Quebec City vs Tampa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Quebec City	Tampa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1632	$2634
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3776	$5902
🏠 One person rent	$826	$1726
🏘️ Family rent	$1323	$2981
🍽️ Food expenses	$538	$666
🚐 Transport expenses	$136	$99.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2731	$4360
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	38	68
😀 Quality of life	88	90
🏙️ Population	549K	385K

The cost of living in Quebec City is 38% less expensive than in Tampa. Cities ranked 3402nd and 658th ($1632 vs $2634) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 116th and 582nd in Canada and the United States, respectively. Check Canada vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Quebec City compared to 1.7 months in Tampa. Quebec City ranked 25th best city to live in Canada vs Tampa ranked 56th in the United States, while ranked 300th and 202nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Quebec City vs Tampa

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	Quebec City	Tampa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.8	$20
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.4	$80.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.8	$12.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.99	$6.95
☕ Cappuccino	$3.82	$5.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.85	$2.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$788	$1909
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$714	$1437
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1419	$3364
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1141	$2556
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$52.9	$128
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$82.2	$196
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$44.4	$66.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.88%	6.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9628	$3204
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3472	$2587
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.66	$1.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$67.5	$80.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.6	$14.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.16	$0.88
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.17	$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.02	$4.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.05	$4.65
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.04	$4.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$15.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$16.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.97	$5.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.17	$3.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.96	$4.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$2.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$2.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$1.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.86	$2.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.7	$15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.14	$3.21
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.6	$6.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.71	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.04	$5.56
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.24	$2.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.89	$1.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.1	$37.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10	$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$79	$83.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.1	$18.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.8	$57.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$91.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$816	$1294
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6103	$14367

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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 Tampa

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.5 km or 4 mi	Egypt Lake-Leto	$2478
9 km or 5.6 mi	East Lake-Orient Park	$2453
9.7 km or 6 mi	Palm River-Clair Mel	$2454
10 km or 6.4 mi	Temple Terrace	$2443
11 km or 7 mi	University	$2437
27 km or 17 mi	Pinellas Park	$2103
28 km or 17 mi	St. Petersburg	$2579
29 km or 18 mi	Clearwater	$2577
31 km or 19 mi	Dunedin	$2433
32 km or 20 mi	Largo	$2106
33 km or 20 mi	Plant	$2334
34 km or 21 mi	Tarpon Springs	$2354
41 km or 25 mi	Zephyrhills	$2128
50 km or 31 mi	Lakeland	$2410
55 km or 34 mi	Bradenton	$2347
65 km or 41 mi	Brooksville	$2290
71 km or 44 mi	Sarasota	$2749
74 km or 46 mi	Winter Haven	$2155
84 km or 52 mi	Haines	$2227
95 km or 59 mi	Clermont	$2317
97 km or 60 mi	Venice	$2698
105 km or 65 mi	North Port	$2491
108 km or 67 mi	Winter Garden	$2344
109 km or 68 mi	Leesburg	$2255
110 km or 68 mi	Kissimmee	$2254
113 km or 70 mi	Ocoee	$2357
113 km or 71 mi	Sebring	$1726
119 km or 74 mi	St. Cloud	$2265
122 km or 76 mi	Apopka	$2336
123 km or 76 mi	Orlando	$2473
124 km or 77 mi	Eustis	$2296
130 km or 81 mi	Winter Park	$2378
130 km or 81 mi	Altamonte Springs	$2358
136 km or 84 mi	Casselberry	$2351
139 km or 86 mi	Ocala	$1919
141 km or 88 mi	Winter Springs	$2321
146 km or 91 mi	Oviedo	$2320
148 km or 92 mi	Sanford	$2304
156 km or 97 mi	Cape Coral	$2230
161 km or 100 mi	Deltona	$2294