Quebec City vs Vancouver - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Quebec City	Vancouver
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1644	$2488
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3738	$5527
🏠 One person rent	$834	$1579
🏘️ Family rent	$1281	$2615
🍽️ Food expenses	$540	$615
🚐 Transport expenses	$134	$143
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2588	$3246
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	38	78
😀 Quality of life	86	92
🏙️ Population	549K	662K

The cost of living in Quebec City is 34% less expensive than in Vancouver. Cities ranked 2883rd and 819th ($1644 vs $2488) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 110th and 3rd in Canada.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Quebec City compared to 1.3 months in Vancouver. Ranked 23rd vs 3rd best cities to live in Canada, and 310th vs 86th 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	$15.4	$16.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$62.7	$71.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.58	$5.71
☕ Cappuccino	$3.8	$4.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.94	$2.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$790	$1747
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$727	$1392
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1395	$3049
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1101	$2320
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$52.8	$60.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$80	$92.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41.8	$55.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.07%	5.89%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8350	$9559
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3529	$6774
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.64	$2.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$66.2	$85.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.3	$17.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.18	$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.05	$1.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.05	$2.91
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.33	$3.39
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.9	$4.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$16.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$14.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$15.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.82	$4.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4	$3.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.29	$4.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$3.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$2.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.02	$1.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.82	$2.96
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.4	$16.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.99	$3.36
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.8	$14.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.6	$8.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.99	$5.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.19	$3.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.86	$3.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.9	$40.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.5	$11.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$78.1	$100
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.9	$21.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.9	$62.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$110	$99
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$794	$1117
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6012	$17240

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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 Vancouver

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.8 km or 4.8 mi	North Vancouver	$2388
9.6 km or 6 mi	Richmond	$2093
11 km or 6.8 mi	Burnaby	$2495
17 km or 10 mi	Delta	$2317
20 km or 12 mi	Surrey	$2280
23 km or 14 mi	Coquitlam	$2490
36 km or 22 mi	Langley	$2021
36 km or 23 mi	Maple Ridge	$1969
60 km or 37 mi	Abbotsford	$1883
62 km or 38 mi	Nanaimo	$1719
72 km or 45 mi	Bellingham	$2466
84 km or 52 mi	Chilliwack	$1761
88 km or 54 mi	Saanich	$2121
94 km or 58 mi	Langford	$2047
94 km or 58 mi	Victoria	$2093
97 km or 61 mi	Whistler	$2023
108 km or 67 mi	Mount Vernon	$2542
111 km or 69 mi	Oak Harbor	$2751
129 km or 80 mi	Port Angeles	$2527
130 km or 81 mi	Sequim	$2692
145 km or 90 mi	Courtenay	$1810
149 km or 92 mi	Marysville	$2598
156 km or 97 mi	Lake Stevens	$2604
158 km or 98 mi	Everett	$2589
159 km or 99 mi	Mukilteo	$2637
168 km or 104 mi	Mill Creek	$2642
170 km or 105 mi	Lynnwood	$2726
170 km or 105 mi	Edmonds	$2785
175 km or 109 mi	Shoreline	$2973
177 km or 110 mi	Campbell River	$2155
177 km or 110 mi	Bothell	$2625
178 km or 111 mi	Kenmore	$2718
182 km or 113 mi	Bainbridge Island	$2810
186 km or 116 mi	Kirkland	$2882
190 km or 118 mi	Bremerton	$2462
190 km or 118 mi	Redmond	$3239
191 km or 119 mi	Seattle	$3015
194 km or 120 mi	Bellevue	$3273
198 km or 123 mi	Mercer Island	$2826
198 km or 123 mi	Sammamish	$2759