Quebec City vs Shijiazhuang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Quebec City	Shijiazhuang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1648	$521
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3908	$1387
🏠 One person rent	$829	$198
🏘️ Family rent	$1438	$339
🍽️ Food expenses	$564	$187
🚐 Transport expenses	$124	$68.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2878	$800
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	31 km
🎓 Higher education	38	58
😀 Quality of life	87	68
🏙️ Population	574K	10.6M

The cost of living in Quebec City is 217% more expensive than in Shijiazhuang. Cities ranked 3402nd and 8567th ($1648 vs $521) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 116th and 492nd 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 1.5 months in Shijiazhuang. Quebec City ranked 21st best city to live in Canada vs Shijiazhuang ranked 36th in China, while ranked 327th and 4412th 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	$18	$1.76
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$66.9	$18.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.1	$5.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.34	$0.82
☕ Cappuccino	$3.71	$2.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.96	$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$907	$211
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$680	$120
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1526	$387
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1247	$216
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58.4	$53
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$89.6	$82.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$45.5	$6.63
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.49%	3.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6977	$2486
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2884	$1671
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.86	$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$71.5	$13.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.3	$3.96
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.04	$1.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.02	$1.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.04	$0.69
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.07	$1.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$15
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$2.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$9.39
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.33	$1.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.15
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.75	$0.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.96	$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$0.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$0.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.88	$0.91
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.4	$3.71
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.81	$0.74
🚬 Cigarette pack	$15	$3.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.78	$3.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.1	$2.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.25	$0.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.89	$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.9	$13.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11	$5.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$79.9	$33.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.1	$4.26
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.2	$35
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.6	$73.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$703	$365
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8149	$5149

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Cities near Quebec City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi	Levis	$1638
80 km or 50 mi	Thetford Mines	$1002
89 km or 55 mi	Saint-Georges	$1457
102 km or 64 mi	Victoriaville	$1238
114 km or 71 mi	Trois-Rivieres	$1219
120 km or 74 mi	Shawinigan	$1441
142 km or 88 mi	Drummondville	$1365
166 km or 103 mi	Sherbrooke	$1421
169 km or 105 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1575
170 km or 106 mi	Riviere-du-Loup	$1504
178 km or 111 mi	Saguenay	$1122
180 km or 112 mi	Chicoutimi	$1289
187 km or 116 mi	Magog	$1533
188 km or 117 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1675
192 km or 120 mi	Joliette	$1421
195 km or 121 mi	Alma	$1384
196 km or 122 mi	Granby	$1199
201 km or 125 mi	L'Assomption	$1702
206 km or 128 mi	Beloeil	$1816
210 km or 131 mi	Repentigny	$1817
211 km or 131 mi	Varennes	$1829
212 km or 132 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1875
217 km or 135 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1892
218 km or 135 mi	Mascouche	$1828
218 km or 136 mi	Boucherville	$1861
220 km or 136 mi	Chambly	$1892
223 km or 138 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1772
223 km or 139 mi	Terrebonne	$1863
227 km or 141 mi	Longueuil	$1874
228 km or 142 mi	Brossard	$2051
229 km or 142 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1856
229 km or 143 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1850
231 km or 144 mi	Montreal	$1901
234 km or 146 mi	La Prairie	$1937
236 km or 146 mi	Westmount	$1828
236 km or 146 mi	Mount Royal	$1852
238 km or 148 mi	Laval	$2058
238 km or 148 mi	Candiac	$1921
241 km or 150 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1870
241 km or 150 mi	Boisbriand	$1913

Cities near Shijiazhuang

Distance	City	Cost of living
29 km or 18 mi	Gaocheng	$541
37 km or 23 mi	Xinle	$541
46 km or 29 mi	Jinzhou	$541
63 km or 39 mi	Xinji	$539
67 km or 42 mi	Dingzhou	$556
82 km or 51 mi	Anguo	$541
84 km or 52 mi	Yangquan	$567
92 km or 57 mi	Shenzhou	$525
108 km or 67 mi	Nangong	$579
109 km or 67 mi	Xingtai	$574
109 km or 68 mi	Jizhou	$522
109 km or 68 mi	Hengshui	$480
125 km or 78 mi	Baoding	$480
131 km or 82 mi	Shahe	$550
145 km or 90 mi	Hejian	$576
153 km or 95 mi	Wu'an	$549
157 km or 98 mi	Renqiu	$586
159 km or 99 mi	Handan	$556
161 km or 100 mi	Xinzhou	$580
170 km or 105 mi	Linqing	$549
172 km or 107 mi	Dezhou	$511
173 km or 108 mi	Taiyuan	$539
174 km or 108 mi	Yuanping	$570
181 km or 112 mi	Botou	$574
185 km or 115 mi	Gaobeidian	$666
203 km or 126 mi	Bazhou	$666
206 km or 128 mi	Gujiao	$538
206 km or 128 mi	Zhuozhou	$764
206 km or 128 mi	Cangzhou	$623
217 km or 135 mi	Anyang	$507
220 km or 137 mi	Liaocheng	$508
225 km or 140 mi	Yucheng	$549
228 km or 142 mi	Linzhou	$538
231 km or 144 mi	Shuozhou	$629
232 km or 144 mi	Huairen	$684
240 km or 149 mi	Laoling	$599
240 km or 149 mi	Changzhi	$637
249 km or 155 mi	Huanghua	$645
251 km or 156 mi	Datong	$789
251 km or 156 mi	Langfang	$740