Quebec City vs Warsaw - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Quebec City	Warsaw
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1695	$2026
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3907	$4583
🏠 One person rent	$873	$1244
🏘️ Family rent	$1435	$2046
🍽️ Food expenses	$558	$454
🚐 Transport expenses	$129	$160
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2900	$2278
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	38	94
😀 Quality of life	88	87
🏙️ Population	549K	1.86M

The cost of living in Quebec City is 16% less expensive than in Warsaw. Cities ranked 3269th and 1966th ($1695 vs $2026) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 113th 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 28th best city to live in Canada vs Warsaw ranked 1st in Poland, while ranked 332nd and 348th 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	$17.5	$11.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$59.9	$53.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$9.87
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.49	$5.41
☕ Cappuccino	$3.83	$4.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.08	$2.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$863	$1304
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$743	$945
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1500	$2244
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1244	$1574
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$61.3	$206
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$95	$316
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$44.8	$21.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.33%	7.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8196	$6614
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2969	$4194
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.76	$1.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$71.5	$35.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.2	$19.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.15	$1.78
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.29	$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.03	$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.99	$1.82
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.17	$4.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$13.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.5	$8.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$16.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$1.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$1.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.13	$2.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4	$3.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$1.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.81	$1.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.99	$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.88	$3.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.4	$10.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.05	$1.46
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.5	$6.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.92	$13.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.16	$4.38
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.29	$3.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.91	$3.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.4	$52.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.3	$10.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$81.6	$88.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$16	$28.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.4	$112
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96.6	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$719	$621
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7052	$16711

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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 Warsaw

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 10 mi	Pruszkow	$1618
19 km or 12 mi	Otwock	$1569
68 km or 42 mi	Skierniewice	$1255
79 km or 49 mi	Ciechanow	$1262
85 km or 53 mi	Siedlce	$1028
91 km or 56 mi	Radom	$1053
98 km or 61 mi	Plock	$1193
103 km or 64 mi	Ostroleka	$1188
110 km or 68 mi	Pulawy	$1221
114 km or 71 mi	Kutno	$1228
119 km or 74 mi	Lodz	$1377
127 km or 79 mi	Lomza	$1062
130 km or 81 mi	Piotrkow Trybunalski	$1032
143 km or 89 mi	Wloclawek	$949
144 km or 89 mi	Biala Podlaska	$1109
145 km or 90 mi	Ostrowiec Swietokrzyski	$1178
149 km or 92 mi	Belchatow	$1152
152 km or 94 mi	Lublin	$1337
152 km or 94 mi	Kielce	$1165
159 km or 99 mi	Swidnik	$1283
175 km or 109 mi	Bialystok	$1214
178 km or 110 mi	Olsztyn	$1343
180 km or 112 mi	Brest	$589
186 km or 115 mi	Torun	$834
187 km or 116 mi	Tarnobrzeg	$1184
198 km or 123 mi	Inowroclaw	$1203
199 km or 123 mi	Elk	$1184
206 km or 128 mi	Czestochowa	$1070
207 km or 129 mi	Chelm	$1220
208 km or 129 mi	Grudziadz	$1198
208 km or 129 mi	Kalisz	$987
217 km or 135 mi	Mielec	$898
228 km or 141 mi	Bydgoszcz	$1145
236 km or 146 mi	Gniezno	$1233
241 km or 150 mi	Malbork	$1247
243 km or 151 mi	Elblag	$1068
243 km or 151 mi	Suwalki	$1133
245 km or 152 mi	Tarnow	$1014
246 km or 153 mi	Dabrowa Gornicza	$1130
247 km or 153 mi	Grodno	$399