Quebec City vs Toronto - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Quebec City	Toronto
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1644	$2453
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3738	$5408
🏠 One person rent	$834	$1480
🏘️ Family rent	$1281	$2344
🍽️ Food expenses	$540	$602
🚐 Transport expenses	$134	$240
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2588	$3141
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	38	86
😀 Quality of life	86	93
🏙️ Population	549K	2.79M

The cost of living in Quebec City is 33% less expensive than in Toronto. Cities ranked 2883rd and 861st ($1644 vs $2453) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 110th and 4th in Canada.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Quebec City compared to 1.3 months in Toronto. Ranked 23rd vs 2nd best cities to live in Canada, and 310th vs 59th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Quebec City vs Toronto

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	Quebec City	Toronto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.4	$17.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$62.7	$74.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.58	$6.08
☕ Cappuccino	$3.8	$4.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.94	$2.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$790	$1577
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$727	$1302
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1395	$2556
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1101	$2087
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$52.8	$74.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$80	$114
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41.8	$48.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.07%	5.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8350	$9200
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3529	$7455
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.64	$2.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$66.2	$112
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.3	$15.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.18	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.05	$2.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.05	$2.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.33	$2.81
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.9	$3.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$12.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.82	$3.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4	$3.25
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.29	$3.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$2.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$2.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.02	$1.18
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.82	$2.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.4	$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.99	$2.5
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.8	$13.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.6	$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.99	$5.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.19	$3.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.86	$3.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.9	$47.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.5	$12.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$78.1	$65.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.9	$22.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.9	$53.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$110	$88.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$794	$1130
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6012	$17118

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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 Toronto

Distance	City	Cost of living
20 km or 13 mi	Vaughan	$2267
23 km or 14 mi	Mississauga	$2370
24 km or 15 mi	Richmond Hill	$2447
26 km or 16 mi	Markham	$2291
31 km or 19 mi	Brampton	$1946
34 km or 21 mi	Oakville	$2142
35 km or 22 mi	Ajax	$2432
46 km or 28 mi	Halton Hills	$1966
50 km or 31 mi	Oshawa	$1554
51 km or 32 mi	Burlington	$2185
54 km or 34 mi	New Tecumseth	$2019
56 km or 35 mi	St. Catharines	$1846
60 km or 37 mi	Hamilton	$2017
65 km or 40 mi	Orangeville	$1861
67 km or 41 mi	Niagara Falls	$1771
71 km or 44 mi	Niagara Falls	$1888
71 km or 44 mi	Guelph	$1899
77 km or 48 mi	Welland	$1554
81 km or 50 mi	Grand Island	$2009
81 km or 51 mi	Lockport	$2021
82 km or 51 mi	North Tonawanda	$1992
82 km or 51 mi	Cambridge	$2089
84 km or 52 mi	Barrie	$1849
89 km or 56 mi	Brantford	$1783
90 km or 56 mi	Amherst	$2013
92 km or 57 mi	Kitchener	$2056
94 km or 58 mi	Waterloo	$1977
96 km or 59 mi	Buffalo	$2183
100 km or 62 mi	Cheektowaga	$2107
100 km or 62 mi	Clarence	$2056
103 km or 64 mi	West Seneca	$2145
103 km or 64 mi	Orillia	$1910
105 km or 65 mi	Lancaster	$2082
111 km or 69 mi	Peterborough	$1990
112 km or 70 mi	Hamburg	$2101
114 km or 71 mi	Orchard Park	$2100
132 km or 82 mi	Stratford	$1680
146 km or 91 mi	Greece	$2097
146 km or 91 mi	Chili	$2081
148 km or 92 mi	Gates	$2095