Quebec City vs Xuzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Quebec City	Xuzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1695	$514
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3907	$1489
🏠 One person rent	$873	$207
🏘️ Family rent	$1435	$342
🍽️ Food expenses	$558	$177
🚐 Transport expenses	$129	$66.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2900	$899
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	38	55
😀 Quality of life	88	52
🏙️ Population	549K	9.08M

The cost of living in Quebec City is 230% more expensive than in Xuzhou. Cities ranked 3269th and 8627th ($1695 vs $514) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 113th and 495th 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 1.7 months in Xuzhou. Quebec City ranked 28th best city to live in Canada vs Xuzhou ranked 94th in China, while ranked 332nd and 6539th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Quebec City vs Xuzhou

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	Quebec City	Xuzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.5	$2.22
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$59.9	$14.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$4.89
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.49	$1.9
☕ Cappuccino	$3.83	$2.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.08	$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$863	$189
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$743	$167
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1500	$348
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1244	$277
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$61.3	$28.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$95	$43.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$44.8	$7.01
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.33%	3.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8196	$2089
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2969	$1637
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.76	$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$71.5	$12
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.2	$4.27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.15	$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.29	$1.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.03	$1.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.99	$0.71
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.17	$1.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$11.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.5	$1.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$7.91
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$1.57
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$1.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.13	$0.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4	$0.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$0.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.81	$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.99	$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.88	$1.28
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.4	$5.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.05	$0.48
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.5	$2.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.92	$3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.16	$4.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.29	$1.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.91	$0.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.4	$20.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.3	$7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$81.6	$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$16	$3.45
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.4	$29.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96.6	$50.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$719	$289
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7052	$21609

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Cities near Quebec City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi	Levis	$1685
80 km or 50 mi	Thetford Mines	$1024
89 km or 55 mi	Saint-Georges	$1466
102 km or 64 mi	Victoriaville	$1265
114 km or 71 mi	Trois-Rivieres	$1180
120 km or 74 mi	Shawinigan	$1434
142 km or 88 mi	Drummondville	$1399
166 km or 103 mi	Sherbrooke	$1451
169 km or 105 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1589
170 km or 106 mi	Riviere-du-Loup	$1506
178 km or 111 mi	Saguenay	$1104
180 km or 112 mi	Chicoutimi	$1254
187 km or 116 mi	Magog	$1526
188 km or 117 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1642
192 km or 120 mi	Joliette	$1458
195 km or 121 mi	Alma	$1341
196 km or 122 mi	Granby	$1142
201 km or 125 mi	L'Assomption	$1723
206 km or 128 mi	Beloeil	$1838
210 km or 131 mi	Repentigny	$1846
211 km or 131 mi	Varennes	$1861
212 km or 132 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1891
217 km or 135 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1918
218 km or 135 mi	Mascouche	$1852
218 km or 136 mi	Boucherville	$1897
220 km or 136 mi	Chambly	$1918
223 km or 138 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1800
223 km or 139 mi	Terrebonne	$1907
227 km or 141 mi	Longueuil	$1923
228 km or 142 mi	Brossard	$2080
229 km or 142 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1875
229 km or 143 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1857
231 km or 144 mi	Montreal	$1928
234 km or 146 mi	La Prairie	$1960
236 km or 146 mi	Westmount	$1862
236 km or 146 mi	Mount Royal	$1876
238 km or 148 mi	Laval	$2047
238 km or 148 mi	Candiac	$1940
241 km or 150 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1893
241 km or 150 mi	Boisbriand	$1934

Cities near Xuzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Huaibei	$581
73 km or 45 mi	Suzhou	$592
75 km or 47 mi	Zaozhuang	$542
76 km or 47 mi	Pizhou	$576
77 km or 48 mi	Yongcheng	$581
91 km or 57 mi	Tengzhou	$572
106 km or 66 mi	Xinyi	$571
107 km or 67 mi	Suqian	$617
138 km or 86 mi	Linyi	$530
139 km or 86 mi	Jining	$548
140 km or 87 mi	Zoucheng	$558
142 km or 89 mi	Shangqiu	$602
148 km or 92 mi	Bengbu	$519
150 km or 93 mi	Qufu	$563
181 km or 112 mi	Mingguang	$594
187 km or 116 mi	Lianyungang	$553
191 km or 119 mi	Xintai	$566
193 km or 120 mi	Heze	$803
198 km or 123 mi	Fuyang	$601
198 km or 123 mi	Huainan	$615
199 km or 123 mi	Huai'an	$661
202 km or 126 mi	Jieshou	$556
216 km or 134 mi	Tai'an	$548
217 km or 135 mi	Feicheng	$550
218 km or 136 mi	Laiwu	$564
230 km or 143 mi	Xiangcheng	$572
242 km or 150 mi	Rizhao	$549
243 km or 151 mi	Tianchang	$623
245 km or 152 mi	Zhoukou	$598
248 km or 154 mi	Changyuan	$569
258 km or 160 mi	Puyang	$583
266 km or 165 mi	Gaoyou	$632
267 km or 166 mi	Hefei	$654
267 km or 166 mi	Liaocheng	$505
267 km or 166 mi	Kaifeng	$483
268 km or 167 mi	Jinan	$547
280 km or 174 mi	Zhucheng	$541
286 km or 178 mi	Lu'an	$647
286 km or 178 mi	Xinghua	$677
287 km or 178 mi	Nanjing	$765