Quebec City vs Valencia, Spain - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Quebec City	Valencia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1658	$1437
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3837	$3255
🏠 One person rent	$840	$809
🏘️ Family rent	$1268	$1269
🍽️ Food expenses	$551	$407
🚐 Transport expenses	$129	$99.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2472	$2194
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	39	75
😀 Quality of life	87	84
🏙️ Population	549K	792K

The cost of living in Quebec City is 15% more expensive than in Valencia, Spain. Cities ranked 2827th and 3662nd ($1658 vs $1437) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 109th and 24th in Canada and Spain, respectively. Check Canada vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Quebec City compared to 1.5 months in Valencia, Spain. Quebec City ranked 18th best city to live in Canada vs Valencia, Spain ranked 5th in Spain, while ranked 204th and 317th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Quebec City vs Valencia, Spain

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	Quebec City	Valencia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.7	$13
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$67.6	$43.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.7	$9.85
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.4	$3.24
☕ Cappuccino	$4.01	$2.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.2	$1.84
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$793	$869
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$689	$660
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1298	$1535
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1046	$1015
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$78.6	$78.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$120	$121
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$50.9	$28.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.27%	2.68%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10641	$2396
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3317	$1469
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.75	$1.6
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$68.2	$31.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.5	$14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.27	$1.7
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2	$1.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.35	$1.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.07	$1.19
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.94	$2.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17	$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.68	$2.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$1.77
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.53	$1.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.76	$2.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$1.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$1.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.14	$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.91	$2.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12	$6.27
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.71	$1.07
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.86	$5.83
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.03	$13.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.37	$3.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.27	$1.89
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.97	$2.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.9	$35.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.5	$8.59
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$82.4	$68.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$16	$15.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$83.5	$73.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.4	$87.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1142	$466
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6211	$9302

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Cities near Quebec City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi	Levis	$1653
80 km or 50 mi	Thetford Mines	$1529
89 km or 55 mi	Saint-Georges	$1560
102 km or 64 mi	Victoriaville	$1342
114 km or 71 mi	Trois-Rivieres	$1053
120 km or 74 mi	Shawinigan	$1379
142 km or 88 mi	Drummondville	$1588
166 km or 103 mi	Sherbrooke	$1468
169 km or 105 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1558
170 km or 106 mi	Riviere-du-Loup	$1567
178 km or 111 mi	Saguenay	$1585
180 km or 112 mi	Chicoutimi	$1587
187 km or 116 mi	Magog	$1539
188 km or 117 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1626
192 km or 120 mi	Joliette	$1397
195 km or 121 mi	Alma	$1586
196 km or 122 mi	Granby	$1158
201 km or 125 mi	L'Assomption	$1659
206 km or 128 mi	Beloeil	$1816
210 km or 131 mi	Repentigny	$1783
211 km or 131 mi	Varennes	$1835
212 km or 132 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1874
217 km or 135 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1924
218 km or 135 mi	Mascouche	$1772
218 km or 136 mi	Boucherville	$1882
220 km or 136 mi	Chambly	$1906
223 km or 138 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1705
223 km or 139 mi	Terrebonne	$1820
227 km or 141 mi	Longueuil	$1962
228 km or 142 mi	Brossard	$2105
229 km or 142 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1869
229 km or 143 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1847
231 km or 144 mi	Montreal	$1821
234 km or 146 mi	La Prairie	$1949
236 km or 146 mi	Westmount	$1808
236 km or 146 mi	Mount Royal	$1821
238 km or 148 mi	Laval	$1874
238 km or 148 mi	Candiac	$1912
241 km or 150 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1840
241 km or 150 mi	Boisbriand	$1813

Cities near Valencia, Spain

Distance	City	Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi	Sagunto	$1262
36 km or 22 mi	Alzira	$1270
53 km or 33 mi	Borriana	$1147
57 km or 36 mi	Villarreal	$1128
58 km or 36 mi	Gandia	$1077
62 km or 39 mi	Requena	$1241
62 km or 39 mi	Castellon de la Plana	$1087
74 km or 46 mi	Ontinyent	$1274
81 km or 50 mi	Denia	$1287
98 km or 61 mi	Calp	$1478
102 km or 63 mi	Villena	$1227
106 km or 66 mi	Benidorm	$1297
114 km or 71 mi	Yecla	$1210
116 km or 72 mi	Elda	$1205
125 km or 78 mi	Novelda	$1177
125 km or 78 mi	Alicante	$1331
132 km or 82 mi	Vinaros	$1234
136 km or 85 mi	Elche	$1158
137 km or 85 mi	Jumilla	$1191
138 km or 86 mi	Albacete	$983
165 km or 102 mi	Cuenca	$1139
168 km or 104 mi	Ibiza	$2629
168 km or 104 mi	Torrevieja	$1057
177 km or 110 mi	Murcia	$1219
193 km or 120 mi	Villarrobledo	$1203
199 km or 123 mi	Caravaca de la Cruz	$1176
214 km or 133 mi	Cartagena	$907
223 km or 139 mi	Mazarron	$1060
229 km or 142 mi	Lorca	$1149
229 km or 143 mi	Tarragona	$1148
247 km or 153 mi	Zaragoza	$1327
254 km or 158 mi	Lleida	$1023
260 km or 161 mi	Palma de Mallorca	$1710
264 km or 164 mi	Vilanova i la Geltru	$1265
271 km or 168 mi	Guadalajara	$1138
279 km or 173 mi	Alcala de Henares	$1156
287 km or 178 mi	Torrejon de Ardoz	$1219
292 km or 181 mi	Coslada	$1368
292 km or 182 mi	Sant Boi de Llobregat	$1400
295 km or 183 mi	Cornella de Llobregat	$1426