Hong Kong vs Quebec City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Hong Kong	Quebec City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2614	$1658
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6294	$3837
🏠 One person rent	$1726	$840
🏘️ Family rent	$3471	$1268
🍽️ Food expenses	$501	$551
🚐 Transport expenses	$242	$129
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4054	$2472
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	100	39
😀 Quality of life	89	87
🏙️ Population	7.41M	549K

The cost of living in Hong Kong is 58% more expensive than in Quebec City. Cities ranked 503rd and 2827th ($2614 vs $1658) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 109th in China and Canada, respectively. Check China vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Hong Kong compared to 1.5 months in Quebec City. Hong Kong ranked 1st best city to live in China vs Quebec City ranked 18th in Canada, while ranked 168th and 204th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hong Kong vs Quebec City

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	Hong Kong	Quebec City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.92	$15.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$59	$67.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.76	$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.55	$6.4
☕ Cappuccino	$5.32	$4.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.34	$2.2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2033	$793
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1449	$689
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4405	$1298
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2942	$1046
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$139	$78.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$214	$120
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$21.9	$50.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.82%	7.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$28583	$10641
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$18618	$3317
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.52	$2.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$63.3	$68.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.5	$19.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$3	$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.14	$2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.38	$2.35
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$4.07
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.17	$2.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.9	$14.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$10.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$23.3	$17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.83	$3.68
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.47	$1.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.87	$4.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.29	$4.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.86	$2.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.63	$2.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.1	$1.14
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.4	$1.91
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.8	$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.09	$2.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.63	$9.86
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.19	$6.03
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.92	$3.37
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.82	$2.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.61	$1.97
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$82	$34.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.8	$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$48.7	$82.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$28.2	$16
👖 Brand Jeans	$78.3	$83.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.9	$94.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$896	$1142
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20363	$6211

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Cities near Hong Kong

Distance	City	Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi	Kowloon	$2410
30 km or 19 mi	Shenzhen	$939
61 km or 38 mi	Zhuhai	$618
64 km or 40 mi	Macau	$1565
88 km or 55 mi	Zhongshan	$481
95 km or 59 mi	Dongguan	$589
96 km or 60 mi	Huizhou	$837
116 km or 72 mi	Jiangmen	$812
132 km or 82 mi	Guangzhou	$742
132 km or 82 mi	Shanwei	$1083
137 km or 85 mi	Foshan	$575
152 km or 94 mi	Kaiping	$816
173 km or 107 mi	Heyuan	$891
193 km or 120 mi	Qingyuan	$781
195 km or 121 mi	Zhaoqing	$791
229 km or 143 mi	Yunfu	$830
231 km or 144 mi	Yangjiang	$876
236 km or 147 mi	Puning	$738
267 km or 166 mi	Jieyang	$716
286 km or 178 mi	Shaoguan	$856
287 km or 178 mi	Shantou	$589
297 km or 184 mi	Chaozhou	$588
301 km or 187 mi	Meizhou	$799
320 km or 199 mi	Wuzhou	$824
333 km or 207 mi	Lianzhou	$774
341 km or 212 mi	Maoming	$857
343 km or 213 mi	Gaozhou	$831
357 km or 222 mi	Hezhou	$785
403 km or 250 mi	Ganzhou	$812
406 km or 252 mi	Zhanjiang	$777
408 km or 254 mi	Chenzhou	$752
414 km or 257 mi	Yulin	$806
427 km or 266 mi	Longyan	$713
435 km or 270 mi	Zhangzhou	$719
469 km or 292 mi	Xiamen	$721
471 km or 292 mi	Haikou	$620
475 km or 295 mi	Guigang	$735
489 km or 304 mi	Kinmen	$851
516 km or 320 mi	Guilin	$525
529 km or 329 mi	Laibin	$611

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