Quebec City vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Quebec City	Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1658	$1190
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3837	$3757
🏠 One person rent	$840	$635
🏘️ Family rent	$1268	$1613
🍽️ Food expenses	$551	$308
🚐 Transport expenses	$129	$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2472	$1455
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	39	100
😀 Quality of life	87	78
🏙️ Population	549K	24.9M

The cost of living in Quebec City is 39% more expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 2827th and 4461st ($1658 vs $1190) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 109th and 6th in Canada and China, respectively. Check Canada vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Quebec City compared to 1.2 months in Shanghai. Quebec City ranked 18th best city to live in Canada vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 204th and 558th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Quebec City vs Shanghai

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	Quebec City	Shanghai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.7	$4.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$67.6	$40.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.7	$5.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.4	$1.7
☕ Cappuccino	$4.01	$3.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.2	$0.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$793	$901
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$689	$497
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1298	$2595
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1046	$1269
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$78.6	$39.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$120	$60.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$50.9	$17.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.27%	4.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10641	$17366
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3317	$9346
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.75	$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$68.2	$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.5	$6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.27	$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2	$2.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.35	$2.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.07	$1.47
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.94	$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$18.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$4.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17	$12.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.68	$2.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.53	$1.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.76	$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.14	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.91	$1.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12	$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.71	$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.86	$3.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.03	$6.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.37	$7.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.27	$1.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.97	$2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.9	$69.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.5	$8.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$82.4	$89.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$16	$12
👖 Brand Jeans	$83.5	$66.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.4	$78.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1142	$1283
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6211	$28143

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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

Cities near Shanghai

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Pudong	$1074
47 km or 29 mi	Taicang	$731
53 km or 33 mi	Kunshan	$771
74 km or 46 mi	Qidong	$763
82 km or 51 mi	Suzhou	$1020
82 km or 51 mi	Jiaxing	$596
85 km or 53 mi	Haimen	$682
88 km or 55 mi	Changshu	$731
106 km or 66 mi	Nantong	$651
117 km or 73 mi	Zhangjiagang	$678
121 km or 75 mi	Wuxi	$687
135 km or 84 mi	Huzhou	$699
141 km or 87 mi	Jiangyin	$688
142 km or 88 mi	Zhoushan	$690
144 km or 89 mi	Ningbo	$677
148 km or 92 mi	Jingjiang	$675
155 km or 96 mi	Shaoxing	$755
158 km or 98 mi	Yixing	$707
159 km or 99 mi	Changzhou	$713
160 km or 100 mi	Rugao	$682
161 km or 100 mi	Hangzhou	$831
177 km or 110 mi	Taixing	$665
179 km or 111 mi	Hai'an	$679
191 km or 119 mi	Liyang	$694
197 km or 122 mi	Yangzhong	$625
198 km or 123 mi	Guangde	$707
201 km or 125 mi	Danyang	$625
208 km or 129 mi	Taizhou	$651
217 km or 135 mi	Dongtai	$703
223 km or 139 mi	Zhenjiang	$524
235 km or 146 mi	Yangzhou	$631
236 km or 146 mi	Jurong	$645
244 km or 152 mi	Ningguo	$720
246 km or 153 mi	Yiwu	$725
250 km or 155 mi	Xinghua	$696
250 km or 156 mi	Yizheng	$617
259 km or 161 mi	Linhai	$719
260 km or 161 mi	Xuancheng	$789
262 km or 163 mi	Gaoyou	$652
274 km or 170 mi	Nanjing	$740