Quebec City vs Shangqiu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Quebec City	Shangqiu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1648	$612
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3908	$1689
🏠 One person rent	$829	$247
🏘️ Family rent	$1438	$424
🍽️ Food expenses	$564	$222
🚐 Transport expenses	$124	$73.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2878	$719
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	38	17
😀 Quality of life	87	44
🏙️ Population	574K	7.82M

The cost of living in Quebec City is 169% more expensive than in Shangqiu. Cities ranked 3402nd and 7879th ($1648 vs $612) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 116th and 222nd in Canada and China, respectively. Check Canada vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Quebec City compared to 1.2 months in Shangqiu. Quebec City ranked 21st best city to live in Canada vs Shangqiu ranked 350th in China, while ranked 327th and 7390th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Quebec City vs Shangqiu

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	Quebec City	Shangqiu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18	$2.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$66.9	$23.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.1	$4.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.34	$0.95
☕ Cappuccino	$3.71	$2.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.96	$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$907	$231
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$680	$188
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1526	$424
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1247	$330
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58.4	$42.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$89.6	$67.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$45.5	$7.32
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.49%	3.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6977	$2811
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2884	$1703
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.86	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$71.5	$16
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.3	$4.25
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.04	$1.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.02	$1.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.04	$1.12
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.07	$1.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$11.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$3.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$11.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.33	$2.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.75	$1.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.96	$1.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$0.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$0.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.88	$1.24
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.4	$10.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.81	$0.68
🚬 Cigarette pack	$15	$3.29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.78	$4.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.1	$4.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.25	$2.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.89	$1.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.9	$36.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11	$5.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$79.9	$29
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.1	$4.52
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.2	$33.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.6	$69.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$703	$257
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8149	$19212

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Cities near Quebec City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi	Levis	$1638
80 km or 50 mi	Thetford Mines	$1002
89 km or 55 mi	Saint-Georges	$1457
102 km or 64 mi	Victoriaville	$1238
114 km or 71 mi	Trois-Rivieres	$1219
120 km or 74 mi	Shawinigan	$1441
142 km or 88 mi	Drummondville	$1365
166 km or 103 mi	Sherbrooke	$1421
169 km or 105 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1575
170 km or 106 mi	Riviere-du-Loup	$1504
178 km or 111 mi	Saguenay	$1122
180 km or 112 mi	Chicoutimi	$1289
187 km or 116 mi	Magog	$1533
188 km or 117 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1675
192 km or 120 mi	Joliette	$1421
195 km or 121 mi	Alma	$1384
196 km or 122 mi	Granby	$1199
201 km or 125 mi	L'Assomption	$1702
206 km or 128 mi	Beloeil	$1816
210 km or 131 mi	Repentigny	$1817
211 km or 131 mi	Varennes	$1829
212 km or 132 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1875
217 km or 135 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1892
218 km or 135 mi	Mascouche	$1828
218 km or 136 mi	Boucherville	$1861
220 km or 136 mi	Chambly	$1892
223 km or 138 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1772
223 km or 139 mi	Terrebonne	$1863
227 km or 141 mi	Longueuil	$1874
228 km or 142 mi	Brossard	$2051
229 km or 142 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1856
229 km or 143 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1850
231 km or 144 mi	Montreal	$1901
234 km or 146 mi	La Prairie	$1937
236 km or 146 mi	Westmount	$1828
236 km or 146 mi	Mount Royal	$1852
238 km or 148 mi	Laval	$2058
238 km or 148 mi	Candiac	$1921
241 km or 150 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1870
241 km or 150 mi	Boisbriand	$1913

Cities near Shangqiu

Distance	City	Cost of living
92 km or 57 mi	Yongcheng	$588
92 km or 57 mi	Heze	$811
117 km or 73 mi	Huaibei	$595
121 km or 75 mi	Changyuan	$555
126 km or 79 mi	Kaifeng	$457
128 km or 79 mi	Zoucheng	$575
128 km or 80 mi	Zhoukou	$610
129 km or 80 mi	Xiangcheng	$583
132 km or 82 mi	Jieshou	$567
137 km or 85 mi	Jining	$565
142 km or 89 mi	Xuzhou	$531
150 km or 93 mi	Suzhou	$605
156 km or 97 mi	Tengzhou	$585
159 km or 99 mi	Puyang	$589
170 km or 106 mi	Fuyang	$613
174 km or 108 mi	Xuchang	$487
174 km or 108 mi	Changge	$504
176 km or 110 mi	Xinzheng	$514
178 km or 110 mi	Luohe	$519
178 km or 111 mi	Qufu	$573
181 km or 112 mi	Zaozhuang	$557
181 km or 113 mi	Weihui	$491
185 km or 115 mi	Zhengzhou	$523
188 km or 117 mi	Xinxiang	$484
192 km or 119 mi	Hebi	$533
202 km or 126 mi	Yuzhou	$516
204 km or 127 mi	Huixian	$502
208 km or 129 mi	Xinmi	$520
210 km or 131 mi	Xingyang	$520
217 km or 135 mi	Pizhou	$590
220 km or 137 mi	Anyang	$507
220 km or 137 mi	Zhumadian	$599
221 km or 137 mi	Feicheng	$562
227 km or 141 mi	Liaocheng	$508
229 km or 142 mi	Bengbu	$523
229 km or 143 mi	Pingdingshan	$533
233 km or 145 mi	Wugang	$521
236 km or 147 mi	Tai'an	$560
238 km or 148 mi	Jiaozuo	$492
240 km or 149 mi	Dengfeng	$522