Quebec City vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Quebec City	Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1695	$601
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3907	$1654
🏠 One person rent	$873	$214
🏘️ Family rent	$1435	$376
🍽️ Food expenses	$558	$231
🚐 Transport expenses	$129	$77
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2900	$776
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	38	21
😀 Quality of life	88	46
🏙️ Population	549K	6.56M

The cost of living in Quebec City is 182% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 3269th and 7929th ($1695 vs $601) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 113th and 213th 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 1.3 months in Shaoyang. Quebec City ranked 28th best city to live in Canada vs Shaoyang ranked 254th in China, while ranked 332nd and 7123rd 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	$17.5	$2.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$59.9	$21.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$4.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.49	$1.19
☕ Cappuccino	$3.83	$2.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.08	$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$863	$244
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$743	$153
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1500	$445
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1244	$283
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$61.3	$30.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$95	$47.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$44.8	$12.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.33%	3.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8196	$2920
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2969	$1847
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.76	$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$71.5	$20.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.2	$3.73
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.15	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.29	$1.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.03	$1.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.99	$0.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.17	$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.5	$3.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$1.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$1.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.13	$1.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4	$1.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.81	$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.99	$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.88	$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.4	$11.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.05	$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.5	$2.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.92	$4.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.16	$5.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.29	$1.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.91	$1.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.4	$34.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.3	$6.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$81.6	$24.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$16	$5.25
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.4	$65.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96.6	$74.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$719	$392
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7052	$11939

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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 Shaoyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Lengshuijiang	$554
54 km or 34 mi	Lianyuan	$567
76 km or 47 mi	Loudi	$584
89 km or 55 mi	Yongzhou	$638
117 km or 73 mi	Hengyang	$609
151 km or 94 mi	Hongjiang	$557
153 km or 95 mi	Huaihua	$587
158 km or 98 mi	Xiangtan	$511
160 km or 99 mi	Ningxiang	$583
171 km or 107 mi	Yiyang	$584
178 km or 111 mi	Zhuzhou	$572
182 km or 113 mi	Changsha	$617
201 km or 125 mi	Changde	$498
205 km or 127 mi	Liling	$564
209 km or 130 mi	Jishou	$556
223 km or 138 mi	Chenzhou	$730
231 km or 143 mi	Zhangjiajie	$567
232 km or 144 mi	Tongren	$588
239 km or 148 mi	Pingxiang	$602
250 km or 155 mi	Guilin	$533
269 km or 167 mi	Jinshi	$529
286 km or 178 mi	Yueyang	$605
287 km or 179 mi	Lianzhou	$760
290 km or 180 mi	Shishou	$563
294 km or 183 mi	Yichun	$603
314 km or 195 mi	Hezhou	$769
315 km or 196 mi	Linxiang	$583
328 km or 204 mi	Songzi	$568
344 km or 214 mi	Shaoguan	$807
346 km or 215 mi	Xinyu	$588
346 km or 215 mi	Honghu	$599
347 km or 216 mi	Ji'an	$630
350 km or 217 mi	Yidu	$552
351 km or 218 mi	Jingzhou	$610
362 km or 225 mi	Chibi	$596
378 km or 235 mi	Ganzhou	$814
385 km or 239 mi	Liuzhou	$587
386 km or 240 mi	Yichang	$595
391 km or 243 mi	Enshi	$580
397 km or 246 mi	Xiantao	$615