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Quebec City vs Halifax in 2026: cost index 96 vs 100, rent $1,350 vs $1,720, income $63,500 vs $66,000, QoL 70 vs 67.
Quebec City vs Halifax in 2026: cost index 96 vs 100, rent $1,350 vs $1,720, income $63,500 vs $66,000, QoL 70 vs 67.
Quebec City: cost index 96 (-10 vs national avg 106), rent $1,350/month.
Quebec region average cost index: 98. Quebec City is -2 vs region peers.
Quality of life: 70/100 — safety 78, healthcare 78, walkability 68.
Safety score: 78/100 (crime rate 32.4/1k). National average: 63/100.
Most comparisons stop at rent. We didn't. Quebec City has a cost index of 96 — 10 points below the Canada national average of 106. Median income is $63,500 with rent at $1,350/month, putting the rent-to-income ratio at 26%. That gap is hard to ignore.
On quality of life, Quebec City scores a composite score of 70/100 — reflecting its safety (78), healthcare (78), and walkability (68) metrics. And there's one more thing: affordability and QoL don't always move in the same direction, and Canada is a good example of that tension.
Quebec City has a cost index of 96 (national avg: 106), rent $1,350/mo, median income $63,500/yr, and a quality of life score of 70/100.
The Quebec region of average QoL score is 69/100. Quebec City leads with 70/100, reflecting safety, healthcare access, walkability, and green space.
Our index is benchmarked to 100 (national median). Sub-categories cover housing, food, transport, utilities, and healthcare. Data sources include Statistics Canada, CMHC, CRA.
Quebec City: cost index 96, rent $1,350/mo, income $63,500/yr, QoL 70/100. Halifax: cost index 100, rent $1,720/mo, income $66,000/yr, QoL 67/100.