Quebec City vs Tijuana - Cost of Living Comparison

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Quebec City Tijuana
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1791
$1050
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4030
$2567
🏠 One person rent
$919
$472
🏘️ Family rent
$1392
$902
🍽️ Food expenses
$591
$352
🚐 Transport expenses
$142
$138
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2544
$856
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
39
22
😀 Quality of life
86
58
🏙️ Population
549K
1.96M

The cost of living in Quebec City is 71% more expensive than in Tijuana. Cities ranked 2544th and 5280th ($1791 vs $1050) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 95th and 11th in Canada and Mexico, respectively. Check Canada vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Quebec City compared to 0.8 months in Tijuana. Quebec City ranked 26th best city to live in Canada vs Tijuana ranked 5th in Mexico, while ranked 316th and 5480th among best cities to live in the world.

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Quebec City Tijuana
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18.6
$12.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$72.3
$32.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.1
$8.39
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.62
$3.06
☕ Cappuccino
$4.48
$4.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.46
$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$837
$557
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$788
$370
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1444
$1127
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1178
$741
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$71.5
$36.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$110
$56.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50.3
$27.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.12%
11.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8764
$2860
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3034
$1715
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.8
$0.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$69.6
$29.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.4
$18.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.27
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.09
$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.06
$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.62
$1.48
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.01
$2.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$6.51
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$6.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17
$9.56
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.96
$2.34
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.54
$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.21
$1.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$1.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.77
$1.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.91
$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.2
$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.97
$1.47
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.3
$3.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.84
$6.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.19
$3.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.32
$1.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.98
$2.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.3
$38.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.2
$4.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$82.5
$45.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$16
$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$70.9
$42.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$76.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$850
$185
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6253
$2656

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Distance City Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi Levis
$1766
80 km or 50 mi Thetford Mines
$1462
89 km or 55 mi Saint-Georges
$1509
102 km or 64 mi Victoriaville
$1211
114 km or 71 mi Trois-Rivieres
$1082
120 km or 74 mi Shawinigan
$1410
142 km or 88 mi Drummondville
$1645
166 km or 103 mi Sherbrooke
$1449
169 km or 105 mi Sorel-Tracy
$1624
170 km or 106 mi Riviere-du-Loup
$1613
178 km or 111 mi Saguenay
$1544
180 km or 112 mi Chicoutimi
$1566
187 km or 116 mi Magog
$1539
188 km or 117 mi Saint-Hyacinthe
$1657
192 km or 120 mi Joliette
$1540
195 km or 121 mi Alma
$1582
196 km or 122 mi Granby
$1187
201 km or 125 mi L'Assomption
$1740
206 km or 128 mi Beloeil
$1836
210 km or 131 mi Repentigny
$1823
211 km or 131 mi Varennes
$1845
212 km or 132 mi Sainte-Julie
$1884
217 km or 135 mi Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville
$1912
218 km or 135 mi Mascouche
$1821
218 km or 136 mi Boucherville
$1878
220 km or 136 mi Chambly
$1901
223 km or 138 mi Saint-Lin-Laurentides
$1773
223 km or 139 mi Terrebonne
$1849
227 km or 141 mi Longueuil
$1896
228 km or 142 mi Brossard
$2057
229 km or 142 mi Saint-Lambert
$1873
229 km or 143 mi Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu
$1843
231 km or 144 mi Montreal
$1954
234 km or 146 mi La Prairie
$1960
236 km or 146 mi Westmount
$1861
236 km or 146 mi Mount Royal
$1871
238 km or 148 mi Laval
$1996
238 km or 148 mi Candiac
$1927
241 km or 150 mi Cote-Saint-Luc
$1890
241 km or 150 mi Boisbriand
$1751

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.5 mi Imperial Beach
$2786
11 km or 6.9 mi Chula Vista
$2893
15 km or 9.5 mi Las Delicias
$922
18 km or 11 mi National
$2877
21 km or 13 mi Rosarito Beach
$922
22 km or 14 mi Coronado
$2973
23 km or 15 mi Lemon Grove
$2783
24 km or 15 mi San Diego
$3346
27 km or 17 mi La Mesa
$2775
30 km or 19 mi El Cajon
$2936
38 km or 24 mi Santee
$2799
42 km or 26 mi La Jolla
$2821
48 km or 30 mi Poway
$2765
62 km or 38 mi Encinitas
$2853
66 km or 41 mi Escondido
$2795
69 km or 43 mi San Marcos
$2718
76 km or 47 mi Carlsbad
$2997
77 km or 48 mi Vista
$2783
81 km or 50 mi Oceanside
$2926
84 km or 52 mi Ensenada
$912
96 km or 59 mi Fallbrook
$2767
109 km or 67 mi Temecula
$2579
115 km or 72 mi San Clemente
$2886
117 km or 73 mi Murrieta
$3006
119 km or 74 mi French Valley
$2650
121 km or 75 mi Wildomar
$2717
122 km or 76 mi Dana Point
$2828
123 km or 77 mi San Juan Capistrano
$2842
128 km or 80 mi Laguna Niguel
$3001
128 km or 80 mi Menifee
$2587
131 km or 82 mi Laguna Beach
$2928
131 km or 82 mi Lake Elsinore
$2654
134 km or 83 mi Mission Viejo
$3444
135 km or 84 mi Rancho Santa Margarita
$2950
135 km or 84 mi Laguna Hills
$3035
135 km or 84 mi Hemet
$2789
138 km or 86 mi Aliso Viejo
$3330
138 km or 86 mi Lake Forest
$3047
139 km or 87 mi El Centro
$2653
140 km or 87 mi San Jacinto
$2644