Abu Dhabi vs Quebec City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Abu Dhabi	Quebec City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1936	$1658
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4876	$3837
🏠 One person rent	$1291	$840
🏘️ Family rent	$2811	$1268
🍽️ Food expenses	$427	$551
🚐 Transport expenses	$65.9	$129
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3588	$2472
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	52	39
😀 Quality of life	82	87
🏙️ Population	1.48M	549K

The cost of living in Abu Dhabi is 17% more expensive than in Quebec City. Cities ranked 1938th and 2827th ($1936 vs $1658) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 109th 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 1.9 months in Abu Dhabi compared to 1.5 months in Quebec City. Abu Dhabi ranked 4th best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Quebec City ranked 18th in Canada, while ranked 369th and 204th 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	$9.91	$15.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68.7	$67.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.78	$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$12.3	$6.4
☕ Cappuccino	$5.69	$4.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.27	$2.2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1396	$793
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$977	$689
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3226	$1298
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2329	$1046
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$121	$78.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$193	$120
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$109	$50.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.77%	7.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5079	$10641
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4566	$3317
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.55	$2.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$21.7	$68.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.27	$19.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.82	$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.88	$2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.29	$2.35
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$4.07
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.07	$2.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.89	$14.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.37	$10.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$3.68
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$1.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$4.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$4.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$2.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$2.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$1.14
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.54	$1.91
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.1	$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.45	$2.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.81	$9.86
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.3	$6.03
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.96	$3.37
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.19	$2.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.51	$1.97
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$74.4	$34.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.1	$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$90.6	$82.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.6	$16
👖 Brand Jeans	$72.1	$83.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$94.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$717	$1142
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11210	$6211

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Cities near Abu Dhabi

Distance	City	Cost of living
117 km or 73 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1673
129 km or 80 mi	Dubai	$2229
142 km or 88 mi	Sharjah	$1612
143 km or 89 mi	Al Ain	$1132
152 km or 94 mi	Ajman	$1841
170 km or 105 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1577
211 km or 131 mi	Fujairah	$1191
237 km or 147 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1584
300 km or 187 mi	Doha	$1872
318 km or 198 mi	Al Khor	$1810
356 km or 221 mi	Bandar Abbas	$758
365 km or 227 mi	Nizwa	$787
395 km or 246 mi	Seeb	$1164
425 km or 264 mi	Riffa	$1285
427 km or 265 mi	Manama	$1375
428 km or 266 mi	Isa Town	$1327
439 km or 273 mi	Muscat	$1126
454 km or 282 mi	Jahrom	$798
468 km or 291 mi	Dhahran	$959
481 km or 299 mi	Dammam	$1005
486 km or 302 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$768
501 km or 311 mi	Fasa	$890
514 km or 320 mi	Qatif	$868
548 km or 341 mi	Jubail	$910
568 km or 353 mi	Sirjan	$604
575 km or 357 mi	Jiroft	$573
599 km or 372 mi	Shiraz	$606
610 km or 379 mi	Bushehr	$646
617 km or 384 mi	Borazjan	$621
620 km or 385 mi	Marvdasht	$604
632 km or 392 mi	Kazerun	$606
637 km or 396 mi	Chabahar	$779
649 km or 404 mi	Bam	$544
678 km or 421 mi	Rafsanjan	$530
698 km or 434 mi	Kerman	$457
701 km or 435 mi	Iranshahr	$672
741 km or 460 mi	Yasuj	$561
775 km or 481 mi	Riyadh	$1642
790 km or 491 mi	Al Wafrah	$1256
792 km or 492 mi	Behbahan	$541

Cities near Quebec City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi	Levis	$1653
80 km or 50 mi	Thetford Mines	$1529
89 km or 55 mi	Saint-Georges	$1560
102 km or 64 mi	Victoriaville	$1342
114 km or 71 mi	Trois-Rivieres	$1053
120 km or 74 mi	Shawinigan	$1379
142 km or 88 mi	Drummondville	$1588
166 km or 103 mi	Sherbrooke	$1468
169 km or 105 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1558
170 km or 106 mi	Riviere-du-Loup	$1567
178 km or 111 mi	Saguenay	$1585
180 km or 112 mi	Chicoutimi	$1587
187 km or 116 mi	Magog	$1539
188 km or 117 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1626
192 km or 120 mi	Joliette	$1397
195 km or 121 mi	Alma	$1586
196 km or 122 mi	Granby	$1158
201 km or 125 mi	L'Assomption	$1659
206 km or 128 mi	Beloeil	$1816
210 km or 131 mi	Repentigny	$1783
211 km or 131 mi	Varennes	$1835
212 km or 132 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1874
217 km or 135 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1924
218 km or 135 mi	Mascouche	$1772
218 km or 136 mi	Boucherville	$1882
220 km or 136 mi	Chambly	$1906
223 km or 138 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1705
223 km or 139 mi	Terrebonne	$1820
227 km or 141 mi	Longueuil	$1962
228 km or 142 mi	Brossard	$2105
229 km or 142 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1869
229 km or 143 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1847
231 km or 144 mi	Montreal	$1821
234 km or 146 mi	La Prairie	$1949
236 km or 146 mi	Westmount	$1808
236 km or 146 mi	Mount Royal	$1821
238 km or 148 mi	Laval	$1874
238 km or 148 mi	Candiac	$1912
241 km or 150 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1840
241 km or 150 mi	Boisbriand	$1813