Quebec City vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Quebec City	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1632	$2640
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3776	$6276
🏠 One person rent	$826	$1578
🏘️ Family rent	$1323	$2764
🍽️ Food expenses	$538	$549
🚐 Transport expenses	$136	$366
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2731	$4008
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	38	99
😀 Quality of life	88	100
🏙️ Population	549K	5.45M

The cost of living in Quebec City is 38% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 3402nd and 649th ($1632 vs $2640) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 116th and 1st in Canada and Australia, respectively. Check Canada vs Australia 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 Sydney. Quebec City ranked 25th best city to live in Canada vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 300th and 3rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Quebec City vs Sydney

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	Quebec City	Sydney
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.8	$13.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.4	$77.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.8	$9.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.99	$7.2
☕ Cappuccino	$3.82	$3.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.85	$2.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$788	$1915
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$714	$1294
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1419	$3447
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1141	$2319
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$52.9	$112
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$82.2	$172
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$44.4	$47.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.88%	6.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9628	$12628
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3472	$7359
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.66	$3.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$67.5	$134
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.6	$23.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.16	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.17	$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.02	$2.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.05	$1.99
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.04	$5.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$8.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.97	$3.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$2.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.17	$2.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.96	$4.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$2.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$2.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.86	$2.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.7	$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.14	$4.45
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.6	$29.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.71	$8.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.04	$5.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.24	$2.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.89	$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.1	$58.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10	$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$79	$63.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.1	$20
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.8	$75.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$99.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$816	$2071
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6103	$19140

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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 Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2181
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2292
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$1888
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1599
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1580
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1839
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1568
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1678
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1364
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2019
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1747
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1633
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1184
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1458
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1988
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1667
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1662
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$2471
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$1813
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2297
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2140
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1725
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1706
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1362
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1639
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1736
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1662
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1674
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1681
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2308
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1768
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1728
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1738
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2065
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1673
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1697
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1798
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$2058
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1464
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1710