Quebec City vs Wuhan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Quebec City	Wuhan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1658	$646
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3837	$1756
🏠 One person rent	$840	$252
🏘️ Family rent	$1268	$473
🍽️ Food expenses	$551	$224
🚐 Transport expenses	$129	$85.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2472	$833
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	39	98
😀 Quality of life	87	71
🏙️ Population	549K	12.3M

The cost of living in Quebec City is 157% more expensive than in Wuhan. Cities ranked 2827th and 7238th ($1658 vs $646) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 109th and 185th in Canada and China, respectively. Check Canada vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Quebec City compared to 1.3 months in Wuhan. Quebec City ranked 18th best city to live in Canada vs Wuhan ranked 14th in China, while ranked 204th and 2438th 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	$15.7	$3.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$67.6	$17.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.7	$5.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.4	$1.66
☕ Cappuccino	$4.01	$3.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.2	$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$793	$318
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$689	$169
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1298	$625
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1046	$344
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$78.6	$38.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$120	$58.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$50.9	$14.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.27%	4.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10641	$4486
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3317	$2439
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.75	$0.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$68.2	$27.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.5	$3.53
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.27	$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2	$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.35	$1.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.07	$1.01
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.94	$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$3.37
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17	$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.68	$1.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$1.27
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.53	$1.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.76	$1.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$0.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$0.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.14	$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.91	$0.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12	$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.71	$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.86	$2.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.03	$3.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.37	$5.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.27	$1.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.97	$1.35
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.9	$34.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.5	$5.25
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$82.4	$28.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$16	$3.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$83.5	$71.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.4	$96
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1142	$340
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6211	$11975

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Cities near Quebec City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi	Levis	$1653
80 km or 50 mi	Thetford Mines	$1529
89 km or 55 mi	Saint-Georges	$1560
102 km or 64 mi	Victoriaville	$1342
114 km or 71 mi	Trois-Rivieres	$1053
120 km or 74 mi	Shawinigan	$1379
142 km or 88 mi	Drummondville	$1588
166 km or 103 mi	Sherbrooke	$1468
169 km or 105 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1558
170 km or 106 mi	Riviere-du-Loup	$1567
178 km or 111 mi	Saguenay	$1585
180 km or 112 mi	Chicoutimi	$1587
187 km or 116 mi	Magog	$1539
188 km or 117 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1626
192 km or 120 mi	Joliette	$1397
195 km or 121 mi	Alma	$1586
196 km or 122 mi	Granby	$1158
201 km or 125 mi	L'Assomption	$1659
206 km or 128 mi	Beloeil	$1816
210 km or 131 mi	Repentigny	$1783
211 km or 131 mi	Varennes	$1835
212 km or 132 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1874
217 km or 135 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1924
218 km or 135 mi	Mascouche	$1772
218 km or 136 mi	Boucherville	$1882
220 km or 136 mi	Chambly	$1906
223 km or 138 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1705
223 km or 139 mi	Terrebonne	$1820
227 km or 141 mi	Longueuil	$1962
228 km or 142 mi	Brossard	$2105
229 km or 142 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1869
229 km or 143 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1847
231 km or 144 mi	Montreal	$1821
234 km or 146 mi	La Prairie	$1949
236 km or 146 mi	Westmount	$1808
236 km or 146 mi	Mount Royal	$1821
238 km or 148 mi	Laval	$1874
238 km or 148 mi	Candiac	$1912
241 km or 150 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1840
241 km or 150 mi	Boisbriand	$1813

Cities near Wuhan

Distance	City	Cost of living
45 km or 28 mi	Hanchuan	$620
52 km or 32 mi	Xiaogan	$650
58 km or 36 mi	Huanggang	$685
61 km or 38 mi	Ezhou	$661
79 km or 49 mi	Yingcheng	$605
83 km or 52 mi	Huangshi	$697
84 km or 52 mi	Xianning	$647
85 km or 53 mi	Daye	$669
88 km or 55 mi	Xiantao	$586
95 km or 59 mi	Anlu	$624
96 km or 60 mi	Macheng	$643
100 km or 62 mi	Chibi	$596
116 km or 72 mi	Honghu	$602
123 km or 76 mi	Jingshan	$589
123 km or 76 mi	Guangshui	$629
147 km or 91 mi	Wuxue	$647
148 km or 92 mi	Linxiang	$583
153 km or 95 mi	Suizhou	$639
172 km or 107 mi	Xinyang	$658
175 km or 109 mi	Zhongxiang	$590
176 km or 109 mi	Yueyang	$604
192 km or 119 mi	Jiujiang	$664
199 km or 124 mi	Jingzhou	$609
205 km or 127 mi	Jingmen	$604
205 km or 127 mi	Shishou	$574
218 km or 136 mi	Qianshan	$671
225 km or 140 mi	Zaoyang	$614
230 km or 143 mi	Yicheng	$601
240 km or 149 mi	Dangyang	$574
245 km or 153 mi	Songzi	$580
248 km or 154 mi	Lu'an	$702
255 km or 159 mi	Jinshi	$558
259 km or 161 mi	Tongcheng	$687
261 km or 162 mi	Xiangyang	$624
262 km or 163 mi	Nanchang	$538
263 km or 163 mi	Anqing	$708
267 km or 166 mi	Zhumadian	$651
273 km or 170 mi	Yidu	$574
288 km or 179 mi	Yichang	$599
292 km or 182 mi	Yiyang	$575