Chengdu vs Quebec City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Chengdu	Quebec City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$666	$1695
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1735	$3907
🏠 One person rent	$281	$873
🏘️ Family rent	$485	$1435
🍽️ Food expenses	$235	$558
🚐 Transport expenses	$81.2	$129
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1050	$2900
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	89	38
😀 Quality of life	75	88
🏙️ Population	20.9M	549K

The cost of living in Chengdu is 61% less expensive than in Quebec City. Cities ranked 7467th and 3269th ($666 vs $1695) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 88th and 113th in China and Canada, respectively. Check China vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Chengdu compared to 1.7 months in Quebec City. Chengdu ranked 5th best city to live in China vs Quebec City ranked 28th in Canada, while ranked 1710th and 332nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chengdu vs Quebec City

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	Chengdu	Quebec City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.83	$17.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22	$59.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.93	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.61	$5.49
☕ Cappuccino	$3.33	$3.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.47	$2.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$362	$863
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$207	$743
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$663	$1500
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$367	$1244
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$30.6	$61.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$46.5	$95
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.7	$44.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.77%	5.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3917	$8196
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2027	$2969
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.43	$2.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$23.4	$71.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.67	$19.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.15	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.95	$2.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.68	$3.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$3.99
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.73	$3.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.73	$11.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$4.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$4.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.73	$2.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.72	$2.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.42	$0.99
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.25	$1.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.92	$11.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.81	$3.05
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.4	$13.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.26	$6.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.14	$3.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.46	$2.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.66	$1.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$30	$39.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.89	$11.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$23	$81.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.43	$16
👖 Brand Jeans	$40.8	$58.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$67.7	$96.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$286	$719
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13059	$7052

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Cities near Chengdu

Distance	City	Cost of living
38 km or 24 mi	Chongzhou	$625
38 km or 24 mi	Pengzhou	$617
41 km or 25 mi	Guanghan	$600
53 km or 33 mi	Shifang	$584
55 km or 34 mi	Jianyang	$621
56 km or 35 mi	Dujiangyan	$612
60 km or 38 mi	Deyang	$588
65 km or 40 mi	Qionglai	$611
71 km or 44 mi	Meishan	$629
77 km or 48 mi	Mianzhu	$566
81 km or 50 mi	Ziyang	$628
110 km or 68 mi	Mianyang	$540
124 km or 77 mi	Leshan	$595
127 km or 79 mi	Ya'an	$598
127 km or 79 mi	Shehong	$576
131 km or 81 mi	Emeishan	$581
139 km or 87 mi	Jiangyou	$553
145 km or 90 mi	Suining	$595
153 km or 95 mi	Neijiang	$679
161 km or 100 mi	Zigong	$607
188 km or 117 mi	Longchang	$612
193 km or 120 mi	Nanchong	$572
208 km or 129 mi	Langzhong	$564
219 km or 136 mi	Yibin	$599
237 km or 148 mi	Luzhou	$600
247 km or 153 mi	Guang'an	$608
259 km or 161 mi	Guangyuan	$606
261 km or 162 mi	Huaying	$581
265 km or 165 mi	Chongqing	$601
288 km or 179 mi	Bazhong	$627
333 km or 207 mi	Dazhou	$612
341 km or 212 mi	Longnan	$615
353 km or 220 mi	Xichang	$596
372 km or 231 mi	Zhaotong	$603
388 km or 241 mi	Hanzhong	$687
390 km or 243 mi	Renhuai	$566
392 km or 244 mi	Bijie	$591
408 km or 253 mi	Wanyuan	$594
431 km or 268 mi	Zunyi	$578
459 km or 285 mi	Liupanshui	$580

Cities near Quebec City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi	Levis	$1685
80 km or 50 mi	Thetford Mines	$1024
89 km or 55 mi	Saint-Georges	$1466
102 km or 64 mi	Victoriaville	$1265
114 km or 71 mi	Trois-Rivieres	$1180
120 km or 74 mi	Shawinigan	$1434
142 km or 88 mi	Drummondville	$1399
166 km or 103 mi	Sherbrooke	$1451
169 km or 105 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1589
170 km or 106 mi	Riviere-du-Loup	$1506
178 km or 111 mi	Saguenay	$1104
180 km or 112 mi	Chicoutimi	$1254
187 km or 116 mi	Magog	$1526
188 km or 117 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1642
192 km or 120 mi	Joliette	$1458
195 km or 121 mi	Alma	$1341
196 km or 122 mi	Granby	$1142
201 km or 125 mi	L'Assomption	$1723
206 km or 128 mi	Beloeil	$1838
210 km or 131 mi	Repentigny	$1846
211 km or 131 mi	Varennes	$1861
212 km or 132 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1891
217 km or 135 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1918
218 km or 135 mi	Mascouche	$1852
218 km or 136 mi	Boucherville	$1897
220 km or 136 mi	Chambly	$1918
223 km or 138 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1800
223 km or 139 mi	Terrebonne	$1907
227 km or 141 mi	Longueuil	$1923
228 km or 142 mi	Brossard	$2080
229 km or 142 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1875
229 km or 143 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1857
231 km or 144 mi	Montreal	$1928
234 km or 146 mi	La Prairie	$1960
236 km or 146 mi	Westmount	$1862
236 km or 146 mi	Mount Royal	$1876
238 km or 148 mi	Laval	$2047
238 km or 148 mi	Candiac	$1940
241 km or 150 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1893
241 km or 150 mi	Boisbriand	$1934