Quebec City vs Tijuana - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Quebec City	Tijuana
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1695	$1295
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3907	$3053
🏠 One person rent	$873	$616
🏘️ Family rent	$1435	$1076
🍽️ Food expenses	$558	$416
🚐 Transport expenses	$129	$156
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2900	$1025
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	38	22
😀 Quality of life	88	62
🏙️ Population	549K	1.96M

The cost of living in Quebec City is 31% more expensive than in Tijuana. Cities ranked 3269th and 4578th ($1695 vs $1295) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 113th and 9th in Canada and Mexico, respectively. Check Canada vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Quebec City compared to 0.8 months in Tijuana. Quebec City ranked 28th best city to live in Canada vs Tijuana ranked 6th in Mexico, while ranked 332nd and 5712th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Quebec City vs Tijuana

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	Quebec City	Tijuana
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.5	$12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$59.9	$34.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$9.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.49	$2.9
☕ Cappuccino	$3.83	$4.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.08	$1.33
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$863	$768
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$743	$500
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1500	$1368
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1244	$905
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$61.3	$30.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$95	$46.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$44.8	$31.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.33%	12.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8196	$3269
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2969	$2686
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.76	$1.1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$71.5	$37.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.2	$19.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.15	$1.46
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.29	$2.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.03	$2.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.99	$1.86
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.17	$3.29
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$7.47
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.5	$9.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$2.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.13	$1.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4	$1.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$1.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.81	$1.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.99	$0.7
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.88	$2.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.4	$8.74
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.05	$2.37
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.5	$4.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.92	$8.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.16	$4.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.29	$2.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.91	$2.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.4	$42.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.3	$6.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$81.6	$48.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$16	$12.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.4	$56.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96.6	$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$719	$220
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7052	$4857

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Cities near Quebec City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi	Levis	$1685
80 km or 50 mi	Thetford Mines	$1024
89 km or 55 mi	Saint-Georges	$1466
102 km or 64 mi	Victoriaville	$1265
114 km or 71 mi	Trois-Rivieres	$1180
120 km or 74 mi	Shawinigan	$1434
142 km or 88 mi	Drummondville	$1399
166 km or 103 mi	Sherbrooke	$1451
169 km or 105 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1589
170 km or 106 mi	Riviere-du-Loup	$1506
178 km or 111 mi	Saguenay	$1104
180 km or 112 mi	Chicoutimi	$1254
187 km or 116 mi	Magog	$1526
188 km or 117 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1642
192 km or 120 mi	Joliette	$1458
195 km or 121 mi	Alma	$1341
196 km or 122 mi	Granby	$1142
201 km or 125 mi	L'Assomption	$1723
206 km or 128 mi	Beloeil	$1838
210 km or 131 mi	Repentigny	$1846
211 km or 131 mi	Varennes	$1861
212 km or 132 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1891
217 km or 135 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1918
218 km or 135 mi	Mascouche	$1852
218 km or 136 mi	Boucherville	$1897
220 km or 136 mi	Chambly	$1918
223 km or 138 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1800
223 km or 139 mi	Terrebonne	$1907
227 km or 141 mi	Longueuil	$1923
228 km or 142 mi	Brossard	$2080
229 km or 142 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1875
229 km or 143 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1857
231 km or 144 mi	Montreal	$1928
234 km or 146 mi	La Prairie	$1960
236 km or 146 mi	Westmount	$1862
236 km or 146 mi	Mount Royal	$1876
238 km or 148 mi	Laval	$2047
238 km or 148 mi	Candiac	$1940
241 km or 150 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1893
241 km or 150 mi	Boisbriand	$1934

Cities near Tijuana

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.5 mi	Imperial Beach	$2933
11 km or 6.9 mi	Chula Vista	$2995
15 km or 9.5 mi	Las Delicias	$1141
18 km or 11 mi	National	$3053
21 km or 13 mi	Rosarito Beach	$1138
22 km or 14 mi	Coronado	$3220
23 km or 15 mi	Lemon Grove	$2995
24 km or 15 mi	San Diego	$3507
27 km or 17 mi	La Mesa	$2963
30 km or 19 mi	El Cajon	$3040
38 km or 24 mi	Santee	$2948
42 km or 26 mi	La Jolla	$3033
48 km or 30 mi	Poway	$2995
62 km or 38 mi	Encinitas	$3243
66 km or 41 mi	Escondido	$3261
69 km or 43 mi	San Marcos	$2995
76 km or 47 mi	Carlsbad	$3245
77 km or 48 mi	Vista	$2976
81 km or 50 mi	Oceanside	$3251
84 km or 52 mi	Ensenada	$968
96 km or 59 mi	Fallbrook	$2927
109 km or 67 mi	Temecula	$2676
115 km or 72 mi	San Clemente	$2963
117 km or 73 mi	Murrieta	$3070
119 km or 74 mi	French Valley	$2758
121 km or 75 mi	Wildomar	$2815
122 km or 76 mi	Dana Point	$3030
123 km or 77 mi	San Juan Capistrano	$3085
128 km or 80 mi	Laguna Niguel	$3513
128 km or 80 mi	Menifee	$2621
131 km or 82 mi	Laguna Beach	$3122
131 km or 82 mi	Lake Elsinore	$2669
134 km or 83 mi	Mission Viejo	$3544
135 km or 84 mi	Rancho Santa Margarita	$2980
135 km or 84 mi	Laguna Hills	$3027
135 km or 84 mi	Hemet	$2767
138 km or 86 mi	Aliso Viejo	$3449
138 km or 86 mi	Lake Forest	$2554
139 km or 87 mi	El Centro	$2752
140 km or 87 mi	San Jacinto	$2667