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Quebec City: the Ideal Retirement Destination?
Quebec City is amazing. Here is why.
Twelve years ago, when I was just a temp warehouse worker in Reno, I couldn’t even imagine that someday I’d leave the US and move to Canada, and I definitely knew nothing about Quebec. A dozen years, six cities, and a few giant roadtrips later, here I am. I never thought I would end up here, but I’m so very, very happy that I did.
I wrote about geographic arbitrage before: there are many places where you can enjoy the same standard of living for a lot less money. There’s more to it than that, though: your ideal destination should be fun, and beautiful, and exciting. I’ve lived in lots of places… (My Amazon account has 29 different addresses.) In all my travels, I’ve never encountered such a well-rounded town.
This post is my love letter to Quebec City — but it’s also an attempt to objectively describe the pros and the cons of living here. (Spoiler alert: it’s mostly pros!) My long-term plan is to convince my friends, relatives, and awesome random strangers (you look very spiffy today, my friend!) to move here, start a fun FIRE-oriented early retirement community, and make this the Mecca of fun frugal folks.
And so, without further ado, the many reasons why Quebec City should be your top contender for a retirement destination:
