Foshan vs Quebec City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Foshan	Quebec City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$627	$1648
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1823	$3908
🏠 One person rent	$234	$829
🏘️ Family rent	$399	$1438
🍽️ Food expenses	$253	$564
🚐 Transport expenses	$72.7	$124
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$798	$2878
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	93	38
😀 Quality of life	72	87
🏙️ Population	9.5M	574K

The cost of living in Foshan is 62% less expensive than in Quebec City. Cities ranked 7755th and 3402nd ($627 vs $1648) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 181st and 116th in China and Canada, respectively. Check China vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Foshan compared to 1.7 months in Quebec City. Foshan ranked 19th best city to live in China vs Quebec City ranked 21st in Canada, while ranked 2991st and 327th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Foshan vs Quebec City

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	Foshan	Quebec City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.7	$18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22.1	$66.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.17	$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.04	$5.34
☕ Cappuccino	$2.97	$3.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.5	$1.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$266	$907
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$142	$680
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$485	$1526
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$259	$1247
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$51.4	$58.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$79	$89.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$15.8	$45.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.85%	4.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4322	$6977
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1845	$2884
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.3	$2.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$10.4	$71.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.36	$16.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.18	$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.63	$2.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.14	$3.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.9	$4.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.69	$3.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.3	$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.82	$11.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.96	$4.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$3.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$3.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$2.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$2.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$0.96
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.02	$1.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.3	$11.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.89	$2.81
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.21	$15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.86	$6.78
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.77	$3.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.37	$2.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.23	$1.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$71.9	$37.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.37	$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$17.9	$79.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.55	$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$42.4	$58.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$60.3	$95.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$453	$703
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22953	$8149

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Cities near Foshan

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Guangzhou	$785
50 km or 31 mi	Jiangmen	$873
61 km or 38 mi	Zhongshan	$548
66 km or 41 mi	Dongguan	$694
67 km or 42 mi	Zhaoqing	$807
73 km or 45 mi	Qingyuan	$801
84 km or 52 mi	Kaiping	$858
96 km or 60 mi	Zhuhai	$678
106 km or 66 mi	Macau	$1734
110 km or 68 mi	Yunfu	$839
112 km or 69 mi	Shenzhen	$995
134 km or 83 mi	Huizhou	$638
136 km or 85 mi	Kowloon	$2396
137 km or 85 mi	Hong Kong	$2663
176 km or 109 mi	Yangjiang	$908
181 km or 112 mi	Heyuan	$777
190 km or 118 mi	Wuzhou	$828
203 km or 126 mi	Shaoguan	$793
209 km or 130 mi	Lianzhou	$766
221 km or 137 mi	Hezhou	$778
230 km or 143 mi	Shanwei	$954
262 km or 163 mi	Gaozhou	$802
272 km or 169 mi	Maoming	$797
306 km or 190 mi	Yulin	$751
308 km or 191 mi	Chenzhou	$739
315 km or 196 mi	Puning	$600
338 km or 210 mi	Meizhou	$682
338 km or 210 mi	Jieyang	$473
345 km or 214 mi	Zhanjiang	$824
358 km or 222 mi	Guigang	$714
362 km or 225 mi	Ganzhou	$758
367 km or 228 mi	Chaozhou	$474
369 km or 229 mi	Shantou	$612
379 km or 236 mi	Guilin	$528
403 km or 250 mi	Laibin	$620
403 km or 250 mi	Liuzhou	$601
410 km or 255 mi	Yongzhou	$648
433 km or 269 mi	Hengyang	$602
442 km or 274 mi	Haikou	$711
447 km or 278 mi	Beihai	$679

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