Abu Dhabi vs Quebec City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Abu Dhabi	Quebec City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1828	$1644
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4703	$3738
🏠 One person rent	$1173	$834
🏘️ Family rent	$2618	$1281
🍽️ Food expenses	$439	$540
🚐 Transport expenses	$70.6	$134
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3781	$2588
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	53	38
😀 Quality of life	83	86
🏙️ Population	1.48M	549K

The cost of living in Abu Dhabi is 11% more expensive than in Quebec City. Cities ranked 2320th and 2883rd ($1828 vs $1644) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 110th in the United Arab Emirates and Canada, respectively. Check the United Arab Emirates vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Abu Dhabi compared to 1.6 months in Quebec City. Abu Dhabi ranked 3rd best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Quebec City ranked 23rd in Canada, while ranked 438th and 310th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Abu Dhabi vs Quebec City

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	Abu Dhabi	Quebec City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.6	$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68	$62.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.61	$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$10.8	$5.58
☕ Cappuccino	$5.72	$3.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.23	$1.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1236	$790
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$918	$727
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2996	$1395
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2225	$1101
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$87.9	$52.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$135	$80
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$104	$41.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.24%	7.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5750	$8350
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4816	$3529
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.68	$2.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.2	$66.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.53	$22.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.78	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.9	$2.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.43	$3.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$4.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.12	$2.9
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$13.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.87	$10.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$13.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$3.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$4.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$2.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$2.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$1.02
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.66	$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.7	$10.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.23	$2.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.27	$11.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.54	$6.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.98	$2.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.81	$2.19
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.88	$1.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$65.3	$39.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.5	$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$89.9	$78.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.7	$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.9	$59.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96.2	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$641	$794
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12452	$6012

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Cities near Abu Dhabi

Distance	City	Cost of living
117 km or 73 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1721
129 km or 80 mi	Dubai	$2379
142 km or 88 mi	Sharjah	$1494
143 km or 89 mi	Al Ain	$1844
152 km or 94 mi	Ajman	$2240
170 km or 105 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1196
211 km or 131 mi	Fujairah	$1239
237 km or 147 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1540
300 km or 187 mi	Doha	$1779
318 km or 198 mi	Al Khor	$1709
356 km or 221 mi	Bandar Abbas	$634
365 km or 227 mi	Nizwa	$780
395 km or 246 mi	Seeb	$967
425 km or 264 mi	Riffa	$1223
427 km or 265 mi	Manama	$1280
428 km or 266 mi	Isa Town	$1243
439 km or 273 mi	Muscat	$1090
454 km or 282 mi	Jahrom	$547
468 km or 291 mi	Dhahran	$1068
481 km or 299 mi	Dammam	$1056
486 km or 302 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$804
501 km or 311 mi	Fasa	$548
514 km or 320 mi	Qatif	$897
548 km or 341 mi	Jubail	$901
568 km or 353 mi	Sirjan	$514
575 km or 357 mi	Jiroft	$518
599 km or 372 mi	Shiraz	$589
610 km or 379 mi	Bushehr	$551
617 km or 384 mi	Borazjan	$546
620 km or 385 mi	Marvdasht	$563
632 km or 392 mi	Kazerun	$557
637 km or 396 mi	Chabahar	$585
649 km or 404 mi	Bam	$515
678 km or 421 mi	Rafsanjan	$507
698 km or 434 mi	Kerman	$464
701 km or 435 mi	Iranshahr	$605
741 km or 460 mi	Yasuj	$529
775 km or 481 mi	Riyadh	$1637
790 km or 491 mi	Al Wafrah	$1210
792 km or 492 mi	Behbahan	$536

Cities near Quebec City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi	Levis	$1627
80 km or 50 mi	Thetford Mines	$966
89 km or 55 mi	Saint-Georges	$1449
102 km or 64 mi	Victoriaville	$1239
114 km or 71 mi	Trois-Rivieres	$1118
120 km or 74 mi	Shawinigan	$1368
142 km or 88 mi	Drummondville	$1330
166 km or 103 mi	Sherbrooke	$1395
169 km or 105 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1532
170 km or 106 mi	Riviere-du-Loup	$1468
178 km or 111 mi	Saguenay	$1411
180 km or 112 mi	Chicoutimi	$1436
187 km or 116 mi	Magog	$1457
188 km or 117 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1562
192 km or 120 mi	Joliette	$1433
195 km or 121 mi	Alma	$1460
196 km or 122 mi	Granby	$1106
201 km or 125 mi	L'Assomption	$1651
206 km or 128 mi	Beloeil	$1742
210 km or 131 mi	Repentigny	$1743
211 km or 131 mi	Varennes	$1764
212 km or 132 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1800
217 km or 135 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1836
218 km or 135 mi	Mascouche	$1735
218 km or 136 mi	Boucherville	$1804
220 km or 136 mi	Chambly	$1829
223 km or 138 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1690
223 km or 139 mi	Terrebonne	$1776
227 km or 141 mi	Longueuil	$1835
228 km or 142 mi	Brossard	$2004
229 km or 142 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1790
229 km or 143 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1769
231 km or 144 mi	Montreal	$1857
234 km or 146 mi	La Prairie	$1889
236 km or 146 mi	Westmount	$1773
236 km or 146 mi	Mount Royal	$1792
238 km or 148 mi	Laval	$1900
238 km or 148 mi	Candiac	$1852
241 km or 150 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1803
241 km or 150 mi	Boisbriand	$1732