Quebec City vs Zapopan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Quebec City	Zapopan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1648	$1349
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3908	$3115
🏠 One person rent	$829	$665
🏘️ Family rent	$1438	$1113
🍽️ Food expenses	$564	$445
🚐 Transport expenses	$124	$148
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2878	$975
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	23 km
🎓 Higher education	38	47
😀 Quality of life	87	64
🏙️ Population	574K	1.26M

The cost of living in Quebec City is 22% more expensive than in Zapopan. Cities ranked 3402nd and 4430th ($1648 vs $1349) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 116th and 9th in Canada and Mexico, respectively. Check Canada vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Quebec City compared to 0.7 months in Zapopan. Quebec City ranked 21st best city to live in Canada vs Zapopan ranked 3rd in Mexico, while ranked 327th and 5342nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Quebec City vs Zapopan

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	Quebec City	Zapopan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18	$13.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$66.9	$37.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.1	$9.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.34	$2.61
☕ Cappuccino	$3.71	$3.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.96	$1.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$907	$841
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$680	$475
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1526	$1437
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1247	$831
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58.4	$82.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$89.6	$127
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$45.5	$33.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.49%	11.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6977	$6066
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2884	$674
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.86	$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$71.5	$28.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.3	$24.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$1.49
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.04	$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.02	$2.79
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.04	$1.76
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.07	$2.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$11.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.33	$3.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.75	$1.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.96	$2.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$2.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$3.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$0.87
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.88	$2.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.4	$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.81	$2
🚬 Cigarette pack	$15	$4.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.78	$6.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.1	$4.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.25	$2.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.89	$2.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.9	$43.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11	$5.76
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$79.9	$40.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.1	$10.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.2	$47.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.6	$83.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$703	$269
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8149	$6434

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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 Zapopan

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Guadalajara	$1222
11 km or 6.9 mi	Tlaquepaque	$775
99 km or 61 mi	La Barca	$993
113 km or 70 mi	Ciudad Guzman	$937
142 km or 88 mi	Zamora	$984
147 km or 91 mi	Autlan	$1161
163 km or 101 mi	San Francisco del Rincon	$910
167 km or 104 mi	Lagos de Moreno	$1008
168 km or 104 mi	Colima	$814
172 km or 107 mi	Aguascalientes	$969
179 km or 111 mi	Tepic	$760
183 km or 114 mi	Leon	$869
192 km or 119 mi	Puerto Vallarta	$1420
195 km or 121 mi	Zacapu	$1005
200 km or 124 mi	Uruapan	$895
206 km or 128 mi	Silao	$941
208 km or 129 mi	Tecoman	$932
209 km or 130 mi	Manzanillo	$959
212 km or 131 mi	Apatzingan	$968
213 km or 132 mi	Irapuato	$920
214 km or 133 mi	Sayulita	$1211
224 km or 139 mi	Guanajuato	$874
229 km or 142 mi	Salamanca	$962
243 km or 151 mi	Yuriria	$961
243 km or 151 mi	Zacatecas	$660
254 km or 158 mi	Cortazar	$905
256 km or 159 mi	Morelia	$935
269 km or 167 mi	Celaya	$817
276 km or 172 mi	San Miguel de Allende	$1472
278 km or 173 mi	Fresnillo	$864
296 km or 184 mi	San Luis Potosi	$1124
313 km or 194 mi	Queretaro	$1255
332 km or 206 mi	Lazaro Cardenas	$902
354 km or 220 mi	Rioverde	$1069
355 km or 221 mi	San Juan del Rio	$1047
370 km or 230 mi	San Jose Villa de Allende	$976
389 km or 242 mi	Durango	$764
394 km or 245 mi	Zihuatanejo	$909
419 km or 260 mi	Mazatlan	$1085
422 km or 262 mi	Toluca	$994