Quebec City vs Shenyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Quebec City	Shenyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1648	$612
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3908	$1804
🏠 One person rent	$829	$235
🏘️ Family rent	$1438	$404
🍽️ Food expenses	$564	$239
🚐 Transport expenses	$124	$68.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2878	$1093
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	38	74
😀 Quality of life	87	58
🏙️ Population	574K	9.07M

The cost of living in Quebec City is 169% more expensive than in Shenyang. Cities ranked 3402nd and 7878th ($1648 vs $612) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 116th and 221st 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 1.8 months in Shenyang. Quebec City ranked 21st best city to live in Canada vs Shenyang ranked 49th in China, while ranked 327th and 6059th 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	$18	$2.78
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$66.9	$18.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.1	$4.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.34	$0.98
☕ Cappuccino	$3.71	$2.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.96	$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$907	$223
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$680	$169
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1526	$404
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1247	$308
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58.4	$38.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$89.6	$60
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$45.5	$16.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.49%	4.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6977	$2242
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2884	$1294
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.86	$0.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$71.5	$14.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.3	$3.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.04	$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.02	$2.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.04	$1.15
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.07	$1.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$11.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$3.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.33	$1.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.75	$1.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.96	$1.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$0.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$0.67
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.88	$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.4	$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.81	$0.67
🚬 Cigarette pack	$15	$3.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.78	$8.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.1	$6.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.25	$1.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.89	$1.12
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.9	$21.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11	$6.27
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$79.9	$22
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.1	$6.41
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.2	$48.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.6	$68.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$703	$493
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8149	$22712

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Cities near Quebec City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi	Levis	$1638
80 km or 50 mi	Thetford Mines	$1002
89 km or 55 mi	Saint-Georges	$1457
102 km or 64 mi	Victoriaville	$1238
114 km or 71 mi	Trois-Rivieres	$1219
120 km or 74 mi	Shawinigan	$1441
142 km or 88 mi	Drummondville	$1365
166 km or 103 mi	Sherbrooke	$1421
169 km or 105 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1575
170 km or 106 mi	Riviere-du-Loup	$1504
178 km or 111 mi	Saguenay	$1122
180 km or 112 mi	Chicoutimi	$1289
187 km or 116 mi	Magog	$1533
188 km or 117 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1675
192 km or 120 mi	Joliette	$1421
195 km or 121 mi	Alma	$1384
196 km or 122 mi	Granby	$1199
201 km or 125 mi	L'Assomption	$1702
206 km or 128 mi	Beloeil	$1816
210 km or 131 mi	Repentigny	$1817
211 km or 131 mi	Varennes	$1829
212 km or 132 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1875
217 km or 135 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1892
218 km or 135 mi	Mascouche	$1828
218 km or 136 mi	Boucherville	$1861
220 km or 136 mi	Chambly	$1892
223 km or 138 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1772
223 km or 139 mi	Terrebonne	$1863
227 km or 141 mi	Longueuil	$1874
228 km or 142 mi	Brossard	$2051
229 km or 142 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1856
229 km or 143 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1850
231 km or 144 mi	Montreal	$1901
234 km or 146 mi	La Prairie	$1937
236 km or 146 mi	Westmount	$1828
236 km or 146 mi	Mount Royal	$1852
238 km or 148 mi	Laval	$2058
238 km or 148 mi	Candiac	$1921
241 km or 150 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1870
241 km or 150 mi	Boisbriand	$1913

Cities near Shenyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi	Fushun	$499
43 km or 27 mi	Dengta	$537
54 km or 34 mi	Xinmin	$567
63 km or 39 mi	Tieling	$549
63 km or 39 mi	Benxi	$474
63 km or 39 mi	Liaoyang	$519
71 km or 44 mi	Diaobingshan	$548
86 km or 53 mi	Anshan	$457
96 km or 60 mi	Kaiyuan	$552
120 km or 75 mi	Haicheng	$512
138 km or 85 mi	Beizhen	$556
149 km or 93 mi	Fuxin	$578
151 km or 94 mi	Dashiqiao	$528
159 km or 99 mi	Fengcheng	$526
161 km or 100 mi	Yingkou	$540
170 km or 106 mi	Siping	$559
180 km or 112 mi	Gaizhou	$539
186 km or 116 mi	Liaoyuan	$549
186 km or 116 mi	Linghai	$573
190 km or 118 mi	Shuangliao	$550
202 km or 126 mi	Meihekou	$549
204 km or 127 mi	Dandong	$541
206 km or 128 mi	Jinzhou	$603
206 km or 128 mi	Sinuiju	$1572
220 km or 137 mi	Gongzhuling	$491
221 km or 137 mi	Beipiao	$582
223 km or 138 mi	Tongliao	$579
223 km or 139 mi	Donggang	$540
238 km or 148 mi	Zhuanghe	$572
242 km or 150 mi	Ji'an	$529
248 km or 154 mi	Baishan	$555
249 km or 154 mi	Chaoyang	$615
250 km or 155 mi	Panshi	$551
251 km or 156 mi	Kusong	$1550
262 km or 163 mi	Xingcheng	$593
270 km or 168 mi	Wafangdian	$619
274 km or 170 mi	Changchun	$607
281 km or 174 mi	Kanggye	$1556
288 km or 179 mi	Chongju	$1544
289 km or 180 mi	Linjiang	$532