Quebec City vs Tianjin - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Quebec City	Tianjin
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1648	$682
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3908	$1935
🏠 One person rent	$829	$271
🏘️ Family rent	$1438	$470
🍽️ Food expenses	$564	$256
🚐 Transport expenses	$124	$67
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2878	$1162
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	38	81
😀 Quality of life	87	74
🏙️ Population	574K	13.9M

The cost of living in Quebec City is 142% more expensive than in Tianjin. Cities ranked 3402nd and 7400th ($1648 vs $682) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 116th and 83rd 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 Tianjin. Quebec City ranked 21st best city to live in Canada vs Tianjin ranked 11th in China, while ranked 327th and 2024th 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	$3.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$66.9	$23.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.1	$5.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.34	$0.89
☕ Cappuccino	$3.71	$3.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.96	$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$907	$294
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$680	$206
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1526	$528
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1247	$368
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58.4	$40.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$89.6	$62.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$45.5	$7.31
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.49%	3.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6977	$5320
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2884	$2347
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.86	$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$71.5	$9.85
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.3	$4.56
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.04	$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.02	$2.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.04	$1.47
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.07	$1.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$18.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$3.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$10.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.33	$1.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.75	$1.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.96	$1.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$0.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$1.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.88	$0.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.4	$11.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.81	$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack	$15	$5.17
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.78	$5.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.1	$4.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.25	$1.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.89	$1.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.9	$16.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11	$7.31
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$79.9	$60.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.1	$3.49
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.2	$37.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.6	$84.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$703	$577
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8149	$16559

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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 Tianjin

Distance	City	Cost of living
46 km or 29 mi	Binhai	$672
60 km or 37 mi	Langfang	$740
71 km or 44 mi	Bazhou	$666
87 km or 54 mi	Huanghua	$645
93 km or 58 mi	Sanhe	$800
99 km or 61 mi	Cangzhou	$623
99 km or 62 mi	Tangshan	$720
107 km or 67 mi	Renqiu	$586
109 km or 68 mi	Beijing	$1108
111 km or 69 mi	Zhuozhou	$764
117 km or 73 mi	Gaobeidian	$666
124 km or 77 mi	Hejian	$576
131 km or 82 mi	Botou	$574
133 km or 82 mi	Zunhua	$697
144 km or 90 mi	Luanzhou	$645
152 km or 94 mi	Baoding	$480
157 km or 98 mi	Laoling	$599
160 km or 99 mi	Qian'an	$648
182 km or 113 mi	Anguo	$541
192 km or 119 mi	Shenzhou	$525
204 km or 127 mi	Dezhou	$511
205 km or 127 mi	Dingzhou	$556
205 km or 128 mi	Hengshui	$480
209 km or 130 mi	Binzhou	$759
212 km or 132 mi	Chengde	$722
218 km or 136 mi	Dongying	$668
219 km or 136 mi	Xinji	$539
223 km or 138 mi	Qinhuangdao	$589
225 km or 140 mi	Jinzhou	$541
228 km or 142 mi	Jizhou	$522
237 km or 147 mi	Xinle	$541
241 km or 150 mi	Gaocheng	$541
242 km or 150 mi	Pingquan	$646
251 km or 156 mi	Yucheng	$549
255 km or 158 mi	Nangong	$579
258 km or 161 mi	Zouping	$582
265 km or 164 mi	Shijiazhuang	$521
271 km or 168 mi	Zhangjiakou	$680
273 km or 170 mi	Zibo	$576
276 km or 172 mi	Jinan	$546