Abu Dhabi vs Quebec City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Abu Dhabi	Quebec City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1802	$1791
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4691	$4030
🏠 One person rent	$1140	$919
🏘️ Family rent	$2569	$1392
🍽️ Food expenses	$442	$591
🚐 Transport expenses	$69.3	$142
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3906	$2544
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	52	39
😀 Quality of life	83	86
🏙️ Population	1.48M	549K

The cost of living in Abu Dhabi is 0.6% more expensive than in Quebec City. Cities ranked 2486th and 2544th ($1802 vs $1791) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 95th 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 2.2 months in Abu Dhabi compared to 1.4 months in Quebec City. Abu Dhabi ranked 3rd best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Quebec City ranked 26th in Canada, while ranked 405th and 316th 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	$10.9	$18.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$76.3	$72.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.62	$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$10.9	$6.62
☕ Cappuccino	$5.81	$4.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.09	$2.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1179	$837
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$880	$788
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2759	$1444
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2207	$1178
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$95.9	$71.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$147	$110
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$104	$50.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.18%	7.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4957	$8764
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4315	$3034
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.67	$2.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$24.7	$69.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.28	$23.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.8	$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.79	$2.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.34	$3.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$4.62
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.07	$3.01
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.41	$14.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.83	$11.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$3.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$4.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$4.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$2.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$2.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$1.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.66	$1.91
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.6	$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.21	$2.97
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.21	$10.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.61	$5.84
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.03	$3.19
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.83	$2.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.95	$1.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$66.9	$38.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.7	$11.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$90.5	$82.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.7	$16
👖 Brand Jeans	$67.3	$70.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$667	$850
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12787	$6253

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Cities near Abu Dhabi

Distance	City	Cost of living
117 km or 73 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1630
129 km or 80 mi	Dubai	$2309
142 km or 88 mi	Sharjah	$1503
143 km or 89 mi	Al Ain	$1050
152 km or 94 mi	Ajman	$2084
170 km or 105 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1768
211 km or 131 mi	Fujairah	$1232
237 km or 147 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1603
300 km or 187 mi	Doha	$1810
318 km or 198 mi	Al Khor	$1719
356 km or 221 mi	Bandar Abbas	$728
365 km or 227 mi	Nizwa	$786
395 km or 246 mi	Seeb	$994
425 km or 264 mi	Riffa	$1218
427 km or 265 mi	Manama	$1267
428 km or 266 mi	Isa Town	$1226
439 km or 273 mi	Muscat	$1110
454 km or 282 mi	Jahrom	$561
468 km or 291 mi	Dhahran	$870
481 km or 299 mi	Dammam	$989
486 km or 302 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$783
501 km or 311 mi	Fasa	$556
514 km or 320 mi	Qatif	$878
548 km or 341 mi	Jubail	$928
568 km or 353 mi	Sirjan	$520
575 km or 357 mi	Jiroft	$547
599 km or 372 mi	Shiraz	$558
610 km or 379 mi	Bushehr	$548
617 km or 384 mi	Borazjan	$541
620 km or 385 mi	Marvdasht	$546
632 km or 392 mi	Kazerun	$537
637 km or 396 mi	Chabahar	$687
649 km or 404 mi	Bam	$531
678 km or 421 mi	Rafsanjan	$515
698 km or 434 mi	Kerman	$467
701 km or 435 mi	Iranshahr	$639
741 km or 460 mi	Yasuj	$489
775 km or 481 mi	Riyadh	$1586
790 km or 491 mi	Al Wafrah	$1268
792 km or 492 mi	Behbahan	$507

Cities near Quebec City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi	Levis	$1766
80 km or 50 mi	Thetford Mines	$1462
89 km or 55 mi	Saint-Georges	$1509
102 km or 64 mi	Victoriaville	$1211
114 km or 71 mi	Trois-Rivieres	$1082
120 km or 74 mi	Shawinigan	$1410
142 km or 88 mi	Drummondville	$1645
166 km or 103 mi	Sherbrooke	$1449
169 km or 105 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1624
170 km or 106 mi	Riviere-du-Loup	$1613
178 km or 111 mi	Saguenay	$1544
180 km or 112 mi	Chicoutimi	$1566
187 km or 116 mi	Magog	$1539
188 km or 117 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1657
192 km or 120 mi	Joliette	$1540
195 km or 121 mi	Alma	$1582
196 km or 122 mi	Granby	$1187
201 km or 125 mi	L'Assomption	$1740
206 km or 128 mi	Beloeil	$1836
210 km or 131 mi	Repentigny	$1823
211 km or 131 mi	Varennes	$1845
212 km or 132 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1884
217 km or 135 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1912
218 km or 135 mi	Mascouche	$1821
218 km or 136 mi	Boucherville	$1878
220 km or 136 mi	Chambly	$1901
223 km or 138 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1773
223 km or 139 mi	Terrebonne	$1849
227 km or 141 mi	Longueuil	$1896
228 km or 142 mi	Brossard	$2057
229 km or 142 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1873
229 km or 143 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1843
231 km or 144 mi	Montreal	$1954
234 km or 146 mi	La Prairie	$1960
236 km or 146 mi	Westmount	$1861
236 km or 146 mi	Mount Royal	$1871
238 km or 148 mi	Laval	$1996
238 km or 148 mi	Candiac	$1927
241 km or 150 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1890
241 km or 150 mi	Boisbriand	$1751