Quebec City vs Zapopan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Quebec City	Zapopan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1791	$1012
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4030	$2487
🏠 One person rent	$919	$450
🏘️ Family rent	$1392	$850
🍽️ Food expenses	$591	$346
🚐 Transport expenses	$142	$138
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2544	$957
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	23 km
🎓 Higher education	39	49
😀 Quality of life	86	60
🏙️ Population	549K	1.48M

The cost of living in Quebec City is 77% more expensive than in Zapopan. Cities ranked 2544th and 5612th ($1791 vs $1012) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 95th and 14th in Canada and Mexico, respectively. Check Canada vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Quebec City compared to 0.9 months in Zapopan. Quebec City ranked 26th best city to live in Canada vs Zapopan ranked 4th in Mexico, while ranked 316th and 5259th 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	$18.6	$10.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$72.3	$35.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.1	$7.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.62	$2.02
☕ Cappuccino	$4.48	$2.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.46	$1.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$837	$616
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$788	$314
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1444	$1191
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1178	$639
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$71.5	$46.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$110	$71.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$50.3	$29
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.12%	11.3%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8764	$5289
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3034	$646
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.8	$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$69.6	$30.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.4	$21.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.27	$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.09	$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.06	$2.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.62	$1.72
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.01	$2.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$7.81
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$7.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17	$9.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.96	$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$1.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.54	$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.21	$1.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$1.69
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.77	$1.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.21	$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.91	$1.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.2	$12.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.97	$1.49
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.3	$3.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.84	$4.83
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.19	$3.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.32	$1.89
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.98	$2.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.3	$30.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.2	$5.08
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$82.5	$30.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$16	$7.14
👖 Brand Jeans	$70.9	$45.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$89.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$850	$173
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6253	$5160

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Cities near Quebec City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi	Levis	$1766
80 km or 50 mi	Thetford Mines	$1462
89 km or 55 mi	Saint-Georges	$1509
102 km or 64 mi	Victoriaville	$1211
114 km or 71 mi	Trois-Rivieres	$1082
120 km or 74 mi	Shawinigan	$1410
142 km or 88 mi	Drummondville	$1645
166 km or 103 mi	Sherbrooke	$1449
169 km or 105 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1624
170 km or 106 mi	Riviere-du-Loup	$1613
178 km or 111 mi	Saguenay	$1544
180 km or 112 mi	Chicoutimi	$1566
187 km or 116 mi	Magog	$1539
188 km or 117 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1657
192 km or 120 mi	Joliette	$1540
195 km or 121 mi	Alma	$1582
196 km or 122 mi	Granby	$1187
201 km or 125 mi	L'Assomption	$1740
206 km or 128 mi	Beloeil	$1836
210 km or 131 mi	Repentigny	$1823
211 km or 131 mi	Varennes	$1845
212 km or 132 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1884
217 km or 135 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1912
218 km or 135 mi	Mascouche	$1821
218 km or 136 mi	Boucherville	$1878
220 km or 136 mi	Chambly	$1901
223 km or 138 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1773
223 km or 139 mi	Terrebonne	$1849
227 km or 141 mi	Longueuil	$1896
228 km or 142 mi	Brossard	$2057
229 km or 142 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1873
229 km or 143 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1843
231 km or 144 mi	Montreal	$1954
234 km or 146 mi	La Prairie	$1960
236 km or 146 mi	Westmount	$1861
236 km or 146 mi	Mount Royal	$1871
238 km or 148 mi	Laval	$1996
238 km or 148 mi	Candiac	$1927
241 km or 150 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1890
241 km or 150 mi	Boisbriand	$1751

Cities near Zapopan

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Guadalajara	$985
11 km or 6.9 mi	Tlaquepaque	$683
99 km or 61 mi	La Barca	$779
113 km or 70 mi	Ciudad Guzman	$735
142 km or 88 mi	Zamora	$764
147 km or 91 mi	Autlan	$882
163 km or 101 mi	San Francisco del Rincon	$737
167 km or 104 mi	Lagos de Moreno	$835
168 km or 104 mi	Colima	$630
172 km or 107 mi	Aguascalientes	$826
179 km or 111 mi	Tepic	$620
183 km or 114 mi	Leon	$719
192 km or 119 mi	Puerto Vallarta	$1165
195 km or 121 mi	Zacapu	$709
200 km or 124 mi	Uruapan	$687
206 km or 128 mi	Silao	$784
208 km or 129 mi	Tecoman	$738
209 km or 130 mi	Manzanillo	$796
212 km or 131 mi	Apatzingan	$780
213 km or 132 mi	Irapuato	$674
214 km or 133 mi	Sayulita	$978
224 km or 139 mi	Guanajuato	$886
229 km or 142 mi	Salamanca	$659
243 km or 151 mi	Yuriria	$729
243 km or 151 mi	Zacatecas	$522
254 km or 158 mi	Cortazar	$691
256 km or 159 mi	Morelia	$748
269 km or 167 mi	Celaya	$601
276 km or 172 mi	San Miguel de Allende	$1223
278 km or 173 mi	Fresnillo	$698
296 km or 184 mi	San Luis Potosi	$879
313 km or 194 mi	Queretaro	$941
332 km or 206 mi	Lazaro Cardenas	$808
354 km or 220 mi	Rioverde	$839
355 km or 221 mi	San Juan del Rio	$828
370 km or 230 mi	San Jose Villa de Allende	$792
389 km or 242 mi	Durango	$647
394 km or 245 mi	Zihuatanejo	$861
419 km or 260 mi	Mazatlan	$1153
422 km or 262 mi	Toluca	$844