Quebec City vs Valletta - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Quebec City	Valletta
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1648	$1824
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3908	$4151
🏠 One person rent	$829	$1060
🏘️ Family rent	$1438	$1874
🍽️ Food expenses	$564	$572
🚐 Transport expenses	$124	$60.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2878	$2178
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	38	39
😀 Quality of life	87	76
🏙️ Population	574K	6.44K

The cost of living in Quebec City is 10% less expensive than in Valletta. Cities ranked 3402nd and 2712th ($1648 vs $1824) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 116th and 3rd in Canada and Malta, respectively. Check Canada vs Malta comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Quebec City compared to 1.2 months in Valletta. Quebec City ranked 21st best city to live in Canada vs Valletta ranked 7th in Malta, while ranked 327th and 1347th 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	$18	$19.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$66.9	$79.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.1	$12.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.34	$5.06
☕ Cappuccino	$3.71	$3.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.96	$2.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$907	$1189
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$680	$872
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1526	$2108
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1247	$1600
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58.4	$86.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$89.6	$135
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$45.5	$38
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.49%	4.3%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6977	$5470
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2884	$4087
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.86	$2.89
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$71.5	$31.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.3	$24
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$1.58
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.04	$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.02	$1.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.04	$3.05
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.07	$4.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$12.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$16.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.33	$3.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$2.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.75	$3.17
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.96	$3.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$2.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$2.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$0.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.88	$2.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.4	$7.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.81	$2.34
🚬 Cigarette pack	$15	$6.36
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.78	$8.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.1	$4.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.25	$2.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.89	$2.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.9	$60.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11	$14.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$79.9	$19.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.1	$11.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.2	$93.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.6	$141
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$703	$285
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8149	$12648

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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 Valletta

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.8 km or 1.1 mi	Sliema	$2127
1.9 km or 1.2 mi	Gzira	$1852
3.2 km or 2 mi	Zabbar	$1750
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	San Gwann	$1764
4.1 km or 2.6 mi	Birkirkara	$1769
6.3 km or 3.9 mi	Marsaskala	$1596
6.4 km or 4 mi	Naxxar	$1639
7.1 km or 4.4 mi	Mosta	$1769
11 km or 7.1 mi	St. Paul's Bay	$1521
116 km or 72 mi	Ragusa	$1317
132 km or 82 mi	Gela	$1063
140 km or 87 mi	Niscemi	$1210
148 km or 92 mi	Syracuse	$1247
178 km or 111 mi	Agrigento	$1123
186 km or 115 mi	Catania	$1336
266 km or 166 mi	Reggio Calabria	$1164
267 km or 166 mi	Palermo	$1176
270 km or 168 mi	Messina	$1238
281 km or 175 mi	Marsala	$1176
295 km or 183 mi	Trapani	$1110
339 km or 211 mi	Vibo Valentia	$1346
344 km or 214 mi	Nabeul	$519
350 km or 217 mi	Sousse	$583
357 km or 222 mi	Tripoli	$478
362 km or 225 mi	Al-Khums	$376
364 km or 226 mi	Sfax	$487
376 km or 234 mi	Lamezia Terme	$1410
382 km or 237 mi	Catanzaro	$1243
386 km or 240 mi	Zawiya	$313
390 km or 242 mi	La Marsa	$592
392 km or 244 mi	Sabratha	$355
395 km or 245 mi	Misrata	$378
398 km or 247 mi	Zuwarah	$353
399 km or 248 mi	Kairouan	$460
401 km or 249 mi	Tunis	$633
401 km or 249 mi	Aryanah	$547
408 km or 254 mi	Cosenza	$1230
422 km or 262 mi	Crotone	$1362
437 km or 272 mi	Gharyan	$364
441 km or 274 mi	Bizerte	$391