Quebec City vs Tianjin - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Quebec City	Tianjin
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1791	$710
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4030	$2138
🏠 One person rent	$919	$300
🏘️ Family rent	$1392	$686
🍽️ Food expenses	$591	$250
🚐 Transport expenses	$142	$68.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2544	$1012
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	39	90
😀 Quality of life	86	71
🏙️ Population	549K	13.9M

The cost of living in Quebec City is 152% more expensive than in Tianjin. Cities ranked 2544th and 6862nd ($1791 vs $710) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 95th and 81st 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 1.4 months in Tianjin. Quebec City ranked 26th best city to live in Canada vs Tianjin ranked 10th in China, while ranked 316th and 2285th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Quebec City vs Tianjin

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	Quebec City	Tianjin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.6	$4.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$72.3	$28.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.1	$5.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.62	$0.85
☕ Cappuccino	$4.48	$4.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.46	$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$837	$424
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$788	$204
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1444	$1072
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1178	$495
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$71.5	$43.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$110	$67.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$50.3	$8.33
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.12%	4.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8764	$7862
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3034	$2825
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.8	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$69.6	$11.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.4	$4.38
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.27	$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.09	$1.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.06	$1.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.62	$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.01	$1.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$15.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$2.78
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17	$9.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.96	$1.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$1.51
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.54	$1.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.21	$1.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.77	$0.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.21	$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.91	$1.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.2	$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.97	$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.3	$3.55
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.84	$5.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.19	$3.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.32	$1.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.98	$1.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.3	$14.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.2	$6.43
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$82.5	$72.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$16	$3.83
👖 Brand Jeans	$70.9	$40.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$79.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$850	$482
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6253	$16590

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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 Tianjin

Distance	City	Cost of living
46 km or 29 mi	Binhai	$700
60 km or 37 mi	Langfang	$734
71 km or 44 mi	Bazhou	$679
87 km or 54 mi	Huanghua	$693
93 km or 58 mi	Sanhe	$786
99 km or 61 mi	Cangzhou	$720
99 km or 62 mi	Tangshan	$742
107 km or 67 mi	Renqiu	$611
109 km or 68 mi	Beijing	$1067
111 km or 69 mi	Zhuozhou	$769
117 km or 73 mi	Gaobeidian	$675
124 km or 77 mi	Hejian	$620
131 km or 82 mi	Botou	$649
133 km or 82 mi	Zunhua	$714
144 km or 90 mi	Luanzhou	$677
152 km or 94 mi	Baoding	$482
157 km or 98 mi	Laoling	$668
160 km or 99 mi	Qian'an	$684
182 km or 113 mi	Anguo	$572
192 km or 119 mi	Shenzhou	$605
204 km or 127 mi	Dezhou	$670
205 km or 127 mi	Dingzhou	$614
205 km or 128 mi	Hengshui	$677
209 km or 130 mi	Binzhou	$869
212 km or 132 mi	Chengde	$760
218 km or 136 mi	Dongying	$748
219 km or 136 mi	Xinji	$588
223 km or 138 mi	Qinhuangdao	$720
225 km or 140 mi	Jinzhou	$568
228 km or 142 mi	Jizhou	$616
237 km or 147 mi	Xinle	$555
241 km or 150 mi	Gaocheng	$547
242 km or 150 mi	Pingquan	$670
251 km or 156 mi	Yucheng	$597
255 km or 158 mi	Nangong	$632
258 km or 161 mi	Zouping	$581
265 km or 164 mi	Shijiazhuang	$507
271 km or 168 mi	Zhangjiakou	$657
273 km or 170 mi	Zibo	$526
276 km or 172 mi	Jinan	$618