Quebec City vs Tenerife - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Quebec City	Tenerife
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1644	$1612
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3738	$3415
🏠 One person rent	$834	$980
🏘️ Family rent	$1281	$1469
🍽️ Food expenses	$540	$389
🚐 Transport expenses	$134	$122
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2588	$1337
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	25 km
🎓 Higher education	38	18
😀 Quality of life	86	60
🏙️ Population	549K	932K

The cost of living in Quebec City is 2% more expensive than in Tenerife. Cities ranked 2883rd and 3004th ($1644 vs $1612) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 110th and 9th in Canada and Spain, respectively. Check Canada vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Quebec City compared to 0.8 months in Tenerife. Quebec City ranked 23rd best city to live in Canada vs Tenerife ranked 84th in Spain, while ranked 310th and 5171st 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	$15.4	$11.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$62.7	$49.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$8.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.58	$2.77
☕ Cappuccino	$3.8	$1.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.94	$1.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$790	$911
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$727	$898
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1395	$1580
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1101	$1309
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$52.8	$51.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$80	$77.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41.8	$28.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.07%	3.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8350	$3352
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3529	$2496
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.64	$1.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$66.2	$36.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.3	$18.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.18	$1.47
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.05	$1.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.05	$1.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.33	$1.73
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.9	$3.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$11.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$8.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.82	$1.8
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4	$1.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.29	$2.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$2.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$2.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.02	$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.82	$2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.4	$4.27
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.99	$1.18
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.8	$4.25
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.6	$8.78
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.99	$2.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.19	$1.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.86	$1.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.9	$45.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.5	$8.49
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$78.1	$67.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.9	$11.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.9	$82.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$110	$84
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$794	$454
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6012	$6114

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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

Cities near Tenerife

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.7 mi	La Orotava	$1558
17 km or 11 mi	Puerto de la Cruz	$1665
37 km or 23 mi	San Cristobal de La Laguna	$1361
41 km or 26 mi	Santa Cruz de Tenerife	$1371
112 km or 69 mi	Santa Lucia de Tirajana	$1287
116 km or 72 mi	Las Palmas	$1268
269 km or 167 mi	Puerto del Rosario	$1196
272 km or 169 mi	Corralejo	$1500
308 km or 191 mi	Arrecife	$1214
358 km or 222 mi	Laayoune	$559
487 km or 302 mi	Canico	$1338
488 km or 303 mi	Funchal	$1375
488 km or 303 mi	Camara de Lobos	$1337
490 km or 305 mi	Santa Cruz	$1338
495 km or 307 mi	Machico	$1334
715 km or 444 mi	Taghazout	$535
721 km or 448 mi	Agadir	$540
726 km or 451 mi	Ait Melloul	$562
751 km or 467 mi	Essaouira	$640
837 km or 520 mi	Safi	$489
911 km or 566 mi	Marrakesh	$687
951 km or 591 mi	El Jadida	$502
1041 km or 647 mi	Casablanca	$850
1061 km or 659 mi	Khouribga	$435
1065 km or 662 mi	Mohammedia	$652
1082 km or 672 mi	Beni Mellal	$448
1116 km or 694 mi	Temara	$619
1128 km or 701 mi	Rabat	$705
1131 km or 703 mi	Sale	$536
1135 km or 705 mi	Nouakchott	$675
1161 km or 721 mi	Kenitra	$558
1223 km or 760 mi	Meknes	$486
1230 km or 764 mi	Lagos	$1598
1241 km or 771 mi	Portimao	$1248
1245 km or 774 mi	Lagoa	$1330
1251 km or 777 mi	Silves	$1368
1253 km or 779 mi	Albufeira	$1950
1266 km or 787 mi	Faro	$1263
1271 km or 790 mi	Loule	$1415
1272 km or 791 mi	Olhao	$1291