Quebec City vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Quebec City	Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1791	$1136
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4030	$3654
🏠 One person rent	$919	$602
🏘️ Family rent	$1392	$1527
🍽️ Food expenses	$591	$293
🚐 Transport expenses	$142	$116
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2544	$1905
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	39	100
😀 Quality of life	86	79
🏙️ Population	549K	24.9M

The cost of living in Quebec City is 58% more expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 2544th and 4780th ($1791 vs $1136) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 95th and 6th in Canada and China, respectively. Check Canada vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Quebec City compared to 1.7 months in Shanghai. Quebec City ranked 26th best city to live in Canada vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 316th and 571st 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	$18.6	$3.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$72.3	$42.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.1	$5.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.62	$1.43
☕ Cappuccino	$4.48	$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.46	$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$837	$897
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$788	$461
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1444	$2549
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1178	$1181
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$71.5	$36.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$110	$56.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$50.3	$16.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.12%	4.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8764	$16156
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3034	$8893
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.8	$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$69.6	$36.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.4	$6.13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.27	$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.09	$2.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.06	$1.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.62	$1.41
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.01	$2.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$15.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$3.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17	$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.96	$2.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.54	$2.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.21	$1.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$0.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.77	$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.21	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.91	$1.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.2	$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.97	$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.3	$3.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.84	$6.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.19	$7.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.32	$1.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.98	$2.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.3	$55
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.2	$8.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$82.5	$90.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$16	$11.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$70.9	$58.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$78.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$850	$1263
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6253	$31401

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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

Cities near Shanghai

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Pudong	$1028
47 km or 29 mi	Taicang	$706
53 km or 33 mi	Kunshan	$749
74 km or 46 mi	Qidong	$738
82 km or 51 mi	Suzhou	$1020
82 km or 51 mi	Jiaxing	$585
85 km or 53 mi	Haimen	$661
88 km or 55 mi	Changshu	$718
106 km or 66 mi	Nantong	$620
117 km or 73 mi	Zhangjiagang	$676
121 km or 75 mi	Wuxi	$686
135 km or 84 mi	Huzhou	$706
141 km or 87 mi	Jiangyin	$685
142 km or 88 mi	Zhoushan	$612
144 km or 89 mi	Ningbo	$733
148 km or 92 mi	Jingjiang	$674
155 km or 96 mi	Shaoxing	$742
158 km or 98 mi	Yixing	$702
159 km or 99 mi	Changzhou	$729
160 km or 100 mi	Rugao	$674
161 km or 100 mi	Hangzhou	$843
177 km or 110 mi	Taixing	$665
179 km or 111 mi	Hai'an	$676
191 km or 119 mi	Liyang	$690
197 km or 122 mi	Yangzhong	$629
198 km or 123 mi	Guangde	$698
201 km or 125 mi	Danyang	$630
208 km or 129 mi	Taizhou	$673
217 km or 135 mi	Dongtai	$698
223 km or 139 mi	Zhenjiang	$538
235 km or 146 mi	Yangzhou	$650
236 km or 146 mi	Jurong	$651
244 km or 152 mi	Ningguo	$703
246 km or 153 mi	Yiwu	$708
250 km or 155 mi	Xinghua	$699
250 km or 156 mi	Yizheng	$617
259 km or 161 mi	Linhai	$702
260 km or 161 mi	Xuancheng	$771
262 km or 163 mi	Gaoyou	$648
274 km or 170 mi	Nanjing	$774