Quanzhou vs Quebec City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Quanzhou	Quebec City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$689	$1658
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1829	$3837
🏠 One person rent	$279	$840
🏘️ Family rent	$398	$1268
🍽️ Food expenses	$257	$551
🚐 Transport expenses	$71.6	$129
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$813	$2472
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	53	39
😀 Quality of life	53	87
🏙️ Population	8.78M	549K

The cost of living in Quanzhou is 58% less expensive than in Quebec City. Cities ranked 6882nd and 2827th ($689 vs $1658) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 102nd 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 Quanzhou compared to 1.5 months in Quebec City. Quanzhou ranked 50th best city to live in China vs Quebec City ranked 18th in Canada, while ranked 6124th and 204th 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	$2.79	$15.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$23.3	$67.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.25	$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.32	$6.4
☕ Cappuccino	$3.58	$4.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.45	$2.2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$186	$793
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$251	$689
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$420	$1298
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$321	$1046
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$29.8	$78.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$45.4	$120
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$11.4	$50.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.29%	7.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7109	$10641
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1653	$3317
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$2.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18.4	$68.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.64	$19.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.09	$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.97	$2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.66	$2.35
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.89	$4.07
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.48	$2.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$14.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.41	$10.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.5	$17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$3.68
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$1.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$4.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$4.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.93	$2.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$2.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.36	$1.14
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.04	$1.91
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.6	$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.65	$2.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.28	$9.86
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.24	$6.03
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.36	$3.37
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.69	$2.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.32	$1.97
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.9	$34.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.14	$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$23.2	$82.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.09	$16
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.1	$83.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.2	$94.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$505	$1142
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19406	$6211

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Cities near Quanzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	Jinjiang	$676
59 km or 36 mi	Kinmen	$851
70 km or 44 mi	Xiamen	$721
72 km or 45 mi	Putian	$675
104 km or 64 mi	Zhangzhou	$719
147 km or 92 mi	Fuzhou	$664
159 km or 99 mi	Longyan	$713
177 km or 110 mi	Sanming	$667
197 km or 122 mi	Nanping	$678
216 km or 134 mi	Ningde	$694
218 km or 136 mi	Changhua	$890
227 km or 141 mi	Taichung	$995
229 km or 142 mi	Miaoli	$746
240 km or 149 mi	Douliu	$791
240 km or 149 mi	Nantou	$857
241 km or 150 mi	Hsinchu	$860
242 km or 150 mi	Chaozhou	$588
245 km or 152 mi	Zhubei	$917
247 km or 154 mi	Chiayi	$725
257 km or 160 mi	Shantou	$589
259 km or 161 mi	Meizhou	$799
265 km or 165 mi	Taoyuan	$861
269 km or 167 mi	Tainan	$913
271 km or 169 mi	Jieyang	$716
289 km or 179 mi	New Taipei	$1011
297 km or 185 mi	Taipei	$1169
303 km or 188 mi	Puning	$738
309 km or 192 mi	Kaohsiung	$932
319 km or 198 mi	Keelung	$860
320 km or 199 mi	Yilan	$863
321 km or 199 mi	Wuyishan	$655
354 km or 220 mi	Taitung	$952
379 km or 236 mi	Rui'an	$744
381 km or 237 mi	Ganzhou	$812
397 km or 247 mi	Shangrao	$721
399 km or 248 mi	Guixi	$643
400 km or 249 mi	Wenzhou	$787
401 km or 249 mi	Yingtan	$645
407 km or 253 mi	Fuzhou	$620
408 km or 254 mi	Shanwei	$1083

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