Quebec City vs Toronto - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Quebec City	Toronto
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1695	$2493
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3907	$5494
🏠 One person rent	$873	$1483
🏘️ Family rent	$1435	$2320
🍽️ Food expenses	$558	$630
🚐 Transport expenses	$129	$238
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2900	$3648
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	38	86
😀 Quality of life	88	95
🏙️ Population	549K	2.79M

The cost of living in Quebec City is 32% less expensive than in Toronto. Cities ranked 3269th and 897th ($1695 vs $2493) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 113th and 4th in Canada.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Quebec City compared to 1.5 months in Toronto. Ranked 28th vs 2nd best cities to live in Canada, and 332nd vs 29th 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	$17.5	$17.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$59.9	$79.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$11.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.49	$6.67
☕ Cappuccino	$3.83	$4.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.08	$2.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$863	$1522
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$743	$1292
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1500	$2479
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1244	$2036
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$61.3	$94.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$95	$146
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$44.8	$49.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.33%	4.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8196	$9030
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2969	$7052
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.76	$2.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$71.5	$113
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.2	$14.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.15	$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.29	$2.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.03	$2.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.99	$3.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.17	$3.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$15.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.5	$14.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$17.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$3.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$1.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.13	$3.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4	$4.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$3.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.81	$2.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.99	$1.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.88	$2.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.4	$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.05	$2.39
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.5	$14.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.92	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.16	$6.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.29	$3.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.91	$3.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.4	$50.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.3	$13.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$81.6	$75
💇 Haircut, simple	$16	$24.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.4	$60.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96.6	$85.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$719	$1056
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7052	$20314

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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 Toronto

Distance	City	Cost of living
20 km or 13 mi	Vaughan	$2309
23 km or 14 mi	Mississauga	$2357
24 km or 15 mi	Richmond Hill	$2520
26 km or 16 mi	Markham	$2222
31 km or 19 mi	Brampton	$2151
34 km or 21 mi	Oakville	$2360
35 km or 22 mi	Ajax	$2246
46 km or 28 mi	Halton Hills	$2079
50 km or 31 mi	Oshawa	$1605
51 km or 32 mi	Burlington	$2237
54 km or 34 mi	New Tecumseth	$2039
56 km or 35 mi	St. Catharines	$2046
60 km or 37 mi	Hamilton	$2089
65 km or 40 mi	Orangeville	$1910
67 km or 41 mi	Niagara Falls	$1897
71 km or 44 mi	Niagara Falls	$1950
71 km or 44 mi	Guelph	$2073
77 km or 48 mi	Welland	$1801
81 km or 50 mi	Grand Island	$2073
81 km or 51 mi	Lockport	$2083
82 km or 51 mi	North Tonawanda	$2075
82 km or 51 mi	Cambridge	$2087
84 km or 52 mi	Barrie	$1480
89 km or 56 mi	Brantford	$1901
90 km or 56 mi	Amherst	$2136
92 km or 57 mi	Kitchener	$2144
94 km or 58 mi	Waterloo	$1999
96 km or 59 mi	Buffalo	$2277
100 km or 62 mi	Cheektowaga	$2182
100 km or 62 mi	Clarence	$2115
103 km or 64 mi	West Seneca	$2173
103 km or 64 mi	Orillia	$1992
105 km or 65 mi	Lancaster	$2136
111 km or 69 mi	Peterborough	$2001
112 km or 70 mi	Hamburg	$1870
114 km or 71 mi	Orchard Park	$2035
132 km or 82 mi	Stratford	$1735
146 km or 91 mi	Greece	$2027
146 km or 91 mi	Chili	$2034
148 km or 92 mi	Gates	$2029