Quebec City vs Yancheng - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Quebec City	Yancheng
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1695	$922
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3907	$1703
🏠 One person rent	$873	$546
🏘️ Family rent	$1435	$329
🍽️ Food expenses	$558	$219
🚐 Transport expenses	$129	$74.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2900	$811
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	38	17
😀 Quality of life	88	45
🏙️ Population	549K	6.71M

The cost of living in Quebec City is 84% more expensive than in Yancheng. Cities ranked 3269th and 6200th ($1695 vs $922) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 113th and 15th 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 0.9 months in Yancheng. Quebec City ranked 28th best city to live in Canada vs Yancheng ranked 268th in China, while ranked 332nd and 7176th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Quebec City vs Yancheng

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	Quebec City	Yancheng
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.5	$3.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$59.9	$29.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$3.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.49	$2.17
☕ Cappuccino	$3.83	$4.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.08	$0.36
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$863	$1131
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$743	$345
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1500	$405
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1244	$232
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$61.3	$33.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$95	$51.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$44.8	$10.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.33%	3.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8196	$2571
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2969	$1818
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.76	$0.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$71.5	$17
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.2	$4.18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.15	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.29	$2.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.03	$0.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.99	$0.29
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.17	$1.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$6.95
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.5	$2.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$9.64
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$1.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$1.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.13	$1.43
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4	$0.87
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$0.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.81	$0.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.99	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.88	$1.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.4	$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.05	$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.5	$3.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.92	$4.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.16	$7.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.29	$1.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.91	$2.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.4	$28.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.3	$4.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$81.6	$44.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$16	$3.45
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.4	$48.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96.6	$94.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$719	$502
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7052	$18853

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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 Yancheng

Distance	City	Cost of living
57 km or 36 mi	Xinghua	$677
62 km or 39 mi	Dongtai	$678
93 km or 58 mi	Gaoyou	$632
94 km or 58 mi	Huai'an	$661
101 km or 62 mi	Hai'an	$647
104 km or 64 mi	Taizhou	$675
119 km or 74 mi	Rugao	$646
129 km or 80 mi	Yangzhou	$618
132 km or 82 mi	Tianchang	$623
132 km or 82 mi	Yangzhong	$611
136 km or 85 mi	Taixing	$636
146 km or 91 mi	Zhenjiang	$525
154 km or 96 mi	Yizheng	$601
155 km or 96 mi	Jingjiang	$636
160 km or 99 mi	Lianyungang	$553
164 km or 102 mi	Danyang	$604
166 km or 103 mi	Jiangyin	$650
172 km or 107 mi	Nantong	$557
173 km or 108 mi	Zhangjiagang	$667
177 km or 110 mi	Changzhou	$623
181 km or 113 mi	Suqian	$617
184 km or 114 mi	Jurong	$626
193 km or 120 mi	Haimen	$620
197 km or 122 mi	Nanjing	$765
198 km or 123 mi	Xinyi	$571
202 km or 125 mi	Changshu	$644
204 km or 127 mi	Wuxi	$683
211 km or 131 mi	Mingguang	$594
223 km or 138 mi	Pizhou	$576
226 km or 141 mi	Qidong	$701
227 km or 141 mi	Yixing	$684
228 km or 142 mi	Liyang	$652
234 km or 145 mi	Rizhao	$549
234 km or 146 mi	Taicang	$669
237 km or 147 mi	Suzhou	$782
237 km or 147 mi	Kunshan	$696
248 km or 154 mi	Linyi	$530
250 km or 155 mi	Ma'anshan	$669
264 km or 164 mi	Bengbu	$519
275 km or 171 mi	Pudong	$1002