Quebec City vs Wuhan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Quebec City	Wuhan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1632	$639
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3776	$1624
🏠 One person rent	$826	$267
🏘️ Family rent	$1323	$453
🍽️ Food expenses	$538	$213
🚐 Transport expenses	$136	$82.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2731	$1016
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	38	98
😀 Quality of life	88	74
🏙️ Population	549K	12.3M

The cost of living in Quebec City is 155% more expensive than in Wuhan. Cities ranked 3402nd and 7501st ($1632 vs $639) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 116th and 106th 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 Wuhan. Quebec City ranked 25th best city to live in Canada vs Wuhan ranked 8th in China, while ranked 300th and 2249th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Quebec City vs Wuhan

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	Quebec City	Wuhan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.8	$2.67
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.4	$17.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.8	$5.16
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.99	$1.54
☕ Cappuccino	$3.82	$2.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.85	$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$788	$309
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$714	$190
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1419	$562
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1141	$333
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$52.9	$40.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$82.2	$61.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$44.4	$12.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.88%	3.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9628	$3245
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3472	$1666
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.66	$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$67.5	$23.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.6	$3.75
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.16	$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.17	$1.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.02	$1.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.05	$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.04	$1.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$2.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.97	$1.8
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$1.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.17	$1.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.96	$1.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$0.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$0.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.86	$0.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.7	$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.14	$0.74
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.6	$2.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.71	$3.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.04	$5.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.24	$1.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.89	$1.35
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.1	$47.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10	$5.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$79	$28.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.1	$3.29
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.8	$50.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$80.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$816	$322
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6103	$7838

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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 Wuhan

Distance	City	Cost of living
45 km or 28 mi	Hanchuan	$609
52 km or 32 mi	Xiaogan	$629
58 km or 36 mi	Huanggang	$646
61 km or 38 mi	Ezhou	$632
79 km or 49 mi	Yingcheng	$585
83 km or 52 mi	Huangshi	$671
84 km or 52 mi	Xianning	$625
85 km or 53 mi	Daye	$638
88 km or 55 mi	Xiantao	$599
95 km or 59 mi	Anlu	$579
96 km or 60 mi	Macheng	$592
100 km or 62 mi	Chibi	$590
116 km or 72 mi	Honghu	$587
123 km or 76 mi	Jingshan	$570
123 km or 76 mi	Guangshui	$574
147 km or 91 mi	Wuxue	$598
148 km or 92 mi	Linxiang	$572
153 km or 95 mi	Suizhou	$582
172 km or 107 mi	Xinyang	$583
175 km or 109 mi	Zhongxiang	$561
176 km or 109 mi	Yueyang	$595
192 km or 119 mi	Jiujiang	$604
199 km or 124 mi	Jingzhou	$596
205 km or 127 mi	Jingmen	$575
205 km or 127 mi	Shishou	$547
218 km or 136 mi	Qianshan	$567
225 km or 140 mi	Zaoyang	$552
230 km or 143 mi	Yicheng	$542
240 km or 149 mi	Dangyang	$546
245 km or 153 mi	Songzi	$548
248 km or 154 mi	Lu'an	$631
255 km or 159 mi	Jinshi	$511
259 km or 161 mi	Tongcheng	$592
261 km or 162 mi	Xiangyang	$555
262 km or 163 mi	Nanchang	$526
263 km or 163 mi	Anqing	$532
267 km or 166 mi	Zhumadian	$580
273 km or 170 mi	Yidu	$534
288 km or 179 mi	Yichang	$578
292 km or 182 mi	Yiyang	$571