Quebec City vs Stuttgart - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Quebec City	Stuttgart
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1648	$2011
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3908	$4813
🏠 One person rent	$829	$1082
🏘️ Family rent	$1438	$1874
🍽️ Food expenses	$564	$595
🚐 Transport expenses	$124	$180
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2878	$4366
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	38	84
😀 Quality of life	87	94
🏙️ Population	574K	633K

The cost of living in Quebec City is 18% less expensive than in Stuttgart. Cities ranked 3402nd and 1987th ($1648 vs $2011) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 116th and 8th in Canada and Germany, respectively. Check Canada vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Quebec City compared to 2.2 months in Stuttgart. Quebec City ranked 21st best city to live in Canada vs Stuttgart ranked 5th in Germany, while ranked 327th and 33rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Quebec City vs Stuttgart

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	Quebec City	Stuttgart
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18	$17.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$66.9	$83.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.1	$13.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.34	$6.06
☕ Cappuccino	$3.71	$4.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.96	$4.66
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$907	$1057
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$680	$788
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1526	$1925
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1247	$1424
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58.4	$197
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$89.6	$308
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$45.5	$42.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.49%	3.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6977	$7341
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2884	$4476
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.86	$3.83
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$71.5	$73.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.3	$28
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$2.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.04	$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.02	$2.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.04	$3.65
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.07	$4.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$15.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$13.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$23.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.33	$3.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$2.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.75	$2.11
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.96	$4.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$1.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$1.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$0.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.88	$2.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.4	$6.06
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.81	$1.18
🚬 Cigarette pack	$15	$10.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.78	$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.1	$3.88
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.25	$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.89	$2.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.9	$58.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11	$13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$79.9	$67
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.1	$22.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.2	$97.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.6	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$703	$801
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8149	$18116

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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 Stuttgart

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Fellbach	$1817
8.6 km or 5.4 mi	Ostfildern	$1821
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Kornwestheim	$1810
9.6 km or 6 mi	Leinfelden-Echterdingen	$1820
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Ditzingen	$1809
11 km or 6.6 mi	Esslingen am Neckar	$1813
12 km or 7.4 mi	Waiblingen	$1807
12 km or 7.7 mi	Leonberg	$1784
13 km or 7.8 mi	Filderstadt	$1818
13 km or 7.8 mi	Remseck	$1794
14 km or 8.4 mi	Ludwigsburg	$1788
14 km or 8.9 mi	Weinstadt	$1793
15 km or 9.1 mi	Sindelfingen	$1794
17 km or 10 mi	Boblingen	$1788
20 km or 12 mi	Winnenden	$1777
20 km or 13 mi	Nurtingen	$1800
21 km or 13 mi	Bietigheim-Bissingen	$1769
24 km or 15 mi	Vaihingen an der Enz	$1724
25 km or 15 mi	Kirchheim unter Teck	$1774
26 km or 16 mi	Schorndorf	$1764
26 km or 16 mi	Backnang	$1772
28 km or 17 mi	Metzingen	$1817
30 km or 19 mi	Tubingen	$1896
30 km or 19 mi	Herrenberg	$1780
31 km or 20 mi	Muhlacker	$1660
33 km or 20 mi	Reutlingen	$1893
33 km or 20 mi	Calw	$1717
36 km or 22 mi	Goppingen	$1740
37 km or 23 mi	Pforzheim	$1521
38 km or 23 mi	Rottenburg am Neckar	$1801
40 km or 25 mi	Eislingen	$1735
41 km or 25 mi	Heilbronn	$1807
42 km or 26 mi	Nagold	$1747
42 km or 26 mi	Mossingen	$1803
44 km or 27 mi	Eppingen	$1773
45 km or 28 mi	Bretten	$1735
46 km or 28 mi	Schwabisch Gmund	$1719
46 km or 29 mi	Neckarsulm	$1771
51 km or 32 mi	Geislingen an der Steige	$1726
51 km or 32 mi	Horb am Neckar	$1733