Quebec City vs Tianjin - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Quebec City	Tianjin
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1632	$646
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3776	$1842
🏠 One person rent	$826	$274
🏘️ Family rent	$1323	$483
🍽️ Food expenses	$538	$226
🚐 Transport expenses	$136	$65.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2731	$940
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	38	89
😀 Quality of life	88	74
🏙️ Population	549K	13.9M

The cost of living in Quebec City is 152% more expensive than in Tianjin. Cities ranked 3402nd and 7452nd ($1632 vs $646) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 116th and 98th 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 1.5 months in Tianjin. Quebec City ranked 25th best city to live in Canada vs Tianjin ranked 9th in China, while ranked 300th and 2435th 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	$15.8	$3.67
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.4	$21.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.8	$5.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.99	$0.84
☕ Cappuccino	$3.82	$2.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.85	$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$788	$325
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$714	$215
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1419	$586
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1141	$390
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$52.9	$30.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$82.2	$46.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$44.4	$7.05
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.88%	3.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9628	$5873
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3472	$2154
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.66	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$67.5	$11.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.6	$4.24
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.16	$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.17	$1.52
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.02	$1.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.05	$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.04	$1.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$14.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$3.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.97	$1.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.17	$1.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.96	$1.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$0.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$0.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.86	$0.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.7	$8.46
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.14	$0.8
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.6	$4.06
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.71	$5.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.04	$3.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.24	$1.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.89	$1.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.1	$14.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10	$6.32
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$79	$57
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.1	$3.37
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.8	$31.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$77.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$816	$482
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6103	$18657

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Cities near Quebec City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi	Levis	$1622
80 km or 50 mi	Thetford Mines	$1019
89 km or 55 mi	Saint-Georges	$1470
102 km or 64 mi	Victoriaville	$1265
114 km or 71 mi	Trois-Rivieres	$1136
120 km or 74 mi	Shawinigan	$1388
142 km or 88 mi	Drummondville	$1363
166 km or 103 mi	Sherbrooke	$1420
169 km or 105 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1549
170 km or 106 mi	Riviere-du-Loup	$1455
178 km or 111 mi	Saguenay	$1077
180 km or 112 mi	Chicoutimi	$1223
187 km or 116 mi	Magog	$1486
188 km or 117 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1586
192 km or 120 mi	Joliette	$1449
195 km or 121 mi	Alma	$1304
196 km or 122 mi	Granby	$1120
201 km or 125 mi	L'Assomption	$1671
206 km or 128 mi	Beloeil	$1776
210 km or 131 mi	Repentigny	$1767
211 km or 131 mi	Varennes	$1786
212 km or 132 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1822
217 km or 135 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1869
218 km or 135 mi	Mascouche	$1766
218 km or 136 mi	Boucherville	$1820
220 km or 136 mi	Chambly	$1853
223 km or 138 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1719
223 km or 139 mi	Terrebonne	$1805
227 km or 141 mi	Longueuil	$1842
228 km or 142 mi	Brossard	$2055
229 km or 142 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1828
229 km or 143 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1805
231 km or 144 mi	Montreal	$1903
234 km or 146 mi	La Prairie	$1911
236 km or 146 mi	Westmount	$1814
236 km or 146 mi	Mount Royal	$1820
238 km or 148 mi	Laval	$1930
238 km or 148 mi	Candiac	$1892
241 km or 150 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1835
241 km or 150 mi	Boisbriand	$1763

Cities near Tianjin

Distance	City	Cost of living
46 km or 29 mi	Binhai	$641
60 km or 37 mi	Langfang	$707
71 km or 44 mi	Bazhou	$634
87 km or 54 mi	Huanghua	$619
93 km or 58 mi	Sanhe	$750
99 km or 61 mi	Cangzhou	$638
99 km or 62 mi	Tangshan	$688
107 km or 67 mi	Renqiu	$565
109 km or 68 mi	Beijing	$1029
111 km or 69 mi	Zhuozhou	$724
117 km or 73 mi	Gaobeidian	$634
124 km or 77 mi	Hejian	$558
131 km or 82 mi	Botou	$564
133 km or 82 mi	Zunhua	$660
144 km or 90 mi	Luanzhou	$614
152 km or 94 mi	Baoding	$456
157 km or 98 mi	Laoling	$580
160 km or 99 mi	Qian'an	$616
182 km or 113 mi	Anguo	$533
192 km or 119 mi	Shenzhou	$505
204 km or 127 mi	Dezhou	$480
205 km or 127 mi	Dingzhou	$574
205 km or 128 mi	Hengshui	$454
209 km or 130 mi	Binzhou	$741
212 km or 132 mi	Chengde	$694
218 km or 136 mi	Dongying	$654
219 km or 136 mi	Xinji	$523
223 km or 138 mi	Qinhuangdao	$558
225 km or 140 mi	Jinzhou	$527
228 km or 142 mi	Jizhou	$499
237 km or 147 mi	Xinle	$535
241 km or 150 mi	Gaocheng	$527
242 km or 150 mi	Pingquan	$615
251 km or 156 mi	Yucheng	$544
255 km or 158 mi	Nangong	$550
258 km or 161 mi	Zouping	$562
265 km or 164 mi	Shijiazhuang	$505
271 km or 168 mi	Zhangjiakou	$652
273 km or 170 mi	Zibo	$548
276 km or 172 mi	Jinan	$573