Quebec City vs Wuhan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Quebec City	Wuhan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1791	$692
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4030	$1777
🏠 One person rent	$919	$288
🏘️ Family rent	$1392	$502
🍽️ Food expenses	$591	$224
🚐 Transport expenses	$142	$91
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2544	$930
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	39	98
😀 Quality of life	86	70
🏙️ Population	549K	12.3M

The cost of living in Quebec City is 159% more expensive than in Wuhan. Cities ranked 2544th and 6979th ($1791 vs $692) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 95th and 100th in Canada and China, respectively. Check Canada vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Quebec City compared to 1.3 months in Wuhan. Quebec City ranked 26th best city to live in Canada vs Wuhan ranked 12th in China, while ranked 316th and 2526th 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	$18.6	$3.24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$72.3	$18.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.1	$5.24
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.62	$1.65
☕ Cappuccino	$4.48	$3.4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.46	$0.4
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$837	$354
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$788	$203
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1444	$716
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1178	$352
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$71.5	$40.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$110	$62.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$50.3	$14
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.12%	4.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8764	$3874
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3034	$2284
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.8	$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$69.6	$30
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.4	$3.61
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.27	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.09	$1.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.06	$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.62	$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.01	$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$3.35
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17	$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.96	$1.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$1.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.54	$1.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.21	$1.39
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.77	$0.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.21	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.91	$0.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.2	$10.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.97	$0.74
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.3	$2.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.84	$3.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.19	$5.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.32	$1.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.98	$1.39
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.3	$39.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.2	$6.01
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$82.5	$28.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$16	$3.37
👖 Brand Jeans	$70.9	$74.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$95.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$850	$335
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6253	$9062

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Cities near Quebec City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi	Levis	$1766
80 km or 50 mi	Thetford Mines	$1462
89 km or 55 mi	Saint-Georges	$1509
102 km or 64 mi	Victoriaville	$1211
114 km or 71 mi	Trois-Rivieres	$1082
120 km or 74 mi	Shawinigan	$1410
142 km or 88 mi	Drummondville	$1645
166 km or 103 mi	Sherbrooke	$1449
169 km or 105 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1624
170 km or 106 mi	Riviere-du-Loup	$1613
178 km or 111 mi	Saguenay	$1544
180 km or 112 mi	Chicoutimi	$1566
187 km or 116 mi	Magog	$1539
188 km or 117 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1657
192 km or 120 mi	Joliette	$1540
195 km or 121 mi	Alma	$1582
196 km or 122 mi	Granby	$1187
201 km or 125 mi	L'Assomption	$1740
206 km or 128 mi	Beloeil	$1836
210 km or 131 mi	Repentigny	$1823
211 km or 131 mi	Varennes	$1845
212 km or 132 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1884
217 km or 135 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1912
218 km or 135 mi	Mascouche	$1821
218 km or 136 mi	Boucherville	$1878
220 km or 136 mi	Chambly	$1901
223 km or 138 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1773
223 km or 139 mi	Terrebonne	$1849
227 km or 141 mi	Longueuil	$1896
228 km or 142 mi	Brossard	$2057
229 km or 142 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1873
229 km or 143 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1843
231 km or 144 mi	Montreal	$1954
234 km or 146 mi	La Prairie	$1960
236 km or 146 mi	Westmount	$1861
236 km or 146 mi	Mount Royal	$1871
238 km or 148 mi	Laval	$1996
238 km or 148 mi	Candiac	$1927
241 km or 150 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1890
241 km or 150 mi	Boisbriand	$1751

Cities near Wuhan

Distance	City	Cost of living
45 km or 28 mi	Hanchuan	$646
52 km or 32 mi	Xiaogan	$681
58 km or 36 mi	Huanggang	$705
61 km or 38 mi	Ezhou	$674
79 km or 49 mi	Yingcheng	$626
83 km or 52 mi	Huangshi	$714
84 km or 52 mi	Xianning	$663
85 km or 53 mi	Daye	$676
88 km or 55 mi	Xiantao	$610
95 km or 59 mi	Anlu	$647
96 km or 60 mi	Macheng	$659
100 km or 62 mi	Chibi	$614
116 km or 72 mi	Honghu	$612
123 km or 76 mi	Jingshan	$606
123 km or 76 mi	Guangshui	$647
147 km or 91 mi	Wuxue	$646
148 km or 92 mi	Linxiang	$592
153 km or 95 mi	Suizhou	$650
172 km or 107 mi	Xinyang	$683
175 km or 109 mi	Zhongxiang	$599
176 km or 109 mi	Yueyang	$623
192 km or 119 mi	Jiujiang	$670
199 km or 124 mi	Jingzhou	$605
205 km or 127 mi	Jingmen	$612
205 km or 127 mi	Shishou	$566
218 km or 136 mi	Qianshan	$636
225 km or 140 mi	Zaoyang	$614
230 km or 143 mi	Yicheng	$599
240 km or 149 mi	Dangyang	$575
245 km or 153 mi	Songzi	$573
248 km or 154 mi	Lu'an	$706
255 km or 159 mi	Jinshi	$552
259 km or 161 mi	Tongcheng	$658
261 km or 162 mi	Xiangyang	$622
262 km or 163 mi	Nanchang	$521
263 km or 163 mi	Anqing	$642
267 km or 166 mi	Zhumadian	$659
273 km or 170 mi	Yidu	$580
288 km or 179 mi	Yichang	$619
292 km or 182 mi	Yiyang	$611