Hangzhou vs Quebec City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Hangzhou	Quebec City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$831	$1658
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2349	$3837
🏠 One person rent	$391	$840
🏘️ Family rent	$725	$1268
🍽️ Food expenses	$262	$551
🚐 Transport expenses	$78.8	$129
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1013	$2472
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	91	39
😀 Quality of life	72	87
🏙️ Population	11.9M	549K

The cost of living in Hangzhou is 50% less expensive than in Quebec City. Cities ranked 6270th and 2827th ($831 vs $1658) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 25th and 109th in China and Canada, respectively. Check China vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Hangzhou compared to 1.5 months in Quebec City. Hangzhou ranked 10th best city to live in China vs Quebec City ranked 18th in Canada, while ranked 2093rd and 204th 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	$3.85	$15.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$26.3	$67.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.78	$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.86	$6.4
☕ Cappuccino	$3.84	$4.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.51	$2.2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$510	$793
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$299	$689
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$895	$1298
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$596	$1046
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$36.7	$78.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$56.1	$120
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.3	$50.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.39%	7.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6914	$10641
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4027	$3317
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.31	$2.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$15.3	$68.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.39	$19.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.19	$2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.95	$2.35
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$4.07
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.04	$2.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.1	$14.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.53	$10.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$3.68
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.95	$1.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$4.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$4.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$2.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$2.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$1.14
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.29	$1.91
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.4	$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.88	$2.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.64	$9.86
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.34	$6.03
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.37	$3.37
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.35	$2.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.58	$1.97
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.3	$34.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.14	$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$69.8	$82.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.54	$16
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.1	$83.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$75.7	$94.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$471	$1142
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$26569	$6211

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Cities near Hangzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
49 km or 30 mi	Shaoxing	$755
69 km or 43 mi	Huzhou	$699
79 km or 49 mi	Jiaxing	$596
102 km or 63 mi	Guangde	$707
105 km or 65 mi	Yiwu	$725
121 km or 75 mi	Ningguo	$720
125 km or 78 mi	Suzhou	$1020
129 km or 80 mi	Yixing	$707
137 km or 85 mi	Jinhua	$811
139 km or 87 mi	Ningbo	$677
146 km or 90 mi	Liyang	$694
147 km or 91 mi	Wuxi	$687
148 km or 92 mi	Kunshan	$771
156 km or 97 mi	Xuancheng	$789
161 km or 100 mi	Shanghai	$1190
161 km or 100 mi	Taicang	$731
165 km or 102 mi	Changshu	$731
170 km or 106 mi	Pudong	$1074
175 km or 109 mi	Changzhou	$713
182 km or 113 mi	Linhai	$719
185 km or 115 mi	Zhangjiagang	$678
185 km or 115 mi	Jiangyin	$688
188 km or 117 mi	Zhoushan	$690
188 km or 117 mi	Huangshan	$713
191 km or 118 mi	Quzhou	$644
195 km or 121 mi	Jingjiang	$675
202 km or 125 mi	Lishui	$741
202 km or 126 mi	Danyang	$625
205 km or 127 mi	Nantong	$651
206 km or 128 mi	Haimen	$682
210 km or 131 mi	Wuhu	$898
213 km or 132 mi	Jurong	$645
214 km or 133 mi	Taixing	$665
224 km or 139 mi	Yangzhong	$625
224 km or 139 mi	Qidong	$763
228 km or 142 mi	Zhenjiang	$524
237 km or 147 mi	Ma'anshan	$746
238 km or 148 mi	Wenling	$735
240 km or 149 mi	Rugao	$682
240 km or 149 mi	Nanjing	$740

Cities near Quebec City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi	Levis	$1653
80 km or 50 mi	Thetford Mines	$1529
89 km or 55 mi	Saint-Georges	$1560
102 km or 64 mi	Victoriaville	$1342
114 km or 71 mi	Trois-Rivieres	$1053
120 km or 74 mi	Shawinigan	$1379
142 km or 88 mi	Drummondville	$1588
166 km or 103 mi	Sherbrooke	$1468
169 km or 105 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1558
170 km or 106 mi	Riviere-du-Loup	$1567
178 km or 111 mi	Saguenay	$1585
180 km or 112 mi	Chicoutimi	$1587
187 km or 116 mi	Magog	$1539
188 km or 117 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1626
192 km or 120 mi	Joliette	$1397
195 km or 121 mi	Alma	$1586
196 km or 122 mi	Granby	$1158
201 km or 125 mi	L'Assomption	$1659
206 km or 128 mi	Beloeil	$1816
210 km or 131 mi	Repentigny	$1783
211 km or 131 mi	Varennes	$1835
212 km or 132 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1874
217 km or 135 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1924
218 km or 135 mi	Mascouche	$1772
218 km or 136 mi	Boucherville	$1882
220 km or 136 mi	Chambly	$1906
223 km or 138 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1705
223 km or 139 mi	Terrebonne	$1820
227 km or 141 mi	Longueuil	$1962
228 km or 142 mi	Brossard	$2105
229 km or 142 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1869
229 km or 143 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1847
231 km or 144 mi	Montreal	$1821
234 km or 146 mi	La Prairie	$1949
236 km or 146 mi	Westmount	$1808
236 km or 146 mi	Mount Royal	$1821
238 km or 148 mi	Laval	$1874
238 km or 148 mi	Candiac	$1912
241 km or 150 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1840
241 km or 150 mi	Boisbriand	$1813