Quebec City vs Tenerife - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Quebec City	Tenerife
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1632	$1705
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3776	$3809
🏠 One person rent	$826	$1005
🏘️ Family rent	$1323	$1677
🍽️ Food expenses	$538	$427
🚐 Transport expenses	$136	$134
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2731	$1533
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	25 km
🎓 Higher education	38	18
😀 Quality of life	88	66
🏙️ Population	549K	955K

The cost of living in Quebec City is 4% less expensive than in Tenerife. Cities ranked 3402nd and 3094th ($1632 vs $1705) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 116th and 10th in Canada and Spain, respectively. Check Canada vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Quebec City compared to 0.9 months in Tenerife. Quebec City ranked 25th best city to live in Canada vs Tenerife ranked 84th in Spain, while ranked 300th and 5034th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Quebec City vs Tenerife

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	Quebec City	Tenerife
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.8	$12.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.4	$55.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.8	$9.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.99	$3.03
☕ Cappuccino	$3.82	$2.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.85	$1.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$788	$1006
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$714	$880
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1419	$1799
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1141	$1477
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$52.9	$68.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$82.2	$106
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$44.4	$30.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.88%	3.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9628	$3896
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3472	$2828
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.66	$1.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$67.5	$40.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.6	$19.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.16	$1.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.17	$1.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.02	$1.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.05	$1.52
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.04	$3.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$13.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$9.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$14.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.97	$2.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$2.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.17	$1.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.96	$2.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$2.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$2.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.86	$2.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.7	$4.78
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.14	$1.35
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.6	$4.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.71	$8.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.04	$3.15
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.24	$2.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.89	$2.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.1	$50.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10	$9.32
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$79	$85
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.1	$13.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.8	$89.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$94
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$816	$397
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6103	$6640

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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

Cities near Tenerife

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.7 mi	La Orotava	$1633
17 km or 11 mi	Puerto de la Cruz	$1702
37 km or 23 mi	San Cristobal de La Laguna	$1539
41 km or 26 mi	Santa Cruz de Tenerife	$1567
112 km or 69 mi	Santa Lucia de Tirajana	$1455
116 km or 72 mi	Las Palmas	$1484
269 km or 167 mi	Puerto del Rosario	$1278
272 km or 169 mi	Corralejo	$1658
308 km or 191 mi	Arrecife	$1352
358 km or 222 mi	Laayoune	$629
487 km or 302 mi	Canico	$1519
488 km or 303 mi	Funchal	$1561
488 km or 303 mi	Camara de Lobos	$1513
490 km or 305 mi	Santa Cruz	$1517
495 km or 307 mi	Machico	$1515
715 km or 444 mi	Taghazout	$602
721 km or 448 mi	Agadir	$623
726 km or 451 mi	Ait Melloul	$591
751 km or 467 mi	Essaouira	$693
837 km or 520 mi	Safi	$548
911 km or 566 mi	Marrakesh	$765
951 km or 591 mi	El Jadida	$557
1041 km or 647 mi	Casablanca	$936
1061 km or 659 mi	Khouribga	$501
1065 km or 662 mi	Mohammedia	$721
1082 km or 672 mi	Beni Mellal	$477
1116 km or 694 mi	Temara	$680
1128 km or 701 mi	Rabat	$790
1131 km or 703 mi	Sale	$619
1135 km or 705 mi	Nouakchott	$662
1161 km or 721 mi	Kenitra	$604
1223 km or 760 mi	Meknes	$578
1230 km or 764 mi	Lagos	$1724
1241 km or 771 mi	Portimao	$1347
1245 km or 774 mi	Lagoa	$1428
1251 km or 777 mi	Silves	$1468
1253 km or 779 mi	Albufeira	$1910
1266 km or 787 mi	Faro	$1380
1271 km or 790 mi	Loule	$1512
1272 km or 791 mi	Olhao	$1401