Quebec City vs Tucson - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Quebec City	Tucson
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1632	$1940
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3776	$4568
🏠 One person rent	$826	$1141
🏘️ Family rent	$1323	$1951
🍽️ Food expenses	$538	$577
🚐 Transport expenses	$136	$87.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2731	$3621
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	38	33
😀 Quality of life	88	82
🏙️ Population	549K	543K

The cost of living in Quebec City is 16% less expensive than in Tucson. Cities ranked 3402nd and 2194th ($1632 vs $1940) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 116th and 1737th in Canada and the United States, respectively. Check Canada vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Quebec City compared to 1.9 months in Tucson. Quebec City ranked 25th best city to live in Canada vs Tucson ranked 202nd in the United States, while ranked 300th and 634th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Quebec City vs Tucson

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	Quebec City	Tucson
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.8	$16.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.4	$65.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.8	$11.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.99	$5.9
☕ Cappuccino	$3.82	$5.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.85	$2.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$788	$1121
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$714	$891
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1419	$2011
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1141	$1584
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$52.9	$141
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$82.2	$219
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$44.4	$62.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.88%	6.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9628	$2738
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3472	$2462
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.66	$2.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$67.5	$38.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.6	$14.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.16	$0.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.17	$0.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.02	$2.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.05	$4.51
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.04	$4.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$10.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$15.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.97	$3.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$1.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.17	$3.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.96	$3.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$2.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$2.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$1.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.86	$2.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.7	$12.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.14	$3.37
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.6	$9.42
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.71	$9.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.04	$3.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.24	$3.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.89	$1.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.1	$32.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10	$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$79	$93.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.1	$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.8	$45.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$90.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$816	$1112
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6103	$15639

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Cities near Quebec City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi	Levis	$1622
80 km or 50 mi	Thetford Mines	$1019
89 km or 55 mi	Saint-Georges	$1470
102 km or 64 mi	Victoriaville	$1265
114 km or 71 mi	Trois-Rivieres	$1136
120 km or 74 mi	Shawinigan	$1388
142 km or 88 mi	Drummondville	$1363
166 km or 103 mi	Sherbrooke	$1420
169 km or 105 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1549
170 km or 106 mi	Riviere-du-Loup	$1455
178 km or 111 mi	Saguenay	$1077
180 km or 112 mi	Chicoutimi	$1223
187 km or 116 mi	Magog	$1486
188 km or 117 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1586
192 km or 120 mi	Joliette	$1449
195 km or 121 mi	Alma	$1304
196 km or 122 mi	Granby	$1120
201 km or 125 mi	L'Assomption	$1671
206 km or 128 mi	Beloeil	$1776
210 km or 131 mi	Repentigny	$1767
211 km or 131 mi	Varennes	$1786
212 km or 132 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1822
217 km or 135 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1869
218 km or 135 mi	Mascouche	$1766
218 km or 136 mi	Boucherville	$1820
220 km or 136 mi	Chambly	$1853
223 km or 138 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1719
223 km or 139 mi	Terrebonne	$1805
227 km or 141 mi	Longueuil	$1842
228 km or 142 mi	Brossard	$2055
229 km or 142 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1828
229 km or 143 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1805
231 km or 144 mi	Montreal	$1903
234 km or 146 mi	La Prairie	$1911
236 km or 146 mi	Westmount	$1814
236 km or 146 mi	Mount Royal	$1820
238 km or 148 mi	Laval	$1930
238 km or 148 mi	Candiac	$1892
241 km or 150 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1835
241 km or 150 mi	Boisbriand	$1763

Cities near Tucson

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.9 mi	Casas Adobes	$2021
23 km or 14 mi	Oro Valley	$2060
26 km or 16 mi	Marana	$2084
33 km or 20 mi	Sahuarita	$2046
97 km or 60 mi	Nogales	$2095
97 km or 60 mi	Sierra Vista	$1612
100 km or 62 mi	Nogales	$727
101 km or 62 mi	Florence	$2466
106 km or 66 mi	Casa Grande	$2403
133 km or 83 mi	Queen Creek	$3031
140 km or 87 mi	Maricopa	$2320
145 km or 90 mi	Apache Junction	$2491
148 km or 92 mi	Chandler	$2349
149 km or 93 mi	Gilbert	$2447
157 km or 98 mi	Mesa	$2417
164 km or 102 mi	Agua Prieta	$813
164 km or 102 mi	Tempe	$2448
169 km or 105 mi	Scottsdale	$2332
171 km or 106 mi	Fountain Hills	$2371
181 km or 112 mi	Phoenix	$2340
189 km or 118 mi	Avondale	$2523
190 km or 118 mi	Goodyear	$2481
193 km or 120 mi	Glendale	$1977
195 km or 121 mi	Peoria	$2344
201 km or 125 mi	Buckeye	$2365
202 km or 126 mi	El Mirage	$2322
204 km or 126 mi	Caborca	$881
206 km or 128 mi	Surprise	$2353
295 km or 183 mi	Prescott Valley	$2341
295 km or 183 mi	Prescott	$2348
337 km or 210 mi	Flagstaff	$2598
347 km or 216 mi	Hermosillo	$982
350 km or 217 mi	Nuevo Casas Grandes	$850
350 km or 217 mi	Yuma	$1760
361 km or 225 mi	San Luis Rio Colorado	$965
362 km or 225 mi	San Luis	$1911
376 km or 233 mi	Blythe	$2757
391 km or 243 mi	Las Cruces	$1602
403 km or 250 mi	Lake Havasu	$2021
419 km or 260 mi	Gallup	$2245