Quebec City vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Quebec City	Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1791	$1020
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4030	$3486
🏠 One person rent	$919	$326
🏘️ Family rent	$1392	$806
🍽️ Food expenses	$591	$440
🚐 Transport expenses	$142	$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2544	$1044
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	19 km
🎓 Higher education	39	70
😀 Quality of life	86	67
🏙️ Population	549K	12.7M

The cost of living in Quebec City is 76% more expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 2544th and 5553rd ($1791 vs $1020) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 95th and 9th 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 months in Suzhou. Quebec City ranked 26th best city to live in Canada vs Suzhou ranked 27th in China, while ranked 316th and 3798th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Quebec City vs Suzhou

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	Quebec City	Suzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.6	$4.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$72.3	$64
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.1	$6.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.62	$4.25
☕ Cappuccino	$4.48	$4.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.46	$2.23
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$837	$414
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$788	$218
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1444	$1304
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1178	$558
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$71.5	$55.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$110	$84.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$50.3	$14.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.12%	4.74%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8764	$6384
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3034	$3492
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.8	$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$69.6	$43.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.4	$4.69
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.27	$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.09	$2.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.06	$3.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.62	$1.7
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.01	$3.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$15.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$6.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17	$14.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.96	$2.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$2.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.54	$3.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.21	$2.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.77	$1.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.21	$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.91	$1.66
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.2	$28.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.97	$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.3	$4.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.84	$16.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.19	$5.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.32	$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.98	$2.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.3	$91.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.2	$9.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$82.5	$78.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$16	$7.95
👖 Brand Jeans	$70.9	$82.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$94.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$850	$2003
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6253	$26560

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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 Suzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
35 km or 22 mi	Kunshan	$749
40 km or 25 mi	Changshu	$718
43 km or 27 mi	Wuxi	$686
49 km or 31 mi	Taicang	$706
63 km or 39 mi	Jiaxing	$585
64 km or 40 mi	Zhangjiagang	$676
69 km or 43 mi	Huzhou	$706
75 km or 47 mi	Jiangyin	$685
76 km or 47 mi	Yixing	$702
80 km or 50 mi	Nantong	$620
82 km or 51 mi	Shanghai	$1136
83 km or 52 mi	Changzhou	$729
84 km or 52 mi	Haimen	$661
85 km or 53 mi	Jingjiang	$674
88 km or 55 mi	Pudong	$1028
109 km or 68 mi	Liyang	$690
112 km or 70 mi	Taixing	$665
114 km or 71 mi	Qidong	$738
120 km or 75 mi	Rugao	$674
123 km or 77 mi	Guangde	$698
125 km or 78 mi	Hangzhou	$843
125 km or 78 mi	Danyang	$630
129 km or 80 mi	Yangzhong	$629
137 km or 85 mi	Hai'an	$676
145 km or 90 mi	Shaoxing	$742
148 km or 92 mi	Taizhou	$673
149 km or 93 mi	Zhenjiang	$538
156 km or 97 mi	Jurong	$651
164 km or 102 mi	Yangzhou	$650
173 km or 107 mi	Ningguo	$703
175 km or 109 mi	Yizheng	$617
175 km or 109 mi	Dongtai	$698
182 km or 113 mi	Xuancheng	$771
182 km or 113 mi	Ningbo	$733
194 km or 120 mi	Nanjing	$774
196 km or 122 mi	Xinghua	$699
198 km or 123 mi	Gaoyou	$648
202 km or 125 mi	Zhoushan	$612
214 km or 133 mi	Wuhu	$903
216 km or 134 mi	Tianchang	$645