Quebec City vs Wuhan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Quebec City	Wuhan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1648	$657
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3908	$1722
🏠 One person rent	$829	$255
🏘️ Family rent	$1438	$445
🍽️ Food expenses	$564	$233
🚐 Transport expenses	$124	$86.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2878	$1177
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	38	97
😀 Quality of life	87	74
🏙️ Population	574K	12.3M

The cost of living in Quebec City is 151% more expensive than in Wuhan. Cities ranked 3402nd and 7573rd ($1648 vs $657) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 116th and 121st 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 1.8 months in Wuhan. Quebec City ranked 21st best city to live in Canada vs Wuhan ranked 7th in China, while ranked 327th and 1885th 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	$2.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$66.9	$19.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.1	$5.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.34	$1.83
☕ Cappuccino	$3.71	$3.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.96	$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$907	$317
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$680	$184
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1526	$571
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1247	$337
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58.4	$31.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$89.6	$49
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$45.5	$12.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.49%	3.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6977	$2935
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2884	$1523
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.86	$0.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$71.5	$25.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.3	$3.93
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.04	$1.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.02	$1.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.04	$1.06
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.07	$1.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$3.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.33	$1.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.75	$1.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.96	$1.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$0.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.88	$1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.4	$12.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.81	$0.77
🚬 Cigarette pack	$15	$3.16
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.78	$3.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.1	$5.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.25	$1.45
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.89	$1.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.9	$56.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11	$5.66
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$79.9	$29.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.1	$3.46
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.2	$59.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.6	$78.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$703	$414
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8149	$8347

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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 Wuhan

Distance	City	Cost of living
45 km or 28 mi	Hanchuan	$624
52 km or 32 mi	Xiaogan	$643
58 km or 36 mi	Huanggang	$664
61 km or 38 mi	Ezhou	$649
79 km or 49 mi	Yingcheng	$600
83 km or 52 mi	Huangshi	$691
84 km or 52 mi	Xianning	$638
85 km or 53 mi	Daye	$658
88 km or 55 mi	Xiantao	$619
95 km or 59 mi	Anlu	$595
96 km or 60 mi	Macheng	$610
100 km or 62 mi	Chibi	$600
116 km or 72 mi	Honghu	$600
123 km or 76 mi	Jingshan	$585
123 km or 76 mi	Guangshui	$589
147 km or 91 mi	Wuxue	$618
148 km or 92 mi	Linxiang	$583
153 km or 95 mi	Suizhou	$593
172 km or 107 mi	Xinyang	$596
175 km or 109 mi	Zhongxiang	$573
176 km or 109 mi	Yueyang	$608
192 km or 119 mi	Jiujiang	$615
199 km or 124 mi	Jingzhou	$623
205 km or 127 mi	Jingmen	$587
205 km or 127 mi	Shishou	$565
218 km or 136 mi	Qianshan	$587
225 km or 140 mi	Zaoyang	$562
230 km or 143 mi	Yicheng	$556
240 km or 149 mi	Dangyang	$554
245 km or 153 mi	Songzi	$570
248 km or 154 mi	Lu'an	$650
255 km or 159 mi	Jinshi	$535
259 km or 161 mi	Tongcheng	$612
261 km or 162 mi	Xiangyang	$575
262 km or 163 mi	Nanchang	$542
263 km or 163 mi	Anqing	$551
267 km or 166 mi	Zhumadian	$599
273 km or 170 mi	Yidu	$556
288 km or 179 mi	Yichang	$578
292 km or 182 mi	Yiyang	$589