Quebec City vs Toronto - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Quebec City	Toronto
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1791	$2575
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4030	$5897
🏠 One person rent	$919	$1551
🏘️ Family rent	$1392	$2665
🍽️ Food expenses	$591	$626
🚐 Transport expenses	$142	$255
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2544	$3590
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	39	86
😀 Quality of life	86	94
🏙️ Population	549K	2.79M

The cost of living in Quebec City is 30% less expensive than in Toronto. Cities ranked 2544th and 656th ($1791 vs $2575) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 95th and 5th in Canada.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Quebec City compared to 1.4 months in Toronto. Ranked 26th vs 1st best cities to live in Canada, and 316th vs 52nd 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	$18.6	$16.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$72.3	$81.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.1	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.62	$6.33
☕ Cappuccino	$4.48	$4.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.46	$2.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$837	$1664
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$788	$1358
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1444	$2901
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1178	$2388
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$71.5	$80.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$110	$124
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$50.3	$50.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.12%	6.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8764	$10232
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3034	$8102
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.8	$2.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$69.6	$119
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.4	$16.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.27	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.09	$3.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.06	$2.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.62	$3.08
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.01	$3.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17	$14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.96	$4.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.54	$3.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.21	$4.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$2.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.77	$2.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.21	$1.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.91	$2.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.2	$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.97	$2.7
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.3	$14.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.84	$13.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.19	$7.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.32	$3.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.98	$3.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.3	$56.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.2	$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$82.5	$69.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$16	$23.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$70.9	$58.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$99.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$850	$1200
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6253	$18156

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Cities near Quebec City

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

Cities near Toronto

Distance	City	Cost of living
20 km or 13 mi	Vaughan	$2332
23 km or 14 mi	Mississauga	$2472
24 km or 15 mi	Richmond Hill	$2618
26 km or 16 mi	Markham	$2398
31 km or 19 mi	Brampton	$2127
34 km or 21 mi	Oakville	$2266
35 km or 22 mi	Ajax	$2597
46 km or 28 mi	Halton Hills	$2086
50 km or 31 mi	Oshawa	$1635
51 km or 32 mi	Burlington	$2297
54 km or 34 mi	New Tecumseth	$2143
56 km or 35 mi	St. Catharines	$1975
60 km or 37 mi	Hamilton	$2154
65 km or 40 mi	Orangeville	$1971
67 km or 41 mi	Niagara Falls	$1885
71 km or 44 mi	Niagara Falls	$1543
71 km or 44 mi	Guelph	$2012
77 km or 48 mi	Welland	$1762
81 km or 50 mi	Grand Island	$1798
81 km or 51 mi	Lockport	$1873
82 km or 51 mi	North Tonawanda	$1853
82 km or 51 mi	Cambridge	$2267
84 km or 52 mi	Barrie	$1999
89 km or 56 mi	Brantford	$1884
90 km or 56 mi	Amherst	$2018
92 km or 57 mi	Kitchener	$2144
94 km or 58 mi	Waterloo	$2095
96 km or 59 mi	Buffalo	$2051
100 km or 62 mi	Cheektowaga	$2029
100 km or 62 mi	Clarence	$1964
103 km or 64 mi	West Seneca	$2041
103 km or 64 mi	Orillia	$2038
105 km or 65 mi	Lancaster	$1986
111 km or 69 mi	Peterborough	$2017
112 km or 70 mi	Hamburg	$2009
114 km or 71 mi	Orchard Park	$2007
132 km or 82 mi	Stratford	$1814
146 km or 91 mi	Greece	$2074
146 km or 91 mi	Chili	$2046
148 km or 92 mi	Gates	$2085