Quebec City vs Vienna - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Quebec City	Vienna
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1695	$2213
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3907	$5380
🏠 One person rent	$873	$1126
🏘️ Family rent	$1435	$1917
🍽️ Food expenses	$558	$678
🚐 Transport expenses	$129	$212
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2900	$3705
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	18 km
🎓 Higher education	38	98
😀 Quality of life	88	94
🏙️ Population	549K	2.03M

The cost of living in Quebec City is 23% less expensive than in Vienna. Cities ranked 3269th and 1464th ($1695 vs $2213) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 113th and 1st in Canada and Austria, respectively. Check Canada vs Austria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Quebec City compared to 1.7 months in Vienna. Quebec City ranked 28th best city to live in Canada vs Vienna ranked 1st in Austria, while ranked 332nd and 43rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Quebec City vs Vienna

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	Quebec City	Vienna
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.5	$20.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$59.9	$93.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$13.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.49	$6.44
☕ Cappuccino	$3.83	$5.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.08	$3.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$863	$1142
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$743	$805
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1500	$2056
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1244	$1425
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$61.3	$216
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$95	$329
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$44.8	$37.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.33%	3.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8196	$12058
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2969	$6236
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.76	$3.15
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$71.5	$58.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.2	$22.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.15	$1.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.29	$1.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.03	$2.97
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.99	$2.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.17	$4.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$20.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.5	$14.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$25
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$3.47
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$2.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.13	$3.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4	$4.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$2.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.81	$2.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.99	$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.88	$3.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.4	$8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.05	$1.52
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.5	$7.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.92	$19.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.16	$4.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.29	$1.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.91	$3.12
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.4	$45
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.3	$14.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$81.6	$166
💇 Haircut, simple	$16	$21.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.4	$94.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96.6	$88
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$719	$370
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7052	$28817

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Cities near Quebec City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi	Levis	$1685
80 km or 50 mi	Thetford Mines	$1024
89 km or 55 mi	Saint-Georges	$1466
102 km or 64 mi	Victoriaville	$1265
114 km or 71 mi	Trois-Rivieres	$1180
120 km or 74 mi	Shawinigan	$1434
142 km or 88 mi	Drummondville	$1399
166 km or 103 mi	Sherbrooke	$1451
169 km or 105 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1589
170 km or 106 mi	Riviere-du-Loup	$1506
178 km or 111 mi	Saguenay	$1104
180 km or 112 mi	Chicoutimi	$1254
187 km or 116 mi	Magog	$1526
188 km or 117 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1642
192 km or 120 mi	Joliette	$1458
195 km or 121 mi	Alma	$1341
196 km or 122 mi	Granby	$1142
201 km or 125 mi	L'Assomption	$1723
206 km or 128 mi	Beloeil	$1838
210 km or 131 mi	Repentigny	$1846
211 km or 131 mi	Varennes	$1861
212 km or 132 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1891
217 km or 135 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1918
218 km or 135 mi	Mascouche	$1852
218 km or 136 mi	Boucherville	$1897
220 km or 136 mi	Chambly	$1918
223 km or 138 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1800
223 km or 139 mi	Terrebonne	$1907
227 km or 141 mi	Longueuil	$1923
228 km or 142 mi	Brossard	$2080
229 km or 142 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1875
229 km or 143 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1857
231 km or 144 mi	Montreal	$1928
234 km or 146 mi	La Prairie	$1960
236 km or 146 mi	Westmount	$1862
236 km or 146 mi	Mount Royal	$1876
238 km or 148 mi	Laval	$2047
238 km or 148 mi	Candiac	$1940
241 km or 150 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1893
241 km or 150 mi	Boisbriand	$1934

Cities near Vienna

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi	Klosterneuburg	$1885
15 km or 9.4 mi	Modling	$1898
25 km or 15 mi	Baden bei Wien	$1829
45 km or 28 mi	Wiener Neustadt	$1922
55 km or 34 mi	Bratislava	$1561
56 km or 35 mi	Petrzalka	$1451
56 km or 35 mi	Sankt Polten	$1821
60 km or 38 mi	Sopron	$1114
61 km or 38 mi	Krems an der Donau	$1804
72 km or 45 mi	Breclav	$1180
76 km or 47 mi	Znojmo	$1263
77 km or 48 mi	Mosonmagyarovar	$984
91 km or 56 mi	Hodonin	$1284
92 km or 57 mi	Trnava	$1335
110 km or 68 mi	Szombathely	$875
111 km or 69 mi	Gyor	$930
111 km or 69 mi	Brno	$1639
112 km or 70 mi	Amstetten	$1527
116 km or 72 mi	Piestany	$1036
118 km or 73 mi	Trebic	$1153
118 km or 73 mi	Kapfenberg	$1566
125 km or 77 mi	Uherske Hradiste	$1633
127 km or 79 mi	Nitra	$1278
132 km or 82 mi	Leoben	$1391
136 km or 84 mi	Nove Zamky	$1166
140 km or 87 mi	Komarno	$1196
142 km or 88 mi	Kromeriz	$1312
144 km or 90 mi	Jihlava	$1133
144 km or 90 mi	Trencin	$1291
145 km or 90 mi	Graz	$1708
146 km or 91 mi	Steyr	$1683
148 km or 92 mi	Zlin	$1404
151 km or 94 mi	Prostejov	$1247
155 km or 96 mi	Linz	$1869
156 km or 97 mi	Zalaegerszeg	$893
157 km or 98 mi	Leonding	$1818
158 km or 98 mi	Traun	$1787
160 km or 99 mi	Prerov	$1119
164 km or 102 mi	Ceske Budejovice	$1346
166 km or 103 mi	Levice	$989