Quebec City vs Shijiazhuang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Quebec City	Shijiazhuang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1695	$493
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3907	$1325
🏠 One person rent	$873	$188
🏘️ Family rent	$1435	$321
🍽️ Food expenses	$558	$177
🚐 Transport expenses	$129	$64
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2900	$705
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	31 km
🎓 Higher education	38	58
😀 Quality of life	88	68
🏙️ Population	549K	10.6M

The cost of living in Quebec City is 244% more expensive than in Shijiazhuang. Cities ranked 3269th and 8757th ($1695 vs $493) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 113th and 518th 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 1.4 months in Shijiazhuang. Quebec City ranked 28th best city to live in Canada vs Shijiazhuang ranked 38th in China, while ranked 332nd and 4718th 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	$17.5	$1.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$59.9	$18
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$4.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.49	$0.79
☕ Cappuccino	$3.83	$2.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.08	$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$863	$209
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$743	$117
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1500	$380
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1244	$208
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$61.3	$45.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$95	$72.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$44.8	$6.43
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.33%	3.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8196	$2408
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2969	$1688
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.76	$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$71.5	$13
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.2	$3.55
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.15	$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.29	$1.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.03	$1.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.99	$0.68
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.17	$1.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.5	$2.58
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$1.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.13	$0.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4	$1.11
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$0.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.81	$0.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.99	$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.88	$0.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.4	$3.63
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.05	$0.67
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.5	$3.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.92	$3.76
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.16	$2.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.29	$0.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.91	$1.25
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.4	$13.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.3	$5.44
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$81.6	$33
💇 Haircut, simple	$16	$4.14
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.4	$30.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96.6	$67.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$719	$396
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7052	$5006

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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 Shijiazhuang

Distance	City	Cost of living
29 km or 18 mi	Gaocheng	$519
37 km or 23 mi	Xinle	$524
46 km or 29 mi	Jinzhou	$521
63 km or 39 mi	Xinji	$525
67 km or 42 mi	Dingzhou	$558
82 km or 51 mi	Anguo	$528
84 km or 52 mi	Yangquan	$550
92 km or 57 mi	Shenzhou	$512
108 km or 67 mi	Nangong	$562
109 km or 67 mi	Xingtai	$568
109 km or 68 mi	Jizhou	$508
109 km or 68 mi	Hengshui	$466
125 km or 78 mi	Baoding	$468
131 km or 82 mi	Shahe	$542
145 km or 90 mi	Hejian	$562
153 km or 95 mi	Wu'an	$540
157 km or 98 mi	Renqiu	$572
159 km or 99 mi	Handan	$545
161 km or 100 mi	Xinzhou	$567
170 km or 105 mi	Linqing	$538
172 km or 107 mi	Dezhou	$492
173 km or 108 mi	Taiyuan	$518
174 km or 108 mi	Yuanping	$555
181 km or 112 mi	Botou	$564
185 km or 115 mi	Gaobeidian	$645
203 km or 126 mi	Bazhou	$646
206 km or 128 mi	Gujiao	$523
206 km or 128 mi	Zhuozhou	$734
206 km or 128 mi	Cangzhou	$621
217 km or 135 mi	Anyang	$492
220 km or 137 mi	Liaocheng	$505
225 km or 140 mi	Yucheng	$540
228 km or 142 mi	Linzhou	$531
231 km or 144 mi	Shuozhou	$610
232 km or 144 mi	Huairen	$666
240 km or 149 mi	Laoling	$584
240 km or 149 mi	Changzhi	$659
249 km or 155 mi	Huanghua	$630
251 km or 156 mi	Datong	$770
251 km or 156 mi	Langfang	$716