Ningbo vs Quebec City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Ningbo	Quebec City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$713	$1632
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1985	$3776
🏠 One person rent	$302	$826
🏘️ Family rent	$533	$1323
🍽️ Food expenses	$277	$538
🚐 Transport expenses	$72	$136
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$768	$2731
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	60	38
😀 Quality of life	57	88
🏙️ Population	9.4M	549K

The cost of living in Ningbo is 56% less expensive than in Quebec City. Cities ranked 7025th and 3402nd ($713 vs $1632) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 46th 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 Ningbo compared to 1.7 months in Quebec City. Ningbo ranked 49th best city to live in China vs Quebec City ranked 25th in Canada, while ranked 6133rd and 300th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ningbo vs Quebec City

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	Ningbo	Quebec City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.21	$15.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$25.3	$64.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.32	$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.62	$4.99
☕ Cappuccino	$3.65	$3.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.43	$1.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$355	$788
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$231	$714
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$632	$1419
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$425	$1141
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.7	$52.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$57.9	$82.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$8.65	$44.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.61%	5.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5268	$9628
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3300	$3472
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$2.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$15.9	$67.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.29	$22.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.09	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.07	$2.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.15	$3.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$4.05
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.87	$3.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.4	$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.95	$10.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$12.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$3.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$4.17
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$3.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.74	$1.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.93	$2.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.33	$1.01
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.45	$1.86
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.1	$10.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.91	$3.14
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.88	$11.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.9	$6.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.01	$3.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.48	$2.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.11	$1.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23.9	$41.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.69	$10
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$14	$79
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.62	$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$45.3	$55.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$62.9	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$598	$816
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15234	$6103

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Cities near Ningbo

Distance	City	Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi	Zhoushan	$576
94 km or 58 mi	Shaoxing	$740
120 km or 75 mi	Linhai	$666
124 km or 77 mi	Jiaxing	$597
139 km or 87 mi	Hangzhou	$826
144 km or 89 mi	Shanghai	$1128
150 km or 93 mi	Pudong	$1003
156 km or 97 mi	Yiwu	$672
167 km or 104 mi	Wenling	$677
177 km or 110 mi	Kunshan	$696
178 km or 111 mi	Huzhou	$631
180 km or 112 mi	Taicang	$673
182 km or 113 mi	Suzhou	$771
203 km or 126 mi	Jinhua	$586
212 km or 132 mi	Changshu	$632
216 km or 134 mi	Qidong	$696
224 km or 139 mi	Wuxi	$679
224 km or 139 mi	Lishui	$696
226 km or 140 mi	Wenzhou	$753
227 km or 141 mi	Haimen	$612
234 km or 146 mi	Yixing	$674
234 km or 146 mi	Guangde	$642
242 km or 150 mi	Zhangjiagang	$648
243 km or 151 mi	Nantong	$547
249 km or 155 mi	Rui'an	$700
257 km or 160 mi	Jiangyin	$634
260 km or 162 mi	Ningguo	$637
262 km or 163 mi	Liyang	$639
263 km or 163 mi	Changzhou	$601
267 km or 166 mi	Jingjiang	$621
278 km or 173 mi	Quzhou	$604
294 km or 182 mi	Xuancheng	$659
294 km or 183 mi	Taixing	$622
294 km or 183 mi	Rugao	$630
302 km or 187 mi	Danyang	$597
310 km or 193 mi	Yangzhong	$597
313 km or 194 mi	Huangshan	$620
313 km or 195 mi	Hai'an	$634
325 km or 202 mi	Jurong	$618
327 km or 203 mi	Zhenjiang	$531

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