Quebec City vs Shenyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Quebec City	Shenyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1644	$539
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3738	$1763
🏠 One person rent	$834	$191
🏘️ Family rent	$1281	$427
🍽️ Food expenses	$540	$220
🚐 Transport expenses	$134	$62.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2588	$723
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	38	85
😀 Quality of life	86	68
🏙️ Population	549K	9.07M

The cost of living in Quebec City is 205% more expensive than in Shenyang. Cities ranked 2883rd and 8334th ($1644 vs $539) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 110th and 454th in Canada and China, respectively. Check Canada vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Quebec City compared to 1.3 months in Shenyang. Quebec City ranked 23rd best city to live in Canada vs Shenyang ranked 24th in China, while ranked 310th and 3343rd 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	$15.4	$2.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$62.7	$20.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$4.81
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.58	$0.83
☕ Cappuccino	$3.8	$2.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.94	$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$790	$207
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$727	$129
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1395	$502
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1101	$328
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$52.8	$32.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$80	$50
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41.8	$13.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.07%	5.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8350	$1913
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3529	$1252
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.64	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$66.2	$11.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.3	$3.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.18	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.05	$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.05	$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.33	$0.99
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.9	$1.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$9.67
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$2.78
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.82	$1.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.15
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4	$1.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.29	$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$0.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$0.79
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.02	$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.82	$1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.4	$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.99	$0.64
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.8	$3.11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.6	$6.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.99	$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.19	$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.86	$1.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.9	$20.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.5	$4.84
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$78.1	$20.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.9	$4.45
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.9	$56.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$110	$69
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$794	$466
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6012	$24404

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Cities near Quebec City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi	Levis	$1627
80 km or 50 mi	Thetford Mines	$966
89 km or 55 mi	Saint-Georges	$1449
102 km or 64 mi	Victoriaville	$1239
114 km or 71 mi	Trois-Rivieres	$1118
120 km or 74 mi	Shawinigan	$1368
142 km or 88 mi	Drummondville	$1330
166 km or 103 mi	Sherbrooke	$1395
169 km or 105 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1532
170 km or 106 mi	Riviere-du-Loup	$1468
178 km or 111 mi	Saguenay	$1411
180 km or 112 mi	Chicoutimi	$1436
187 km or 116 mi	Magog	$1457
188 km or 117 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1562
192 km or 120 mi	Joliette	$1433
195 km or 121 mi	Alma	$1460
196 km or 122 mi	Granby	$1106
201 km or 125 mi	L'Assomption	$1651
206 km or 128 mi	Beloeil	$1742
210 km or 131 mi	Repentigny	$1743
211 km or 131 mi	Varennes	$1764
212 km or 132 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1800
217 km or 135 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1836
218 km or 135 mi	Mascouche	$1735
218 km or 136 mi	Boucherville	$1804
220 km or 136 mi	Chambly	$1829
223 km or 138 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1690
223 km or 139 mi	Terrebonne	$1776
227 km or 141 mi	Longueuil	$1835
228 km or 142 mi	Brossard	$2004
229 km or 142 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1790
229 km or 143 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1769
231 km or 144 mi	Montreal	$1857
234 km or 146 mi	La Prairie	$1889
236 km or 146 mi	Westmount	$1773
236 km or 146 mi	Mount Royal	$1792
238 km or 148 mi	Laval	$1900
238 km or 148 mi	Candiac	$1852
241 km or 150 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1803
241 km or 150 mi	Boisbriand	$1732

Cities near Shenyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi	Fushun	$459
43 km or 27 mi	Dengta	$495
54 km or 34 mi	Xinmin	$514
63 km or 39 mi	Tieling	$520
63 km or 39 mi	Benxi	$455
63 km or 39 mi	Liaoyang	$500
71 km or 44 mi	Diaobingshan	$508
86 km or 53 mi	Anshan	$496
96 km or 60 mi	Kaiyuan	$514
120 km or 75 mi	Haicheng	$500
138 km or 85 mi	Beizhen	$524
149 km or 93 mi	Fuxin	$543
151 km or 94 mi	Dashiqiao	$508
159 km or 99 mi	Fengcheng	$492
161 km or 100 mi	Yingkou	$517
170 km or 106 mi	Siping	$524
180 km or 112 mi	Gaizhou	$517
186 km or 116 mi	Liaoyuan	$516
186 km or 116 mi	Linghai	$542
190 km or 118 mi	Shuangliao	$509
202 km or 126 mi	Meihekou	$513
204 km or 127 mi	Dandong	$503
206 km or 128 mi	Jinzhou	$581
206 km or 128 mi	Sinuiju	$1572
220 km or 137 mi	Gongzhuling	$461
221 km or 137 mi	Beipiao	$549
223 km or 138 mi	Tongliao	$538
223 km or 139 mi	Donggang	$505
238 km or 148 mi	Zhuanghe	$543
242 km or 150 mi	Ji'an	$493
248 km or 154 mi	Baishan	$520
249 km or 154 mi	Chaoyang	$586
250 km or 155 mi	Panshi	$517
251 km or 156 mi	Kusong	$1549
262 km or 163 mi	Xingcheng	$574
270 km or 168 mi	Wafangdian	$585
274 km or 170 mi	Changchun	$573
281 km or 174 mi	Kanggye	$1553
288 km or 179 mi	Chongju	$1547
289 km or 180 mi	Linjiang	$500