Quebec City vs Shangrao - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Quebec City	Shangrao
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1695	$665
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3907	$2017
🏠 One person rent	$873	$241
🏘️ Family rent	$1435	$415
🍽️ Food expenses	$558	$252
🚐 Transport expenses	$129	$86.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2900	$799
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	38	18
😀 Quality of life	88	47
🏙️ Population	549K	6.49M

The cost of living in Quebec City is 155% more expensive than in Shangrao. Cities ranked 3269th and 7479th ($1695 vs $665) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 113th and 91st 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 28th best city to live in Canada vs Shangrao ranked 204th in China, while ranked 332nd and 6989th 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	$17.5	$3.63
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$59.9	$28.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$4.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.49	$0.71
☕ Cappuccino	$3.83	$2.15
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.08	$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$863	$281
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$743	$174
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1500	$496
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1244	$316
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$61.3	$30.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$95	$47.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$44.8	$15.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.33%	3.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8196	$4424
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2969	$2203
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.76	$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$71.5	$20.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.2	$5.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.15	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.29	$2.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.03	$1.87
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.99	$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.17	$2.01
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$16.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.5	$3.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$9.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$2.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$1.7
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.13	$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4	$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$0.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.81	$1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.99	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.88	$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.4	$13.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.05	$0.8
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.5	$4.31
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.92	$5.55
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.16	$5.13
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.29	$1.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.91	$1.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.4	$33.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.3	$7.19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$81.6	$40.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$16	$6.16
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.4	$51.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96.6	$76.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$719	$480
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7052	$30231

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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 Shangrao

Distance	City	Cost of living
76 km or 47 mi	Guixi	$586
77 km or 48 mi	Wuyishan	$610
97 km or 60 mi	Yingtan	$594
106 km or 66 mi	Quzhou	$617
120 km or 75 mi	Jingdezhen	$428
145 km or 90 mi	Huangshan	$628
165 km or 103 mi	Fuzhou	$595
180 km or 112 mi	Jinhua	$598
191 km or 119 mi	Lishui	$697
201 km or 125 mi	Nanping	$682
205 km or 127 mi	Nanchang	$539
227 km or 141 mi	Yiwu	$667
237 km or 147 mi	Jiujiang	$599
246 km or 153 mi	Anqing	$544
246 km or 153 mi	Sanming	$634
250 km or 155 mi	Ningde	$654
251 km or 156 mi	Chizhou	$634
262 km or 163 mi	Ningguo	$644
268 km or 167 mi	Wenzhou	$763
274 km or 170 mi	Rui'an	$705
278 km or 173 mi	Tongling	$646
279 km or 174 mi	Qianshan	$579
282 km or 175 mi	Wuxue	$602
289 km or 179 mi	Xuancheng	$665
293 km or 182 mi	Hangzhou	$860
294 km or 183 mi	Fuzhou	$656
306 km or 190 mi	Tongcheng	$603
307 km or 191 mi	Guangde	$652
307 km or 191 mi	Xinyu	$588
308 km or 191 mi	Shaoxing	$680
313 km or 195 mi	Linhai	$661
324 km or 201 mi	Wuhu	$680
328 km or 204 mi	Ji'an	$630
333 km or 207 mi	Wenling	$677
340 km or 211 mi	Huzhou	$643
344 km or 214 mi	Daye	$651
345 km or 214 mi	Huangshi	$682
350 km or 217 mi	Putian	$668
358 km or 223 mi	Yichun	$603
361 km or 224 mi	Chaohu	$633