Quebec City vs Valencia, Spain - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Quebec City	Valencia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1644	$1522
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3738	$3404
🏠 One person rent	$834	$885
🏘️ Family rent	$1281	$1392
🍽️ Food expenses	$540	$409
🚐 Transport expenses	$134	$102
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2588	$1964
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	38	75
😀 Quality of life	86	83
🏙️ Population	549K	826K

The cost of living in Quebec City is 8% more expensive than in Valencia, Spain. Cities ranked 2883rd and 3333rd ($1644 vs $1522) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 110th and 17th in Canada and Spain, respectively. Check Canada vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Quebec City compared to 1.3 months in Valencia, Spain. Quebec City ranked 23rd best city to live in Canada vs Valencia, Spain ranked 7th in Spain, while ranked 310th and 440th 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	$15.4	$15.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$62.7	$47.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.58	$3.59
☕ Cappuccino	$3.8	$2.53
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.94	$2.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$790	$990
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$727	$731
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1395	$1635
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1101	$1154
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$52.8	$74.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$80	$115
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41.8	$27
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.07%	3.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8350	$3590
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3529	$2541
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.64	$1.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$66.2	$32
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.3	$14.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.18	$1.59
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.05	$1.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.05	$1.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.33	$1.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.9	$2.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$10.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$7.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$12.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.82	$2.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4	$1.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.29	$2.09
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$1.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$1.71
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.02	$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.82	$2.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.4	$5.48
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.99	$1.21
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.8	$5.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.6	$9.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.99	$4.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.19	$1.81
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.86	$2.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.9	$40.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.5	$8.72
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$78.1	$65.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.9	$13.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.9	$92.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$110	$86.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$794	$534
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6012	$9798

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Cities near Quebec City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi	Levis	$1627
80 km or 50 mi	Thetford Mines	$966
89 km or 55 mi	Saint-Georges	$1449
102 km or 64 mi	Victoriaville	$1239
114 km or 71 mi	Trois-Rivieres	$1118
120 km or 74 mi	Shawinigan	$1368
142 km or 88 mi	Drummondville	$1330
166 km or 103 mi	Sherbrooke	$1395
169 km or 105 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1532
170 km or 106 mi	Riviere-du-Loup	$1468
178 km or 111 mi	Saguenay	$1411
180 km or 112 mi	Chicoutimi	$1436
187 km or 116 mi	Magog	$1457
188 km or 117 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1562
192 km or 120 mi	Joliette	$1433
195 km or 121 mi	Alma	$1460
196 km or 122 mi	Granby	$1106
201 km or 125 mi	L'Assomption	$1651
206 km or 128 mi	Beloeil	$1742
210 km or 131 mi	Repentigny	$1743
211 km or 131 mi	Varennes	$1764
212 km or 132 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1800
217 km or 135 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1836
218 km or 135 mi	Mascouche	$1735
218 km or 136 mi	Boucherville	$1804
220 km or 136 mi	Chambly	$1829
223 km or 138 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1690
223 km or 139 mi	Terrebonne	$1776
227 km or 141 mi	Longueuil	$1835
228 km or 142 mi	Brossard	$2004
229 km or 142 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1790
229 km or 143 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1769
231 km or 144 mi	Montreal	$1857
234 km or 146 mi	La Prairie	$1889
236 km or 146 mi	Westmount	$1773
236 km or 146 mi	Mount Royal	$1792
238 km or 148 mi	Laval	$1900
238 km or 148 mi	Candiac	$1852
241 km or 150 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1803
241 km or 150 mi	Boisbriand	$1732

Cities near Valencia, Spain

Distance	City	Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi	Sagunto	$1220
36 km or 22 mi	Alzira	$1250
53 km or 33 mi	Borriana	$1150
57 km or 36 mi	Villarreal	$1131
58 km or 36 mi	Gandia	$1030
62 km or 39 mi	Requena	$1261
62 km or 39 mi	Castellon de la Plana	$1100
74 km or 46 mi	Ontinyent	$1249
81 km or 50 mi	Denia	$1406
98 km or 61 mi	Calp	$1480
102 km or 63 mi	Villena	$1254
106 km or 66 mi	Benidorm	$1356
114 km or 71 mi	Yecla	$1324
116 km or 72 mi	Elda	$1214
125 km or 78 mi	Novelda	$1213
125 km or 78 mi	Alicante	$1300
132 km or 82 mi	Vinaros	$1275
136 km or 85 mi	Elche	$1154
137 km or 85 mi	Jumilla	$1241
138 km or 86 mi	Albacete	$1209
165 km or 102 mi	Cuenca	$1084
168 km or 104 mi	Ibiza	$2528
168 km or 104 mi	Torrevieja	$1017
177 km or 110 mi	Murcia	$1138
193 km or 120 mi	Villarrobledo	$1235
199 km or 123 mi	Caravaca de la Cruz	$1221
214 km or 133 mi	Cartagena	$1068
223 km or 139 mi	Mazarron	$1161
229 km or 142 mi	Lorca	$1223
229 km or 143 mi	Tarragona	$1217
247 km or 153 mi	Zaragoza	$1101
254 km or 158 mi	Lleida	$1235
260 km or 161 mi	Palma de Mallorca	$1696
264 km or 164 mi	Vilanova i la Geltru	$1269
271 km or 168 mi	Guadalajara	$1056
279 km or 173 mi	Alcala de Henares	$1293
287 km or 178 mi	Torrejon de Ardoz	$1387
292 km or 181 mi	Coslada	$1530
292 km or 182 mi	Sant Boi de Llobregat	$1389
295 km or 183 mi	Cornella de Llobregat	$1434