Changsha vs Quebec City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Changsha	Quebec City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$622	$1648
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1669	$3908
🏠 One person rent	$211	$829
🏘️ Family rent	$365	$1438
🍽️ Food expenses	$252	$564
🚐 Transport expenses	$70.9	$124
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1086	$2878
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	90	38
😀 Quality of life	72	87
🏙️ Population	10M	574K

The cost of living in Changsha is 62% less expensive than in Quebec City. Cities ranked 7795th and 3402nd ($622 vs $1648) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 196th and 116th in China and Canada, respectively. Check China vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Changsha compared to 1.7 months in Quebec City. Changsha ranked 18th best city to live in China vs Quebec City ranked 21st in Canada, while ranked 2894th and 327th 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	$2.93	$18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22	$66.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.91	$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.26	$5.34
☕ Cappuccino	$3.38	$3.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.49	$1.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$234	$907
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$149	$680
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$422	$1526
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$273	$1247
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$31.6	$58.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$48.9	$89.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.4	$45.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.48%	4.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2530	$6977
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2779	$2884
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.37	$2.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$14.8	$71.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.89	$16.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.19	$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.96	$2.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.32	$3.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$4.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.69	$3.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.97	$11.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$4.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$3.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.95	$3.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$2.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$2.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.31	$0.96
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.99	$1.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.4	$11.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.05	$2.81
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.98	$15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.39	$6.78
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.85	$3.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.93	$2.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.33	$1.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$54.6	$37.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.23	$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$22	$79.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.25	$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$82	$58.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$87.1	$95.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$322	$703
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9728	$8149

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Cities near Changsha

Distance	City	Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi	Xiangtan	$518
43 km or 27 mi	Ningxiang	$586
43 km or 27 mi	Zhuzhou	$564
76 km or 47 mi	Yiyang	$589
79 km or 49 mi	Liling	$571
107 km or 66 mi	Pingxiang	$609
108 km or 67 mi	Loudi	$589
131 km or 81 mi	Yueyang	$608
140 km or 87 mi	Lianyuan	$569
145 km or 90 mi	Yichun	$610
149 km or 93 mi	Linxiang	$583
150 km or 93 mi	Hengyang	$602
157 km or 97 mi	Changde	$518
162 km or 101 mi	Lengshuijiang	$556
178 km or 111 mi	Shishou	$565
182 km or 113 mi	Shaoyang	$605
186 km or 116 mi	Honghu	$600
192 km or 119 mi	Jinshi	$535
197 km or 122 mi	Xinyu	$592
198 km or 123 mi	Chibi	$600
225 km or 140 mi	Xianning	$638
231 km or 144 mi	Ji'an	$632
237 km or 147 mi	Yongzhou	$648
246 km or 153 mi	Xiantao	$619
247 km or 153 mi	Jingzhou	$623
249 km or 155 mi	Songzi	$570
264 km or 164 mi	Zhangjiajie	$571
267 km or 166 mi	Chenzhou	$739
285 km or 177 mi	Yidu	$556
285 km or 177 mi	Hanchuan	$624
287 km or 178 mi	Daye	$658
290 km or 180 mi	Nanchang	$542
295 km or 183 mi	Wuhan	$657
299 km or 186 mi	Huangshi	$691
305 km or 189 mi	Huaihua	$593
307 km or 191 mi	Ezhou	$649
311 km or 193 mi	Yingcheng	$600
311 km or 193 mi	Huanggang	$664
311 km or 193 mi	Wuxue	$618
314 km or 195 mi	Dangyang	$554

Cities near Quebec City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi	Levis	$1638
80 km or 50 mi	Thetford Mines	$1002
89 km or 55 mi	Saint-Georges	$1457
102 km or 64 mi	Victoriaville	$1238
114 km or 71 mi	Trois-Rivieres	$1219
120 km or 74 mi	Shawinigan	$1441
142 km or 88 mi	Drummondville	$1365
166 km or 103 mi	Sherbrooke	$1421
169 km or 105 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1575
170 km or 106 mi	Riviere-du-Loup	$1504
178 km or 111 mi	Saguenay	$1122
180 km or 112 mi	Chicoutimi	$1289
187 km or 116 mi	Magog	$1533
188 km or 117 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1675
192 km or 120 mi	Joliette	$1421
195 km or 121 mi	Alma	$1384
196 km or 122 mi	Granby	$1199
201 km or 125 mi	L'Assomption	$1702
206 km or 128 mi	Beloeil	$1816
210 km or 131 mi	Repentigny	$1817
211 km or 131 mi	Varennes	$1829
212 km or 132 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1875
217 km or 135 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1892
218 km or 135 mi	Mascouche	$1828
218 km or 136 mi	Boucherville	$1861
220 km or 136 mi	Chambly	$1892
223 km or 138 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1772
223 km or 139 mi	Terrebonne	$1863
227 km or 141 mi	Longueuil	$1874
228 km or 142 mi	Brossard	$2051
229 km or 142 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1856
229 km or 143 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1850
231 km or 144 mi	Montreal	$1901
234 km or 146 mi	La Prairie	$1937
236 km or 146 mi	Westmount	$1828
236 km or 146 mi	Mount Royal	$1852
238 km or 148 mi	Laval	$2058
238 km or 148 mi	Candiac	$1921
241 km or 150 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1870
241 km or 150 mi	Boisbriand	$1913