or 148 mi	Candiac	$1927
241 km or 150 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1890
241 km or 150 mi	Boisbriand	$1751

Cities near Sofia

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Pernik	$712
59 km or 37 mi	Vratsa	$876
77 km or 48 mi	Blagoevgrad	$610
97 km or 60 mi	Bansko	$943
100 km or 62 mi	Pazardzhik	$706
132 km or 82 mi	Pleven	$684
132 km or 82 mi	Plovdiv	$770
135 km or 84 mi	Nis	$743
142 km or 88 mi	Stip	$571
146 km or 91 mi	Kumanovo	$589
148 km or 92 mi	Vidin	$640
149 km or 92 mi	Asenovgrad	$634
151 km or 94 mi	Strumica	$529
164 km or 102 mi	Gabrovo	$589
168 km or 104 mi	Veles	$549
175 km or 108 mi	Skopje	$785
176 km or 110 mi	Pristina	$661
178 km or 110 mi	Kavadarci	$595
180 km or 112 mi	Serres	$1043
185 km or 115 mi	Drama	$912
186 km or 116 mi	Craiova	$744
191 km or 119 mi	Stara Zagora	$693
193 km or 120 mi	Veliko Tarnovo	$793
202 km or 125 mi	Mitrovica	$521
202 km or 126 mi	Haskovo	$661
208 km or 129 mi	Tetovo	$641
210 km or 130 mi	Prilep	$545
210 km or 131 mi	Slatina	$631
215 km or 134 mi	Kavala	$947
215 km or 134 mi	Alexandria	$663
217 km or 135 mi	Xanthi	$1055
222 km or 138 mi	Drobeta-Turnu Severin	$668
224 km or 139 mi	Giannitsa	$1086
232 km or 144 mi	Thessaloniki	$1223
234 km or 145 mi	Novi Pazar	$692
242 km or 150 mi	Kragujevac	$737
245 km or 152 mi	Sliven	$624
246 km or 153 mi	Komotini	$985
248 km or 154 mi	Bitola	$685
248 km or 154 mi	Ruse	$668