Quebec City vs Shangqiu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Quebec City	Shangqiu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1658	$743
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3837	$1910
🏠 One person rent	$840	$362
🏘️ Family rent	$1268	$624
🍽️ Food expenses	$551	$237
🚐 Transport expenses	$129	$69.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2472	$643
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	39	24
😀 Quality of life	87	41
🏙️ Population	549K	7.82M

The cost of living in Quebec City is 123% more expensive than in Shangqiu. Cities ranked 2827th and 6604th ($1658 vs $743) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 109th and 53rd in Canada and China, respectively. Check Canada vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Quebec City compared to 0.9 months in Shangqiu. Quebec City ranked 18th best city to live in Canada vs Shangqiu ranked 319th in China, while ranked 204th and 7053rd 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	$15.7	$4.73
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$67.6	$19.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.7	$5.85
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.4	$1.16
☕ Cappuccino	$4.01	$3.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.2	$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$793	$302
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$689	$321
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1298	$451
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1046	$588
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$78.6	$34.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$120	$52.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$50.9	$10.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.27%	4.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10641	$3564
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3317	$1991
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.75	$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$68.2	$16.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.5	$3.68
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.27	$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2	$1.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.35	$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.07	$0.9
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.94	$1.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$3.13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17	$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.68	$1.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.53	$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.76	$1.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$0.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$0.79
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.14	$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.91	$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12	$16.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.71	$0.72
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.86	$3.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.03	$4.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.37	$3.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.27	$2.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.97	$1.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.9	$37.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.5	$5.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$82.4	$27.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$16	$4.16
👖 Brand Jeans	$83.5	$49.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.4	$73.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1142	$407
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6211	$14498

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Cities near Quebec City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi	Levis	$1653
80 km or 50 mi	Thetford Mines	$1529
89 km or 55 mi	Saint-Georges	$1560
102 km or 64 mi	Victoriaville	$1342
114 km or 71 mi	Trois-Rivieres	$1053
120 km or 74 mi	Shawinigan	$1379
142 km or 88 mi	Drummondville	$1588
166 km or 103 mi	Sherbrooke	$1468
169 km or 105 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1558
170 km or 106 mi	Riviere-du-Loup	$1567
178 km or 111 mi	Saguenay	$1585
180 km or 112 mi	Chicoutimi	$1587
187 km or 116 mi	Magog	$1539
188 km or 117 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1626
192 km or 120 mi	Joliette	$1397
195 km or 121 mi	Alma	$1586
196 km or 122 mi	Granby	$1158
201 km or 125 mi	L'Assomption	$1659
206 km or 128 mi	Beloeil	$1816
210 km or 131 mi	Repentigny	$1783
211 km or 131 mi	Varennes	$1835
212 km or 132 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1874
217 km or 135 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1924
218 km or 135 mi	Mascouche	$1772
218 km or 136 mi	Boucherville	$1882
220 km or 136 mi	Chambly	$1906
223 km or 138 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1705
223 km or 139 mi	Terrebonne	$1820
227 km or 141 mi	Longueuil	$1962
228 km or 142 mi	Brossard	$2105
229 km or 142 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1869
229 km or 143 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1847
231 km or 144 mi	Montreal	$1821
234 km or 146 mi	La Prairie	$1949
236 km or 146 mi	Westmount	$1808
236 km or 146 mi	Mount Royal	$1821
238 km or 148 mi	Laval	$1874
238 km or 148 mi	Candiac	$1912
241 km or 150 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1840
241 km or 150 mi	Boisbriand	$1813

Cities near Shangqiu

Distance	City	Cost of living
92 km or 57 mi	Yongcheng	$621
92 km or 57 mi	Heze	$1400
117 km or 73 mi	Huaibei	$604
121 km or 75 mi	Changyuan	$746
126 km or 79 mi	Kaifeng	$541
128 km or 79 mi	Zoucheng	$668
128 km or 80 mi	Zhoukou	$584
129 km or 80 mi	Xiangcheng	$594
132 km or 82 mi	Jieshou	$617
137 km or 85 mi	Jining	$640
142 km or 89 mi	Xuzhou	$532
150 km or 93 mi	Suzhou	$626
156 km or 97 mi	Tengzhou	$616
159 km or 99 mi	Puyang	$801
170 km or 106 mi	Fuyang	$660
174 km or 108 mi	Xuchang	$599
174 km or 108 mi	Changge	$563
176 km or 110 mi	Xinzheng	$554
178 km or 110 mi	Luohe	$608
178 km or 111 mi	Qufu	$599
181 km or 112 mi	Zaozhuang	$613
181 km or 113 mi	Weihui	$585
185 km or 115 mi	Zhengzhou	$506
188 km or 117 mi	Xinxiang	$583
192 km or 119 mi	Hebi	$640
202 km or 126 mi	Yuzhou	$570
204 km or 127 mi	Huixian	$579
208 km or 129 mi	Xinmi	$542
210 km or 131 mi	Xingyang	$531
217 km or 135 mi	Pizhou	$610
220 km or 137 mi	Anyang	$601
220 km or 137 mi	Zhumadian	$651
221 km or 137 mi	Feicheng	$571
227 km or 141 mi	Liaocheng	$521
229 km or 142 mi	Bengbu	$532
229 km or 143 mi	Pingdingshan	$605
233 km or 145 mi	Wugang	$589
236 km or 147 mi	Tai'an	$550
238 km or 148 mi	Jiaozuo	$583
240 km or 149 mi	Dengfeng	$543