Quebec City vs Shangqiu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Quebec City	Shangqiu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1791	$775
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4030	$2025
🏠 One person rent	$919	$391
🏘️ Family rent	$1392	$679
🍽️ Food expenses	$591	$236
🚐 Transport expenses	$142	$72.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2544	$679
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	39	24
😀 Quality of life	86	38
🏙️ Population	549K	7.82M

The cost of living in Quebec City is 131% more expensive than in Shangqiu. Cities ranked 2544th and 6542nd ($1791 vs $775) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 95th and 43rd 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 0.9 months in Shangqiu. Quebec City ranked 26th best city to live in Canada vs Shangqiu ranked 316th in China, while ranked 316th and 7163rd 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	$18.6	$4.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$72.3	$20.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.1	$5.82
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.62	$1.13
☕ Cappuccino	$4.48	$3.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.46	$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$837	$312
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$788	$353
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1444	$494
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1178	$645
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$71.5	$34.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$110	$53.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$50.3	$11.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.12%	4.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8764	$3237
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3034	$2037
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.8	$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$69.6	$17
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.4	$3.85
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.27	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.09	$2.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.06	$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.62	$0.86
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.01	$1.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$2.96
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17	$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.96	$1.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$1.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.54	$1.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.21	$1.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$0.69
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.77	$0.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.21	$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.91	$1.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.2	$14.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.97	$0.74
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.3	$3.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.84	$4.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.19	$3.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.32	$2.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.98	$1.35
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.3	$40
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.2	$5.92
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$82.5	$27.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$16	$4.29
👖 Brand Jeans	$70.9	$52.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$76.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$850	$432
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6253	$18304

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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 Shangqiu

Distance	City	Cost of living
92 km or 57 mi	Yongcheng	$633
92 km or 57 mi	Heze	$1433
117 km or 73 mi	Huaibei	$613
121 km or 75 mi	Changyuan	$819
126 km or 79 mi	Kaifeng	$623
128 km or 79 mi	Zoucheng	$688
128 km or 80 mi	Zhoukou	$599
129 km or 80 mi	Xiangcheng	$598
132 km or 82 mi	Jieshou	$619
137 km or 85 mi	Jining	$670
142 km or 89 mi	Xuzhou	$528
150 km or 93 mi	Suzhou	$639
156 km or 97 mi	Tengzhou	$630
159 km or 99 mi	Puyang	$826
170 km or 106 mi	Fuyang	$673
174 km or 108 mi	Xuchang	$610
174 km or 108 mi	Changge	$568
176 km or 110 mi	Xinzheng	$559
178 km or 110 mi	Luohe	$612
178 km or 111 mi	Qufu	$620
181 km or 112 mi	Zaozhuang	$623
181 km or 113 mi	Weihui	$586
185 km or 115 mi	Zhengzhou	$522
188 km or 117 mi	Xinxiang	$588
192 km or 119 mi	Hebi	$648
202 km or 126 mi	Yuzhou	$571
204 km or 127 mi	Huixian	$565
208 km or 129 mi	Xinmi	$541
210 km or 131 mi	Xingyang	$531
217 km or 135 mi	Pizhou	$612
220 km or 137 mi	Anyang	$602
220 km or 137 mi	Zhumadian	$659
221 km or 137 mi	Feicheng	$593
227 km or 141 mi	Liaocheng	$538
229 km or 142 mi	Bengbu	$524
229 km or 143 mi	Pingdingshan	$611
233 km or 145 mi	Wugang	$587
236 km or 147 mi	Tai'an	$580
238 km or 148 mi	Jiaozuo	$502
240 km or 149 mi	Dengfeng	$542