Quebec City vs Vilnius - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Quebec City	Vilnius
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1695	$1461
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3907	$3425
🏠 One person rent	$873	$800
🏘️ Family rent	$1435	$1319
🍽️ Food expenses	$558	$439
🚐 Transport expenses	$129	$91.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2900	$1925
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	38	59
😀 Quality of life	88	84
🏙️ Population	549K	581K

The cost of living in Quebec City is 16% more expensive than in Vilnius. Cities ranked 3269th and 4193rd ($1695 vs $1461) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 113th and 1st in Canada and Lithuania, respectively. Check Canada vs Lithuania comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Quebec City compared to 1.3 months in Vilnius. Quebec City ranked 28th best city to live in Canada vs Vilnius ranked 1st in Lithuania, while ranked 332nd and 543rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Quebec City vs Vilnius

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	Quebec City	Vilnius
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.5	$12.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$59.9	$64.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$8.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.49	$5.55
☕ Cappuccino	$3.83	$3.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.08	$2.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$863	$757
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$743	$575
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1500	$1394
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1244	$949
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$61.3	$172
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$95	$264
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$44.8	$17.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.33%	4.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8196	$6285
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2969	$3555
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.76	$1.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$71.5	$42.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.2	$12.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.15	$1.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.29	$1.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.03	$1.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.99	$2.24
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.17	$3.63
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.5	$8.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$1.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.13	$2.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4	$3.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$0.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.81	$0.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.99	$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.88	$2.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.4	$10.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.05	$1.74
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.5	$6.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.92	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.16	$4.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.29	$2.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.91	$2.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.4	$38.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.3	$9.25
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$81.6	$56.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$16	$20.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.4	$82.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96.6	$99.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$719	$639
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7052	$10967

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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 Vilnius

Distance	City	Cost of living
77 km or 48 mi	Jonava	$890
86 km or 53 mi	Alytus	$907
90 km or 56 mi	Kaunas	$1279
93 km or 58 mi	Utena	$1003
125 km or 78 mi	Marijampole	$947
130 km or 81 mi	Panevezys	$1012
148 km or 92 mi	Grodno	$399
153 km or 95 mi	Daugavpils	$952
166 km or 103 mi	Suwalki	$1133
171 km or 107 mi	Minsk	$836
180 km or 112 mi	Baranavichy	$568
186 km or 116 mi	Siauliai	$1001
205 km or 127 mi	Jekabpils	$912
214 km or 133 mi	Elk	$1184
215 km or 133 mi	Barysaw	$628
223 km or 138 mi	Bialystok	$1214
240 km or 149 mi	Jelgava	$908
240 km or 149 mi	Rezekne	$853
241 km or 150 mi	Ogre	$1027
259 km or 161 mi	Mazeikiai	$903
262 km or 163 mi	Riga	$1248
269 km or 167 mi	Lomza	$1062
271 km or 168 mi	Jurmala	$1423
286 km or 178 mi	Klaipeda	$1106
290 km or 180 mi	Pinsk	$484
301 km or 187 mi	Ostroleka	$1188
307 km or 191 mi	Kaliningrad	$919
308 km or 192 mi	Brest	$589
310 km or 192 mi	Babruysk	$450
317 km or 197 mi	Vitebsk	$335
318 km or 197 mi	Valmiera	$944
327 km or 203 mi	Olsztyn	$1343
328 km or 204 mi	Biala Podlaska	$1109
336 km or 209 mi	Liepaja	$1060
339 km or 211 mi	Mogilev	$622
342 km or 212 mi	Siedlce	$1028
366 km or 228 mi	Ciechanow	$1262
379 km or 236 mi	Ventspils	$994
385 km or 239 mi	Elblag	$1068
390 km or 242 mi	Otwock	$1569