How much is a 1 bedroom apartment in Quebec City?

The average rent for a 1 bedroom apartment (structures of six units and over) in Quebec City is $1,130 per month as of the 2025 CMHC Rental Market Survey, up 10.6% from a year earlier — one of the sharpest increases of any major Canadian CMA.

What is the average rent in Quebec City?

CMHC reports average rents of $873 for a bachelor unit, $1,130 for a 1 bedroom, $1,310 for a 2 bedroom, and $1,536 for a 3 bedroom or larger, based on the 2025 Rental Market Survey for apartment structures of six units and over.

What is the vacancy rate in Quebec City?

The Quebec City CMA vacancy rate for purpose-built rental apartments was 2.6% in the 2025 CMHC Rental Market Survey, up sharply from just 1.0% the prior year, as new supply began to catch up with several years of very tight conditions.

Is Quebec City cheap to rent?

Yes — Quebec City has some of the lowest average rents among major Canadian CMAs, well below Montreal, Toronto, and Ottawa. Despite a stable government-anchored economy and steady population growth, rents have historically stayed low, though 2025 saw unusually fast increases as vacancy tightened before easing.

Does Quebec City have rent control?

Quebec has no fixed annual rent-increase percentage like Ontario or BC. Instead, the Tribunal administratif du logement (TAL) publishes recommended adjustment ranges based on building operating costs, and tenants can contest any increase they consider excessive.

Quebec City Rental Market Data 2026 | Average Rent & Vacancy Rates

Quebec City rental market data

Quebec City is the most affordable major rental market among Canada’s provincial capitals, anchored by a stable, government-heavy economy and one of the country’s strongest tenant-protection regimes. That stability kept rents low for years — but 2025 saw an unusually sharp jump as the vacancy rate tightened before a supply response began to ease conditions.

Data source: CMHC Rental Market Survey (2025), published via Statistics Canada. This is the most recent CMHC rental data available — the survey is conducted once per year every October, with results released in December. Next update expected December 2026.

Unit Type	Average Rent (2025)	Y/Y Change
Bachelor	$873	+3.1%
1 Bedroom	$1,130	+10.6%
3 Bedroom+	$1,536	+10.9%
2 Bedroom	$1,310	+8.5%

Source: CMHC Rental Market Survey via Statistics Canada Table 34-10-0133, apartment structures of six units and over, 2025. This is a blended average across new and existing tenants, not a turnover-only rent.

Metric	2025	Prior Year
Vacancy rate (apartments, 6+ units)	2.6%	1%

Source: CMHC Rental Market Survey via Statistics Canada Table 34-10-0127, 2025.

For national context, see the Canada rental market overview, and for the provincial picture see Quebec rental market data.

Why Quebec City rents jumped in 2025

A 1-bedroom apartment in Quebec City rose 10.6% year-over-year in the 2025 survey — among the fastest increases of any major CMA in the country, and notably faster than Montreal’s rent growth over the same period. The vacancy rate still improved to 2.6% from a very tight 1.0%, meaning the rent increase reflects a market catching up from several years of scarcity rather than a market getting tighter.

Rent affordability in Quebec City

Bedroom Type	Monthly Rent	Annual Cost	% of Median Household Income
1 Bedroom	$1,130	$13,560	18.1%
2 Bedroom	$1,310	$15,720	21.0%

With a median household income in Quebec City of approximately $75,000, a typical household spends about 21% of gross income on a 2-bedroom apartment — among the most affordable ratios of any major Canadian city, even after 2025’s sharp rent increase.

Quebec tenant protections

Quebec’s rental framework is administered by the Tribunal administratif du logement (TAL), and applies in Quebec City the same way it does across the province:

No fixed guideline percentage — the TAL publishes recommended adjustment ranges based on building expenses (heating, municipal taxes, insurance, maintenance) rather than a flat cap
Tenant can contest — a tenant who considers an increase excessive can apply to the TAL for a ruling
Automatic lease renewal — landlords cannot refuse to renew a lease except in specific circumstances (personal use, major renovations, subdivision)
Lease transfer (cession de bail) — outgoing tenants can pass their lease to a new tenant, preserving below-market rent for the incoming renter

See our full Quebec tenant protections guide for more detail.

Key market drivers

Government employment: As the seat of Quebec’s provincial government, Quebec City has an unusually stable, recession-resistant employment base that supports steady rental demand without the sharp boom-bust cycles seen in resource-dependent cities.

Tourism: Old Quebec’s UNESCO World Heritage status drives significant short-term rental and tourism-adjacent demand, which can compete with long-term rental supply in the historic core.

Slower population growth than Montreal: Quebec City grows more slowly than Montreal, which has historically kept rental demand — and rents — lower, even though 2025’s figures show that gap can narrow quickly when vacancy tightens.

Canada Rental Market Data — national vacancy rates and average rent
Quebec Rental Market Data — provincial overview including Montreal
Quebec City Housing Market — home prices and market trends
Quebec City Income Percentiles — household income data

Sources

CMHC Rental Market Survey Data Tables via Statistics Canada Web Data Service (Tables 34-10-0133 and 34-10-0127)
Tribunal administratif du logement — Quebec rent adjustment rules