Madrid vs Quebec City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Madrid	Quebec City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1781	$1644
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4027	$3738
🏠 One person rent	$1048	$834
🏘️ Family rent	$1736	$1281
🍽️ Food expenses	$445	$540
🚐 Transport expenses	$163	$134
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2294	$2588
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	98	38
😀 Quality of life	90	86
🏙️ Population	3.42M	549K

The cost of living in Madrid is 8% more expensive than in Quebec City. Cities ranked 2443rd and 2883rd ($1781 vs $1644) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 110th 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 1.6 months in Quebec City. Madrid ranked 1st best city to live in Spain vs Quebec City ranked 23rd in Canada, while ranked 151st and 310th 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	$14.7	$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$57	$62.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.6	$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.36	$5.58
☕ Cappuccino	$2.92	$3.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.77	$1.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1203	$790
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$853	$727
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2092	$1395
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1428	$1101
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$94	$52.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$145	$80
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$30.6	$41.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.59%	7.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6884	$8350
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3988	$3529
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.56	$2.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.4	$66.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.8	$22.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.74	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.11	$2.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.31	$3.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$4.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.12	$2.9
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$13.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.12	$10.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$13.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$3.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$4.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$2.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$2.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.59	$1.02
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.02	$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.89	$10.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.21	$2.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.25	$11.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.5	$6.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.96	$2.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.62	$2.19
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.99	$1.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45	$39.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.2	$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$58.3	$78.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.1	$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.7	$59.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$90.1	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$576	$794
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10042	$6012

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Cities near Madrid

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Pozuelo de Alarcon	$1565
11 km or 6.7 mi	Coslada	$1530
14 km or 8.5 mi	Alcobendas	$1433
18 km or 11 mi	Mostoles	$1573
18 km or 11 mi	Fuenlabrada	$1389
18 km or 11 mi	Torrejon de Ardoz	$1387
21 km or 13 mi	Tres Cantos	$1309
29 km or 18 mi	Alcala de Henares	$1293
50 km or 31 mi	Guadalajara	$1056
68 km or 42 mi	Toledo	$1204
69 km or 43 mi	Segovia	$1285
138 km or 86 mi	Cuenca	$1084
155 km or 97 mi	Laguna de Duero	$1201
158 km or 98 mi	Villarrobledo	$1235
162 km or 101 mi	Valladolid	$1212
177 km or 110 mi	Salamanca	$1086
196 km or 122 mi	Puertollano	$812
208 km or 129 mi	Plasencia	$1098
211 km or 131 mi	Zamora	$1286
215 km or 133 mi	Burgos	$1107
223 km or 139 mi	Albacete	$1209
242 km or 150 mi	Villanueva de la Serena	$1157
244 km or 151 mi	Requena	$1261
250 km or 156 mi	Logrono	$983
251 km or 156 mi	Caceres	$947
253 km or 157 mi	Tudela	$1241
258 km or 160 mi	Linares	$1220
269 km or 167 mi	Ubeda	$1316
272 km or 169 mi	Zaragoza	$1101
281 km or 175 mi	Merida	$1126
283 km or 176 mi	Vitoria-Gasteiz	$1532
288 km or 179 mi	Leon	$1241
295 km or 183 mi	Jaen	$930
296 km or 184 mi	Jumilla	$1241
297 km or 184 mi	Cordoba	$1100
298 km or 185 mi	Yecla	$1324
299 km or 186 mi	Braganca	$806
301 km or 187 mi	Martos	$1204
302 km or 187 mi	Caravaca de la Cruz	$1221
302 km or 188 mi	Valencia	$1522

Cities near Quebec City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi	Levis	$1627
80 km or 50 mi	Thetford Mines	$966
89 km or 55 mi	Saint-Georges	$1449
102 km or 64 mi	Victoriaville	$1239
114 km or 71 mi	Trois-Rivieres	$1118
120 km or 74 mi	Shawinigan	$1368
142 km or 88 mi	Drummondville	$1330
166 km or 103 mi	Sherbrooke	$1395
169 km or 105 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1532
170 km or 106 mi	Riviere-du-Loup	$1468
178 km or 111 mi	Saguenay	$1411
180 km or 112 mi	Chicoutimi	$1436
187 km or 116 mi	Magog	$1457
188 km or 117 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1562
192 km or 120 mi	Joliette	$1433
195 km or 121 mi	Alma	$1460
196 km or 122 mi	Granby	$1106
201 km or 125 mi	L'Assomption	$1651
206 km or 128 mi	Beloeil	$1742
210 km or 131 mi	Repentigny	$1743
211 km or 131 mi	Varennes	$1764
212 km or 132 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1800
217 km or 135 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1836
218 km or 135 mi	Mascouche	$1735
218 km or 136 mi	Boucherville	$1804
220 km or 136 mi	Chambly	$1829
223 km or 138 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1690
223 km or 139 mi	Terrebonne	$1776
227 km or 141 mi	Longueuil	$1835
228 km or 142 mi	Brossard	$2004
229 km or 142 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1790
229 km or 143 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1769
231 km or 144 mi	Montreal	$1857
234 km or 146 mi	La Prairie	$1889
236 km or 146 mi	Westmount	$1773
236 km or 146 mi	Mount Royal	$1792
238 km or 148 mi	Laval	$1900
238 km or 148 mi	Candiac	$1852
241 km or 150 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1803
241 km or 150 mi	Boisbriand	$1732