Quebec City vs Stockholm - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Quebec City	Stockholm
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1648	$2439
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3908	$5447
🏠 One person rent	$829	$1383
🏘️ Family rent	$1438	$2366
🍽️ Food expenses	$564	$651
🚐 Transport expenses	$124	$230
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2878	$3766
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	38	95
😀 Quality of life	87	95
🏙️ Population	574K	985K

The cost of living in Quebec City is 32% less expensive than in Stockholm. Cities ranked 3402nd and 1008th ($1648 vs $2439) 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 1.5 months in Stockholm. Quebec City ranked 21st best city to live in Canada vs Stockholm ranked 1st in Sweden, while ranked 327th and 19th 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	$18	$16.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$66.9	$88.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.1	$11.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.34	$7.68
☕ Cappuccino	$3.71	$5.44
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.96	$3.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$907	$1658
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$680	$1052
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1526	$2807
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1247	$1877
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58.4	$172
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$89.6	$264
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$45.5	$38.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.49%	3.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6977	$11775
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2884	$6727
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.86	$4.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$71.5	$110
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.3	$24.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$1.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.04	$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.02	$3.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.04	$3.37
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.07	$5.31
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$15.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$14.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$22.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.33	$3.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$2.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.75	$3.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.96	$4.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$1.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$2.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$1.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.88	$2.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.4	$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.81	$2.32
🚬 Cigarette pack	$15	$8.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.78	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.1	$5.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.25	$3.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.89	$2.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.9	$52
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11	$18.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$79.9	$36.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.1	$33.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.2	$116
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.6	$137
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$703	$171
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8149	$17265

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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 Stockholm

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.2 mi	Solna	$2014
5.2 km or 3.3 mi	Lidingo	$1211
13 km or 7.9 mi	Taby	$1789
16 km or 9.9 mi	Sollentuna	$1979
21 km or 13 mi	Tumba	$1794
21 km or 13 mi	Akersberga	$1672
31 km or 19 mi	Sodertalje	$1842
35 km or 22 mi	Marsta	$1644
35 km or 22 mi	Sigtuna	$1659
63 km or 39 mi	Uppsala	$1625
87 km or 54 mi	Nykoping	$1583
92 km or 57 mi	Eskilstuna	$1463
92 km or 57 mi	Vasteras	$1507
105 km or 65 mi	Sala	$1363
138 km or 86 mi	Norrkoping	$1269
158 km or 98 mi	Gavle	$1303
163 km or 101 mi	Orebro	$1251
174 km or 108 mi	Linkoping	$1543
185 km or 115 mi	Ludvika	$1337
190 km or 118 mi	Visby	$1498
195 km or 121 mi	Borlange	$1298
195 km or 121 mi	Falun	$1810
253 km or 157 mi	Mariestad	$1479
258 km or 161 mi	Karlstad	$1481
262 km or 163 mi	Raisio	$1531
264 km or 164 mi	Skovde	$1503
265 km or 165 mi	Turku	$1560
268 km or 167 mi	Kaarina	$1529
271 km or 168 mi	Mora	$1625
274 km or 170 mi	Vetlanda	$1535
275 km or 171 mi	Rauma	$1370
281 km or 175 mi	Kuressaare	$1225
284 km or 177 mi	Jonkoping	$1490
297 km or 184 mi	Ventspils	$932
306 km or 190 mi	Salo	$1535
310 km or 193 mi	Raseborg	$1597
312 km or 194 mi	Arvika	$1423
313 km or 195 mi	Kalmar	$1629
315 km or 196 mi	Pori	$1416
332 km or 206 mi	Vaxjo	$1464