Dubai vs Quebec City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Dubai	Quebec City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2420	$1695
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5315	$3907
🏠 One person rent	$1634	$873
🏘️ Family rent	$2835	$1435
🍽️ Food expenses	$459	$558
🚐 Transport expenses	$182	$129
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4093	$2900
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	66	38
😀 Quality of life	90	88
🏙️ Population	3.94M	549K

The cost of living in Dubai is 43% more expensive than in Quebec City. Cities ranked 1039th and 3269th ($2420 vs $1695) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 113th 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 1.7 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 28th in Canada, while ranked 203rd and 332nd 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	$10.2	$17.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$69.2	$59.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.33	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$13.5	$5.49
☕ Cappuccino	$6.31	$3.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.3	$2.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1988	$863
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1244	$743
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3617	$1500
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2237	$1244
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$148	$61.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$227	$95
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$94	$44.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.46%	5.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7290	$8196
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4052	$2969
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.64	$2.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$83	$71.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.52	$19.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.75	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.89	$2.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.39	$3.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$3.99
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.73	$3.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.09	$11.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$4.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$4.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$2.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$2.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$0.99
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.86	$1.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18	$11.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.57	$3.05
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.2	$13.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.2	$6.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.05	$3.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3	$2.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.08	$1.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$72.5	$39.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.1	$11.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$75.5	$81.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.2	$16
👖 Brand Jeans	$72.2	$58.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$106	$96.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$829	$719
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16876	$7052

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Cities near Dubai

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8 mi	Sharjah	$1473
22 km or 14 mi	Ajman	$2183
41 km or 25 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1148
104 km or 65 mi	Fujairah	$1214
108 km or 67 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1373
126 km or 78 mi	Al Ain	$1457
129 km or 80 mi	Abu Dhabi	$2070
234 km or 146 mi	Bandar Abbas	$635
246 km or 153 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1710
339 km or 211 mi	Seeb	$1080
344 km or 214 mi	Nizwa	$796
380 km or 236 mi	Doha	$2014
380 km or 236 mi	Muscat	$1135
385 km or 239 mi	Al Khor	$1923
399 km or 248 mi	Jahrom	$545
440 km or 273 mi	Fasa	$541
449 km or 279 mi	Jiroft	$575
466 km or 290 mi	Sirjan	$545
485 km or 301 mi	Manama	$1309
486 km or 302 mi	Riffa	$1109
487 km or 303 mi	Isa Town	$1192
523 km or 325 mi	Bam	$563
528 km or 328 mi	Dhahran	$931
534 km or 332 mi	Chabahar	$575
537 km or 334 mi	Dammam	$1037
554 km or 345 mi	Shiraz	$565
560 km or 348 mi	Qatif	$823
568 km or 353 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$793
568 km or 353 mi	Marvdasht	$547
574 km or 357 mi	Rafsanjan	$613
578 km or 359 mi	Iranshahr	$627
584 km or 363 mi	Kerman	$761
595 km or 370 mi	Jubail	$928
601 km or 373 mi	Borazjan	$489
603 km or 375 mi	Kazerun	$523
604 km or 375 mi	Bushehr	$465
703 km or 437 mi	Yasuj	$487
721 km or 448 mi	Zahedan	$813
743 km or 461 mi	Yazd	$565
773 km or 481 mi	Behbahan	$492

Cities near Quebec City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi	Levis	$1685
80 km or 50 mi	Thetford Mines	$1024
89 km or 55 mi	Saint-Georges	$1466
102 km or 64 mi	Victoriaville	$1265
114 km or 71 mi	Trois-Rivieres	$1180
120 km or 74 mi	Shawinigan	$1434
142 km or 88 mi	Drummondville	$1399
166 km or 103 mi	Sherbrooke	$1451
169 km or 105 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1589
170 km or 106 mi	Riviere-du-Loup	$1506
178 km or 111 mi	Saguenay	$1104
180 km or 112 mi	Chicoutimi	$1254
187 km or 116 mi	Magog	$1526
188 km or 117 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1642
192 km or 120 mi	Joliette	$1458
195 km or 121 mi	Alma	$1341
196 km or 122 mi	Granby	$1142
201 km or 125 mi	L'Assomption	$1723
206 km or 128 mi	Beloeil	$1838
210 km or 131 mi	Repentigny	$1846
211 km or 131 mi	Varennes	$1861
212 km or 132 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1891
217 km or 135 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1918
218 km or 135 mi	Mascouche	$1852
218 km or 136 mi	Boucherville	$1897
220 km or 136 mi	Chambly	$1918
223 km or 138 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1800
223 km or 139 mi	Terrebonne	$1907
227 km or 141 mi	Longueuil	$1923
228 km or 142 mi	Brossard	$2080
229 km or 142 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1875
229 km or 143 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1857
231 km or 144 mi	Montreal	$1928
234 km or 146 mi	La Prairie	$1960
236 km or 146 mi	Westmount	$1862
236 km or 146 mi	Mount Royal	$1876
238 km or 148 mi	Laval	$2047
238 km or 148 mi	Candiac	$1940
241 km or 150 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1893
241 km or 150 mi	Boisbriand	$1934