Quebec City vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Quebec City	Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1658	$577
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3837	$1601
🏠 One person rent	$840	$212
🏘️ Family rent	$1268	$402
🍽️ Food expenses	$551	$220
🚐 Transport expenses	$129	$75
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2472	$720
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	39	24
😀 Quality of life	87	43
🏙️ Population	549K	6.56M

The cost of living in Quebec City is 187% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 2827th and 7871st ($1658 vs $577) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 109th and 396th in Canada and China, respectively. Check Canada vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Quebec City compared to 1.2 months in Shaoyang. Quebec City ranked 18th best city to live in Canada vs Shaoyang ranked 236th in China, while ranked 204th and 6810th 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	$15.7	$2.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$67.6	$17.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.7	$4.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.4	$1.26
☕ Cappuccino	$4.01	$3.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.2	$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$793	$246
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$689	$150
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1298	$637
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1046	$269
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$78.6	$28.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$120	$44.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$50.9	$14.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.27%	4.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10641	$3499
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3317	$3103
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.75	$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$68.2	$21.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.5	$3.35
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.27	$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2	$1.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.35	$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.07	$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.94	$1.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$3.73
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17	$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.68	$1.47
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$1.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.53	$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.76	$1.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$1.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.14	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.91	$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12	$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.71	$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.86	$2.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.03	$4.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.37	$5.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.27	$1.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.97	$1.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.9	$28.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.5	$5.58
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$82.4	$23.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$16	$5.15
👖 Brand Jeans	$83.5	$56.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.4	$65.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1142	$357
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6211	$11076

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Cities near Quebec City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi	Levis	$1653
80 km or 50 mi	Thetford Mines	$1529
89 km or 55 mi	Saint-Georges	$1560
102 km or 64 mi	Victoriaville	$1342
114 km or 71 mi	Trois-Rivieres	$1053
120 km or 74 mi	Shawinigan	$1379
142 km or 88 mi	Drummondville	$1588
166 km or 103 mi	Sherbrooke	$1468
169 km or 105 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1558
170 km or 106 mi	Riviere-du-Loup	$1567
178 km or 111 mi	Saguenay	$1585
180 km or 112 mi	Chicoutimi	$1587
187 km or 116 mi	Magog	$1539
188 km or 117 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1626
192 km or 120 mi	Joliette	$1397
195 km or 121 mi	Alma	$1586
196 km or 122 mi	Granby	$1158
201 km or 125 mi	L'Assomption	$1659
206 km or 128 mi	Beloeil	$1816
210 km or 131 mi	Repentigny	$1783
211 km or 131 mi	Varennes	$1835
212 km or 132 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1874
217 km or 135 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1924
218 km or 135 mi	Mascouche	$1772
218 km or 136 mi	Boucherville	$1882
220 km or 136 mi	Chambly	$1906
223 km or 138 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1705
223 km or 139 mi	Terrebonne	$1820
227 km or 141 mi	Longueuil	$1962
228 km or 142 mi	Brossard	$2105
229 km or 142 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1869
229 km or 143 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1847
231 km or 144 mi	Montreal	$1821
234 km or 146 mi	La Prairie	$1949
236 km or 146 mi	Westmount	$1808
236 km or 146 mi	Mount Royal	$1821
238 km or 148 mi	Laval	$1874
238 km or 148 mi	Candiac	$1912
241 km or 150 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1840
241 km or 150 mi	Boisbriand	$1813

Cities near Shaoyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Lengshuijiang	$538
54 km or 34 mi	Lianyuan	$554
76 km or 47 mi	Loudi	$570
89 km or 55 mi	Yongzhou	$584
117 km or 73 mi	Hengyang	$530
151 km or 94 mi	Hongjiang	$549
153 km or 95 mi	Huaihua	$585
158 km or 98 mi	Xiangtan	$578
160 km or 99 mi	Ningxiang	$555
171 km or 107 mi	Yiyang	$575
178 km or 111 mi	Zhuzhou	$585
182 km or 113 mi	Changsha	$533
201 km or 125 mi	Changde	$579
205 km or 127 mi	Liling	$565
209 km or 130 mi	Jishou	$548
223 km or 138 mi	Chenzhou	$752
231 km or 143 mi	Zhangjiajie	$579
232 km or 144 mi	Tongren	$584
239 km or 148 mi	Pingxiang	$573
250 km or 155 mi	Guilin	$525
269 km or 167 mi	Jinshi	$558
286 km or 178 mi	Yueyang	$604
287 km or 179 mi	Lianzhou	$774
290 km or 180 mi	Shishou	$574
294 km or 183 mi	Yichun	$587
314 km or 195 mi	Hezhou	$785
315 km or 196 mi	Linxiang	$583
328 km or 204 mi	Songzi	$580
344 km or 214 mi	Shaoguan	$856
346 km or 215 mi	Xinyu	$581
346 km or 215 mi	Honghu	$602
347 km or 216 mi	Ji'an	$613
350 km or 217 mi	Yidu	$574
351 km or 218 mi	Jingzhou	$609
362 km or 225 mi	Chibi	$596
378 km or 235 mi	Ganzhou	$812
385 km or 239 mi	Liuzhou	$596
386 km or 240 mi	Yichang	$599
391 km or 243 mi	Enshi	$577
397 km or 246 mi	Xiantao	$586