Quebec City vs Shangqiu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Quebec City	Shangqiu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1695	$602
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3907	$1657
🏠 One person rent	$873	$246
🏘️ Family rent	$1435	$431
🍽️ Food expenses	$558	$218
🚐 Transport expenses	$129	$70
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2900	$688
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	38	17
😀 Quality of life	88	44
🏙️ Population	549K	7.82M

The cost of living in Quebec City is 181% more expensive than in Shangqiu. Cities ranked 3269th and 7914th ($1695 vs $602) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 113th and 207th 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 1.1 months in Shangqiu. Quebec City ranked 28th best city to live in Canada vs Shangqiu ranked 334th in China, while ranked 332nd and 7360th 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	$17.5	$2.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$59.9	$21.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$4.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.49	$0.87
☕ Cappuccino	$3.83	$2.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.08	$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$863	$233
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$743	$192
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1500	$431
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1244	$348
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$61.3	$37.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$95	$58.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$44.8	$8.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.33%	3.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8196	$2751
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2969	$1731
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.76	$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$71.5	$15.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.2	$4.01
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.15	$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.29	$1.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.03	$1.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.99	$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.17	$1.23
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.5	$3.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$10.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$1.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$1.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.13	$1.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4	$1.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$0.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.81	$0.67
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.99	$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.88	$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.4	$12.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.05	$0.67
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.5	$2.86
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.92	$4.38
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.16	$3.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.29	$2.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.91	$1.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.4	$39
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.3	$5.73
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$81.6	$28.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$16	$4.41
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.4	$33.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96.6	$67.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$719	$303
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7052	$16802

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Cities near Quebec City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi	Levis	$1685
80 km or 50 mi	Thetford Mines	$1024
89 km or 55 mi	Saint-Georges	$1466
102 km or 64 mi	Victoriaville	$1265
114 km or 71 mi	Trois-Rivieres	$1180
120 km or 74 mi	Shawinigan	$1434
142 km or 88 mi	Drummondville	$1399
166 km or 103 mi	Sherbrooke	$1451
169 km or 105 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1589
170 km or 106 mi	Riviere-du-Loup	$1506
178 km or 111 mi	Saguenay	$1104
180 km or 112 mi	Chicoutimi	$1254
187 km or 116 mi	Magog	$1526
188 km or 117 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1642
192 km or 120 mi	Joliette	$1458
195 km or 121 mi	Alma	$1341
196 km or 122 mi	Granby	$1142
201 km or 125 mi	L'Assomption	$1723
206 km or 128 mi	Beloeil	$1838
210 km or 131 mi	Repentigny	$1846
211 km or 131 mi	Varennes	$1861
212 km or 132 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1891
217 km or 135 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1918
218 km or 135 mi	Mascouche	$1852
218 km or 136 mi	Boucherville	$1897
220 km or 136 mi	Chambly	$1918
223 km or 138 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1800
223 km or 139 mi	Terrebonne	$1907
227 km or 141 mi	Longueuil	$1923
228 km or 142 mi	Brossard	$2080
229 km or 142 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1875
229 km or 143 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1857
231 km or 144 mi	Montreal	$1928
234 km or 146 mi	La Prairie	$1960
236 km or 146 mi	Westmount	$1862
236 km or 146 mi	Mount Royal	$1876
238 km or 148 mi	Laval	$2047
238 km or 148 mi	Candiac	$1940
241 km or 150 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1893
241 km or 150 mi	Boisbriand	$1934

Cities near Shangqiu

Distance	City	Cost of living
92 km or 57 mi	Yongcheng	$581
92 km or 57 mi	Heze	$803
117 km or 73 mi	Huaibei	$581
121 km or 75 mi	Changyuan	$569
126 km or 79 mi	Kaifeng	$483
128 km or 79 mi	Zoucheng	$558
128 km or 80 mi	Zhoukou	$598
129 km or 80 mi	Xiangcheng	$572
132 km or 82 mi	Jieshou	$556
137 km or 85 mi	Jining	$548
142 km or 89 mi	Xuzhou	$514
150 km or 93 mi	Suzhou	$592
156 km or 97 mi	Tengzhou	$572
159 km or 99 mi	Puyang	$583
170 km or 106 mi	Fuyang	$601
174 km or 108 mi	Xuchang	$491
174 km or 108 mi	Changge	$509
176 km or 110 mi	Xinzheng	$518
178 km or 110 mi	Luohe	$543
178 km or 111 mi	Qufu	$563
181 km or 112 mi	Zaozhuang	$542
181 km or 113 mi	Weihui	$498
185 km or 115 mi	Zhengzhou	$511
188 km or 117 mi	Xinxiang	$489
192 km or 119 mi	Hebi	$531
202 km or 126 mi	Yuzhou	$520
204 km or 127 mi	Huixian	$506
208 km or 129 mi	Xinmi	$516
210 km or 131 mi	Xingyang	$516
217 km or 135 mi	Pizhou	$576
220 km or 137 mi	Anyang	$492
220 km or 137 mi	Zhumadian	$596
221 km or 137 mi	Feicheng	$550
227 km or 141 mi	Liaocheng	$505
229 km or 142 mi	Bengbu	$519
229 km or 143 mi	Pingdingshan	$542
233 km or 145 mi	Wugang	$526
236 km or 147 mi	Tai'an	$548
238 km or 148 mi	Jiaozuo	$489
240 km or 149 mi	Dengfeng	$518