Madrid vs Quebec City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Madrid	Quebec City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2015	$1632
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4668	$3776
🏠 One person rent	$1177	$826
🏘️ Family rent	$2051	$1323
🍽️ Food expenses	$499	$538
🚐 Transport expenses	$189	$136
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2580	$2731
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	98	38
😀 Quality of life	92	88
🏙️ Population	3.42M	549K

The cost of living in Madrid is 23% more expensive than in Quebec City. Cities ranked 1962nd and 3402nd ($2015 vs $1632) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 116th 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 25th in Canada, while ranked 142nd and 300th 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	$16.4	$15.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$62.3	$64.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12	$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.96	$4.99
☕ Cappuccino	$3.72	$3.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.13	$1.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1341	$788
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$959	$714
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2482	$1419
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1691	$1141
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$110	$52.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$169	$82.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$32.3	$44.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.1%	5.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8353	$9628
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4881	$3472
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.74	$2.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$43.1	$67.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.7	$22.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.8	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.21	$2.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.46	$3.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$4.05
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.62	$3.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.5	$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.96	$10.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.5	$12.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.83	$3.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$4.17
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$3.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$1.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$2.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.65	$1.01
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.51	$1.86
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.79	$10.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.39	$3.14
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.94	$11.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$6.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.97	$3.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.6	$2.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.8	$1.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$52	$41.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.8	$10
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$70.5	$79
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.4	$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$102	$55.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$678	$816
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12418	$6103

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Cities near Madrid

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Pozuelo de Alarcon	$1870
11 km or 6.7 mi	Coslada	$1674
14 km or 8.5 mi	Alcobendas	$1656
18 km or 11 mi	Mostoles	$1703
18 km or 11 mi	Fuenlabrada	$1592
18 km or 11 mi	Torrejon de Ardoz	$1581
21 km or 13 mi	Tres Cantos	$1627
29 km or 18 mi	Alcala de Henares	$1573
50 km or 31 mi	Guadalajara	$1194
68 km or 42 mi	Toledo	$1325
69 km or 43 mi	Segovia	$1385
138 km or 86 mi	Cuenca	$1217
155 km or 97 mi	Laguna de Duero	$1346
158 km or 98 mi	Villarrobledo	$1400
162 km or 101 mi	Valladolid	$1367
177 km or 110 mi	Salamanca	$1189
196 km or 122 mi	Puertollano	$893
208 km or 129 mi	Plasencia	$1225
211 km or 131 mi	Zamora	$1337
215 km or 133 mi	Burgos	$1343
223 km or 139 mi	Albacete	$1464
242 km or 150 mi	Villanueva de la Serena	$1312
244 km or 151 mi	Requena	$1407
250 km or 156 mi	Logrono	$1118
251 km or 156 mi	Caceres	$1225
253 km or 157 mi	Tudela	$1414
258 km or 160 mi	Linares	$1369
269 km or 167 mi	Ubeda	$1490
272 km or 169 mi	Zaragoza	$1457
281 km or 175 mi	Merida	$1272
283 km or 176 mi	Vitoria-Gasteiz	$1685
288 km or 179 mi	Leon	$1303
295 km or 183 mi	Jaen	$1133
296 km or 184 mi	Jumilla	$1345
297 km or 184 mi	Cordoba	$1233
298 km or 185 mi	Yecla	$1320
299 km or 186 mi	Braganca	$913
301 km or 187 mi	Martos	$1382
302 km or 187 mi	Caravaca de la Cruz	$1344
302 km or 188 mi	Valencia	$1703

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