Changsha vs Quebec City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Changsha	Quebec City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$577	$1644
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1727	$3738
🏠 One person rent	$190	$834
🏘️ Family rent	$504	$1281
🍽️ Food expenses	$235	$540
🚐 Transport expenses	$64.9	$134
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$796	$2588
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	95	38
😀 Quality of life	68	86
🏙️ Population	10M	549K

The cost of living in Changsha is 65% less expensive than in Quebec City. Cities ranked 7932nd and 2883rd ($577 vs $1644) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 335th and 110th in China and Canada, respectively. Check China vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Changsha compared to 1.6 months in Quebec City. Changsha ranked 21st best city to live in China vs Quebec City ranked 23rd in Canada, while ranked 3100th and 310th 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	$2.72	$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.8	$62.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.84	$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.09	$5.58
☕ Cappuccino	$3.26	$3.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.41	$1.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$185	$790
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$143	$727
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$501	$1395
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$439	$1101
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$25.5	$52.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.1	$80
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.5	$41.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.8%	7.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2062	$8350
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5493	$3529
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.34	$2.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.9	$66.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.36	$22.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.84	$2.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.17	$3.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.89	$4.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.73	$2.9
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$13.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.28	$10.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.62	$13.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$3.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$4.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$2.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$2.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.27	$1.02
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.92	$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.9	$10.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.86	$2.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.72	$11.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.14	$6.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.47	$2.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.86	$2.19
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.24	$1.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51.1	$39.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.47	$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$21	$78.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.04	$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$84.4	$59.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.1	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$304	$794
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8619	$6012

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Cities near Changsha

Distance	City	Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi	Xiangtan	$582
43 km or 27 mi	Ningxiang	$570
43 km or 27 mi	Zhuzhou	$575
76 km or 47 mi	Yiyang	$586
79 km or 49 mi	Liling	$563
107 km or 66 mi	Pingxiang	$577
108 km or 67 mi	Loudi	$579
131 km or 81 mi	Yueyang	$596
140 km or 87 mi	Lianyuan	$553
145 km or 90 mi	Yichun	$590
149 km or 93 mi	Linxiang	$569
150 km or 93 mi	Hengyang	$590
157 km or 97 mi	Changde	$480
162 km or 101 mi	Lengshuijiang	$536
178 km or 111 mi	Shishou	$549
182 km or 113 mi	Shaoyang	$592
186 km or 116 mi	Honghu	$589
192 km or 119 mi	Jinshi	$533
197 km or 122 mi	Xinyu	$564
198 km or 123 mi	Chibi	$591
225 km or 140 mi	Xianning	$635
231 km or 144 mi	Ji'an	$600
237 km or 147 mi	Yongzhou	$609
246 km or 153 mi	Xiantao	$600
247 km or 153 mi	Jingzhou	$591
249 km or 155 mi	Songzi	$556
264 km or 164 mi	Zhangjiajie	$552
267 km or 166 mi	Chenzhou	$724
285 km or 177 mi	Yidu	$561
285 km or 177 mi	Hanchuan	$619
287 km or 178 mi	Daye	$645
290 km or 180 mi	Nanchang	$506
295 km or 183 mi	Wuhan	$656
299 km or 186 mi	Huangshi	$679
305 km or 189 mi	Huaihua	$579
307 km or 191 mi	Ezhou	$638
311 km or 193 mi	Yingcheng	$600
311 km or 193 mi	Huanggang	$660
311 km or 193 mi	Wuxue	$613
314 km or 195 mi	Dangyang	$558

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