Quebec City vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Quebec City	Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1791	$958
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4030	$2895
🏠 One person rent	$919	$495
🏘️ Family rent	$1392	$1237
🍽️ Food expenses	$591	$274
🚐 Transport expenses	$142	$96.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2544	$1649
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	39	96
😀 Quality of life	86	79
🏙️ Population	549K	17.7M

The cost of living in Quebec City is 87% more expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 2544th and 5948th ($1791 vs $958) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 95th and 13th 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 1.7 months in Shenzhen. Quebec City ranked 26th best city to live in Canada vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 316th and 556th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Quebec City vs Shenzhen

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	Quebec City	Shenzhen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.6	$3.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$72.3	$28.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.1	$5.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.62	$1.13
☕ Cappuccino	$4.48	$3.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.46	$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$837	$713
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$788	$370
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1444	$1800
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1178	$997
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$71.5	$41.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$110	$63.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$50.3	$15
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.12%	4.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8764	$13100
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3034	$6892
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.8	$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$69.6	$28.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.4	$4.62
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.27	$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.09	$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.06	$2.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.62	$1.16
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.01	$2.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$4.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17	$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.96	$1.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.54	$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.21	$1.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.77	$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.21	$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.91	$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.2	$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.97	$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.3	$3.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.84	$5.44
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.19	$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.32	$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.98	$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.3	$43.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.2	$7.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$82.5	$33.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$16	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$70.9	$61.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$79.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$850	$605
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6253	$24117

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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 Shenzhen

Distance	City	Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi	Kowloon	$2427
30 km or 19 mi	Hong Kong	$2753
58 km or 36 mi	Zhuhai	$641
65 km or 40 mi	Dongguan	$678
66 km or 41 mi	Macau	$1590
72 km or 45 mi	Zhongshan	$491
74 km or 46 mi	Huizhou	$629
100 km or 62 mi	Jiangmen	$830
105 km or 65 mi	Guangzhou	$763
112 km or 69 mi	Foshan	$602
134 km or 83 mi	Shanwei	$1014
142 km or 88 mi	Kaiping	$824
150 km or 93 mi	Heyuan	$801
164 km or 102 mi	Qingyuan	$808
174 km or 108 mi	Zhaoqing	$806
212 km or 131 mi	Yunfu	$839
228 km or 142 mi	Yangjiang	$895
233 km or 145 mi	Puning	$726
256 km or 159 mi	Shaoguan	$852
262 km or 163 mi	Jieyang	$691
286 km or 178 mi	Shantou	$605
288 km or 179 mi	Meizhou	$795
292 km or 182 mi	Chaozhou	$592
299 km or 186 mi	Wuzhou	$819
303 km or 188 mi	Lianzhou	$783
330 km or 205 mi	Hezhou	$780
337 km or 209 mi	Gaozhou	$774
337 km or 210 mi	Maoming	$774
377 km or 234 mi	Ganzhou	$813
378 km or 235 mi	Chenzhou	$746
401 km or 249 mi	Yulin	$794
405 km or 252 mi	Zhanjiang	$781
415 km or 258 mi	Longyan	$713
428 km or 266 mi	Zhangzhou	$731
460 km or 286 mi	Guigang	$725
464 km or 288 mi	Xiamen	$807
477 km or 297 mi	Haikou	$671
485 km or 301 mi	Kinmen	$821
489 km or 304 mi	Guilin	$538
502 km or 312 mi	Yongzhou	$618