Quebec City vs Shangrao - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Quebec City	Shangrao
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1632	$650
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3776	$1953
🏠 One person rent	$826	$238
🏘️ Family rent	$1323	$414
🍽️ Food expenses	$538	$241
🚐 Transport expenses	$136	$85
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2731	$767
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	38	20
😀 Quality of life	88	46
🏙️ Population	549K	6.44M

The cost of living in Quebec City is 151% more expensive than in Shangrao. Cities ranked 3402nd and 7433rd ($1632 vs $650) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 116th and 94th 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 Shangrao. Quebec City ranked 25th best city to live in Canada vs Shangrao ranked 207th in China, while ranked 300th and 6933rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Quebec City vs Shangrao

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	Quebec City	Shangrao
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.8	$3.48
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.4	$28
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.8	$4.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.99	$0.7
☕ Cappuccino	$3.82	$2.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.85	$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$788	$270
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$714	$174
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1419	$491
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1141	$320
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$52.9	$26.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$82.2	$41.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$44.4	$18
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.88%	3.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9628	$4322
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3472	$2245
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.66	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$67.5	$20.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.6	$5.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.16	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.17	$1.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.02	$1.83
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.05	$0.99
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.04	$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$15.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$3.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.97	$2.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.17	$1.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.96	$1.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$0.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$0.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.86	$1.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.7	$12.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.14	$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.6	$4.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.71	$5.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.04	$5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.24	$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.89	$1.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.1	$32.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10	$6.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$79	$43.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.1	$5.95
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.8	$54.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$73.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$816	$415
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6103	$28686

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Cities near Quebec City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi	Levis	$1622
80 km or 50 mi	Thetford Mines	$1019
89 km or 55 mi	Saint-Georges	$1470
102 km or 64 mi	Victoriaville	$1265
114 km or 71 mi	Trois-Rivieres	$1136
120 km or 74 mi	Shawinigan	$1388
142 km or 88 mi	Drummondville	$1363
166 km or 103 mi	Sherbrooke	$1420
169 km or 105 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1549
170 km or 106 mi	Riviere-du-Loup	$1455
178 km or 111 mi	Saguenay	$1077
180 km or 112 mi	Chicoutimi	$1223
187 km or 116 mi	Magog	$1486
188 km or 117 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1586
192 km or 120 mi	Joliette	$1449
195 km or 121 mi	Alma	$1304
196 km or 122 mi	Granby	$1120
201 km or 125 mi	L'Assomption	$1671
206 km or 128 mi	Beloeil	$1776
210 km or 131 mi	Repentigny	$1767
211 km or 131 mi	Varennes	$1786
212 km or 132 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1822
217 km or 135 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1869
218 km or 135 mi	Mascouche	$1766
218 km or 136 mi	Boucherville	$1820
220 km or 136 mi	Chambly	$1853
223 km or 138 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1719
223 km or 139 mi	Terrebonne	$1805
227 km or 141 mi	Longueuil	$1842
228 km or 142 mi	Brossard	$2055
229 km or 142 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1828
229 km or 143 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1805
231 km or 144 mi	Montreal	$1903
234 km or 146 mi	La Prairie	$1911
236 km or 146 mi	Westmount	$1814
236 km or 146 mi	Mount Royal	$1820
238 km or 148 mi	Laval	$1930
238 km or 148 mi	Candiac	$1892
241 km or 150 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1835
241 km or 150 mi	Boisbriand	$1763

Cities near Shangrao

Distance	City	Cost of living
76 km or 47 mi	Guixi	$578
77 km or 48 mi	Wuyishan	$600
97 km or 60 mi	Yingtan	$586
106 km or 66 mi	Quzhou	$604
120 km or 75 mi	Jingdezhen	$436
145 km or 90 mi	Huangshan	$620
165 km or 103 mi	Fuzhou	$589
180 km or 112 mi	Jinhua	$586
191 km or 119 mi	Lishui	$696
201 km or 125 mi	Nanping	$671
205 km or 127 mi	Nanchang	$526
227 km or 141 mi	Yiwu	$672
237 km or 147 mi	Jiujiang	$604
246 km or 153 mi	Anqing	$532
246 km or 153 mi	Sanming	$616
250 km or 155 mi	Ningde	$628
251 km or 156 mi	Chizhou	$617
262 km or 163 mi	Ningguo	$637
268 km or 167 mi	Wenzhou	$753
274 km or 170 mi	Rui'an	$700
278 km or 173 mi	Tongling	$629
279 km or 174 mi	Qianshan	$567
282 km or 175 mi	Wuxue	$598
289 km or 179 mi	Xuancheng	$659
293 km or 182 mi	Hangzhou	$826
294 km or 183 mi	Fuzhou	$628
306 km or 190 mi	Tongcheng	$592
307 km or 191 mi	Guangde	$642
307 km or 191 mi	Xinyu	$593
308 km or 191 mi	Shaoxing	$740
313 km or 195 mi	Linhai	$666
324 km or 201 mi	Wuhu	$672
328 km or 204 mi	Ji'an	$660
333 km or 207 mi	Wenling	$677
340 km or 211 mi	Huzhou	$631
344 km or 214 mi	Daye	$638
345 km or 214 mi	Huangshi	$671
350 km or 217 mi	Putian	$634
358 km or 223 mi	Yichun	$618
361 km or 224 mi	Chaohu	$620