Quebec City vs Stockholm - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Quebec City	Stockholm
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1632	$2297
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3776	$5120
🏠 One person rent	$826	$1271
🏘️ Family rent	$1323	$2134
🍽️ Food expenses	$538	$619
🚐 Transport expenses	$136	$239
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2731	$3571
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	38	95
😀 Quality of life	88	96
🏙️ Population	549K	985K

The cost of living in Quebec City is 29% less expensive than in Stockholm. Cities ranked 3402nd and 1273rd ($1632 vs $2297) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 116th and 1st in Canada and Sweden, respectively. Check Canada vs Sweden comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Quebec City compared to 1.6 months in Stockholm. Quebec City ranked 25th best city to live in Canada vs Stockholm ranked 1st in Sweden, while ranked 300th and 33rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Quebec City vs Stockholm

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	Quebec City	Stockholm
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.8	$15.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.4	$85.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.8	$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.99	$7.9
☕ Cappuccino	$3.82	$5.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.85	$3.2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$788	$1476
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$714	$991
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1419	$2670
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1141	$1674
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$52.9	$146
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$82.2	$224
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$44.4	$37
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.88%	4.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9628	$11690
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3472	$6502
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.66	$4.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$67.5	$111
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.6	$27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.16	$1.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.17	$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.02	$2.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.05	$3.21
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.04	$4.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$14.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$14.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$20.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.97	$3.59
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$2.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.17	$3.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.96	$4.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$1.85
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$1.08
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.86	$2.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.7	$13.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.14	$2.11
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.6	$8.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.71	$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.04	$3.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.24	$3.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.89	$2.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.1	$48.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10	$17.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$79	$39.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.1	$33.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.8	$104
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$124
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$816	$162
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6103	$15313

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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 Stockholm

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.2 mi	Solna	$1983
5.2 km or 3.3 mi	Lidingo	$1140
13 km or 7.9 mi	Taby	$1759
16 km or 9.9 mi	Sollentuna	$1968
21 km or 13 mi	Tumba	$1742
21 km or 13 mi	Akersberga	$1940
31 km or 19 mi	Sodertalje	$1779
35 km or 22 mi	Marsta	$1661
35 km or 22 mi	Sigtuna	$1681
63 km or 39 mi	Uppsala	$1650
87 km or 54 mi	Nykoping	$1592
92 km or 57 mi	Eskilstuna	$1446
92 km or 57 mi	Vasteras	$1494
105 km or 65 mi	Sala	$1325
138 km or 86 mi	Norrkoping	$1390
158 km or 98 mi	Gavle	$1483
163 km or 101 mi	Orebro	$1325
174 km or 108 mi	Linkoping	$1530
185 km or 115 mi	Ludvika	$1312
190 km or 118 mi	Visby	$1485
195 km or 121 mi	Borlange	$1289
195 km or 121 mi	Falun	$1801
253 km or 157 mi	Mariestad	$1516
258 km or 161 mi	Karlstad	$1460
262 km or 163 mi	Raisio	$1524
264 km or 164 mi	Skovde	$1551
265 km or 165 mi	Turku	$1545
268 km or 167 mi	Kaarina	$1521
271 km or 168 mi	Mora	$1586
274 km or 170 mi	Vetlanda	$1542
275 km or 171 mi	Rauma	$1353
281 km or 175 mi	Kuressaare	$1192
284 km or 177 mi	Jonkoping	$1528
297 km or 184 mi	Ventspils	$968
306 km or 190 mi	Salo	$1589
310 km or 193 mi	Raseborg	$1566
312 km or 194 mi	Arvika	$1397
313 km or 195 mi	Kalmar	$1598
315 km or 196 mi	Pori	$1363
332 km or 206 mi	Vaxjo	$1482