Quebec City vs Vancouver - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Quebec City	Vancouver
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1791	$2650
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4030	$5860
🏠 One person rent	$919	$1697
🏘️ Family rent	$1392	$2823
🍽️ Food expenses	$591	$644
🚐 Transport expenses	$142	$150
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2544	$3361
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	39	78
😀 Quality of life	86	92
🏙️ Population	549K	662K

The cost of living in Quebec City is 32% less expensive than in Vancouver. Cities ranked 2544th and 512th ($1791 vs $2650) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 95th and 1st in Canada.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Quebec City compared to 1.3 months in Vancouver. Ranked 26th vs 5th best cities to live in Canada, and 316th vs 100th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Quebec City vs Vancouver

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	Quebec City	Vancouver
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.6	$17.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$72.3	$75.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.1	$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.62	$6.59
☕ Cappuccino	$4.48	$4.2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.46	$2.09
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$837	$1905
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$788	$1486
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1444	$3353
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1178	$2487
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$71.5	$69.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$110	$106
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$50.3	$57.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.12%	6.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8764	$10997
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3034	$7402
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.8	$2.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$69.6	$100
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.4	$15.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.27	$1.41
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.09	$1.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.06	$2.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.62	$3.5
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.01	$4.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$16.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$16
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17	$17.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.96	$4.34
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$1.3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.54	$3.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.21	$4.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$3.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.77	$2.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.21	$1.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.91	$3.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.2	$16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.97	$3.32
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.3	$14.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.84	$9.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.19	$5.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.32	$3.13
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.98	$3.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.3	$35.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.2	$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$82.5	$111
💇 Haircut, simple	$16	$21.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$70.9	$65
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$850	$1165
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6253	$16245

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Cities near Quebec City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi	Levis	$1766
80 km or 50 mi	Thetford Mines	$1462
89 km or 55 mi	Saint-Georges	$1509
102 km or 64 mi	Victoriaville	$1211
114 km or 71 mi	Trois-Rivieres	$1082
120 km or 74 mi	Shawinigan	$1410
142 km or 88 mi	Drummondville	$1645
166 km or 103 mi	Sherbrooke	$1449
169 km or 105 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1624
170 km or 106 mi	Riviere-du-Loup	$1613
178 km or 111 mi	Saguenay	$1544
180 km or 112 mi	Chicoutimi	$1566
187 km or 116 mi	Magog	$1539
188 km or 117 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1657
192 km or 120 mi	Joliette	$1540
195 km or 121 mi	Alma	$1582
196 km or 122 mi	Granby	$1187
201 km or 125 mi	L'Assomption	$1740
206 km or 128 mi	Beloeil	$1836
210 km or 131 mi	Repentigny	$1823
211 km or 131 mi	Varennes	$1845
212 km or 132 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1884
217 km or 135 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1912
218 km or 135 mi	Mascouche	$1821
218 km or 136 mi	Boucherville	$1878
220 km or 136 mi	Chambly	$1901
223 km or 138 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1773
223 km or 139 mi	Terrebonne	$1849
227 km or 141 mi	Longueuil	$1896
228 km or 142 mi	Brossard	$2057
229 km or 142 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1873
229 km or 143 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1843
231 km or 144 mi	Montreal	$1954
234 km or 146 mi	La Prairie	$1960
236 km or 146 mi	Westmount	$1861
236 km or 146 mi	Mount Royal	$1871
238 km or 148 mi	Laval	$1996
238 km or 148 mi	Candiac	$1927
241 km or 150 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1890
241 km or 150 mi	Boisbriand	$1751

Cities near Vancouver

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.8 km or 4.8 mi	North Vancouver	$2502
9.6 km or 6 mi	Richmond	$2220
11 km or 6.8 mi	Burnaby	$2589
17 km or 10 mi	Delta	$2330
20 km or 12 mi	Surrey	$2417
23 km or 14 mi	Coquitlam	$2553
36 km or 22 mi	Langley	$1983
36 km or 23 mi	Maple Ridge	$2243
60 km or 37 mi	Abbotsford	$1976
62 km or 38 mi	Nanaimo	$1789
72 km or 45 mi	Bellingham	$2278
84 km or 52 mi	Chilliwack	$1765
88 km or 54 mi	Saanich	$2248
94 km or 58 mi	Langford	$2185
94 km or 58 mi	Victoria	$2263
97 km or 61 mi	Whistler	$2469
108 km or 67 mi	Mount Vernon	$2314
111 km or 69 mi	Oak Harbor	$2612
129 km or 80 mi	Port Angeles	$2546
130 km or 81 mi	Sequim	$2609
145 km or 90 mi	Courtenay	$1913
149 km or 92 mi	Marysville	$2576
156 km or 97 mi	Lake Stevens	$2581
158 km or 98 mi	Everett	$2569
159 km or 99 mi	Mukilteo	$2619
168 km or 104 mi	Mill Creek	$2692
170 km or 105 mi	Lynnwood	$2769
170 km or 105 mi	Edmonds	$2821
175 km or 109 mi	Shoreline	$3091
177 km or 110 mi	Campbell River	$2263
177 km or 110 mi	Bothell	$2866
178 km or 111 mi	Kenmore	$2784
182 km or 113 mi	Bainbridge Island	$2904
186 km or 116 mi	Kirkland	$2901
190 km or 118 mi	Bremerton	$2491
190 km or 118 mi	Redmond	$3229
191 km or 119 mi	Seattle	$2908
194 km or 120 mi	Bellevue	$3179
198 km or 123 mi	Mercer Island	$2759
198 km or 123 mi	Sammamish	$2743