Quebec City vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Quebec City	Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1632	$603
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3776	$1608
🏠 One person rent	$826	$227
🏘️ Family rent	$1323	$387
🍽️ Food expenses	$538	$223
🚐 Transport expenses	$136	$76
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2731	$671
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	38	24
😀 Quality of life	88	45
🏙️ Population	549K	6.56M

The cost of living in Quebec City is 171% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 3402nd and 7790th ($1632 vs $603) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 116th and 167th 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 1.1 months in Shaoyang. Quebec City ranked 25th best city to live in Canada vs Shaoyang ranked 264th in China, while ranked 300th and 7090th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Quebec City vs Shaoyang

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	Quebec City	Shaoyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.8	$2.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.4	$20.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.8	$4.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.99	$1.1
☕ Cappuccino	$3.82	$2.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.85	$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$788	$251
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$714	$166
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1419	$461
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1141	$293
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$52.9	$30.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$82.2	$47.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$44.4	$13
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.88%	3.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9628	$2906
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3472	$2199
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.66	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$67.5	$20.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.6	$3.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.16	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.17	$1.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.02	$1.91
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.05	$0.93
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.04	$1.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$14.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$3.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.97	$1.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$1.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.17	$1.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.96	$1.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.86	$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.7	$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.14	$0.84
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.6	$2.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.71	$4.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.04	$5.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.24	$1.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.89	$1.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.1	$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10	$5.83
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$79	$23.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.1	$5.19
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.8	$64.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$73.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$816	$343
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6103	$10279

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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 Shaoyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Lengshuijiang	$551
54 km or 34 mi	Lianyuan	$564
76 km or 47 mi	Loudi	$584
89 km or 55 mi	Yongzhou	$634
117 km or 73 mi	Hengyang	$622
151 km or 94 mi	Hongjiang	$543
153 km or 95 mi	Huaihua	$571
158 km or 98 mi	Xiangtan	$527
160 km or 99 mi	Ningxiang	$569
171 km or 107 mi	Yiyang	$571
178 km or 111 mi	Zhuzhou	$595
182 km or 113 mi	Changsha	$592
201 km or 125 mi	Changde	$487
205 km or 127 mi	Liling	$584
209 km or 130 mi	Jishou	$537
223 km or 138 mi	Chenzhou	$750
231 km or 143 mi	Zhangjiajie	$545
232 km or 144 mi	Tongren	$568
239 km or 148 mi	Pingxiang	$612
250 km or 155 mi	Guilin	$546
269 km or 167 mi	Jinshi	$511
286 km or 178 mi	Yueyang	$595
287 km or 179 mi	Lianzhou	$765
290 km or 180 mi	Shishou	$547
294 km or 183 mi	Yichun	$618
314 km or 195 mi	Hezhou	$766
315 km or 196 mi	Linxiang	$572
328 km or 204 mi	Songzi	$548
344 km or 214 mi	Shaoguan	$818
346 km or 215 mi	Xinyu	$593
346 km or 215 mi	Honghu	$587
347 km or 216 mi	Ji'an	$660
350 km or 217 mi	Yidu	$534
351 km or 218 mi	Jingzhou	$596
362 km or 225 mi	Chibi	$590
378 km or 235 mi	Ganzhou	$897
385 km or 239 mi	Liuzhou	$574
386 km or 240 mi	Yichang	$578
391 km or 243 mi	Enshi	$558
397 km or 246 mi	Xiantao	$599