Quebec City vs Shijiazhuang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Quebec City	Shijiazhuang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1644	$481
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3738	$1355
🏠 One person rent	$834	$170
🏘️ Family rent	$1281	$338
🍽️ Food expenses	$540	$179
🚐 Transport expenses	$134	$64.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2588	$602
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	31 km
🎓 Higher education	38	71
😀 Quality of life	86	61
🏙️ Population	549K	10.6M

The cost of living in Quebec City is 242% more expensive than in Shijiazhuang. Cities ranked 2883rd and 8748th ($1644 vs $481) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 110th and 525th 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 Shijiazhuang. Quebec City ranked 23rd best city to live in Canada vs Shijiazhuang ranked 39th in China, while ranked 310th and 5094th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Quebec City vs Shijiazhuang

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	Quebec City	Shijiazhuang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.4	$1.66
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$62.7	$17.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$5.48
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.58	$0.76
☕ Cappuccino	$3.8	$2.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.94	$0.4
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$790	$198
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$727	$113
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1395	$380
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1101	$254
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$52.8	$34.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$80	$53
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41.8	$6.15
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.07%	3.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8350	$2300
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3529	$1619
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.64	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$66.2	$12.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.3	$3.75
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.18	$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.05	$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.05	$1.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.33	$0.65
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.9	$1.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$13.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$2.48
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$9.76
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.82	$1.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4	$0.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.29	$1.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$0.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$0.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.02	$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.82	$0.91
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.4	$3.45
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.99	$0.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.8	$3.47
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.6	$3.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.99	$2.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.19	$0.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.86	$1.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.9	$12.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.5	$5.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$78.1	$32.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.9	$4.01
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.9	$45.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$110	$68.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$794	$382
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6012	$4785

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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 Shijiazhuang

Distance	City	Cost of living
29 km or 18 mi	Gaocheng	$524
37 km or 23 mi	Xinle	$533
46 km or 29 mi	Jinzhou	$544
63 km or 39 mi	Xinji	$564
67 km or 42 mi	Dingzhou	$584
82 km or 51 mi	Anguo	$550
84 km or 52 mi	Yangquan	$553
92 km or 57 mi	Shenzhou	$581
108 km or 67 mi	Nangong	$600
109 km or 67 mi	Xingtai	$612
109 km or 68 mi	Jizhou	$590
109 km or 68 mi	Hengshui	$642
125 km or 78 mi	Baoding	$472
131 km or 82 mi	Shahe	$590
145 km or 90 mi	Hejian	$592
153 km or 95 mi	Wu'an	$587
157 km or 98 mi	Renqiu	$586
159 km or 99 mi	Handan	$610
161 km or 100 mi	Xinzhou	$555
170 km or 105 mi	Linqing	$574
172 km or 107 mi	Dezhou	$638
173 km or 108 mi	Taiyuan	$478
174 km or 108 mi	Yuanping	$550
181 km or 112 mi	Botou	$618
185 km or 115 mi	Gaobeidian	$644
203 km or 126 mi	Bazhou	$649
206 km or 128 mi	Gujiao	$492
206 km or 128 mi	Zhuozhou	$729
206 km or 128 mi	Cangzhou	$679
217 km or 135 mi	Anyang	$578
220 km or 137 mi	Liaocheng	$522
225 km or 140 mi	Yucheng	$577
228 km or 142 mi	Linzhou	$588
231 km or 144 mi	Shuozhou	$600
232 km or 144 mi	Huairen	$624
240 km or 149 mi	Laoling	$638
240 km or 149 mi	Changzhi	$726
249 km or 155 mi	Huanghua	$655
251 km or 156 mi	Datong	$703
251 km or 156 mi	Langfang	$716