Chengdu vs Quebec City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Chengdu	Quebec City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$660	$1791
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1808	$4030
🏠 One person rent	$251	$919
🏘️ Family rent	$445	$1392
🍽️ Food expenses	$246	$591
🚐 Transport expenses	$87	$142
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$892	$2544
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	94	39
😀 Quality of life	72	86
🏙️ Population	20.9M	549K

The cost of living in Chengdu is 63% less expensive than in Quebec City. Cities ranked 7209th and 2544th ($660 vs $1791) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 151st and 95th 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 Chengdu compared to 1.4 months in Quebec City. Chengdu ranked 7th best city to live in China vs Quebec City ranked 26th in Canada, while ranked 1933rd and 316th 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	$2.91	$18.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$25.5	$72.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.97	$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.42	$6.62
☕ Cappuccino	$3.65	$4.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.46	$2.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$319	$837
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$175	$788
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$586	$1444
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$329	$1178
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$34.4	$71.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$52.4	$110
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.3	$50.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.45%	7.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4168	$8764
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2205	$3034
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.43	$2.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27.5	$69.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.55	$23.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.19	$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.98	$2.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.51	$3.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$4.62
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.84	$3.01
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$14.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.24	$11.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$3.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$4.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$4.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.7	$2.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.81	$2.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.39	$1.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.24	$1.91
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.8	$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.93	$2.97
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.38	$10.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.17	$5.84
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.03	$3.19
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.45	$2.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.65	$1.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$32	$38.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.65	$11.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$23.1	$82.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.37	$16
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.6	$70.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83.4	$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$389	$850
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15153	$6253

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Cities near Chengdu

Distance	City	Cost of living
38 km or 24 mi	Chongzhou	$614
38 km or 24 mi	Pengzhou	$605
41 km or 25 mi	Guanghan	$587
53 km or 33 mi	Shifang	$572
55 km or 34 mi	Jianyang	$611
56 km or 35 mi	Dujiangyan	$603
60 km or 38 mi	Deyang	$591
65 km or 40 mi	Qionglai	$604
71 km or 44 mi	Meishan	$624
77 km or 48 mi	Mianzhu	$559
81 km or 50 mi	Ziyang	$625
110 km or 68 mi	Mianyang	$550
124 km or 77 mi	Leshan	$588
127 km or 79 mi	Ya'an	$613
127 km or 79 mi	Shehong	$574
131 km or 81 mi	Emeishan	$570
139 km or 87 mi	Jiangyou	$553
145 km or 90 mi	Suining	$609
153 km or 95 mi	Neijiang	$682
161 km or 100 mi	Zigong	$609
188 km or 117 mi	Longchang	$618
193 km or 120 mi	Nanchong	$560
208 km or 129 mi	Langzhong	$551
219 km or 136 mi	Yibin	$627
237 km or 148 mi	Luzhou	$642
247 km or 153 mi	Guang'an	$607
259 km or 161 mi	Guangyuan	$596
261 km or 162 mi	Huaying	$575
265 km or 165 mi	Chongqing	$662
288 km or 179 mi	Bazhong	$593
333 km or 207 mi	Dazhou	$600
341 km or 212 mi	Longnan	$584
353 km or 220 mi	Xichang	$595
372 km or 231 mi	Zhaotong	$620
388 km or 241 mi	Hanzhong	$569
390 km or 243 mi	Renhuai	$568
392 km or 244 mi	Bijie	$612
408 km or 253 mi	Wanyuan	$555
431 km or 268 mi	Zunyi	$594
459 km or 285 mi	Liupanshui	$591

Cities near Quebec City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi	Levis	$1766
80 km or 50 mi	Thetford Mines	$1462
89 km or 55 mi	Saint-Georges	$1509
102 km or 64 mi	Victoriaville	$1211
114 km or 71 mi	Trois-Rivieres	$1082
120 km or 74 mi	Shawinigan	$1410
142 km or 88 mi	Drummondville	$1645
166 km or 103 mi	Sherbrooke	$1449
169 km or 105 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1624
170 km or 106 mi	Riviere-du-Loup	$1613
178 km or 111 mi	Saguenay	$1544
180 km or 112 mi	Chicoutimi	$1566
187 km or 116 mi	Magog	$1539
188 km or 117 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1657
192 km or 120 mi	Joliette	$1540
195 km or 121 mi	Alma	$1582
196 km or 122 mi	Granby	$1187
201 km or 125 mi	L'Assomption	$1740
206 km or 128 mi	Beloeil	$1836
210 km or 131 mi	Repentigny	$1823
211 km or 131 mi	Varennes	$1845
212 km or 132 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1884
217 km or 135 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1912
218 km or 135 mi	Mascouche	$1821
218 km or 136 mi	Boucherville	$1878
220 km or 136 mi	Chambly	$1901
223 km or 138 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1773
223 km or 139 mi	Terrebonne	$1849
227 km or 141 mi	Longueuil	$1896
228 km or 142 mi	Brossard	$2057
229 km or 142 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1873
229 km or 143 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1843
231 km or 144 mi	Montreal	$1954
234 km or 146 mi	La Prairie	$1960
236 km or 146 mi	Westmount	$1861
236 km or 146 mi	Mount Royal	$1871
238 km or 148 mi	Laval	$1996
238 km or 148 mi	Candiac	$1927
241 km or 150 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1890
241 km or 150 mi	Boisbriand	$1751