Quebec City vs Stockholm - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Quebec City	Stockholm
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1644	$2039
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3738	$4469
🏠 One person rent	$834	$1143
🏘️ Family rent	$1281	$1940
🍽️ Food expenses	$540	$543
🚐 Transport expenses	$134	$213
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2588	$3371
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	38	95
😀 Quality of life	86	95
🏙️ Population	549K	985K

The cost of living in Quebec City is 19% less expensive than in Stockholm. Cities ranked 2883rd and 1732nd ($1644 vs $2039) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 110th and 1st in Canada and Sweden, respectively. Check Canada vs Sweden comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Quebec City compared to 1.7 months in Stockholm. Quebec City ranked 23rd best city to live in Canada vs Stockholm ranked 1st in Sweden, while ranked 310th and 20th 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	$15.4	$12.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$62.7	$76.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$10.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.58	$7.33
☕ Cappuccino	$3.8	$4.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.94	$2.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$790	$1344
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$727	$920
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1395	$2403
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1101	$1579
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$52.8	$106
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$80	$164
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41.8	$31.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.07%	4.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8350	$10193
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3529	$5579
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.64	$3.94
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$66.2	$95.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.3	$25
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.18	$1.68
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.05	$1.51
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.05	$2.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.33	$3.17
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.9	$4.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$17.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.82	$3.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$2.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4	$3.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.29	$3.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$1.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$1.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.02	$0.93
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.82	$2.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.4	$11.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.99	$1.97
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.8	$7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.6	$9.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.99	$3.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.19	$3.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.86	$2.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.9	$40.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.5	$15.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$78.1	$28.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.9	$28.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.9	$86.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$110	$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$794	$145
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6012	$5804

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Cities near Quebec City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi	Levis	$1627
80 km or 50 mi	Thetford Mines	$966
89 km or 55 mi	Saint-Georges	$1449
102 km or 64 mi	Victoriaville	$1239
114 km or 71 mi	Trois-Rivieres	$1118
120 km or 74 mi	Shawinigan	$1368
142 km or 88 mi	Drummondville	$1330
166 km or 103 mi	Sherbrooke	$1395
169 km or 105 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1532
170 km or 106 mi	Riviere-du-Loup	$1468
178 km or 111 mi	Saguenay	$1411
180 km or 112 mi	Chicoutimi	$1436
187 km or 116 mi	Magog	$1457
188 km or 117 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1562
192 km or 120 mi	Joliette	$1433
195 km or 121 mi	Alma	$1460
196 km or 122 mi	Granby	$1106
201 km or 125 mi	L'Assomption	$1651
206 km or 128 mi	Beloeil	$1742
210 km or 131 mi	Repentigny	$1743
211 km or 131 mi	Varennes	$1764
212 km or 132 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1800
217 km or 135 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1836
218 km or 135 mi	Mascouche	$1735
218 km or 136 mi	Boucherville	$1804
220 km or 136 mi	Chambly	$1829
223 km or 138 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1690
223 km or 139 mi	Terrebonne	$1776
227 km or 141 mi	Longueuil	$1835
228 km or 142 mi	Brossard	$2004
229 km or 142 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1790
229 km or 143 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1769
231 km or 144 mi	Montreal	$1857
234 km or 146 mi	La Prairie	$1889
236 km or 146 mi	Westmount	$1773
236 km or 146 mi	Mount Royal	$1792
238 km or 148 mi	Laval	$1900
238 km or 148 mi	Candiac	$1852
241 km or 150 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1803
241 km or 150 mi	Boisbriand	$1732

Cities near Stockholm

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.2 mi	Solna	$1783
5.2 km or 3.3 mi	Lidingo	$957
13 km or 7.9 mi	Taby	$1570
16 km or 9.9 mi	Sollentuna	$1734
21 km or 13 mi	Tumba	$1568
21 km or 13 mi	Akersberga	$1487
31 km or 19 mi	Sodertalje	$1592
35 km or 22 mi	Marsta	$1510
35 km or 22 mi	Sigtuna	$1510
63 km or 39 mi	Uppsala	$1416
87 km or 54 mi	Nykoping	$1412
92 km or 57 mi	Eskilstuna	$1252
92 km or 57 mi	Vasteras	$1327
105 km or 65 mi	Sala	$1244
138 km or 86 mi	Norrkoping	$1242
158 km or 98 mi	Gavle	$1411
163 km or 101 mi	Orebro	$1171
174 km or 108 mi	Linkoping	$1302
185 km or 115 mi	Ludvika	$1178
190 km or 118 mi	Visby	$1273
195 km or 121 mi	Borlange	$1599
195 km or 121 mi	Falun	$1648
253 km or 157 mi	Mariestad	$1373
258 km or 161 mi	Karlstad	$1279
262 km or 163 mi	Raisio	$1450
264 km or 164 mi	Skovde	$1473
265 km or 165 mi	Turku	$1495
268 km or 167 mi	Kaarina	$1450
271 km or 168 mi	Mora	$1367
274 km or 170 mi	Vetlanda	$1434
275 km or 171 mi	Rauma	$1254
281 km or 175 mi	Kuressaare	$1064
284 km or 177 mi	Jonkoping	$1373
297 km or 184 mi	Ventspils	$869
306 km or 190 mi	Salo	$1396
310 km or 193 mi	Raseborg	$1441
312 km or 194 mi	Arvika	$1251
313 km or 195 mi	Kalmar	$1457
315 km or 196 mi	Pori	$1239
332 km or 206 mi	Vaxjo	$1331