Quebec City vs Shenyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Quebec City	Shenyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1791	$514
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4030	$1733
🏠 One person rent	$919	$159
🏘️ Family rent	$1392	$401
🍽️ Food expenses	$591	$223
🚐 Transport expenses	$142	$65.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2544	$739
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	39	85
😀 Quality of life	86	68
🏙️ Population	549K	9.07M

The cost of living in Quebec City is 249% more expensive than in Shenyang. Cities ranked 2544th and 8584th ($1791 vs $514) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 95th and 526th 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 1.4 months in Shenyang. Quebec City ranked 26th best city to live in Canada vs Shenyang ranked 20th in China, while ranked 316th and 3326th 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	$18.6	$2.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$72.3	$21.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.1	$4.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.62	$1.01
☕ Cappuccino	$4.48	$3.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.46	$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$837	$193
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$788	$89.6
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1444	$473
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1178	$300
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$71.5	$34.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$110	$51.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$50.3	$14.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.12%	5.2%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8764	$1979
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3034	$1310
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.8	$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$69.6	$12.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.4	$3.53
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.27	$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.09	$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.06	$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.62	$0.89
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.01	$1.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$2.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17	$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.96	$1.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$1.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.54	$1.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.21	$1.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$0.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.77	$0.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.21	$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.91	$1.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.2	$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.97	$0.59
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.3	$2.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.84	$6.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.19	$6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.32	$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.98	$1.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.3	$21.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.2	$4.29
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$82.5	$20.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$16	$4.53
👖 Brand Jeans	$70.9	$57.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$71.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$850	$335
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6253	$25284

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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 Shenyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi	Fushun	$474
43 km or 27 mi	Dengta	$506
54 km or 34 mi	Xinmin	$517
63 km or 39 mi	Tieling	$536
63 km or 39 mi	Benxi	$523
63 km or 39 mi	Liaoyang	$524
71 km or 44 mi	Diaobingshan	$520
86 km or 53 mi	Anshan	$527
96 km or 60 mi	Kaiyuan	$528
120 km or 75 mi	Haicheng	$531
138 km or 85 mi	Beizhen	$548
149 km or 93 mi	Fuxin	$564
151 km or 94 mi	Dashiqiao	$547
159 km or 99 mi	Fengcheng	$527
161 km or 100 mi	Yingkou	$560
170 km or 106 mi	Siping	$541
180 km or 112 mi	Gaizhou	$565
186 km or 116 mi	Liaoyuan	$538
186 km or 116 mi	Linghai	$582
190 km or 118 mi	Shuangliao	$524
202 km or 126 mi	Meihekou	$529
204 km or 127 mi	Dandong	$543
206 km or 128 mi	Jinzhou	$625
206 km or 128 mi	Sinuiju	$1568
220 km or 137 mi	Gongzhuling	$479
221 km or 137 mi	Beipiao	$583
223 km or 138 mi	Tongliao	$554
223 km or 139 mi	Donggang	$548
238 km or 148 mi	Zhuanghe	$605
242 km or 150 mi	Ji'an	$512
248 km or 154 mi	Baishan	$534
249 km or 154 mi	Chaoyang	$633
250 km or 155 mi	Panshi	$531
251 km or 156 mi	Kusong	$1547
262 km or 163 mi	Xingcheng	$627
270 km or 168 mi	Wafangdian	$667
274 km or 170 mi	Changchun	$601
281 km or 174 mi	Kanggye	$1562
288 km or 179 mi	Chongju	$1555
289 km or 180 mi	Linjiang	$511