Foshan vs Quebec City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Foshan	Quebec City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$611	$1695
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1771	$3907
🏠 One person rent	$230	$873
🏘️ Family rent	$388	$1435
🍽️ Food expenses	$244	$558
🚐 Transport expenses	$70.4	$129
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$780	$2900
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	93	38
😀 Quality of life	72	88
🏙️ Population	9.5M	549K

The cost of living in Foshan is 64% less expensive than in Quebec City. Cities ranked 7844th and 3269th ($611 vs $1695) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 183rd and 113th in China and Canada, respectively. Check China vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Foshan compared to 1.7 months in Quebec City. Foshan ranked 14th best city to live in China vs Quebec City ranked 28th in Canada, while ranked 3253rd and 332nd 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	$3.62	$17.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$21.7	$59.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.05	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.01	$5.49
☕ Cappuccino	$3.02	$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	$259	$863
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$141	$743
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$465	$1500
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$253	$1244
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$50	$61.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$77.1	$95
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$15.5	$44.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.79%	5.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4193	$8196
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1783	$2969
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.29	$2.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$10.1	$71.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.24	$19.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.6	$2.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.11	$3.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.86	$3.99
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.65	$3.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16	$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.76	$11.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$4.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$4.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$2.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$2.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$0.99
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.99	$1.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.97	$11.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.87	$3.05
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.15	$13.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.73	$6.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.64	$3.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.34	$2.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.18	$1.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$69.2	$39.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.29	$11.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$17.1	$81.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.47	$16
👖 Brand Jeans	$41.2	$58.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$59.5	$96.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$444	$719
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22493	$7052

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Cities near Foshan

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Guangzhou	$782
50 km or 31 mi	Jiangmen	$848
61 km or 38 mi	Zhongshan	$534
66 km or 41 mi	Dongguan	$666
67 km or 42 mi	Zhaoqing	$807
73 km or 45 mi	Qingyuan	$795
84 km or 52 mi	Kaiping	$844
96 km or 60 mi	Zhuhai	$674
106 km or 66 mi	Macau	$1718
110 km or 68 mi	Yunfu	$832
112 km or 69 mi	Shenzhen	$939
134 km or 83 mi	Huizhou	$621
136 km or 85 mi	Kowloon	$2415
137 km or 85 mi	Hong Kong	$2674
176 km or 109 mi	Yangjiang	$896
181 km or 112 mi	Heyuan	$765
190 km or 118 mi	Wuzhou	$816
203 km or 126 mi	Shaoguan	$807
209 km or 130 mi	Lianzhou	$760
221 km or 137 mi	Hezhou	$769
230 km or 143 mi	Shanwei	$943
262 km or 163 mi	Gaozhou	$790
272 km or 169 mi	Maoming	$789
306 km or 190 mi	Yulin	$738
308 km or 191 mi	Chenzhou	$730
315 km or 196 mi	Puning	$589
338 km or 210 mi	Meizhou	$673
338 km or 210 mi	Jieyang	$464
345 km or 214 mi	Zhanjiang	$805
358 km or 222 mi	Guigang	$699
362 km or 225 mi	Ganzhou	$814
367 km or 228 mi	Chaozhou	$465
369 km or 229 mi	Shantou	$602
379 km or 236 mi	Guilin	$533
403 km or 250 mi	Laibin	$608
403 km or 250 mi	Liuzhou	$587
410 km or 255 mi	Yongzhou	$638
433 km or 269 mi	Hengyang	$609
442 km or 274 mi	Haikou	$694
447 km or 278 mi	Beihai	$664

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