Quebec City vs Valletta - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Quebec City	Valletta
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1644	$1583
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3738	$3682
🏠 One person rent	$834	$923
🏘️ Family rent	$1281	$1737
🍽️ Food expenses	$540	$487
🚐 Transport expenses	$134	$58.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2588	$1922
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	38	37
😀 Quality of life	86	73
🏙️ Population	549K	6.44K

The cost of living in Quebec City is 4% more expensive than in Valletta. Cities ranked 2883rd and 3109th ($1644 vs $1583) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 110th and 3rd in Canada and Malta, respectively. Check Canada vs Malta comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Quebec City compared to 1.2 months in Valletta. Quebec City ranked 23rd best city to live in Canada vs Valletta ranked 5th in Malta, while ranked 310th and 1378th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Quebec City vs Valletta

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	Quebec City	Valletta
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.4	$18.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$62.7	$75.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$9.72
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.58	$4.07
☕ Cappuccino	$3.8	$2.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.94	$2.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$790	$1033
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$727	$785
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1395	$2137
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1101	$1490
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$52.8	$53.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$80	$82.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41.8	$34.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.07%	5.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8350	$5286
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3529	$3962
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.64	$2.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$66.2	$28.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.3	$24.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.18	$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.05	$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.05	$1.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.33	$2.74
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.9	$3.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$9.35
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.82	$2.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4	$1.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.29	$3.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$1.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$1.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.02	$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.82	$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.4	$6.47
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.99	$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.8	$5.83
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.6	$7.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.99	$4.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.19	$2.13
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.86	$2.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.9	$51.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.5	$13.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$78.1	$18
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.9	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.9	$94.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$110	$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$794	$236
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6012	$8456

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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 Valletta

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.8 km or 1.1 mi	Sliema	$1749
1.9 km or 1.2 mi	Gzira	$1624
3.2 km or 2 mi	Zabbar	$1415
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	San Gwann	$1555
4.1 km or 2.6 mi	Birkirkara	$1524
6.3 km or 3.9 mi	Marsaskala	$1325
6.4 km or 4 mi	Naxxar	$1486
7.1 km or 4.4 mi	Mosta	$1346
11 km or 7.1 mi	St. Paul's Bay	$1384
116 km or 72 mi	Ragusa	$1106
132 km or 82 mi	Gela	$941
140 km or 87 mi	Niscemi	$1077
148 km or 92 mi	Syracuse	$1098
178 km or 111 mi	Agrigento	$971
186 km or 115 mi	Catania	$1161
266 km or 166 mi	Reggio Calabria	$1058
267 km or 166 mi	Palermo	$1137
270 km or 168 mi	Messina	$1130
281 km or 175 mi	Marsala	$1019
295 km or 183 mi	Trapani	$938
339 km or 211 mi	Vibo Valentia	$1199
344 km or 214 mi	Nabeul	$443
350 km or 217 mi	Sousse	$495
357 km or 222 mi	Tripoli	$464
362 km or 225 mi	Al-Khums	$418
364 km or 226 mi	Sfax	$448
376 km or 234 mi	Lamezia Terme	$1251
382 km or 237 mi	Catanzaro	$1143
386 km or 240 mi	Zawiya	$368
390 km or 242 mi	La Marsa	$549
392 km or 244 mi	Sabratha	$396
395 km or 245 mi	Misrata	$436
398 km or 247 mi	Zuwarah	$392
399 km or 248 mi	Kairouan	$410
401 km or 249 mi	Tunis	$535
401 km or 249 mi	Aryanah	$465
408 km or 254 mi	Cosenza	$1072
422 km or 262 mi	Crotone	$1159
437 km or 272 mi	Gharyan	$387
441 km or 274 mi	Bizerte	$348