Abu Dhabi vs Quebec City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Abu Dhabi	Quebec City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2133	$1648
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4670	$3908
🏠 One person rent	$1489	$829
🏘️ Family rent	$2612	$1438
🍽️ Food expenses	$432	$564
🚐 Transport expenses	$73.8	$124
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2773	$2878
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	51	38
😀 Quality of life	85	87
🏙️ Population	1.57M	574K

The cost of living in Abu Dhabi is 29% more expensive than in Quebec City. Cities ranked 1650th and 3402nd ($2133 vs $1648) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 116th 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 1.3 months in Abu Dhabi compared to 1.7 months in Quebec City. Abu Dhabi ranked 3rd best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Quebec City ranked 21st in Canada, while ranked 424th and 327th 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	$8.11	$18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$67.9	$66.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.6	$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$11.9	$5.34
☕ Cappuccino	$5.69	$3.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.14	$1.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1728	$907
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1197	$680
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3067	$1526
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2202	$1247
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$97	$58.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$149	$89.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$88	$45.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.64%	4.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4681	$6977
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8556	$2884
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.68	$2.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.6	$71.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.63	$16.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.86	$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.87	$2.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.59	$3.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$4.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.17	$3.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.69	$11.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$4.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.95	$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$3.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$3.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$2.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$2.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$0.96
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.48	$1.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.5	$11.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.37	$2.81
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.55	$15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.49	$6.78
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.98	$3.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.56	$2.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.22	$1.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$72.8	$37.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.5	$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$66.9	$79.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.3	$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$63.1	$58.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$95.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$628	$703
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14421	$8149

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Cities near Abu Dhabi

Distance	City	Cost of living
117 km or 73 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1791
129 km or 80 mi	Dubai	$2470
142 km or 88 mi	Sharjah	$1543
143 km or 89 mi	Al Ain	$1455
152 km or 94 mi	Ajman	$2356
170 km or 105 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1170
211 km or 131 mi	Fujairah	$1173
237 km or 147 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1355
300 km or 187 mi	Doha	$2100
318 km or 198 mi	Al Khor	$2015
356 km or 221 mi	Bandar Abbas	$620
365 km or 227 mi	Nizwa	$797
395 km or 246 mi	Seeb	$1082
425 km or 264 mi	Riffa	$1062
427 km or 265 mi	Manama	$1340
428 km or 266 mi	Isa Town	$1218
439 km or 273 mi	Muscat	$1193
454 km or 282 mi	Jahrom	$494
468 km or 291 mi	Dhahran	$965
481 km or 299 mi	Dammam	$1059
486 km or 302 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$821
501 km or 311 mi	Fasa	$497
514 km or 320 mi	Qatif	$778
548 km or 341 mi	Jubail	$917
568 km or 353 mi	Sirjan	$521
575 km or 357 mi	Jiroft	$526
599 km or 372 mi	Shiraz	$505
610 km or 379 mi	Bushehr	$454
617 km or 384 mi	Borazjan	$457
620 km or 385 mi	Marvdasht	$485
632 km or 392 mi	Kazerun	$471
637 km or 396 mi	Chabahar	$530
649 km or 404 mi	Bam	$514
678 km or 421 mi	Rafsanjan	$558
698 km or 434 mi	Kerman	$700
701 km or 435 mi	Iranshahr	$559
741 km or 460 mi	Yasuj	$459
775 km or 481 mi	Riyadh	$1628
790 km or 491 mi	Al Wafrah	$1247
792 km or 492 mi	Behbahan	$469

Cities near Quebec City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi	Levis	$1638
80 km or 50 mi	Thetford Mines	$1002
89 km or 55 mi	Saint-Georges	$1457
102 km or 64 mi	Victoriaville	$1238
114 km or 71 mi	Trois-Rivieres	$1219
120 km or 74 mi	Shawinigan	$1441
142 km or 88 mi	Drummondville	$1365
166 km or 103 mi	Sherbrooke	$1421
169 km or 105 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1575
170 km or 106 mi	Riviere-du-Loup	$1504
178 km or 111 mi	Saguenay	$1122
180 km or 112 mi	Chicoutimi	$1289
187 km or 116 mi	Magog	$1533
188 km or 117 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1675
192 km or 120 mi	Joliette	$1421
195 km or 121 mi	Alma	$1384
196 km or 122 mi	Granby	$1199
201 km or 125 mi	L'Assomption	$1702
206 km or 128 mi	Beloeil	$1816
210 km or 131 mi	Repentigny	$1817
211 km or 131 mi	Varennes	$1829
212 km or 132 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1875
217 km or 135 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1892
218 km or 135 mi	Mascouche	$1828
218 km or 136 mi	Boucherville	$1861
220 km or 136 mi	Chambly	$1892
223 km or 138 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1772
223 km or 139 mi	Terrebonne	$1863
227 km or 141 mi	Longueuil	$1874
228 km or 142 mi	Brossard	$2051
229 km or 142 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1856
229 km or 143 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1850
231 km or 144 mi	Montreal	$1901
234 km or 146 mi	La Prairie	$1937
236 km or 146 mi	Westmount	$1828
236 km or 146 mi	Mount Royal	$1852
238 km or 148 mi	Laval	$2058
238 km or 148 mi	Candiac	$1921
241 km or 150 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1870
241 km or 150 mi	Boisbriand	$1913