Guangzhou vs Quebec City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Guangzhou	Quebec City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$763	$1791
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2294	$4030
🏠 One person rent	$333	$919
🏘️ Family rent	$850	$1392
🍽️ Food expenses	$279	$591
🚐 Transport expenses	$76.2	$142
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1294	$2544
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	20 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	97	39
😀 Quality of life	75	86
🏙️ Population	18.7M	549K

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 57% less expensive than in Quebec City. Cities ranked 6602nd and 2544th ($763 vs $1791) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 49th and 95th 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 Guangzhou compared to 1.4 months in Quebec City. Guangzhou ranked 6th best city to live in China vs Quebec City ranked 26th in Canada, while ranked 1036th and 316th 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	$3.58	$18.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$25.8	$72.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.95	$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.86	$6.62
☕ Cappuccino	$3.43	$4.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.49	$2.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$457	$837
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$236	$788
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1125	$1444
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$688	$1178
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.8	$71.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$61.3	$110
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13	$50.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.41%	7.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10222	$8764
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4345	$3034
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.29	$2.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$15.8	$69.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.63	$23.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2	$2.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.94	$3.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$4.62
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.65	$3.01
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.7	$14.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.15	$11.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14	$17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$3.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$4.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$4.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$2.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$2.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.43	$1.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.19	$1.91
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$25.1	$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.89	$2.97
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.15	$10.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.36	$5.84
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.76	$3.19
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.38	$2.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.49	$1.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$26.4	$38.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.06	$11.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$28.9	$82.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.52	$16
👖 Brand Jeans	$35.2	$70.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$69.9	$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$439	$850
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15919	$6253

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Cities near Guangzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Foshan	$602
51 km or 32 mi	Dongguan	$678
63 km or 39 mi	Jiangmen	$830
65 km or 41 mi	Qingyuan	$808
67 km or 42 mi	Zhongshan	$491
83 km or 52 mi	Zhaoqing	$806
100 km or 62 mi	Zhuhai	$641
102 km or 63 mi	Kaiping	$824
105 km or 65 mi	Shenzhen	$958
111 km or 69 mi	Macau	$1590
118 km or 73 mi	Huizhou	$629
127 km or 79 mi	Yunfu	$839
131 km or 81 mi	Kowloon	$2427
132 km or 82 mi	Hong Kong	$2753
162 km or 100 mi	Heyuan	$801
189 km or 117 mi	Shaoguan	$852
194 km or 121 mi	Yangjiang	$895
202 km or 126 mi	Wuzhou	$819
205 km or 127 mi	Lianzhou	$783
216 km or 134 mi	Shanwei	$1014
225 km or 140 mi	Hezhou	$780
281 km or 175 mi	Gaozhou	$774
291 km or 181 mi	Maoming	$774
298 km or 185 mi	Chenzhou	$746
298 km or 185 mi	Puning	$726
319 km or 198 mi	Meizhou	$795
321 km or 199 mi	Jieyang	$691
323 km or 201 mi	Yulin	$794
345 km or 214 mi	Ganzhou	$813
349 km or 217 mi	Chaozhou	$592
352 km or 219 mi	Shantou	$605
364 km or 226 mi	Zhanjiang	$781
373 km or 232 mi	Guigang	$725
384 km or 239 mi	Guilin	$538
406 km or 252 mi	Yongzhou	$618
414 km or 257 mi	Liuzhou	$607
416 km or 259 mi	Laibin	$623
424 km or 264 mi	Hengyang	$611
440 km or 273 mi	Longyan	$713
460 km or 286 mi	Haikou	$671

Cities near Quebec City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi	Levis	$1766
80 km or 50 mi	Thetford Mines	$1462
89 km or 55 mi	Saint-Georges	$1509
102 km or 64 mi	Victoriaville	$1211
114 km or 71 mi	Trois-Rivieres	$1082
120 km or 74 mi	Shawinigan	$1410
142 km or 88 mi	Drummondville	$1645
166 km or 103 mi	Sherbrooke	$1449
169 km or 105 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1624
170 km or 106 mi	Riviere-du-Loup	$1613
178 km or 111 mi	Saguenay	$1544
180 km or 112 mi	Chicoutimi	$1566
187 km or 116 mi	Magog	$1539
188 km or 117 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1657
192 km or 120 mi	Joliette	$1540
195 km or 121 mi	Alma	$1582
196 km or 122 mi	Granby	$1187
201 km or 125 mi	L'Assomption	$1740
206 km or 128 mi	Beloeil	$1836
210 km or 131 mi	Repentigny	$1823
211 km or 131 mi	Varennes	$1845
212 km or 132 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1884
217 km or 135 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1912
218 km or 135 mi	Mascouche	$1821
218 km or 136 mi	Boucherville	$1878
220 km or 136 mi	Chambly	$1901
223 km or 138 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1773
223 km or 139 mi	Terrebonne	$1849
227 km or 141 mi	Longueuil	$1896
228 km or 142 mi	Brossard	$2057
229 km or 142 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1873
229 km or 143 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1843
231 km or 144 mi	Montreal	$1954
234 km or 146 mi	La Prairie	$1960
236 km or 146 mi	Westmount	$1861
236 km or 146 mi	Mount Royal	$1871
238 km or 148 mi	Laval	$1996
238 km or 148 mi	Candiac	$1927
241 km or 150 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1890
241 km or 150 mi	Boisbriand	$1751