Quebec City vs Vienna - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Quebec City	Vienna
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1632	$2132
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3776	$5197
🏠 One person rent	$826	$1089
🏘️ Family rent	$1323	$1885
🍽️ Food expenses	$538	$658
🚐 Transport expenses	$136	$186
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2731	$3535
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	18 km
🎓 Higher education	38	98
😀 Quality of life	88	95
🏙️ Population	549K	1.97M

The cost of living in Quebec City is 23% less expensive than in Vienna. Cities ranked 3402nd and 1640th ($1632 vs $2132) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 116th 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 25th best city to live in Canada vs Vienna ranked 1st in Austria, while ranked 300th and 39th 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	$15.8	$17.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.4	$92.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.8	$11.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.99	$5.98
☕ Cappuccino	$3.82	$5.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.85	$3.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$788	$1128
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$714	$788
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1419	$2026
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1141	$1430
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$52.9	$194
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$82.2	$296
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$44.4	$39.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.88%	3.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9628	$10556
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3472	$6355
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.66	$2.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$67.5	$51
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.6	$19.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.16	$1.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.17	$1.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.02	$2.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.05	$2.9
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.04	$4.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$20
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$15.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$24.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.97	$3.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$2.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.17	$3.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.96	$4.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$2.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$2.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.86	$2.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.7	$6.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.14	$1.46
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.6	$7.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.71	$19.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.04	$4.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.24	$1.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.89	$3.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.1	$49.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10	$13.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$79	$163
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.1	$21.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.8	$95.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$97.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$816	$364
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6103	$25585

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Cities near Quebec City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi	Levis	$1622
80 km or 50 mi	Thetford Mines	$1019
89 km or 55 mi	Saint-Georges	$1470
102 km or 64 mi	Victoriaville	$1265
114 km or 71 mi	Trois-Rivieres	$1136
120 km or 74 mi	Shawinigan	$1388
142 km or 88 mi	Drummondville	$1363
166 km or 103 mi	Sherbrooke	$1420
169 km or 105 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1549
170 km or 106 mi	Riviere-du-Loup	$1455
178 km or 111 mi	Saguenay	$1077
180 km or 112 mi	Chicoutimi	$1223
187 km or 116 mi	Magog	$1486
188 km or 117 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1586
192 km or 120 mi	Joliette	$1449
195 km or 121 mi	Alma	$1304
196 km or 122 mi	Granby	$1120
201 km or 125 mi	L'Assomption	$1671
206 km or 128 mi	Beloeil	$1776
210 km or 131 mi	Repentigny	$1767
211 km or 131 mi	Varennes	$1786
212 km or 132 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1822
217 km or 135 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1869
218 km or 135 mi	Mascouche	$1766
218 km or 136 mi	Boucherville	$1820
220 km or 136 mi	Chambly	$1853
223 km or 138 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1719
223 km or 139 mi	Terrebonne	$1805
227 km or 141 mi	Longueuil	$1842
228 km or 142 mi	Brossard	$2055
229 km or 142 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1828
229 km or 143 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1805
231 km or 144 mi	Montreal	$1903
234 km or 146 mi	La Prairie	$1911
236 km or 146 mi	Westmount	$1814
236 km or 146 mi	Mount Royal	$1820
238 km or 148 mi	Laval	$1930
238 km or 148 mi	Candiac	$1892
241 km or 150 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1835
241 km or 150 mi	Boisbriand	$1763

Cities near Vienna

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi	Klosterneuburg	$1859
15 km or 9.4 mi	Modling	$1976
25 km or 15 mi	Baden bei Wien	$1917
45 km or 28 mi	Wiener Neustadt	$2019
55 km or 34 mi	Bratislava	$1497
56 km or 35 mi	Petrzalka	$1388
56 km or 35 mi	Sankt Polten	$1774
60 km or 38 mi	Sopron	$1052
61 km or 38 mi	Krems an der Donau	$1759
72 km or 45 mi	Breclav	$1148
76 km or 47 mi	Znojmo	$1233
77 km or 48 mi	Mosonmagyarovar	$917
91 km or 56 mi	Hodonin	$1229
92 km or 57 mi	Trnava	$1311
110 km or 68 mi	Szombathely	$823
111 km or 69 mi	Gyor	$861
111 km or 69 mi	Brno	$1570
112 km or 70 mi	Amstetten	$1468
116 km or 72 mi	Piestany	$985
118 km or 73 mi	Trebic	$1097
118 km or 73 mi	Kapfenberg	$1574
125 km or 77 mi	Uherske Hradiste	$1606
127 km or 79 mi	Nitra	$1176
132 km or 82 mi	Leoben	$1378
136 km or 84 mi	Nove Zamky	$1134
140 km or 87 mi	Komarno	$1148
142 km or 88 mi	Kromeriz	$1229
144 km or 90 mi	Jihlava	$1103
144 km or 90 mi	Trencin	$1257
145 km or 90 mi	Graz	$1685
146 km or 91 mi	Steyr	$1651
148 km or 92 mi	Zlin	$1282
151 km or 94 mi	Prostejov	$1182
155 km or 96 mi	Linz	$1760
156 km or 97 mi	Zalaegerszeg	$845
157 km or 98 mi	Leonding	$1707
158 km or 98 mi	Traun	$1660
160 km or 99 mi	Prerov	$1056
164 km or 102 mi	Ceske Budejovice	$1308
166 km or 103 mi	Levice	$946