Quebec City vs Suwon - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Quebec City	Suwon
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1632	$1066
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3776	$2690
🏠 One person rent	$826	$498
🏘️ Family rent	$1323	$841
🍽️ Food expenses	$538	$368
🚐 Transport expenses	$136	$93.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2731	$2625
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	38	91
😀 Quality of life	88	92
🏙️ Population	549K	1.23M

The cost of living in Quebec City is 53% more expensive than in Suwon. Cities ranked 3402nd and 5112th ($1632 vs $1066) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 116th and 35th in Canada and South Korea, respectively. Check Canada vs South Korea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Quebec City compared to 2.5 months in Suwon. Quebec City ranked 25th best city to live in Canada vs Suwon ranked 3rd in South Korea, while ranked 300th and 134th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Quebec City vs Suwon

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	Quebec City	Suwon
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.8	$6.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.4	$28
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.8	$4.93
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.99	$3.18
☕ Cappuccino	$3.82	$3.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.85	$1.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$788	$381
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$714	$380
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1419	$677
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1141	$672
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$52.9	$97.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$82.2	$148
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$44.4	$19.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.88%	6.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9628	$12487
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3472	$6631
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.66	$1.13
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$67.5	$45.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.6	$7.48
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.16	$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.17	$2.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.02	$2.09
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.05	$2.66
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.04	$2.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$10.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$6.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$11.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.97	$5.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$2.7
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.17	$5.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.96	$2.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$3.24
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$1.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.86	$1.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.7	$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.14	$1.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.6	$3.14
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.71	$4.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.04	$4.88
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.24	$2.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.89	$3.88
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.1	$44.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10	$10.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$79	$83.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.1	$4.77
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.8	$33.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$69.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$816	$775
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6103	$10980

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Cities near Quebec City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi	Levis	$1622
80 km or 50 mi	Thetford Mines	$1019
89 km or 55 mi	Saint-Georges	$1470
102 km or 64 mi	Victoriaville	$1265
114 km or 71 mi	Trois-Rivieres	$1136
120 km or 74 mi	Shawinigan	$1388
142 km or 88 mi	Drummondville	$1363
166 km or 103 mi	Sherbrooke	$1420
169 km or 105 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1549
170 km or 106 mi	Riviere-du-Loup	$1455
178 km or 111 mi	Saguenay	$1077
180 km or 112 mi	Chicoutimi	$1223
187 km or 116 mi	Magog	$1486
188 km or 117 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1586
192 km or 120 mi	Joliette	$1449
195 km or 121 mi	Alma	$1304
196 km or 122 mi	Granby	$1120
201 km or 125 mi	L'Assomption	$1671
206 km or 128 mi	Beloeil	$1776
210 km or 131 mi	Repentigny	$1767
211 km or 131 mi	Varennes	$1786
212 km or 132 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1822
217 km or 135 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1869
218 km or 135 mi	Mascouche	$1766
218 km or 136 mi	Boucherville	$1820
220 km or 136 mi	Chambly	$1853
223 km or 138 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1719
223 km or 139 mi	Terrebonne	$1805
227 km or 141 mi	Longueuil	$1842
228 km or 142 mi	Brossard	$2055
229 km or 142 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1828
229 km or 143 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1805
231 km or 144 mi	Montreal	$1903
234 km or 146 mi	La Prairie	$1911
236 km or 146 mi	Westmount	$1814
236 km or 146 mi	Mount Royal	$1820
238 km or 148 mi	Laval	$1930
238 km or 148 mi	Candiac	$1892
241 km or 150 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1835
241 km or 150 mi	Boisbriand	$1763

Cities near Suwon

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.5 km or 4.7 mi	Uiwang	$1080
11 km or 6.6 mi	Gunpo	$1112
14 km or 8.7 mi	Anyang	$1004
16 km or 10 mi	Gwacheon	$1078
17 km or 10 mi	Osan	$1076
17 km or 11 mi	Ansan	$1049
17 km or 11 mi	Siheung	$1307
18 km or 11 mi	Yongin	$1120
20 km or 13 mi	Seongnam	$1435
24 km or 15 mi	Hwaseong	$1098
25 km or 15 mi	Gwangmyeong	$1090
26 km or 16 mi	Gwangju	$1196
31 km or 19 mi	Bucheon	$1175
33 km or 21 mi	Seoul	$1383
33 km or 21 mi	Pyeongtaek	$1141
33 km or 21 mi	Hanam	$1178
36 km or 23 mi	Guri	$1134
38 km or 23 mi	Incheon	$1088
38 km or 24 mi	Icheon	$1171
39 km or 24 mi	Anseong	$1078
43 km or 27 mi	Namyangju	$1138
44 km or 27 mi	Goyang	$1097
46 km or 28 mi	Gimpo	$1098
52 km or 32 mi	Uijeongbu	$918
55 km or 34 mi	Cheonan	$1153
55 km or 34 mi	Dangjin	$1059
56 km or 35 mi	Yeoju	$1079
56 km or 35 mi	Yangju	$948
63 km or 39 mi	Paju	$1065
70 km or 43 mi	Pocheon	$1028
70 km or 43 mi	Dongducheon	$1023
75 km or 46 mi	Seosan	$1068
81 km or 50 mi	Wonju	$1110
84 km or 52 mi	Cheongju	$924
86 km or 53 mi	Kaesong	$1568
89 km or 55 mi	Chungju	$920
91 km or 57 mi	Chuncheon	$874
92 km or 57 mi	Sejong	$1020
93 km or 58 mi	Gongju	$1063
104 km or 65 mi	Asan	$1050