Quebec City vs Shangrao - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Quebec City	Shangrao
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1791	$716
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4030	$2023
🏠 One person rent	$919	$289
🏘️ Family rent	$1392	$527
🍽️ Food expenses	$591	$249
🚐 Transport expenses	$142	$91.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2544	$764
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	39	20
😀 Quality of life	86	40
🏙️ Population	549K	6.44M

The cost of living in Quebec City is 150% more expensive than in Shangrao. Cities ranked 2544th and 6841st ($1791 vs $716) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 95th and 76th in Canada and China, respectively. Check Canada vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Quebec City compared to 1.1 months in Shangrao. Quebec City ranked 26th best city to live in Canada vs Shangrao ranked 224th in China, while ranked 316th and 6892nd 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	$18.6	$3.54
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$72.3	$25.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.1	$4.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.62	$0.71
☕ Cappuccino	$4.48	$2.15
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.46	$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$837	$334
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$788	$218
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1444	$661
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1178	$413
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$71.5	$32.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$110	$48.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$50.3	$16.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.12%	4.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8764	$5346
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3034	$2656
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.8	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$69.6	$23.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.4	$5.27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.27	$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.09	$2.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.06	$2.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.62	$1.03
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.01	$1.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$18.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$3.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17	$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.96	$2.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$2.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.54	$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.21	$1.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$0.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.77	$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.21	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.91	$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.2	$8.52
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.97	$0.72
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.3	$3.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.84	$5.49
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.19	$5.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.32	$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.98	$1.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.3	$38.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.2	$6.41
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$82.5	$45.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$16	$5.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$70.9	$51.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$72
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$850	$483
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6253	$19047

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Cities near Quebec City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi	Levis	$1766
80 km or 50 mi	Thetford Mines	$1462
89 km or 55 mi	Saint-Georges	$1509
102 km or 64 mi	Victoriaville	$1211
114 km or 71 mi	Trois-Rivieres	$1082
120 km or 74 mi	Shawinigan	$1410
142 km or 88 mi	Drummondville	$1645
166 km or 103 mi	Sherbrooke	$1449
169 km or 105 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1624
170 km or 106 mi	Riviere-du-Loup	$1613
178 km or 111 mi	Saguenay	$1544
180 km or 112 mi	Chicoutimi	$1566
187 km or 116 mi	Magog	$1539
188 km or 117 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1657
192 km or 120 mi	Joliette	$1540
195 km or 121 mi	Alma	$1582
196 km or 122 mi	Granby	$1187
201 km or 125 mi	L'Assomption	$1740
206 km or 128 mi	Beloeil	$1836
210 km or 131 mi	Repentigny	$1823
211 km or 131 mi	Varennes	$1845
212 km or 132 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1884
217 km or 135 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1912
218 km or 135 mi	Mascouche	$1821
218 km or 136 mi	Boucherville	$1878
220 km or 136 mi	Chambly	$1901
223 km or 138 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1773
223 km or 139 mi	Terrebonne	$1849
227 km or 141 mi	Longueuil	$1896
228 km or 142 mi	Brossard	$2057
229 km or 142 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1873
229 km or 143 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1843
231 km or 144 mi	Montreal	$1954
234 km or 146 mi	La Prairie	$1960
236 km or 146 mi	Westmount	$1861
236 km or 146 mi	Mount Royal	$1871
238 km or 148 mi	Laval	$1996
238 km or 148 mi	Candiac	$1927
241 km or 150 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1890
241 km or 150 mi	Boisbriand	$1751

Cities near Shangrao

Distance	City	Cost of living
76 km or 47 mi	Guixi	$634
77 km or 48 mi	Wuyishan	$643
97 km or 60 mi	Yingtan	$636
106 km or 66 mi	Quzhou	$633
120 km or 75 mi	Jingdezhen	$666
145 km or 90 mi	Huangshan	$694
165 km or 103 mi	Fuzhou	$618
180 km or 112 mi	Jinhua	$731
191 km or 119 mi	Lishui	$719
201 km or 125 mi	Nanping	$673
205 km or 127 mi	Nanchang	$521
227 km or 141 mi	Yiwu	$708
237 km or 147 mi	Jiujiang	$670
246 km or 153 mi	Anqing	$642
246 km or 153 mi	Sanming	$642
250 km or 155 mi	Ningde	$683
251 km or 156 mi	Chizhou	$672
262 km or 163 mi	Ningguo	$703
268 km or 167 mi	Wenzhou	$776
274 km or 170 mi	Rui'an	$719
278 km or 173 mi	Tongling	$705
279 km or 174 mi	Qianshan	$636
282 km or 175 mi	Wuxue	$646
289 km or 179 mi	Xuancheng	$771
293 km or 182 mi	Hangzhou	$843
294 km or 183 mi	Fuzhou	$706
306 km or 190 mi	Tongcheng	$658
307 km or 191 mi	Guangde	$698
307 km or 191 mi	Xinyu	$590
308 km or 191 mi	Shaoxing	$742
313 km or 195 mi	Linhai	$702
324 km or 201 mi	Wuhu	$903
328 km or 204 mi	Ji'an	$628
333 km or 207 mi	Wenling	$712
340 km or 211 mi	Huzhou	$706
344 km or 214 mi	Daye	$676
345 km or 214 mi	Huangshi	$714
350 km or 217 mi	Putian	$661
358 km or 223 mi	Yichun	$611
361 km or 224 mi	Chaohu	$694