Quebec City vs Stockholm - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Quebec City	Stockholm
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1791	$1991
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4030	$4487
🏠 One person rent	$919	$1094
🏘️ Family rent	$1392	$1952
🍽️ Food expenses	$591	$542
🚐 Transport expenses	$142	$218
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2544	$3539
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	39	95
😀 Quality of life	86	96
🏙️ Population	549K	985K

The cost of living in Quebec City is 10% less expensive than in Stockholm. Cities ranked 2544th and 1883rd ($1791 vs $1991) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 95th and 2nd in Canada and Sweden, respectively. Check Canada vs Sweden comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Quebec City compared to 1.8 months in Stockholm. Quebec City ranked 26th best city to live in Canada vs Stockholm ranked 1st in Sweden, while ranked 316th and 17th 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	$18.6	$13
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$72.3	$81.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.1	$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.62	$7.49
☕ Cappuccino	$4.48	$4.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.46	$2.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$837	$1349
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$788	$863
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1444	$2441
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1178	$1592
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$71.5	$104
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$110	$160
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$50.3	$30.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.12%	4.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8764	$10247
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3034	$5552
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.8	$4.13
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$69.6	$98.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.4	$24.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.27	$1.88
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.09	$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.06	$2.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.62	$3.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.01	$4.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$12.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17	$18.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.96	$3.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$2.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.54	$3.17
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.21	$4.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$1.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.77	$1.83
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.21	$0.95
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.91	$2.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.2	$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.97	$1.95
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.3	$6.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.84	$6.87
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.19	$3.58
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.32	$2.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.98	$2.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.3	$40.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.2	$16.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$82.5	$24
💇 Haircut, simple	$16	$28.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$70.9	$83.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$850	$152
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6253	$7335

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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 Stockholm

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.2 mi	Solna	$1628
5.2 km or 3.3 mi	Lidingo	$1730
13 km or 7.9 mi	Taby	$1586
16 km or 9.9 mi	Sollentuna	$2039
21 km or 13 mi	Tumba	$1638
21 km or 13 mi	Akersberga	$1637
31 km or 19 mi	Sodertalje	$1644
35 km or 22 mi	Marsta	$1602
35 km or 22 mi	Sigtuna	$1604
63 km or 39 mi	Uppsala	$1460
87 km or 54 mi	Nykoping	$1460
92 km or 57 mi	Eskilstuna	$1274
92 km or 57 mi	Vasteras	$1338
105 km or 65 mi	Sala	$1164
138 km or 86 mi	Norrkoping	$1285
158 km or 98 mi	Gavle	$1463
163 km or 101 mi	Orebro	$1275
174 km or 108 mi	Linkoping	$1347
185 km or 115 mi	Ludvika	$1209
190 km or 118 mi	Visby	$1363
195 km or 121 mi	Borlange	$1510
195 km or 121 mi	Falun	$1593
253 km or 157 mi	Mariestad	$1373
258 km or 161 mi	Karlstad	$1259
262 km or 163 mi	Raisio	$1544
264 km or 164 mi	Skovde	$1415
265 km or 165 mi	Turku	$1591
268 km or 167 mi	Kaarina	$1546
271 km or 168 mi	Mora	$1417
274 km or 170 mi	Vetlanda	$1443
275 km or 171 mi	Rauma	$1331
281 km or 175 mi	Kuressaare	$1151
284 km or 177 mi	Jonkoping	$1407
297 km or 184 mi	Ventspils	$923
306 km or 190 mi	Salo	$1571
310 km or 193 mi	Raseborg	$1525
312 km or 194 mi	Arvika	$1267
313 km or 195 mi	Kalmar	$1468
315 km or 196 mi	Pori	$1325
332 km or 206 mi	Vaxjo	$1328