Quebec City vs Tianjin - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Quebec City	Tianjin
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1695	$663
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3907	$1895
🏠 One person rent	$873	$271
🏘️ Family rent	$1435	$474
🍽️ Food expenses	$558	$242
🚐 Transport expenses	$129	$67.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2900	$1075
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	38	81
😀 Quality of life	88	74
🏙️ Population	549K	13.9M

The cost of living in Quebec City is 156% more expensive than in Tianjin. Cities ranked 3269th and 7496th ($1695 vs $663) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 113th and 93rd 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 1.6 months in Tianjin. Quebec City ranked 28th best city to live in Canada vs Tianjin ranked 10th in China, while ranked 332nd and 2445th 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	$17.5	$4.08
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$59.9	$21.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$5.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.49	$0.87
☕ Cappuccino	$3.83	$3.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.08	$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$863	$280
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$743	$216
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1500	$507
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1244	$389
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$61.3	$35.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$95	$54
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$44.8	$7.28
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.33%	3.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8196	$5337
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2969	$2185
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.76	$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$71.5	$11.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.2	$4.44
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.15	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.29	$1.56
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.03	$1.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.99	$1.27
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.17	$1.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$15.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.5	$3.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$12.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$1.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.13	$1.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4	$1.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$0.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.81	$1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.99	$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.88	$0.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.4	$9.78
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.05	$0.93
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.5	$4.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.92	$5.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.16	$3.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.29	$1.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.91	$1.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.4	$14.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.3	$6.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$81.6	$58.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$16	$3.46
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.4	$33
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96.6	$79.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$719	$499
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7052	$19275

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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 Tianjin

Distance	City	Cost of living
46 km or 29 mi	Binhai	$656
60 km or 37 mi	Langfang	$716
71 km or 44 mi	Bazhou	$646
87 km or 54 mi	Huanghua	$630
93 km or 58 mi	Sanhe	$767
99 km or 61 mi	Cangzhou	$621
99 km or 62 mi	Tangshan	$697
107 km or 67 mi	Renqiu	$572
109 km or 68 mi	Beijing	$1044
111 km or 69 mi	Zhuozhou	$734
117 km or 73 mi	Gaobeidian	$645
124 km or 77 mi	Hejian	$562
131 km or 82 mi	Botou	$564
133 km or 82 mi	Zunhua	$673
144 km or 90 mi	Luanzhou	$626
152 km or 94 mi	Baoding	$468
157 km or 98 mi	Laoling	$584
160 km or 99 mi	Qian'an	$632
182 km or 113 mi	Anguo	$528
192 km or 119 mi	Shenzhou	$512
204 km or 127 mi	Dezhou	$492
205 km or 127 mi	Dingzhou	$558
205 km or 128 mi	Hengshui	$466
209 km or 130 mi	Binzhou	$748
212 km or 132 mi	Chengde	$709
218 km or 136 mi	Dongying	$660
219 km or 136 mi	Xinji	$525
223 km or 138 mi	Qinhuangdao	$574
225 km or 140 mi	Jinzhou	$521
228 km or 142 mi	Jizhou	$508
237 km or 147 mi	Xinle	$524
241 km or 150 mi	Gaocheng	$519
242 km or 150 mi	Pingquan	$629
251 km or 156 mi	Yucheng	$540
255 km or 158 mi	Nangong	$562
258 km or 161 mi	Zouping	$566
265 km or 164 mi	Shijiazhuang	$493
271 km or 168 mi	Zhangjiakou	$657
273 km or 170 mi	Zibo	$554
276 km or 172 mi	Jinan	$547