Hangzhou vs Quebec City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Hangzhou	Quebec City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$826	$1632
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2298	$3776
🏠 One person rent	$375	$826
🏘️ Family rent	$641	$1323
🍽️ Food expenses	$256	$538
🚐 Transport expenses	$90.8	$136
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$882	$2731
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	91	38
😀 Quality of life	72	88
🏙️ Population	11.9M	549K

The cost of living in Hangzhou is 49% less expensive than in Quebec City. Cities ranked 6563rd and 3402nd ($826 vs $1632) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 20th and 116th in China and Canada, respectively. Check China vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Hangzhou compared to 1.7 months in Quebec City. Hangzhou ranked 13th best city to live in China vs Quebec City ranked 25th in Canada, while ranked 2980th and 300th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hangzhou vs Quebec City

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	Hangzhou	Quebec City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.7	$15.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$26.2	$64.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.92	$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.11	$4.99
☕ Cappuccino	$4.06	$3.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.52	$1.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$483	$788
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$283	$714
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$855	$1419
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$498	$1141
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$36.4	$52.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$55.6	$82.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$15.5	$44.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.69%	5.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7830	$9628
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4289	$3472
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.56	$2.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$19.2	$67.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.17	$22.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.86	$2.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.84	$3.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$4.05
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.93	$3.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15	$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.29	$10.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$12.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$3.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$4.17
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$3.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.79	$1.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.9	$2.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$1.01
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.35	$1.86
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.7	$10.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.89	$3.14
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.33	$11.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.49	$6.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.37	$3.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.37	$2.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.72	$1.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50.8	$41.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.15	$10
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$72.4	$79
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.64	$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$54.5	$55.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$74.2	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$411	$816
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$28925	$6103

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Cities near Hangzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
49 km or 30 mi	Shaoxing	$740
69 km or 43 mi	Huzhou	$631
79 km or 49 mi	Jiaxing	$597
102 km or 63 mi	Guangde	$642
105 km or 65 mi	Yiwu	$672
121 km or 75 mi	Ningguo	$637
125 km or 78 mi	Suzhou	$771
129 km or 80 mi	Yixing	$674
137 km or 85 mi	Jinhua	$586
139 km or 87 mi	Ningbo	$713
146 km or 90 mi	Liyang	$639
147 km or 91 mi	Wuxi	$679
148 km or 92 mi	Kunshan	$696
156 km or 97 mi	Xuancheng	$659
161 km or 100 mi	Shanghai	$1128
161 km or 100 mi	Taicang	$673
165 km or 102 mi	Changshu	$632
170 km or 106 mi	Pudong	$1003
175 km or 109 mi	Changzhou	$601
182 km or 113 mi	Linhai	$666
185 km or 115 mi	Zhangjiagang	$648
185 km or 115 mi	Jiangyin	$634
188 km or 117 mi	Zhoushan	$576
188 km or 117 mi	Huangshan	$620
191 km or 118 mi	Quzhou	$604
195 km or 121 mi	Jingjiang	$621
202 km or 125 mi	Lishui	$696
202 km or 126 mi	Danyang	$597
205 km or 127 mi	Nantong	$547
206 km or 128 mi	Haimen	$612
210 km or 131 mi	Wuhu	$672
213 km or 132 mi	Jurong	$618
214 km or 133 mi	Taixing	$622
224 km or 139 mi	Yangzhong	$597
224 km or 139 mi	Qidong	$696
228 km or 142 mi	Zhenjiang	$531
237 km or 147 mi	Ma'anshan	$656
238 km or 148 mi	Wenling	$677
240 km or 149 mi	Rugao	$630
240 km or 149 mi	Nanjing	$753

Cities near Quebec City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi	Levis	$1622
80 km or 50 mi	Thetford Mines	$1019
89 km or 55 mi	Saint-Georges	$1470
102 km or 64 mi	Victoriaville	$1265
114 km or 71 mi	Trois-Rivieres	$1136
120 km or 74 mi	Shawinigan	$1388
142 km or 88 mi	Drummondville	$1363
166 km or 103 mi	Sherbrooke	$1420
169 km or 105 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1549
170 km or 106 mi	Riviere-du-Loup	$1455
178 km or 111 mi	Saguenay	$1077
180 km or 112 mi	Chicoutimi	$1223
187 km or 116 mi	Magog	$1486
188 km or 117 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1586
192 km or 120 mi	Joliette	$1449
195 km or 121 mi	Alma	$1304
196 km or 122 mi	Granby	$1120
201 km or 125 mi	L'Assomption	$1671
206 km or 128 mi	Beloeil	$1776
210 km or 131 mi	Repentigny	$1767
211 km or 131 mi	Varennes	$1786
212 km or 132 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1822
217 km or 135 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1869
218 km or 135 mi	Mascouche	$1766
218 km or 136 mi	Boucherville	$1820
220 km or 136 mi	Chambly	$1853
223 km or 138 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1719
223 km or 139 mi	Terrebonne	$1805
227 km or 141 mi	Longueuil	$1842
228 km or 142 mi	Brossard	$2055
229 km or 142 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1828
229 km or 143 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1805
231 km or 144 mi	Montreal	$1903
234 km or 146 mi	La Prairie	$1911
236 km or 146 mi	Westmount	$1814
236 km or 146 mi	Mount Royal	$1820
238 km or 148 mi	Laval	$1930
238 km or 148 mi	Candiac	$1892
241 km or 150 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1835
241 km or 150 mi	Boisbriand	$1763