Quebec City vs Shangrao - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Quebec City	Shangrao
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1648	$684
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3908	$2040
🏠 One person rent	$829	$242
🏘️ Family rent	$1438	$417
🍽️ Food expenses	$564	$259
🚐 Transport expenses	$124	$91.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2878	$801
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	38	18
😀 Quality of life	87	46
🏙️ Population	574K	6.49M

The cost of living in Quebec City is 141% more expensive than in Shangrao. Cities ranked 3402nd and 7385th ($1648 vs $684) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 116th and 80th 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 21st best city to live in Canada vs Shangrao ranked 234th in China, while ranked 327th and 7068th 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	$18	$3.71
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$66.9	$29.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.1	$4.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.34	$0.75
☕ Cappuccino	$3.71	$2.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.96	$0.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$907	$279
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$680	$178
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1526	$492
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1247	$323
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58.4	$29.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$89.6	$44.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$45.5	$15.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.49%	3.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6977	$5055
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2884	$2527
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.86	$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$71.5	$22.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.3	$5.45
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.04	$1.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.02	$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.04	$1.11
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.07	$1.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$18.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$3.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$10.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.33	$2.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.75	$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.96	$1.41
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$0.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$0.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.88	$1.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.4	$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.81	$0.8
🚬 Cigarette pack	$15	$4.07
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.78	$5.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.1	$5.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.25	$1.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.89	$1.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.9	$35.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11	$7.38
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$79.9	$42.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.1	$6.18
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.2	$59
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.6	$82.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$703	$555
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8149	$25646

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Cities near Quebec City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi	Levis	$1638
80 km or 50 mi	Thetford Mines	$1002
89 km or 55 mi	Saint-Georges	$1457
102 km or 64 mi	Victoriaville	$1238
114 km or 71 mi	Trois-Rivieres	$1219
120 km or 74 mi	Shawinigan	$1441
142 km or 88 mi	Drummondville	$1365
166 km or 103 mi	Sherbrooke	$1421
169 km or 105 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1575
170 km or 106 mi	Riviere-du-Loup	$1504
178 km or 111 mi	Saguenay	$1122
180 km or 112 mi	Chicoutimi	$1289
187 km or 116 mi	Magog	$1533
188 km or 117 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1675
192 km or 120 mi	Joliette	$1421
195 km or 121 mi	Alma	$1384
196 km or 122 mi	Granby	$1199
201 km or 125 mi	L'Assomption	$1702
206 km or 128 mi	Beloeil	$1816
210 km or 131 mi	Repentigny	$1817
211 km or 131 mi	Varennes	$1829
212 km or 132 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1875
217 km or 135 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1892
218 km or 135 mi	Mascouche	$1828
218 km or 136 mi	Boucherville	$1861
220 km or 136 mi	Chambly	$1892
223 km or 138 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1772
223 km or 139 mi	Terrebonne	$1863
227 km or 141 mi	Longueuil	$1874
228 km or 142 mi	Brossard	$2051
229 km or 142 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1856
229 km or 143 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1850
231 km or 144 mi	Montreal	$1901
234 km or 146 mi	La Prairie	$1937
236 km or 146 mi	Westmount	$1828
236 km or 146 mi	Mount Royal	$1852
238 km or 148 mi	Laval	$2058
238 km or 148 mi	Candiac	$1921
241 km or 150 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1870
241 km or 150 mi	Boisbriand	$1913

Cities near Shangrao

Distance	City	Cost of living
76 km or 47 mi	Guixi	$596
77 km or 48 mi	Wuyishan	$617
97 km or 60 mi	Yingtan	$603
106 km or 66 mi	Quzhou	$628
120 km or 75 mi	Jingdezhen	$435
145 km or 90 mi	Huangshan	$646
165 km or 103 mi	Fuzhou	$603
180 km or 112 mi	Jinhua	$611
191 km or 119 mi	Lishui	$686
201 km or 125 mi	Nanping	$689
205 km or 127 mi	Nanchang	$542
227 km or 141 mi	Yiwu	$696
237 km or 147 mi	Jiujiang	$615
246 km or 153 mi	Anqing	$551
246 km or 153 mi	Sanming	$640
250 km or 155 mi	Ningde	$672
251 km or 156 mi	Chizhou	$652
262 km or 163 mi	Ningguo	$661
268 km or 167 mi	Wenzhou	$774
274 km or 170 mi	Rui'an	$717
278 km or 173 mi	Tongling	$653
279 km or 174 mi	Qianshan	$587
282 km or 175 mi	Wuxue	$618
289 km or 179 mi	Xuancheng	$684
293 km or 182 mi	Hangzhou	$899
294 km or 183 mi	Fuzhou	$679
306 km or 190 mi	Tongcheng	$612
307 km or 191 mi	Guangde	$667
307 km or 191 mi	Xinyu	$592
308 km or 191 mi	Shaoxing	$670
313 km or 195 mi	Linhai	$677
324 km or 201 mi	Wuhu	$671
328 km or 204 mi	Ji'an	$632
333 km or 207 mi	Wenling	$687
340 km or 211 mi	Huzhou	$680
344 km or 214 mi	Daye	$658
345 km or 214 mi	Huangshi	$691
350 km or 217 mi	Putian	$673
358 km or 223 mi	Yichun	$610
361 km or 224 mi	Chaohu	$628