Quebec City vs Toronto - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Quebec City	Toronto
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1648	$2415
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3908	$5363
🏠 One person rent	$829	$1430
🏘️ Family rent	$1438	$2259
🍽️ Food expenses	$564	$606
🚐 Transport expenses	$124	$236
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2878	$3517
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	38	86
😀 Quality of life	87	94
🏙️ Population	574K	2.79M

The cost of living in Quebec City is 32% less expensive than in Toronto. Cities ranked 3402nd and 1059th ($1648 vs $2415) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 116th and 6th 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 21st vs 1st best cities to live in Canada, and 327th vs 46th 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	$17.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$66.9	$78.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.1	$10.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.34	$6.66
☕ Cappuccino	$3.71	$4.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.96	$2.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$907	$1469
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$680	$1255
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1526	$2469
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1247	$1987
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58.4	$84.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$89.6	$128
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$45.5	$47.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.49%	4.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6977	$8879
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2884	$6979
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.86	$2.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$71.5	$111
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.3	$14.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.04	$2.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.02	$2.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.04	$2.58
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.07	$3.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$14.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$13.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$16.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.33	$3.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.75	$3.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.96	$4.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$2.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$1.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$1.01
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.88	$2.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.4	$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.81	$2.33
🚬 Cigarette pack	$15	$14.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.78	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.1	$6.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.25	$3.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.89	$3.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.9	$45.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11	$13.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$79.9	$73.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.1	$23.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.2	$61.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.6	$89.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$703	$930
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8149	$22670

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Cities near Quebec City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi	Levis	$1638
80 km or 50 mi	Thetford Mines	$1002
89 km or 55 mi	Saint-Georges	$1457
102 km or 64 mi	Victoriaville	$1238
114 km or 71 mi	Trois-Rivieres	$1219
120 km or 74 mi	Shawinigan	$1441
142 km or 88 mi	Drummondville	$1365
166 km or 103 mi	Sherbrooke	$1421
169 km or 105 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1575
170 km or 106 mi	Riviere-du-Loup	$1504
178 km or 111 mi	Saguenay	$1122
180 km or 112 mi	Chicoutimi	$1289
187 km or 116 mi	Magog	$1533
188 km or 117 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1675
192 km or 120 mi	Joliette	$1421
195 km or 121 mi	Alma	$1384
196 km or 122 mi	Granby	$1199
201 km or 125 mi	L'Assomption	$1702
206 km or 128 mi	Beloeil	$1816
210 km or 131 mi	Repentigny	$1817
211 km or 131 mi	Varennes	$1829
212 km or 132 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1875
217 km or 135 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1892
218 km or 135 mi	Mascouche	$1828
218 km or 136 mi	Boucherville	$1861
220 km or 136 mi	Chambly	$1892
223 km or 138 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1772
223 km or 139 mi	Terrebonne	$1863
227 km or 141 mi	Longueuil	$1874
228 km or 142 mi	Brossard	$2051
229 km or 142 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1856
229 km or 143 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1850
231 km or 144 mi	Montreal	$1901
234 km or 146 mi	La Prairie	$1937
236 km or 146 mi	Westmount	$1828
236 km or 146 mi	Mount Royal	$1852
238 km or 148 mi	Laval	$2058
238 km or 148 mi	Candiac	$1921
241 km or 150 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1870
241 km or 150 mi	Boisbriand	$1913

Cities near Toronto

Distance	City	Cost of living
20 km or 13 mi	Vaughan	$2233
23 km or 14 mi	Mississauga	$2308
24 km or 15 mi	Richmond Hill	$2483
26 km or 16 mi	Markham	$2172
31 km or 19 mi	Brampton	$2102
34 km or 21 mi	Oakville	$2318
35 km or 22 mi	Ajax	$2124
46 km or 28 mi	Halton Hills	$2034
50 km or 31 mi	Oshawa	$1581
51 km or 32 mi	Burlington	$2214
54 km or 34 mi	New Tecumseth	$1997
56 km or 35 mi	St. Catharines	$1994
60 km or 37 mi	Hamilton	$2006
65 km or 40 mi	Orangeville	$1892
67 km or 41 mi	Niagara Falls	$1892
71 km or 44 mi	Niagara Falls	$1958
71 km or 44 mi	Guelph	$2017
77 km or 48 mi	Welland	$1848
81 km or 50 mi	Grand Island	$2078
81 km or 51 mi	Lockport	$2081
82 km or 51 mi	North Tonawanda	$2084
82 km or 51 mi	Cambridge	$2049
84 km or 52 mi	Barrie	$1449
89 km or 56 mi	Brantford	$1832
90 km or 56 mi	Amherst	$2138
92 km or 57 mi	Kitchener	$2109
94 km or 58 mi	Waterloo	$1936
96 km or 59 mi	Buffalo	$2303
100 km or 62 mi	Cheektowaga	$2175
100 km or 62 mi	Clarence	$2123
103 km or 64 mi	West Seneca	$2181
103 km or 64 mi	Orillia	$1939
105 km or 65 mi	Lancaster	$2125
111 km or 69 mi	Peterborough	$1953
112 km or 70 mi	Hamburg	$1863
114 km or 71 mi	Orchard Park	$2030
132 km or 82 mi	Stratford	$1706
146 km or 91 mi	Greece	$2046
146 km or 91 mi	Chili	$2035
148 km or 92 mi	Gates	$2053