Madrid vs Quebec City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Madrid	Quebec City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2089	$1695
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4820	$3907
🏠 One person rent	$1219	$873
🏘️ Family rent	$2088	$1435
🍽️ Food expenses	$518	$558
🚐 Transport expenses	$197	$129
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2681	$2900
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	98	38
😀 Quality of life	90	88
🏙️ Population	3.51M	549K

The cost of living in Madrid is 23% more expensive than in Quebec City. Cities ranked 1805th and 3269th ($2089 vs $1695) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 113th in Spain and Canada, respectively. Check Spain vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Madrid compared to 1.7 months in Quebec City. Madrid ranked 1st best city to live in Spain vs Quebec City ranked 28th in Canada, while ranked 190th and 332nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Madrid vs Quebec City

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	Madrid	Quebec City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.8	$17.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.4	$59.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.2	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.79	$5.49
☕ Cappuccino	$3.61	$3.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.17	$2.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1380	$863
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1000	$743
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2540	$1500
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1720	$1244
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$111	$61.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$171	$95
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$32.8	$44.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.15%	5.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8795	$8196
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4558	$2969
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.77	$2.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$43.6	$71.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.7	$19.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.85	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.28	$2.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.41	$3.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$3.99
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.14	$3.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.4	$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.28	$11.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.2	$12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$4.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$4.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.9	$4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$2.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$2.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.6	$0.99
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.67	$1.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.2	$11.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.4	$3.05
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.09	$13.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.5	$6.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.06	$3.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.63	$2.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.83	$1.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$52.8	$39.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.3	$11.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$71	$81.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.2	$16
👖 Brand Jeans	$103	$58.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$108	$96.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$702	$719
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14237	$7052

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Cities near Madrid

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Pozuelo de Alarcon	$1936
11 km or 6.7 mi	Coslada	$1751
14 km or 8.5 mi	Alcobendas	$1731
18 km or 11 mi	Mostoles	$1747
18 km or 11 mi	Fuenlabrada	$1648
18 km or 11 mi	Torrejon de Ardoz	$1671
21 km or 13 mi	Tres Cantos	$1688
29 km or 18 mi	Alcala de Henares	$1697
50 km or 31 mi	Guadalajara	$1226
68 km or 42 mi	Toledo	$1350
69 km or 43 mi	Segovia	$1366
138 km or 86 mi	Cuenca	$1251
155 km or 97 mi	Laguna de Duero	$1384
158 km or 98 mi	Villarrobledo	$1433
162 km or 101 mi	Valladolid	$1408
177 km or 110 mi	Salamanca	$1215
196 km or 122 mi	Puertollano	$918
208 km or 129 mi	Plasencia	$1260
211 km or 131 mi	Zamora	$1387
215 km or 133 mi	Burgos	$1343
223 km or 139 mi	Albacete	$1451
242 km or 150 mi	Villanueva de la Serena	$1349
244 km or 151 mi	Requena	$1461
250 km or 156 mi	Logrono	$1146
251 km or 156 mi	Caceres	$1253
253 km or 157 mi	Tudela	$1462
258 km or 160 mi	Linares	$1356
269 km or 167 mi	Ubeda	$1435
272 km or 169 mi	Zaragoza	$1471
281 km or 175 mi	Merida	$1300
283 km or 176 mi	Vitoria-Gasteiz	$1734
288 km or 179 mi	Leon	$1365
295 km or 183 mi	Jaen	$1123
296 km or 184 mi	Jumilla	$1388
297 km or 184 mi	Cordoba	$1331
298 km or 185 mi	Yecla	$1299
299 km or 186 mi	Braganca	$957
301 km or 187 mi	Martos	$1385
302 km or 187 mi	Caravaca de la Cruz	$1366
302 km or 188 mi	Valencia	$1797

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