Quebec City vs Wichita - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Quebec City	Wichita
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1632	$1811
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3776	$4316
🏠 One person rent	$826	$997
🏘️ Family rent	$1323	$1698
🍽️ Food expenses	$538	$577
🚐 Transport expenses	$136	$84.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2731	$3587
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	38	46
😀 Quality of life	88	83
🏙️ Population	549K	398K

The cost of living in Quebec City is 10% less expensive than in Wichita. Cities ranked 3402nd and 2697th ($1632 vs $1811) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 116th and 1945th in Canada and the United States, respectively. Check Canada vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Quebec City compared to 2 months in Wichita. Quebec City ranked 25th best city to live in Canada vs Wichita ranked 176th in the United States, while ranked 300th and 560th among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Cost of living in Quebec City vs Wichita infographic

Share this infographic!

Use the link below to embed the infographic from our site and automatically keep the data layer up to date.

If you prefer to download the image, please credit us as a source.

<img src="https://livingcost.org/assets/photo/cost/quebec/wichita.jpg" alt="Cost of living in Quebec City vs Wichita infographic" style="max-width: 100%; height: auto;"><p>Source: <a href="https://livingcost.org/cost/quebec/wichita" target="_blank">Quebec City vs Wichita - Cost of Living Comparison</a></p>

Prices in Quebec City vs Wichita

Prices for goods and services in Quebec City and Wichita are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

	Quebec City	Wichita
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.8	$18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.4	$59.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.8	$10
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.99	$5
☕ Cappuccino	$3.82	$4.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.85	$2.23
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$788	$886
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$714	$729
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1419	$1639
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1141	$1304
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$52.9	$168
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$82.2	$258
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$44.4	$68.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.88%	6.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9628	$1542
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3472	$1487
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.66	$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$67.5	$54.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.6	$14.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.16	$0.78
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.17	$0.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.02	$3.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.05	$4.5
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.04	$4.01
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$9.33
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$9.45
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$16.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.97	$5.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.17	$5.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.96	$4.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$2.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$2.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$1.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.86	$2.42
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.7	$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.14	$2.22
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.6	$9.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.71	$9.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.04	$3.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.24	$4.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.89	$1.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.1	$46.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10	$13.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$79	$109
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.1	$16.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.8	$46.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$98.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$816	$919
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6103	$16150

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 Wichita

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 10 mi	Derby	$1855
40 km or 25 mi	Newton	$1729
66 km or 41 mi	Hutchinson	$1242
111 km or 69 mi	Ponca	$1659
128 km or 80 mi	Salina	$1535
129 km or 80 mi	Emporia	$1368
151 km or 94 mi	Enid	$1821
155 km or 96 mi	Junction	$1875
161 km or 100 mi	Bartlesville	$1852
176 km or 109 mi	Stillwater	$1755
179 km or 111 mi	Manhattan	$1761
205 km or 128 mi	Owasso	$1810
209 km or 130 mi	Topeka	$1574
213 km or 132 mi	Tulsa	$1893
216 km or 134 mi	Claremore	$1838
217 km or 135 mi	Sapulpa	$1898
218 km or 136 mi	Hays	$1456
227 km or 141 mi	Edmond	$1620
230 km or 143 mi	Broken Arrow	$1896
232 km or 144 mi	Bixby	$1886
232 km or 144 mi	Lawrence	$1912
234 km or 146 mi	Pittsburg	$1909
236 km or 147 mi	Dodge	$1753
245 km or 152 mi	Gardner	$2160
246 km or 153 mi	Yukon	$1831
246 km or 153 mi	Oklahoma City	$1872
248 km or 154 mi	Midwest	$1879
250 km or 155 mi	Del	$1896
258 km or 160 mi	Mustang	$1883
258 km or 160 mi	Olathe	$2261
258 km or 161 mi	Joplin	$1848
262 km or 163 mi	Moore	$1959
263 km or 164 mi	Shawnee	$1854
266 km or 165 mi	Lenexa	$2311
268 km or 167 mi	Shawnee	$2271
270 km or 168 mi	Overland Park	$2390
274 km or 170 mi	Leawood	$2266
274 km or 171 mi	Norman	$1985
275 km or 171 mi	Belton	$1841
276 km or 172 mi	Prairie Village	$2293