Quebec City vs Shenyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Quebec City	Shenyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1632	$554
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3776	$1693
🏠 One person rent	$826	$199
🏘️ Family rent	$1323	$334
🍽️ Food expenses	$538	$224
🚐 Transport expenses	$136	$63.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2731	$733
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	38	85
😀 Quality of life	88	71
🏙️ Population	549K	9.07M

The cost of living in Quebec City is 194% more expensive than in Shenyang. Cities ranked 3402nd and 8245th ($1632 vs $554) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 116th and 341st 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 Shenyang. Quebec City ranked 25th best city to live in Canada vs Shenyang ranked 25th in China, while ranked 300th and 3667th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Quebec City vs Shenyang

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	Quebec City	Shenyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.8	$2.83
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.4	$21.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.8	$5.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.99	$0.84
☕ Cappuccino	$3.82	$2.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.85	$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$788	$210
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$714	$130
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1419	$378
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1141	$229
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$52.9	$39.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$82.2	$60.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$44.4	$14.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.88%	5.22%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9628	$1970
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3472	$1274
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.66	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$67.5	$12
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.6	$3.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.16	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.17	$2.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.02	$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.05	$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.04	$1.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$9.74
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$2.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$12.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.97	$1.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$1.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.17	$0.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.96	$1.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$0.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.86	$1.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.7	$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.14	$0.7
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.6	$3.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.71	$6.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.04	$6.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.24	$1.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.89	$1.08
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.1	$20.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10	$4.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$79	$20.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.1	$5.65
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.8	$49.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$74.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$816	$473
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6103	$24707

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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 Shenyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi	Fushun	$470
43 km or 27 mi	Dengta	$492
54 km or 34 mi	Xinmin	$518
63 km or 39 mi	Tieling	$521
63 km or 39 mi	Benxi	$434
63 km or 39 mi	Liaoyang	$489
71 km or 44 mi	Diaobingshan	$511
86 km or 53 mi	Anshan	$434
96 km or 60 mi	Kaiyuan	$516
120 km or 75 mi	Haicheng	$500
138 km or 85 mi	Beizhen	$528
149 km or 93 mi	Fuxin	$543
151 km or 94 mi	Dashiqiao	$532
159 km or 99 mi	Fengcheng	$517
161 km or 100 mi	Yingkou	$556
170 km or 106 mi	Siping	$553
180 km or 112 mi	Gaizhou	$537
186 km or 116 mi	Liaoyuan	$532
186 km or 116 mi	Linghai	$547
190 km or 118 mi	Shuangliao	$517
202 km or 126 mi	Meihekou	$519
204 km or 127 mi	Dandong	$550
206 km or 128 mi	Jinzhou	$576
206 km or 128 mi	Sinuiju	$1564
220 km or 137 mi	Gongzhuling	$457
221 km or 137 mi	Beipiao	$549
223 km or 138 mi	Tongliao	$537
223 km or 139 mi	Donggang	$537
238 km or 148 mi	Zhuanghe	$550
242 km or 150 mi	Ji'an	$499
248 km or 154 mi	Baishan	$521
249 km or 154 mi	Chaoyang	$584
250 km or 155 mi	Panshi	$521
251 km or 156 mi	Kusong	$1544
262 km or 163 mi	Xingcheng	$565
270 km or 168 mi	Wafangdian	$589
274 km or 170 mi	Changchun	$557
281 km or 174 mi	Kanggye	$1553
288 km or 179 mi	Chongju	$1553
289 km or 180 mi	Linjiang	$501