Quebec City vs Wuhan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Quebec City	Wuhan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1644	$656
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3738	$1683
🏠 One person rent	$834	$271
🏘️ Family rent	$1281	$461
🍽️ Food expenses	$540	$217
🚐 Transport expenses	$134	$83.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2588	$886
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	38	98
😀 Quality of life	86	70
🏙️ Population	549K	12.3M

The cost of living in Quebec City is 150% more expensive than in Wuhan. Cities ranked 2883rd and 7163rd ($1644 vs $656) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 110th and 95th in Canada and China, respectively. Check Canada vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Quebec City compared to 1.4 months in Wuhan. Quebec City ranked 23rd best city to live in Canada vs Wuhan ranked 12th in China, while ranked 310th and 2475th 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	$15.4	$3.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$62.7	$17.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$4.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.58	$1.63
☕ Cappuccino	$3.8	$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.94	$0.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$790	$314
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$727	$193
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1395	$598
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1101	$331
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$52.8	$41.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$80	$63.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41.8	$13.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.07%	4.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8350	$3716
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3529	$2008
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.64	$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$66.2	$25.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.3	$3.57
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.18	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.05	$1.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.05	$1.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.33	$0.99
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.9	$1.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$11.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$3.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.82	$1.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4	$1.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.29	$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$0.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.02	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.82	$0.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.4	$10.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.99	$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.8	$2.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.6	$3.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.99	$5.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.19	$1.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.86	$1.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.9	$37.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.5	$6.15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$78.1	$27.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.9	$3.25
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.9	$71.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$110	$87.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$794	$330
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6012	$8658

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Cities near Quebec City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi	Levis	$1627
80 km or 50 mi	Thetford Mines	$966
89 km or 55 mi	Saint-Georges	$1449
102 km or 64 mi	Victoriaville	$1239
114 km or 71 mi	Trois-Rivieres	$1118
120 km or 74 mi	Shawinigan	$1368
142 km or 88 mi	Drummondville	$1330
166 km or 103 mi	Sherbrooke	$1395
169 km or 105 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1532
170 km or 106 mi	Riviere-du-Loup	$1468
178 km or 111 mi	Saguenay	$1411
180 km or 112 mi	Chicoutimi	$1436
187 km or 116 mi	Magog	$1457
188 km or 117 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1562
192 km or 120 mi	Joliette	$1433
195 km or 121 mi	Alma	$1460
196 km or 122 mi	Granby	$1106
201 km or 125 mi	L'Assomption	$1651
206 km or 128 mi	Beloeil	$1742
210 km or 131 mi	Repentigny	$1743
211 km or 131 mi	Varennes	$1764
212 km or 132 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1800
217 km or 135 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1836
218 km or 135 mi	Mascouche	$1735
218 km or 136 mi	Boucherville	$1804
220 km or 136 mi	Chambly	$1829
223 km or 138 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1690
223 km or 139 mi	Terrebonne	$1776
227 km or 141 mi	Longueuil	$1835
228 km or 142 mi	Brossard	$2004
229 km or 142 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1790
229 km or 143 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1769
231 km or 144 mi	Montreal	$1857
234 km or 146 mi	La Prairie	$1889
236 km or 146 mi	Westmount	$1773
236 km or 146 mi	Mount Royal	$1792
238 km or 148 mi	Laval	$1900
238 km or 148 mi	Candiac	$1852
241 km or 150 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1803
241 km or 150 mi	Boisbriand	$1732

Cities near Wuhan

Distance	City	Cost of living
45 km or 28 mi	Hanchuan	$619
52 km or 32 mi	Xiaogan	$651
58 km or 36 mi	Huanggang	$660
61 km or 38 mi	Ezhou	$638
79 km or 49 mi	Yingcheng	$600
83 km or 52 mi	Huangshi	$679
84 km or 52 mi	Xianning	$635
85 km or 53 mi	Daye	$645
88 km or 55 mi	Xiantao	$600
95 km or 59 mi	Anlu	$615
96 km or 60 mi	Macheng	$630
100 km or 62 mi	Chibi	$591
116 km or 72 mi	Honghu	$589
123 km or 76 mi	Jingshan	$584
123 km or 76 mi	Guangshui	$619
147 km or 91 mi	Wuxue	$613
148 km or 92 mi	Linxiang	$569
153 km or 95 mi	Suizhou	$621
172 km or 107 mi	Xinyang	$655
175 km or 109 mi	Zhongxiang	$577
176 km or 109 mi	Yueyang	$596
192 km or 119 mi	Jiujiang	$637
199 km or 124 mi	Jingzhou	$591
205 km or 127 mi	Jingmen	$588
205 km or 127 mi	Shishou	$549
218 km or 136 mi	Qianshan	$576
225 km or 140 mi	Zaoyang	$591
230 km or 143 mi	Yicheng	$577
240 km or 149 mi	Dangyang	$558
245 km or 153 mi	Songzi	$556
248 km or 154 mi	Lu'an	$664
255 km or 159 mi	Jinshi	$533
259 km or 161 mi	Tongcheng	$600
261 km or 162 mi	Xiangyang	$604
262 km or 163 mi	Nanchang	$506
263 km or 163 mi	Anqing	$555
267 km or 166 mi	Zhumadian	$637
273 km or 170 mi	Yidu	$561
288 km or 179 mi	Yichang	$602
292 km or 182 mi	Yiyang	$586