Quebec City vs Tallinn - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Quebec City	Tallinn
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1644	$1414
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3738	$3341
🏠 One person rent	$834	$742
🏘️ Family rent	$1281	$1283
🍽️ Food expenses	$540	$456
🚐 Transport expenses	$134	$74.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2588	$1698
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	38	57
😀 Quality of life	86	86
🏙️ Population	549K	458K

The cost of living in Quebec City is 16% more expensive than in Tallinn. Cities ranked 2883rd and 3823rd ($1644 vs $1414) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 110th and 1st in Canada and Estonia, respectively. Check Canada vs Estonia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Quebec City compared to 1.2 months in Tallinn. Quebec City ranked 23rd best city to live in Canada vs Tallinn ranked 1st in Estonia, while ranked 310th and 343rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Quebec City vs Tallinn

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	Quebec City	Tallinn
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.4	$13.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$62.7	$65.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$9.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.58	$5.04
☕ Cappuccino	$3.8	$4.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.94	$2.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$790	$658
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$727	$484
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1395	$1262
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1101	$874
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$52.8	$196
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$80	$304
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41.8	$27.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.07%	5.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8350	$4869
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3529	$3324
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.64	$2.08
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$66.2	$32
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.3	$10.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.18	$1.78
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.05	$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.05	$1.17
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.33	$2
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.9	$2.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$8.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$20.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.82	$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.35
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4	$2.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.29	$3.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$0.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.02	$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.82	$2.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.4	$9.88
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.99	$1.75
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.8	$6.42
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.6	$9.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.99	$4.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.19	$1.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.86	$2.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.9	$50.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.5	$11.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$78.1	$59.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.9	$24.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.9	$96
👟 Brand Sneakers	$110	$91.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$794	$474
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6012	$7151

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Cities near Quebec City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi	Levis	$1627
80 km or 50 mi	Thetford Mines	$966
89 km or 55 mi	Saint-Georges	$1449
102 km or 64 mi	Victoriaville	$1239
114 km or 71 mi	Trois-Rivieres	$1118
120 km or 74 mi	Shawinigan	$1368
142 km or 88 mi	Drummondville	$1330
166 km or 103 mi	Sherbrooke	$1395
169 km or 105 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1532
170 km or 106 mi	Riviere-du-Loup	$1468
178 km or 111 mi	Saguenay	$1411
180 km or 112 mi	Chicoutimi	$1436
187 km or 116 mi	Magog	$1457
188 km or 117 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1562
192 km or 120 mi	Joliette	$1433
195 km or 121 mi	Alma	$1460
196 km or 122 mi	Granby	$1106
201 km or 125 mi	L'Assomption	$1651
206 km or 128 mi	Beloeil	$1742
210 km or 131 mi	Repentigny	$1743
211 km or 131 mi	Varennes	$1764
212 km or 132 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1800
217 km or 135 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1836
218 km or 135 mi	Mascouche	$1735
218 km or 136 mi	Boucherville	$1804
220 km or 136 mi	Chambly	$1829
223 km or 138 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1690
223 km or 139 mi	Terrebonne	$1776
227 km or 141 mi	Longueuil	$1835
228 km or 142 mi	Brossard	$2004
229 km or 142 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1790
229 km or 143 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1769
231 km or 144 mi	Montreal	$1857
234 km or 146 mi	La Prairie	$1889
236 km or 146 mi	Westmount	$1773
236 km or 146 mi	Mount Royal	$1792
238 km or 148 mi	Laval	$1900
238 km or 148 mi	Candiac	$1852
241 km or 150 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1803
241 km or 150 mi	Boisbriand	$1732

Cities near Tallinn

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.9 mi	Maardu	$1219
78 km or 48 mi	Kirkkonummi	$1509
83 km or 51 mi	Helsinki	$1816
86 km or 53 mi	Espoo	$1879
92 km or 57 mi	Rakvere	$899
95 km or 59 mi	Raseborg	$1441
97 km or 60 mi	Vantaa	$1671
98 km or 61 mi	Lohja	$1220
109 km or 67 mi	Tuusula	$1509
109 km or 68 mi	Kerava	$1486
115 km or 71 mi	Nurmijarvi	$1479
117 km or 72 mi	Jarvenpaa	$1533
118 km or 73 mi	Parnu	$1064
118 km or 73 mi	Porvoo	$1327
129 km or 80 mi	Viljandi	$933
133 km or 83 mi	Hyvinkaa	$1323
138 km or 86 mi	Salo	$1396
144 km or 89 mi	Kohtla-Jarve	$973
144 km or 90 mi	Riihimaki	$1443
163 km or 102 mi	Tartu	$1045
168 km or 104 mi	Kotka	$1286
171 km or 106 mi	Kaarina	$1450
171 km or 107 mi	Sillamae	$952
175 km or 108 mi	Hameenlinna	$1309
178 km or 111 mi	Turku	$1495
179 km or 111 mi	Lahti	$1398
185 km or 115 mi	Raisio	$1450
185 km or 115 mi	Kuressaare	$1064
186 km or 115 mi	Hamina	$1329
193 km or 120 mi	Kouvola	$1355
196 km or 122 mi	Narva	$953
207 km or 129 mi	Valkeakoski	$1544
215 km or 133 mi	Valmiera	$835
235 km or 146 mi	Sastamala	$1391
235 km or 146 mi	Tampere	$1464
237 km or 147 mi	Nokia	$1432
243 km or 151 mi	Ylojarvi	$1426
259 km or 161 mi	Rauma	$1254
262 km or 163 mi	Lappeenranta	$1295
271 km or 168 mi	Jamsa	$1394