Quebec City vs Surrey - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Quebec City	Surrey
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1695	$2237
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3907	$5110
🏠 One person rent	$873	$1348
🏘️ Family rent	$1435	$2367
🍽️ Food expenses	$558	$582
🚐 Transport expenses	$129	$160
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2900	$3072
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	38	79
😀 Quality of life	88	94
🏙️ Population	549K	568K

The cost of living in Quebec City is 24% less expensive than in Surrey. Cities ranked 3269th and 1407th ($1695 vs $2237) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 113th and 17th in Canada.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Quebec City compared to 1.4 months in Surrey. Ranked 28th vs 3rd best cities to live in Canada, and 332nd vs 49th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Quebec City vs Surrey

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	Quebec City	Surrey
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.5	$17.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$59.9	$73
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.49	$5.87
☕ Cappuccino	$3.83	$3.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.08	$2.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$863	$1369
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$743	$1125
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1500	$2438
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1244	$2055
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$61.3	$111
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$95	$172
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$44.8	$62.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.33%	5.69%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8196	$9861
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2969	$8816
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.76	$2.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$71.5	$128
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.2	$15.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.15	$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.29	$2.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.03	$2.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.99	$4.47
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.17	$3.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.5	$11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$23.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$3.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$1.35
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.13	$3.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4	$2.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$2.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.81	$2.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.99	$1.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.88	$2.47
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.4	$14.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.05	$3.27
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.5	$14.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.92	$8.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.16	$4.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.29	$3.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.91	$2.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.4	$36.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.3	$13.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$81.6	$85.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$16	$22.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.4	$60.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96.6	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$719	$894
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7052	$12497

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Cities near Quebec City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi	Levis	$1685
80 km or 50 mi	Thetford Mines	$1024
89 km or 55 mi	Saint-Georges	$1466
102 km or 64 mi	Victoriaville	$1265
114 km or 71 mi	Trois-Rivieres	$1180
120 km or 74 mi	Shawinigan	$1434
142 km or 88 mi	Drummondville	$1399
166 km or 103 mi	Sherbrooke	$1451
169 km or 105 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1589
170 km or 106 mi	Riviere-du-Loup	$1506
178 km or 111 mi	Saguenay	$1104
180 km or 112 mi	Chicoutimi	$1254
187 km or 116 mi	Magog	$1526
188 km or 117 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1642
192 km or 120 mi	Joliette	$1458
195 km or 121 mi	Alma	$1341
196 km or 122 mi	Granby	$1142
201 km or 125 mi	L'Assomption	$1723
206 km or 128 mi	Beloeil	$1838
210 km or 131 mi	Repentigny	$1846
211 km or 131 mi	Varennes	$1861
212 km or 132 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1891
217 km or 135 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1918
218 km or 135 mi	Mascouche	$1852
218 km or 136 mi	Boucherville	$1897
220 km or 136 mi	Chambly	$1918
223 km or 138 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1800
223 km or 139 mi	Terrebonne	$1907
227 km or 141 mi	Longueuil	$1923
228 km or 142 mi	Brossard	$2080
229 km or 142 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1875
229 km or 143 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1857
231 km or 144 mi	Montreal	$1928
234 km or 146 mi	La Prairie	$1960
236 km or 146 mi	Westmount	$1862
236 km or 146 mi	Mount Royal	$1876
238 km or 148 mi	Laval	$2047
238 km or 148 mi	Candiac	$1940
241 km or 150 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1893
241 km or 150 mi	Boisbriand	$1934

Cities near Surrey

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi	Burnaby	$2457
12 km or 7.4 mi	Coquitlam	$2590
12 km or 7.7 mi	Delta	$2361
17 km or 10 mi	Langley	$2054
19 km or 12 mi	Maple Ridge	$2326
20 km or 12 mi	Vancouver	$2540
21 km or 13 mi	Richmond	$2240
22 km or 13 mi	North Vancouver	$2478
41 km or 25 mi	Abbotsford	$2034
55 km or 34 mi	Bellingham	$2526
65 km or 41 mi	Chilliwack	$1884
79 km or 49 mi	Nanaimo	$1865
87 km or 54 mi	Saanich	$2190
93 km or 58 mi	Victoria	$2173
93 km or 58 mi	Mount Vernon	$2456
95 km or 59 mi	Langford	$2128
100 km or 62 mi	Oak Harbor	$2754
105 km or 65 mi	Whistler	$2470
124 km or 77 mi	Sequim	$2710
127 km or 79 mi	Port Angeles	$2539
134 km or 84 mi	Marysville	$2628
142 km or 88 mi	Lake Stevens	$2641
144 km or 89 mi	Everett	$2641
147 km or 91 mi	Mukilteo	$2674
154 km or 96 mi	Mill Creek	$2717
157 km or 98 mi	Lynnwood	$2734
157 km or 98 mi	Edmonds	$2739
163 km or 101 mi	Shoreline	$2778
164 km or 102 mi	Bothell	$2737
165 km or 102 mi	Courtenay	$1872
165 km or 103 mi	Kenmore	$2702
171 km or 107 mi	Bainbridge Island	$2855
173 km or 108 mi	Kirkland	$3041
177 km or 110 mi	Redmond	$3559
179 km or 112 mi	Seattle	$3154
180 km or 112 mi	Bremerton	$2475
181 km or 113 mi	Bellevue	$3292
185 km or 115 mi	Sammamish	$2915
185 km or 115 mi	Mercer Island	$2896
193 km or 120 mi	Issaquah	$2798