Hong Kong vs Quebec City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Hong Kong	Quebec City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2718	$1632
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6205	$3776
🏠 One person rent	$1790	$826
🏘️ Family rent	$3191	$1323
🍽️ Food expenses	$551	$538
🚐 Transport expenses	$230	$136
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1245	$2731
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	100	38
😀 Quality of life	83	88
🏙️ Population	7.41M	549K

The cost of living in Hong Kong is 67% more expensive than in Quebec City. Cities ranked 532nd and 3402nd ($2718 vs $1632) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 116th in China and Canada, respectively. Check China vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Hong Kong compared to 1.7 months in Quebec City. Hong Kong ranked 1st best city to live in China vs Quebec City ranked 25th in Canada, while ranked 548th and 300th 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	$8.11	$15.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$66	$64.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.23	$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.01	$4.99
☕ Cappuccino	$5.46	$3.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.38	$1.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2068	$788
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1498	$714
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3648	$1419
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2751	$1141
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$155	$52.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$238	$82.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$23	$44.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.9%	5.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$26310	$9628
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$16253	$3472
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.55	$2.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$67	$67.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.8	$22.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.77	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.12	$2.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.27	$3.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$4.05
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.18	$3.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$25.5	$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$10.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21	$12.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.76	$3.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.7	$4.17
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.16	$3.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.61	$1.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$2.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.27	$1.01
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.5	$1.86
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$19.2	$10.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.1	$3.14
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13	$11.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$17.4	$6.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.04	$3.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.97	$2.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.72	$1.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$75.7	$41.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.1	$10
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$65.5	$79
💇 Haircut, simple	$24.1	$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$76.1	$55.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$91.4	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1018	$816
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22102	$6103

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Cities near Hong Kong

Distance	City	Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi	Kowloon	$2414
30 km or 19 mi	Shenzhen	$878
61 km or 38 mi	Zhuhai	$662
64 km or 40 mi	Macau	$1746
88 km or 55 mi	Zhongshan	$518
95 km or 59 mi	Dongguan	$662
96 km or 60 mi	Huizhou	$608
116 km or 72 mi	Jiangmen	$829
132 km or 82 mi	Guangzhou	$758
132 km or 82 mi	Shanwei	$941
137 km or 85 mi	Foshan	$589
152 km or 94 mi	Kaiping	$827
173 km or 107 mi	Heyuan	$766
193 km or 120 mi	Qingyuan	$777
195 km or 121 mi	Zhaoqing	$794
229 km or 143 mi	Yunfu	$816
231 km or 144 mi	Yangjiang	$892
236 km or 147 mi	Puning	$579
267 km or 166 mi	Jieyang	$451
286 km or 178 mi	Shaoguan	$818
287 km or 178 mi	Shantou	$589
297 km or 184 mi	Chaozhou	$454
301 km or 187 mi	Meizhou	$669
320 km or 199 mi	Wuzhou	$809
333 km or 207 mi	Lianzhou	$765
341 km or 212 mi	Maoming	$773
343 km or 213 mi	Gaozhou	$780
357 km or 222 mi	Hezhou	$766
403 km or 250 mi	Ganzhou	$897
406 km or 252 mi	Zhanjiang	$790
408 km or 254 mi	Chenzhou	$750
414 km or 257 mi	Yulin	$726
427 km or 266 mi	Longyan	$697
435 km or 270 mi	Zhangzhou	$681
469 km or 292 mi	Xiamen	$707
471 km or 292 mi	Haikou	$677
475 km or 295 mi	Guigang	$693
489 km or 304 mi	Kinmen	$901
516 km or 320 mi	Guilin	$546
529 km or 329 mi	Laibin	$598

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