Guangzhou vs Quebec City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Guangzhou	Quebec City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$785	$1648
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2110	$3908
🏠 One person rent	$342	$829
🏘️ Family rent	$587	$1438
🍽️ Food expenses	$267	$564
🚐 Transport expenses	$87.2	$124
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1288	$2878
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	20 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	96	38
😀 Quality of life	77	87
🏙️ Population	18.7M	574K

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 52% less expensive than in Quebec City. Cities ranked 6854th and 3402nd ($785 vs $1648) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 34th and 116th in China and Canada, respectively. Check China vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Guangzhou compared to 1.7 months in Quebec City. Guangzhou ranked 3rd best city to live in China vs Quebec City ranked 21st in Canada, while ranked 1149th and 327th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Guangzhou vs Quebec City

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	Guangzhou	Quebec City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.93	$18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.7	$66.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.12	$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.17	$5.34
☕ Cappuccino	$3.11	$3.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.55	$1.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$484	$907
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$245	$680
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$851	$1526
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$437	$1247
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$35.4	$58.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$53.9	$89.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.9	$45.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.46%	4.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9091	$6977
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3444	$2884
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.44	$2.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$20.7	$71.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.01	$16.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.85	$2.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.1	$3.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$4.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.53	$3.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.5	$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.06	$11.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$4.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$3.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$3.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$2.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$2.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$0.96
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.35	$1.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.78	$11.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.06	$2.81
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.79	$15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.6	$6.78
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.87	$3.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.23	$2.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.77	$1.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$67.1	$37.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.46	$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$29.7	$79.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.3	$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$40.8	$58.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$82.4	$95.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$458	$703
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19408	$8149

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Cities near Guangzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Foshan	$627
51 km or 32 mi	Dongguan	$694
63 km or 39 mi	Jiangmen	$873
65 km or 41 mi	Qingyuan	$801
67 km or 42 mi	Zhongshan	$548
83 km or 52 mi	Zhaoqing	$807
100 km or 62 mi	Zhuhai	$678
102 km or 63 mi	Kaiping	$858
105 km or 65 mi	Shenzhen	$995
111 km or 69 mi	Macau	$1734
118 km or 73 mi	Huizhou	$638
127 km or 79 mi	Yunfu	$839
131 km or 81 mi	Kowloon	$2396
132 km or 82 mi	Hong Kong	$2663
162 km or 100 mi	Heyuan	$777
189 km or 117 mi	Shaoguan	$793
194 km or 121 mi	Yangjiang	$908
202 km or 126 mi	Wuzhou	$828
205 km or 127 mi	Lianzhou	$766
216 km or 134 mi	Shanwei	$954
225 km or 140 mi	Hezhou	$778
281 km or 175 mi	Gaozhou	$802
291 km or 181 mi	Maoming	$797
298 km or 185 mi	Chenzhou	$739
298 km or 185 mi	Puning	$600
319 km or 198 mi	Meizhou	$682
321 km or 199 mi	Jieyang	$473
323 km or 201 mi	Yulin	$751
345 km or 214 mi	Ganzhou	$758
349 km or 217 mi	Chaozhou	$474
352 km or 219 mi	Shantou	$612
364 km or 226 mi	Zhanjiang	$824
373 km or 232 mi	Guigang	$714
384 km or 239 mi	Guilin	$528
406 km or 252 mi	Yongzhou	$648
414 km or 257 mi	Liuzhou	$601
416 km or 259 mi	Laibin	$620
424 km or 264 mi	Hengyang	$602
440 km or 273 mi	Longyan	$705
460 km or 286 mi	Haikou	$711

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