Quebec City vs Warsaw - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Quebec City	Warsaw
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1648	$1979
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3908	$4492
🏠 One person rent	$829	$1227
🏘️ Family rent	$1438	$2071
🍽️ Food expenses	$564	$449
🚐 Transport expenses	$124	$145
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2878	$2218
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	38	94
😀 Quality of life	87	87
🏙️ Population	574K	1.86M

The cost of living in Quebec City is 17% less expensive than in Warsaw. Cities ranked 3402nd and 2081st ($1648 vs $1979) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 116th and 1st in Canada and Poland, respectively. Check Canada vs Poland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Quebec City compared to 1.1 months in Warsaw. Quebec City ranked 21st best city to live in Canada vs Warsaw ranked 1st in Poland, while ranked 327th and 335th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Quebec City vs Warsaw

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	Quebec City	Warsaw
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18	$12.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$66.9	$53.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.1	$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.34	$5.19
☕ Cappuccino	$3.71	$4.64
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.96	$2.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$907	$1266
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$680	$928
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1526	$2296
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1247	$1584
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58.4	$212
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$89.6	$325
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$45.5	$20
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.49%	6.81%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6977	$6270
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2884	$4047
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.86	$1.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$71.5	$35.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.3	$17.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$1.7
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.04	$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.02	$1.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.04	$1.84
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.07	$4.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$8.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$15.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.33	$1.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.75	$2.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.96	$3.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$1.06
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$1.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.88	$3.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.4	$10.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.81	$1.33
🚬 Cigarette pack	$15	$6.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.78	$11.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.1	$4.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.25	$3.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.89	$3.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.9	$48.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11	$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$79.9	$75.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.1	$24.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.2	$110
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.6	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$703	$591
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8149	$15882

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Cities near Quebec City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi	Levis	$1638
80 km or 50 mi	Thetford Mines	$1002
89 km or 55 mi	Saint-Georges	$1457
102 km or 64 mi	Victoriaville	$1238
114 km or 71 mi	Trois-Rivieres	$1219
120 km or 74 mi	Shawinigan	$1441
142 km or 88 mi	Drummondville	$1365
166 km or 103 mi	Sherbrooke	$1421
169 km or 105 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1575
170 km or 106 mi	Riviere-du-Loup	$1504
178 km or 111 mi	Saguenay	$1122
180 km or 112 mi	Chicoutimi	$1289
187 km or 116 mi	Magog	$1533
188 km or 117 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1675
192 km or 120 mi	Joliette	$1421
195 km or 121 mi	Alma	$1384
196 km or 122 mi	Granby	$1199
201 km or 125 mi	L'Assomption	$1702
206 km or 128 mi	Beloeil	$1816
210 km or 131 mi	Repentigny	$1817
211 km or 131 mi	Varennes	$1829
212 km or 132 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1875
217 km or 135 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1892
218 km or 135 mi	Mascouche	$1828
218 km or 136 mi	Boucherville	$1861
220 km or 136 mi	Chambly	$1892
223 km or 138 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1772
223 km or 139 mi	Terrebonne	$1863
227 km or 141 mi	Longueuil	$1874
228 km or 142 mi	Brossard	$2051
229 km or 142 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1856
229 km or 143 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1850
231 km or 144 mi	Montreal	$1901
234 km or 146 mi	La Prairie	$1937
236 km or 146 mi	Westmount	$1828
236 km or 146 mi	Mount Royal	$1852
238 km or 148 mi	Laval	$2058
238 km or 148 mi	Candiac	$1921
241 km or 150 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1870
241 km or 150 mi	Boisbriand	$1913

Cities near Warsaw

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 10 mi	Pruszkow	$1570
19 km or 12 mi	Otwock	$1540
68 km or 42 mi	Skierniewice	$1227
79 km or 49 mi	Ciechanow	$1253
85 km or 53 mi	Siedlce	$1023
91 km or 56 mi	Radom	$1030
98 km or 61 mi	Plock	$1162
103 km or 64 mi	Ostroleka	$1165
110 km or 68 mi	Pulawy	$1262
114 km or 71 mi	Kutno	$1222
119 km or 74 mi	Lodz	$1322
127 km or 79 mi	Lomza	$1060
130 km or 81 mi	Piotrkow Trybunalski	$1024
143 km or 89 mi	Wloclawek	$976
144 km or 89 mi	Biala Podlaska	$1078
145 km or 90 mi	Ostrowiec Swietokrzyski	$1173
149 km or 92 mi	Belchatow	$1137
152 km or 94 mi	Lublin	$1305
152 km or 94 mi	Kielce	$1170
159 km or 99 mi	Swidnik	$1260
175 km or 109 mi	Bialystok	$1229
178 km or 110 mi	Olsztyn	$1454
180 km or 112 mi	Brest	$669
186 km or 115 mi	Torun	$925
187 km or 116 mi	Tarnobrzeg	$1241
198 km or 123 mi	Inowroclaw	$1235
199 km or 123 mi	Elk	$1170
206 km or 128 mi	Czestochowa	$1043
207 km or 129 mi	Chelm	$1205
208 km or 129 mi	Grudziadz	$1215
208 km or 129 mi	Kalisz	$954
217 km or 135 mi	Mielec	$868
228 km or 141 mi	Bydgoszcz	$1102
236 km or 146 mi	Gniezno	$1216
241 km or 150 mi	Malbork	$1226
243 km or 151 mi	Elblag	$1010
243 km or 151 mi	Suwalki	$1114
245 km or 152 mi	Tarnow	$980
246 km or 153 mi	Dabrowa Gornicza	$1105
247 km or 153 mi	Grodno	$445