Quanzhou vs Quebec City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Quanzhou	Quebec City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$666	$1791
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1794	$4030
🏠 One person rent	$278	$919
🏘️ Family rent	$393	$1392
🍽️ Food expenses	$235	$591
🚐 Transport expenses	$74.4	$142
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$831	$2544
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	53	39
😀 Quality of life	50	86
🏙️ Population	8.78M	549K

The cost of living in Quanzhou is 63% less expensive than in Quebec City. Cities ranked 7155th and 2544th ($666 vs $1791) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 142nd and 95th 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 Quanzhou compared to 1.4 months in Quebec City. Quanzhou ranked 57th best city to live in China vs Quebec City ranked 26th in Canada, while ranked 6224th and 316th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Quanzhou vs Quebec City

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	Quanzhou	Quebec City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.47	$18.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$25	$72.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.38	$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.41	$6.62
☕ Cappuccino	$3.12	$4.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.47	$2.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$193	$837
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$257	$788
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$425	$1444
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$327	$1178
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$23.6	$71.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$36.1	$110
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.92	$50.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.88%	7.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2834	$8764
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1563	$3034
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$2.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$20	$69.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.67	$23.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.11	$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.9	$2.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.95	$3.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$4.62
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.41	$3.01
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$14.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$11.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.2	$17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$3.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$4.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$4.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.89	$2.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$2.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$1.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.05	$1.91
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.8	$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.71	$2.97
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.82	$10.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.31	$5.84
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.44	$3.19
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.73	$2.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.36	$1.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51.2	$38.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.27	$11.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$23.5	$82.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.14	$16
👖 Brand Jeans	$43	$70.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.9	$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$469	$850
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22902	$6253

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Cities near Quanzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	Jinjiang	$654
59 km or 36 mi	Kinmen	$821
70 km or 44 mi	Xiamen	$807
72 km or 45 mi	Putian	$661
104 km or 64 mi	Zhangzhou	$731
147 km or 92 mi	Fuzhou	$706
159 km or 99 mi	Longyan	$713
177 km or 110 mi	Sanming	$642
197 km or 122 mi	Nanping	$673
216 km or 134 mi	Ningde	$683
218 km or 136 mi	Changhua	$841
227 km or 141 mi	Taichung	$931
229 km or 142 mi	Miaoli	$698
240 km or 149 mi	Douliu	$761
240 km or 149 mi	Nantou	$818
241 km or 150 mi	Hsinchu	$864
242 km or 150 mi	Chaozhou	$592
245 km or 152 mi	Zhubei	$828
247 km or 154 mi	Chiayi	$707
257 km or 160 mi	Shantou	$605
259 km or 161 mi	Meizhou	$795
265 km or 165 mi	Taoyuan	$868
269 km or 167 mi	Tainan	$841
271 km or 169 mi	Jieyang	$691
289 km or 179 mi	New Taipei	$1060
297 km or 185 mi	Taipei	$1158
303 km or 188 mi	Puning	$726
309 km or 192 mi	Kaohsiung	$932
319 km or 198 mi	Keelung	$1028
320 km or 199 mi	Yilan	$745
321 km or 199 mi	Wuyishan	$643
354 km or 220 mi	Taitung	$801
379 km or 236 mi	Rui'an	$719
381 km or 237 mi	Ganzhou	$813
397 km or 247 mi	Shangrao	$716
399 km or 248 mi	Guixi	$634
400 km or 249 mi	Wenzhou	$776
401 km or 249 mi	Yingtan	$636
407 km or 253 mi	Fuzhou	$618
408 km or 254 mi	Shanwei	$1014

Cities near Quebec City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi	Levis	$1766
80 km or 50 mi	Thetford Mines	$1462
89 km or 55 mi	Saint-Georges	$1509
102 km or 64 mi	Victoriaville	$1211
114 km or 71 mi	Trois-Rivieres	$1082
120 km or 74 mi	Shawinigan	$1410
142 km or 88 mi	Drummondville	$1645
166 km or 103 mi	Sherbrooke	$1449
169 km or 105 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1624
170 km or 106 mi	Riviere-du-Loup	$1613
178 km or 111 mi	Saguenay	$1544
180 km or 112 mi	Chicoutimi	$1566
187 km or 116 mi	Magog	$1539
188 km or 117 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1657
192 km or 120 mi	Joliette	$1540
195 km or 121 mi	Alma	$1582
196 km or 122 mi	Granby	$1187
201 km or 125 mi	L'Assomption	$1740
206 km or 128 mi	Beloeil	$1836
210 km or 131 mi	Repentigny	$1823
211 km or 131 mi	Varennes	$1845
212 km or 132 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1884
217 km or 135 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1912
218 km or 135 mi	Mascouche	$1821
218 km or 136 mi	Boucherville	$1878
220 km or 136 mi	Chambly	$1901
223 km or 138 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1773
223 km or 139 mi	Terrebonne	$1849
227 km or 141 mi	Longueuil	$1896
228 km or 142 mi	Brossard	$2057
229 km or 142 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1873
229 km or 143 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1843
231 km or 144 mi	Montreal	$1954
234 km or 146 mi	La Prairie	$1960
236 km or 146 mi	Westmount	$1861
236 km or 146 mi	Mount Royal	$1871
238 km or 148 mi	Laval	$1996
238 km or 148 mi	Candiac	$1927
241 km or 150 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1890
241 km or 150 mi	Boisbriand	$1751