Hangzhou vs Quebec City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Hangzhou	Quebec City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$899	$1648
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2417	$3908
🏠 One person rent	$438	$829
🏘️ Family rent	$752	$1438
🍽️ Food expenses	$268	$564
🚐 Transport expenses	$96.5	$124
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$922	$2878
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	84	38
😀 Quality of life	72	87
🏙️ Population	11.9M	574K

The cost of living in Hangzhou is 45% less expensive than in Quebec City. Cities ranked 6257th and 3402nd ($899 vs $1648) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 17th 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 months in Hangzhou compared to 1.7 months in Quebec City. Hangzhou ranked 20th best city to live in China vs Quebec City ranked 21st in Canada, while ranked 3005th and 327th 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	$4.08	$18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$27.5	$66.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.17	$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.01	$5.34
☕ Cappuccino	$4.07	$3.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.59	$1.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$549	$907
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$343	$680
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$992	$1526
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$600	$1247
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39	$58.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.6	$89.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$14.4	$45.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.5%	4.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7694	$6977
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3840	$2884
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.59	$2.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.7	$71.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.01	$16.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.93	$2.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.03	$3.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$4.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.12	$3.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.5	$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.72	$11.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$4.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$3.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$3.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.89	$2.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$2.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$0.96
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.25	$1.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.3	$11.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.86	$2.81
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.09	$15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5	$6.78
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.91	$3.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.36	$2.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.49	$1.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.3	$37.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.81	$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.3	$79.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.56	$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$54.4	$58.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$79.7	$95.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$553	$703
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25159	$8149

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Cities near Hangzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
49 km or 30 mi	Shaoxing	$670
69 km or 43 mi	Huzhou	$680
79 km or 49 mi	Jiaxing	$596
102 km or 63 mi	Guangde	$667
105 km or 65 mi	Yiwu	$696
121 km or 75 mi	Ningguo	$661
125 km or 78 mi	Suzhou	$798
129 km or 80 mi	Yixing	$663
137 km or 85 mi	Jinhua	$611
139 km or 87 mi	Ningbo	$660
146 km or 90 mi	Liyang	$657
147 km or 91 mi	Wuxi	$686
148 km or 92 mi	Kunshan	$726
156 km or 97 mi	Xuancheng	$684
161 km or 100 mi	Shanghai	$1147
161 km or 100 mi	Taicang	$708
165 km or 102 mi	Changshu	$678
170 km or 106 mi	Pudong	$1030
175 km or 109 mi	Changzhou	$636
182 km or 113 mi	Linhai	$677
185 km or 115 mi	Zhangjiagang	$652
185 km or 115 mi	Jiangyin	$658
188 km or 117 mi	Zhoushan	$571
188 km or 117 mi	Huangshan	$646
191 km or 118 mi	Quzhou	$628
195 km or 121 mi	Jingjiang	$645
202 km or 125 mi	Lishui	$686
202 km or 126 mi	Danyang	$623
205 km or 127 mi	Nantong	$581
206 km or 128 mi	Haimen	$643
210 km or 131 mi	Wuhu	$671
213 km or 132 mi	Jurong	$644
214 km or 133 mi	Taixing	$651
224 km or 139 mi	Yangzhong	$627
224 km or 139 mi	Qidong	$725
228 km or 142 mi	Zhenjiang	$538
237 km or 147 mi	Ma'anshan	$674
238 km or 148 mi	Wenling	$687
240 km or 149 mi	Rugao	$659
240 km or 149 mi	Nanjing	$789

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