Québec, Quebec Cost Of Living

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13%

Overall NAT. AVG.

12%

Goods & Services NAT. AVG.

30%

Housing NAT. AVG.

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Date & Last Updated: This data reflects 2025 and was released from Statistics Canada.

The cost of living index is based on a national average of 100. For example, if the cost of living is 90, then it is 10% lower than average. If the cost of living is 110, then it is 10% higher than average. The breakdown for each index is as follows: goods & services (33%), groceries (13%), health care (5%), housing (30%), transportation (9%) and utilities (10%). If the cost of living data was unavailable for this city, estimates based upon nearby cities were used.
Index	Québec	Quebec	National
Cost of living	87	88	100
Goods & Services	88	88	100
Groceries	109	109	100
Health care	102	102	100
Housing	70	74	100
Transportation	101	101	100
Utilities	82	82	100

Cost Of Living Quick Facts

The cost of living in Québec is 1% lower than the Quebec average
The cost of living in Québec is 13% lower than the national average
Québec housing is 30% lower than the national average
Quebec general sales tax is 66% higher than the national average
Quebec state income tax is 78% higher than the national average

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Price difference in compared to

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Quebec Sales Tax

State	General Sales Tax	With Max Surtax
Quebec	9.975%	14.975%

Quebec Income Tax

State	Income Tax (Low)	Income Tax (High)
Quebec	15%	25.75%

Goods & Services

Item	Québec	National avg.	Difference
Personal Care	$105.00	$95.07	10.4%
Recreation	$99.00	$101.73	2.7%

Groceries

Item	Québec	National avg.	Difference
Meat, Poultry and Fish	$99.00	$102.47	3.4%
Dairy Products and Eggs	$105.00	$106.00	0.9%
Bakery and Cereal Products	$105.00	$111.87	6.1%
Fruit and Vegetables	$100.00	$112.87	11.4%
Alcoholic Beverages	$93.00	$106.80	12.9%

Health Care

Item	Québec	National avg.	Difference
Doctor	$99.00	$101.07	2.0%

Housing

Item	Québec	National avg.	Difference
Home Price ($)	$465,345.00	$665,961.00	30.1%
Apartment Rent ($)	$1,022.00	$2,146.00	52.4%

Transportation

Item	Québec	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$105.00	$102.53	2.4%

Utilities

Item	Québec	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$96.00	$98.80	2.8%

Although the cost of living data is updated regularly, this cost of living information is to be used as estimates only as prices can change on an ongoing basis.

Nearby cities with low cost of living

City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, QC	2,416	85	15.3%
Saint-Pierre-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, QC	2,086	85	15.3%
Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, QC	21,143	85	15.2%
Saint-Anselme, QC	4,108	85	15.0%
Saint-Apollinaire, QC	7,067	85	14.9%
Québec, QC	548,244	87	13.4%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Fresno, CA	543,090	n/a
Surrey, BC	560,150	107	6.6%
Tucson, AZ	564,632	n/a
Mesa, AZ	521,218	n/a
Sacramento, CA	520,516	n/a
Québec, QC	548,244	87	13.4%

Date & Last Updated: This data reflects 2020 and was released from Statistics Canada.