Dubai vs Quebec City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Dubai	Quebec City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2514	$1632
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5509	$3776
🏠 One person rent	$1723	$826
🏘️ Family rent	$3020	$1323
🍽️ Food expenses	$455	$538
🚐 Transport expenses	$184	$136
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4067	$2731
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	65	38
😀 Quality of life	91	88
🏙️ Population	3.94M	549K

The cost of living in Dubai is 54% more expensive than in Quebec City. Cities ranked 848th and 3402nd ($2514 vs $1632) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd 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 1.6 months in Dubai compared to 1.7 months in Quebec City. Dubai ranked 1st best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Quebec City ranked 25th in Canada, while ranked 158th and 300th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dubai vs Quebec City

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	Dubai	Quebec City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.3	$15.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68.2	$64.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.32	$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$12.9	$4.99
☕ Cappuccino	$5.8	$3.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.14	$1.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2095	$788
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1336	$714
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3716	$1419
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2461	$1141
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$138	$52.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$211	$82.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$96.1	$44.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.52%	5.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7516	$9628
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3977	$3472
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.62	$2.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$86.3	$67.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.15	$22.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.77	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.92	$2.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.43	$3.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$4.05
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.47	$3.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.16	$10.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$12.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$3.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$4.17
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$3.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$1.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$2.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.44	$1.01
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.94	$1.86
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.4	$10.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.62	$3.14
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.12	$11.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.15	$6.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.73	$3.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.6	$2.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.44	$1.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$81.6	$41.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.6	$10
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$77.7	$79
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.82	$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$78.3	$55.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$122	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$857	$816
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15029	$6103

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Cities near Dubai

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8 mi	Sharjah	$1419
22 km or 14 mi	Ajman	$2521
41 km or 25 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1183
104 km or 65 mi	Fujairah	$1228
108 km or 67 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1398
126 km or 78 mi	Al Ain	$1449
129 km or 80 mi	Abu Dhabi	$1942
234 km or 146 mi	Bandar Abbas	$632
246 km or 153 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1730
339 km or 211 mi	Seeb	$1078
344 km or 214 mi	Nizwa	$792
380 km or 236 mi	Doha	$1849
380 km or 236 mi	Muscat	$1081
385 km or 239 mi	Al Khor	$1770
399 km or 248 mi	Jahrom	$530
440 km or 273 mi	Fasa	$529
449 km or 279 mi	Jiroft	$568
466 km or 290 mi	Sirjan	$534
485 km or 301 mi	Manama	$1237
486 km or 302 mi	Riffa	$1201
487 km or 303 mi	Isa Town	$1230
523 km or 325 mi	Bam	$557
528 km or 328 mi	Dhahran	$908
534 km or 332 mi	Chabahar	$573
537 km or 334 mi	Dammam	$1008
554 km or 345 mi	Shiraz	$553
560 km or 348 mi	Qatif	$873
568 km or 353 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$806
568 km or 353 mi	Marvdasht	$530
574 km or 357 mi	Rafsanjan	$604
578 km or 359 mi	Iranshahr	$624
584 km or 363 mi	Kerman	$761
595 km or 370 mi	Jubail	$930
601 km or 373 mi	Borazjan	$477
603 km or 375 mi	Kazerun	$503
604 km or 375 mi	Bushehr	$453
703 km or 437 mi	Yasuj	$463
721 km or 448 mi	Zahedan	$808
743 km or 461 mi	Yazd	$545
773 km or 481 mi	Behbahan	$483

Cities near Quebec City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi	Levis	$1622
80 km or 50 mi	Thetford Mines	$1019
89 km or 55 mi	Saint-Georges	$1470
102 km or 64 mi	Victoriaville	$1265
114 km or 71 mi	Trois-Rivieres	$1136
120 km or 74 mi	Shawinigan	$1388
142 km or 88 mi	Drummondville	$1363
166 km or 103 mi	Sherbrooke	$1420
169 km or 105 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1549
170 km or 106 mi	Riviere-du-Loup	$1455
178 km or 111 mi	Saguenay	$1077
180 km or 112 mi	Chicoutimi	$1223
187 km or 116 mi	Magog	$1486
188 km or 117 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1586
192 km or 120 mi	Joliette	$1449
195 km or 121 mi	Alma	$1304
196 km or 122 mi	Granby	$1120
201 km or 125 mi	L'Assomption	$1671
206 km or 128 mi	Beloeil	$1776
210 km or 131 mi	Repentigny	$1767
211 km or 131 mi	Varennes	$1786
212 km or 132 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1822
217 km or 135 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1869
218 km or 135 mi	Mascouche	$1766
218 km or 136 mi	Boucherville	$1820
220 km or 136 mi	Chambly	$1853
223 km or 138 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1719
223 km or 139 mi	Terrebonne	$1805
227 km or 141 mi	Longueuil	$1842
228 km or 142 mi	Brossard	$2055
229 km or 142 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1828
229 km or 143 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1805
231 km or 144 mi	Montreal	$1903
234 km or 146 mi	La Prairie	$1911
236 km or 146 mi	Westmount	$1814
236 km or 146 mi	Mount Royal	$1820
238 km or 148 mi	Laval	$1930
238 km or 148 mi	Candiac	$1892
241 km or 150 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1835
241 km or 150 mi	Boisbriand	$1763