Quebec City vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Quebec City	Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1695	$939
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3907	$2444
🏠 One person rent	$873	$507
🏘️ Family rent	$1435	$900
🍽️ Food expenses	$558	$261
🚐 Transport expenses	$129	$83.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2900	$1024
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	38	95
😀 Quality of life	88	77
🏙️ Population	549K	17.5M

The cost of living in Quebec City is 80% more expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 3269th and 6106th ($1695 vs $939) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 113th and 12th 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 1.1 months in Shenzhen. Quebec City ranked 28th best city to live in Canada vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 332nd and 1113th 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	$17.5	$3.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$59.9	$28.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$4.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.49	$1.45
☕ Cappuccino	$3.83	$3.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.08	$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$863	$652
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$743	$403
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1500	$1182
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1244	$735
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$61.3	$41.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$95	$63.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$44.8	$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.33%	3.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8196	$13180
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2969	$5913
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.76	$0.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$71.5	$21.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.2	$4.54
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.15	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.29	$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.03	$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.99	$1.17
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.17	$1.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$14.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.5	$3.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$13.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$1.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$1.44
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.13	$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4	$1.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.81	$1.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.99	$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.88	$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.4	$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.05	$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.5	$3.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.92	$5.47
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.16	$7.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.29	$1.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.91	$2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.4	$49.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.3	$7.18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$81.6	$34.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$16	$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.4	$46.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96.6	$73.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$719	$510
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7052	$22916

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Cities near Quebec City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi	Levis	$1685
80 km or 50 mi	Thetford Mines	$1024
89 km or 55 mi	Saint-Georges	$1466
102 km or 64 mi	Victoriaville	$1265
114 km or 71 mi	Trois-Rivieres	$1180
120 km or 74 mi	Shawinigan	$1434
142 km or 88 mi	Drummondville	$1399
166 km or 103 mi	Sherbrooke	$1451
169 km or 105 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1589
170 km or 106 mi	Riviere-du-Loup	$1506
178 km or 111 mi	Saguenay	$1104
180 km or 112 mi	Chicoutimi	$1254
187 km or 116 mi	Magog	$1526
188 km or 117 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1642
192 km or 120 mi	Joliette	$1458
195 km or 121 mi	Alma	$1341
196 km or 122 mi	Granby	$1142
201 km or 125 mi	L'Assomption	$1723
206 km or 128 mi	Beloeil	$1838
210 km or 131 mi	Repentigny	$1846
211 km or 131 mi	Varennes	$1861
212 km or 132 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1891
217 km or 135 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1918
218 km or 135 mi	Mascouche	$1852
218 km or 136 mi	Boucherville	$1897
220 km or 136 mi	Chambly	$1918
223 km or 138 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1800
223 km or 139 mi	Terrebonne	$1907
227 km or 141 mi	Longueuil	$1923
228 km or 142 mi	Brossard	$2080
229 km or 142 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1875
229 km or 143 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1857
231 km or 144 mi	Montreal	$1928
234 km or 146 mi	La Prairie	$1960
236 km or 146 mi	Westmount	$1862
236 km or 146 mi	Mount Royal	$1876
238 km or 148 mi	Laval	$2047
238 km or 148 mi	Candiac	$1940
241 km or 150 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1893
241 km or 150 mi	Boisbriand	$1934

Cities near Shenzhen

Distance	City	Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi	Kowloon	$2415
30 km or 19 mi	Hong Kong	$2674
58 km or 36 mi	Zhuhai	$674
65 km or 40 mi	Dongguan	$666
66 km or 41 mi	Macau	$1718
72 km or 45 mi	Zhongshan	$534
74 km or 46 mi	Huizhou	$621
100 km or 62 mi	Jiangmen	$848
105 km or 65 mi	Guangzhou	$782
112 km or 69 mi	Foshan	$611
134 km or 83 mi	Shanwei	$943
142 km or 88 mi	Kaiping	$844
150 km or 93 mi	Heyuan	$765
164 km or 102 mi	Qingyuan	$795
174 km or 108 mi	Zhaoqing	$807
212 km or 131 mi	Yunfu	$832
228 km or 142 mi	Yangjiang	$896
233 km or 145 mi	Puning	$589
256 km or 159 mi	Shaoguan	$807
262 km or 163 mi	Jieyang	$464
286 km or 178 mi	Shantou	$602
288 km or 179 mi	Meizhou	$673
292 km or 182 mi	Chaozhou	$465
299 km or 186 mi	Wuzhou	$816
303 km or 188 mi	Lianzhou	$760
330 km or 205 mi	Hezhou	$769
337 km or 209 mi	Gaozhou	$790
337 km or 210 mi	Maoming	$789
377 km or 234 mi	Ganzhou	$814
378 km or 235 mi	Chenzhou	$730
401 km or 249 mi	Yulin	$738
405 km or 252 mi	Zhanjiang	$805
415 km or 258 mi	Longyan	$698
428 km or 266 mi	Zhangzhou	$696
460 km or 286 mi	Guigang	$699
464 km or 288 mi	Xiamen	$723
477 km or 297 mi	Haikou	$694
485 km or 301 mi	Kinmen	$903
489 km or 304 mi	Guilin	$533
502 km or 312 mi	Yongzhou	$638