Foshan vs Quebec City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Foshan Quebec City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$575
$1658
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1875
$3837
🏠 One person rent
$156
$840
🏘️ Family rent
$353
$1268
🍽️ Food expenses
$269
$551
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.6
$129
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$967
$2472
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
95
39
😀 Quality of life
73
87
🏙️ Population
9.5M
549K

The cost of living in Foshan is 65% less expensive than in Quebec City. Cities ranked 7900th and 2827th ($575 vs $1658) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 401st and 109th 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 Foshan compared to 1.5 months in Quebec City. Foshan ranked 9th best city to live in China vs Quebec City ranked 18th in Canada, while ranked 1721st and 204th among best cities to live in the world.

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Foshan Quebec City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.49
$15.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.9
$67.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.6
$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$6.4
 Cappuccino
$3.65
$4.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$2.2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$167
$793
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$87.3
$689
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$487
$1298
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$229
$1046
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.5
$78.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.6
$120
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.8
$50.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.58%
7.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5068
$10641
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2056
$3317
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$2.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.6
$68.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.51
$19.5
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.01
$2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.86
$2.35
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$4.07
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.01
$2.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$14.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.97
$10.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.5
$17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$3.68
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$4.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$4.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$2.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$2.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$1.14
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.93
$1.91
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.9
$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.88
$2.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.16
$9.86
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.47
$6.03
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.45
$3.37
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.39
$2.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.06
$1.97
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$66.6
$34.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.96
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.1
$82.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.3
$16
👖 Brand Jeans
$62.1
$83.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$73.6
$94.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$529
$1142
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$23979
$6211

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$742
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$812
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$481
66 km or 41 mi Dongguan
$589
67 km or 42 mi Zhaoqing
$791
73 km or 45 mi Qingyuan
$781
84 km or 52 mi Kaiping
$816
96 km or 60 mi Zhuhai
$618
106 km or 66 mi Macau
$1565
110 km or 68 mi Yunfu
$830
112 km or 69 mi Shenzhen
$939
134 km or 83 mi Huizhou
$837
136 km or 85 mi Kowloon
$2410
137 km or 85 mi Hong Kong
$2614
176 km or 109 mi Yangjiang
$876
181 km or 112 mi Heyuan
$891
190 km or 118 mi Wuzhou
$824
203 km or 126 mi Shaoguan
$856
209 km or 130 mi Lianzhou
$774
221 km or 137 mi Hezhou
$785
230 km or 143 mi Shanwei
$1083
262 km or 163 mi Gaozhou
$831
272 km or 169 mi Maoming
$857
306 km or 190 mi Yulin
$806
308 km or 191 mi Chenzhou
$752
315 km or 196 mi Puning
$738
338 km or 210 mi Meizhou
$799
338 km or 210 mi Jieyang
$716
345 km or 214 mi Zhanjiang
$777
358 km or 222 mi Guigang
$735
362 km or 225 mi Ganzhou
$812
367 km or 228 mi Chaozhou
$588
369 km or 229 mi Shantou
$589
379 km or 236 mi Guilin
$525
403 km or 250 mi Laibin
$611
403 km or 250 mi Liuzhou
$596
410 km or 255 mi Yongzhou
$584
433 km or 269 mi Hengyang
$530
442 km or 274 mi Haikou
$620
447 km or 278 mi Beihai
$638

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Distance City Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi Levis
$1653
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$1529
89 km or 55 mi Saint-Georges
$1560
102 km or 64 mi Victoriaville
$1342
114 km or 71 mi Trois-Rivieres
$1053
120 km or 74 mi Shawinigan
$1379
142 km or 88 mi Drummondville
$1588
166 km or 103 mi Sherbrooke
$1468
169 km or 105 mi Sorel-Tracy
$1558
170 km or 106 mi Riviere-du-Loup
$1567
178 km or 111 mi Saguenay
$1585
180 km or 112 mi Chicoutimi
$1587
187 km or 116 mi Magog
$1539
188 km or 117 mi Saint-Hyacinthe
$1626
192 km or 120 mi Joliette
$1397
195 km or 121 mi Alma
$1586
196 km or 122 mi Granby
$1158
201 km or 125 mi L'Assomption
$1659
206 km or 128 mi Beloeil
$1816
210 km or 131 mi Repentigny
$1783
211 km or 131 mi Varennes
$1835
212 km or 132 mi Sainte-Julie
$1874
217 km or 135 mi Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville
$1924
218 km or 135 mi Mascouche
$1772
218 km or 136 mi Boucherville
$1882
220 km or 136 mi Chambly
$1906
223 km or 138 mi Saint-Lin-Laurentides
$1705
223 km or 139 mi Terrebonne
$1820
227 km or 141 mi Longueuil
$1962
228 km or 142 mi Brossard
$2105
229 km or 142 mi Saint-Lambert
$1869
229 km or 143 mi Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu
$1847
231 km or 144 mi Montreal
$1821
234 km or 146 mi La Prairie
$1949
236 km or 146 mi Westmount
$1808
236 km or 146 mi Mount Royal
$1821
238 km or 148 mi Laval
$1874
238 km or 148 mi Candiac
$1912
241 km or 150 mi Cote-Saint-Luc
$1840
241 km or 150 mi Boisbriand
$1813