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Quebec City vs. Wellington Cost of Living Summary

Quebec City is 9.1% cheaper than Wellington.

Restaurants: pay 5.5% less in Quebec City
Groceries: pay 13.6% more in Quebec City
Transportation: pay 8.8% less in Quebec City
Housing: pay 25.2% less in Quebec City
Childcare: pay 21.9% less in Quebec City
Entertainment and Sports: pay 12.0% less in Quebec City
Clothing: pay 3.9% less in Quebec City

Expenses including housing, childcare, entertainment and sports, transportation, restaurants, and clothing are lower in Quebec City.

Quebec City vs. Wellington Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Quebec City instead of Wellington, you would:

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pay 5.5% less for restaurants

	Wellington	Quebec City
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$14.42 NZ$24.85	$15.78 CA$21.74	+9.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.23 NZ$15.90	$10.76 CA$14.82	+16.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.46 NZ$4.24	$1.87 CA$2.58	-23.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.98 NZ$3.41	$1.50 CA$2.07	-23.9%
Average			-5.5%

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pay 13.6% more for groceries

	Wellington	Quebec City
Bread 1 loaf	$1.98 NZ$3.41	$3.07 CA$4.23	+55.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.02 NZ$6.93	$5.77 CA$7.96	+43.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.79 NZ$11.70	$8.27 CA$11.40	+21.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$6.77 NZ$11.67	$3.03 CA$4.17	-55.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.77 NZ$8.22	$4.75 CA$6.54	-0.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.36 NZ$2.35	$1.83 CA$2.52	+34.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.01 NZ$1.74	$0.75 CA$1.03	-26.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.33 NZ$2.29	$1.89 CA$2.60	+41.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.32 NZ$3.99	$1.80 CA$2.48	-22.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.90 NZ$1.54	$0.84 CA$1.16	-6.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.68 NZ$1.17	$1.11 CA$1.52	+63.1%
Average			+13.6%

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pay 8.8% less for transportation

	Wellington	Quebec City
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.14 NZ$10.58	$4.43 CA$6.10	-27.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$109.62 NZ$188.86	$67.78 CA$93.39	-38.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$31,154.21 NZ$53,677.18	$24,369.83 CA$33,580.41	-21.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$14.55 NZ$25.07	$22.22 CA$30.61	+52.7%
Average			-8.8%

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pay 25.2% less for housing

	Wellington	Quebec City
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$48.75 NZ$83.99	$43.93 CA$60.53	-9.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,240.57 NZ$2,137.45	$908.20 CA$1,251.45	-26.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,099.37 NZ$1,894.16	$821.58 CA$1,132.10	-25.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$109.37 NZ$188.43	$66.84 CA$92.11	-38.9%
Average			-25.2%

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pay 21.9% less for childcare

	Wellington	Quebec City
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$768.47 NZ$1,324.04	$815.84 CA$1,124.19	+6.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$12,211.68 NZ$21,040.13	$6,096.40 CA$8,400.54	-50.1%
Average			-21.9%

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pay 12.0% less for entertainment and sports

	Wellington	Quebec City
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.63 NZ$11.43	$5.02 CA$6.92	-24.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.54 NZ$6.10	$3.74 CA$5.15	+5.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$25.67 NZ$44.23	$11.69 CA$16.11	-54.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$34.12 NZ$58.79	$41.04 CA$56.55	+20.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.54 NZ$19.88	$10.76 CA$14.82	-6.8%
Average			-12.0%

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pay 3.9% less for clothing

	Wellington	Quebec City
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$69.31 NZ$119.42	$58.69 CA$80.88	-15.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$46.64 NZ$80.35	$57.38 CA$79.06	+23.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$113.30 NZ$195.21	$106.28 CA$146.45	-6.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$146.23 NZ$251.95	$121.33 CA$167.19	-17.0%
Average			-3.9%

Wellington vs. Quebec City - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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