Quebec City vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Quebec City	Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1648	$798
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3908	$2386
🏠 One person rent	$829	$290
🏘️ Family rent	$1438	$499
🍽️ Food expenses	$564	$284
🚐 Transport expenses	$124	$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2878	$1351
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	19 km
🎓 Higher education	38	65
😀 Quality of life	87	74
🏙️ Population	574K	12.7M

The cost of living in Quebec City is 106% more expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 3402nd and 6776th ($1648 vs $798) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 116th and 29th 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 1.7 months in Suzhou. Quebec City ranked 21st best city to live in Canada vs Suzhou ranked 10th in China, while ranked 327th and 2020th 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	$4.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$66.9	$31.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.1	$5.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.34	$2.19
☕ Cappuccino	$3.71	$3.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.96	$0.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$907	$402
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$680	$172
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1526	$722
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1247	$314
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58.4	$60.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$89.6	$92.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$45.5	$11.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.49%	3.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6977	$5286
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2884	$2709
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.86	$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$71.5	$44.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.3	$4.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.04	$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.02	$2.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.04	$1.26
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.07	$1.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$22.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$3.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$8.83
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.33	$1.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.75	$1.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.96	$1.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$0.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$1.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.88	$2.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.4	$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.81	$1.06
🚬 Cigarette pack	$15	$4.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.78	$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.1	$4.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.25	$1.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.89	$2.17
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.9	$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11	$5.87
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$79.9	$82.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.1	$8.02
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.2	$51.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.6	$82.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$703	$1049
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8149	$20341

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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 Suzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
35 km or 22 mi	Kunshan	$726
40 km or 25 mi	Changshu	$678
43 km or 27 mi	Wuxi	$686
49 km or 31 mi	Taicang	$708
63 km or 39 mi	Jiaxing	$596
64 km or 40 mi	Zhangjiagang	$652
69 km or 43 mi	Huzhou	$680
75 km or 47 mi	Jiangyin	$658
76 km or 47 mi	Yixing	$663
80 km or 50 mi	Nantong	$581
82 km or 51 mi	Shanghai	$1147
83 km or 52 mi	Changzhou	$636
84 km or 52 mi	Haimen	$643
85 km or 53 mi	Jingjiang	$645
88 km or 55 mi	Pudong	$1030
109 km or 68 mi	Liyang	$657
112 km or 70 mi	Taixing	$651
114 km or 71 mi	Qidong	$725
120 km or 75 mi	Rugao	$659
123 km or 77 mi	Guangde	$667
125 km or 78 mi	Hangzhou	$899
125 km or 78 mi	Danyang	$623
129 km or 80 mi	Yangzhong	$627
137 km or 85 mi	Hai'an	$664
145 km or 90 mi	Shaoxing	$670
148 km or 92 mi	Taizhou	$693
149 km or 93 mi	Zhenjiang	$538
156 km or 97 mi	Jurong	$644
164 km or 102 mi	Yangzhou	$623
173 km or 107 mi	Ningguo	$661
175 km or 109 mi	Yizheng	$620
175 km or 109 mi	Dongtai	$691
182 km or 113 mi	Xuancheng	$684
182 km or 113 mi	Ningbo	$660
194 km or 120 mi	Nanjing	$789
196 km or 122 mi	Xinghua	$693
198 km or 123 mi	Gaoyou	$644
202 km or 125 mi	Zhoushan	$571
214 km or 133 mi	Wuhu	$671
216 km or 134 mi	Tianchang	$635