Quebec City vs Shangqiu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Quebec City	Shangqiu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1644	$736
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3738	$1915
🏠 One person rent	$834	$371
🏘️ Family rent	$1281	$643
🍽️ Food expenses	$540	$224
🚐 Transport expenses	$134	$69.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2588	$707
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	38	24
😀 Quality of life	86	38
🏙️ Population	549K	7.82M

The cost of living in Quebec City is 123% more expensive than in Shangqiu. Cities ranked 2883rd and 6735th ($1644 vs $736) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 110th and 43rd in Canada and China, respectively. Check Canada vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Quebec City compared to 1 months in Shangqiu. Quebec City ranked 23rd best city to live in Canada vs Shangqiu ranked 300th in China, while ranked 310th and 7140th 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	$15.4	$3.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$62.7	$19.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$5.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.58	$1.06
☕ Cappuccino	$3.8	$2.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.94	$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$790	$296
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$727	$335
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1395	$464
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1101	$609
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$52.8	$34.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$80	$52.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41.8	$10.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.07%	3.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8350	$3083
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3529	$1982
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.64	$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$66.2	$16.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.3	$3.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.18	$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.05	$1.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.05	$1.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.33	$0.83
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.9	$1.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$2.83
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.82	$1.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4	$1.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.29	$1.08
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$0.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$0.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.02	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.82	$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.4	$14.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.99	$0.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.8	$3.17
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.6	$4.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.99	$3.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.19	$2.19
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.86	$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.9	$39.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.5	$5.84
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$78.1	$27
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.9	$4.21
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.9	$45.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$110	$69.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$794	$371
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6012	$17921

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Cities near Quebec City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi	Levis	$1627
80 km or 50 mi	Thetford Mines	$966
89 km or 55 mi	Saint-Georges	$1449
102 km or 64 mi	Victoriaville	$1239
114 km or 71 mi	Trois-Rivieres	$1118
120 km or 74 mi	Shawinigan	$1368
142 km or 88 mi	Drummondville	$1330
166 km or 103 mi	Sherbrooke	$1395
169 km or 105 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1532
170 km or 106 mi	Riviere-du-Loup	$1468
178 km or 111 mi	Saguenay	$1411
180 km or 112 mi	Chicoutimi	$1436
187 km or 116 mi	Magog	$1457
188 km or 117 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1562
192 km or 120 mi	Joliette	$1433
195 km or 121 mi	Alma	$1460
196 km or 122 mi	Granby	$1106
201 km or 125 mi	L'Assomption	$1651
206 km or 128 mi	Beloeil	$1742
210 km or 131 mi	Repentigny	$1743
211 km or 131 mi	Varennes	$1764
212 km or 132 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1800
217 km or 135 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1836
218 km or 135 mi	Mascouche	$1735
218 km or 136 mi	Boucherville	$1804
220 km or 136 mi	Chambly	$1829
223 km or 138 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1690
223 km or 139 mi	Terrebonne	$1776
227 km or 141 mi	Longueuil	$1835
228 km or 142 mi	Brossard	$2004
229 km or 142 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1790
229 km or 143 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1769
231 km or 144 mi	Montreal	$1857
234 km or 146 mi	La Prairie	$1889
236 km or 146 mi	Westmount	$1773
236 km or 146 mi	Mount Royal	$1792
238 km or 148 mi	Laval	$1900
238 km or 148 mi	Candiac	$1852
241 km or 150 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1803
241 km or 150 mi	Boisbriand	$1732

Cities near Shangqiu

Distance	City	Cost of living
92 km or 57 mi	Yongcheng	$600
92 km or 57 mi	Heze	$1385
117 km or 73 mi	Huaibei	$584
121 km or 75 mi	Changyuan	$787
126 km or 79 mi	Kaifeng	$545
128 km or 79 mi	Zoucheng	$660
128 km or 80 mi	Zhoukou	$580
129 km or 80 mi	Xiangcheng	$577
132 km or 82 mi	Jieshou	$591
137 km or 85 mi	Jining	$643
142 km or 89 mi	Xuzhou	$484
150 km or 93 mi	Suzhou	$602
156 km or 97 mi	Tengzhou	$591
159 km or 99 mi	Puyang	$800
170 km or 106 mi	Fuyang	$633
174 km or 108 mi	Xuchang	$586
174 km or 108 mi	Changge	$547
176 km or 110 mi	Xinzheng	$538
178 km or 110 mi	Luohe	$591
178 km or 111 mi	Qufu	$593
181 km or 112 mi	Zaozhuang	$548
181 km or 113 mi	Weihui	$571
185 km or 115 mi	Zhengzhou	$512
188 km or 117 mi	Xinxiang	$575
192 km or 119 mi	Hebi	$625
202 km or 126 mi	Yuzhou	$552
204 km or 127 mi	Huixian	$551
208 km or 129 mi	Xinmi	$528
210 km or 131 mi	Xingyang	$519
217 km or 135 mi	Pizhou	$575
220 km or 137 mi	Anyang	$578
220 km or 137 mi	Zhumadian	$637
221 km or 137 mi	Feicheng	$571
227 km or 141 mi	Liaocheng	$522
229 km or 142 mi	Bengbu	$505
229 km or 143 mi	Pingdingshan	$591
233 km or 145 mi	Wugang	$571
236 km or 147 mi	Tai'an	$561
238 km or 148 mi	Jiaozuo	$479
240 km or 149 mi	Dengfeng	$529