Changsha vs Quebec City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Changsha	Quebec City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$592	$1632
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1571	$3776
🏠 One person rent	$202	$826
🏘️ Family rent	$346	$1323
🍽️ Food expenses	$236	$538
🚐 Transport expenses	$66.5	$136
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$869	$2731
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	95	38
😀 Quality of life	72	88
🏙️ Population	10M	549K

The cost of living in Changsha is 64% less expensive than in Quebec City. Cities ranked 7882nd and 3402nd ($592 vs $1632) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 200th and 116th in China and Canada, respectively. Check China vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Changsha compared to 1.7 months in Quebec City. Changsha ranked 19th best city to live in China vs Quebec City ranked 25th in Canada, while ranked 3381st and 300th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Changsha vs Quebec City

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	Changsha	Quebec City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.78	$15.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$21	$64.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.91	$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.11	$4.99
☕ Cappuccino	$2.81	$3.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.49	$1.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$188	$788
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$154	$714
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$338	$1419
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$279	$1141
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$26.9	$52.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$41	$82.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$14.7	$44.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.64%	5.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2162	$9628
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3816	$3472
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$2.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$14	$67.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.49	$22.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.16	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.95	$2.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.33	$3.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.85	$4.05
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.72	$3.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16	$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.17	$10.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.1	$12.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$3.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$4.17
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$3.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.93	$1.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$2.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.26	$1.01
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.94	$1.86
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.6	$10.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.94	$3.14
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.79	$11.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.19	$6.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.59	$3.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.88	$2.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.27	$1.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$58.5	$41.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.91	$10
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$21.1	$79
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.06	$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$85	$55.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83.3	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$322	$816
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7438	$6103

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Cities near Changsha

Distance	City	Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi	Xiangtan	$527
43 km or 27 mi	Ningxiang	$569
43 km or 27 mi	Zhuzhou	$595
76 km or 47 mi	Yiyang	$571
79 km or 49 mi	Liling	$584
107 km or 66 mi	Pingxiang	$612
108 km or 67 mi	Loudi	$584
131 km or 81 mi	Yueyang	$595
140 km or 87 mi	Lianyuan	$564
145 km or 90 mi	Yichun	$618
149 km or 93 mi	Linxiang	$572
150 km or 93 mi	Hengyang	$622
157 km or 97 mi	Changde	$487
162 km or 101 mi	Lengshuijiang	$551
178 km or 111 mi	Shishou	$547
182 km or 113 mi	Shaoyang	$603
186 km or 116 mi	Honghu	$587
192 km or 119 mi	Jinshi	$511
197 km or 122 mi	Xinyu	$593
198 km or 123 mi	Chibi	$590
225 km or 140 mi	Xianning	$625
231 km or 144 mi	Ji'an	$660
237 km or 147 mi	Yongzhou	$634
246 km or 153 mi	Xiantao	$599
247 km or 153 mi	Jingzhou	$596
249 km or 155 mi	Songzi	$548
264 km or 164 mi	Zhangjiajie	$545
267 km or 166 mi	Chenzhou	$750
285 km or 177 mi	Yidu	$534
285 km or 177 mi	Hanchuan	$609
287 km or 178 mi	Daye	$638
290 km or 180 mi	Nanchang	$526
295 km or 183 mi	Wuhan	$639
299 km or 186 mi	Huangshi	$671
305 km or 189 mi	Huaihua	$571
307 km or 191 mi	Ezhou	$632
311 km or 193 mi	Yingcheng	$585
311 km or 193 mi	Huanggang	$646
311 km or 193 mi	Wuxue	$598
314 km or 195 mi	Dangyang	$546

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