Foshan vs Quebec City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Foshan	Quebec City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$611	$1644
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1821	$3738
🏠 One person rent	$208	$834
🏘️ Family rent	$440	$1281
🍽️ Food expenses	$262	$540
🚐 Transport expenses	$67.5	$134
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$754	$2588
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	95	38
😀 Quality of life	70	86
🏙️ Population	9.5M	549K

The cost of living in Foshan is 63% less expensive than in Quebec City. Cities ranked 7543rd and 2883rd ($611 vs $1644) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 199th and 110th in China and Canada, respectively. Check China vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Foshan compared to 1.6 months in Quebec City. Foshan ranked 13th best city to live in China vs Quebec City ranked 23rd in Canada, while ranked 2601st and 310th 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	$3.41	$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22	$62.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.8	$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.11	$5.58
☕ Cappuccino	$3.12	$3.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.46	$1.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$246	$790
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$129	$727
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$570	$1395
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$310	$1101
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$42.7	$52.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$65.5	$80
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.3	$41.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.17%	7.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4361	$8350
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1806	$3529
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$2.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11	$66.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.55	$22.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.86	$2.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.88	$3.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$4.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.78	$2.9
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$13.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.39	$10.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.6	$13.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$3.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$4.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$2.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$2.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$1.02
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.91	$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.9	$10.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.91	$2.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.77	$11.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.38	$6.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.42	$2.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.28	$2.19
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.09	$1.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$67.2	$39.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.78	$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$17	$78.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.29	$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$43	$59.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$70.6	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$411	$794
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18096	$6012

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Cities near Foshan

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Guangzhou	$774
50 km or 31 mi	Jiangmen	$804
61 km or 38 mi	Zhongshan	$461
66 km or 41 mi	Dongguan	$656
67 km or 42 mi	Zhaoqing	$793
73 km or 45 mi	Qingyuan	$794
84 km or 52 mi	Kaiping	$812
96 km or 60 mi	Zhuhai	$653
106 km or 66 mi	Macau	$1588
110 km or 68 mi	Yunfu	$823
112 km or 69 mi	Shenzhen	$916
134 km or 83 mi	Huizhou	$601
136 km or 85 mi	Kowloon	$2432
137 km or 85 mi	Hong Kong	$2737
176 km or 109 mi	Yangjiang	$877
181 km or 112 mi	Heyuan	$764
190 km or 118 mi	Wuzhou	$803
203 km or 126 mi	Shaoguan	$818
209 km or 130 mi	Lianzhou	$755
221 km or 137 mi	Hezhou	$758
230 km or 143 mi	Shanwei	$936
262 km or 163 mi	Gaozhou	$761
272 km or 169 mi	Maoming	$756
306 km or 190 mi	Yulin	$771
308 km or 191 mi	Chenzhou	$724
315 km or 196 mi	Puning	$569
338 km or 210 mi	Meizhou	$655
338 km or 210 mi	Jieyang	$443
345 km or 214 mi	Zhanjiang	$764
358 km or 222 mi	Guigang	$702
362 km or 225 mi	Ganzhou	$761
367 km or 228 mi	Chaozhou	$451
369 km or 229 mi	Shantou	$581
379 km or 236 mi	Guilin	$522
403 km or 250 mi	Laibin	$598
403 km or 250 mi	Liuzhou	$579
410 km or 255 mi	Yongzhou	$609
433 km or 269 mi	Hengyang	$590
442 km or 274 mi	Haikou	$650
447 km or 278 mi	Beihai	$642

Cities near Quebec City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi	Levis	$1627
80 km or 50 mi	Thetford Mines	$966
89 km or 55 mi	Saint-Georges	$1449
102 km or 64 mi	Victoriaville	$1239
114 km or 71 mi	Trois-Rivieres	$1118
120 km or 74 mi	Shawinigan	$1368
142 km or 88 mi	Drummondville	$1330
166 km or 103 mi	Sherbrooke	$1395
169 km or 105 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1532
170 km or 106 mi	Riviere-du-Loup	$1468
178 km or 111 mi	Saguenay	$1411
180 km or 112 mi	Chicoutimi	$1436
187 km or 116 mi	Magog	$1457
188 km or 117 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1562
192 km or 120 mi	Joliette	$1433
195 km or 121 mi	Alma	$1460
196 km or 122 mi	Granby	$1106
201 km or 125 mi	L'Assomption	$1651
206 km or 128 mi	Beloeil	$1742
210 km or 131 mi	Repentigny	$1743
211 km or 131 mi	Varennes	$1764
212 km or 132 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1800
217 km or 135 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1836
218 km or 135 mi	Mascouche	$1735
218 km or 136 mi	Boucherville	$1804
220 km or 136 mi	Chambly	$1829
223 km or 138 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1690
223 km or 139 mi	Terrebonne	$1776
227 km or 141 mi	Longueuil	$1835
228 km or 142 mi	Brossard	$2004
229 km or 142 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1790
229 km or 143 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1769
231 km or 144 mi	Montreal	$1857
234 km or 146 mi	La Prairie	$1889
236 km or 146 mi	Westmount	$1773
236 km or 146 mi	Mount Royal	$1792
238 km or 148 mi	Laval	$1900
238 km or 148 mi	Candiac	$1852
241 km or 150 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1803
241 km or 150 mi	Boisbriand	$1732