Quebec City vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Quebec City	Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1791	$612
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4030	$1703
🏠 One person rent	$919	$223
🏘️ Family rent	$1392	$448
🍽️ Food expenses	$591	$232
🚐 Transport expenses	$142	$78.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2544	$727
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	39	24
😀 Quality of life	86	39
🏙️ Population	549K	6.56M

The cost of living in Quebec City is 193% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 2544th and 7649th ($1791 vs $612) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 95th and 262nd 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 1.2 months in Shaoyang. Quebec City ranked 26th best city to live in Canada vs Shaoyang ranked 266th in China, while ranked 316th and 7013th 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	$18.6	$2.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$72.3	$19
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.1	$4.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.62	$1.15
☕ Cappuccino	$4.48	$2.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.46	$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$837	$257
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$788	$161
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1444	$643
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1178	$325
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$71.5	$29.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$110	$45.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$50.3	$13.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.12%	4.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8764	$3476
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3034	$3102
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.8	$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$69.6	$21.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.4	$3.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.27	$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.09	$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.06	$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.62	$0.92
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.01	$1.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$15.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$3.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17	$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.96	$1.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$1.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.54	$1.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.21	$1.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$0.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.77	$1.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.21	$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.91	$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.2	$13.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.97	$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.3	$3.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.84	$4.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.19	$5.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.32	$1.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.98	$1.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.3	$29.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.2	$5.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$82.5	$23.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$16	$5.26
👖 Brand Jeans	$70.9	$65.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$77.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$850	$360
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6253	$10066

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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 Shaoyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Lengshuijiang	$553
54 km or 34 mi	Lianyuan	$570
76 km or 47 mi	Loudi	$600
89 km or 55 mi	Yongzhou	$618
117 km or 73 mi	Hengyang	$611
151 km or 94 mi	Hongjiang	$558
153 km or 95 mi	Huaihua	$599
158 km or 98 mi	Xiangtan	$603
160 km or 99 mi	Ningxiang	$595
171 km or 107 mi	Yiyang	$611
178 km or 111 mi	Zhuzhou	$601
182 km or 113 mi	Changsha	$582
201 km or 125 mi	Changde	$497
205 km or 127 mi	Liling	$584
209 km or 130 mi	Jishou	$556
223 km or 138 mi	Chenzhou	$746
231 km or 143 mi	Zhangjiajie	$569
232 km or 144 mi	Tongren	$596
239 km or 148 mi	Pingxiang	$594
250 km or 155 mi	Guilin	$538
269 km or 167 mi	Jinshi	$552
286 km or 178 mi	Yueyang	$623
287 km or 179 mi	Lianzhou	$783
290 km or 180 mi	Shishou	$566
294 km or 183 mi	Yichun	$611
314 km or 195 mi	Hezhou	$780
315 km or 196 mi	Linxiang	$592
328 km or 204 mi	Songzi	$573
344 km or 214 mi	Shaoguan	$852
346 km or 215 mi	Xinyu	$590
346 km or 215 mi	Honghu	$612
347 km or 216 mi	Ji'an	$628
350 km or 217 mi	Yidu	$580
351 km or 218 mi	Jingzhou	$605
362 km or 225 mi	Chibi	$614
378 km or 235 mi	Ganzhou	$813
385 km or 239 mi	Liuzhou	$607
386 km or 240 mi	Yichang	$619
391 km or 243 mi	Enshi	$581
397 km or 246 mi	Xiantao	$610