Quebec City vs Yancheng - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Quebec City	Yancheng
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1648	$938
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3908	$1683
🏠 One person rent	$829	$552
🏘️ Family rent	$1438	$330
🍽️ Food expenses	$564	$227
🚐 Transport expenses	$124	$78.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2878	$942
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	38	17
😀 Quality of life	87	50
🏙️ Population	574K	6.71M

The cost of living in Quebec City is 76% more expensive than in Yancheng. Cities ranked 3402nd and 6021st ($1648 vs $938) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 116th 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 1 months in Yancheng. Quebec City ranked 21st best city to live in Canada vs Yancheng ranked 136th in China, while ranked 327th and 6705th 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	$18	$3.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$66.9	$30.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.1	$3.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.34	$2.45
☕ Cappuccino	$3.71	$4.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.96	$0.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$907	$1149
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$680	$353
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1526	$418
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1247	$239
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58.4	$28.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$89.6	$43.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$45.5	$12
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.49%	3.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6977	$2641
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2884	$1833
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.86	$0.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$71.5	$16.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.3	$4.72
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.04	$1.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.02	$0.34
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.04	$0.34
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.07	$1.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$7.94
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$2.97
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$11.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.33	$1.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.27
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.75	$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.96	$1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$0.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$0.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.88	$1.53
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.4	$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.81	$0.82
🚬 Cigarette pack	$15	$4.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.78	$5.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.1	$7.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.25	$1.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.89	$2.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.9	$29.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11	$5.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$79.9	$46.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.1	$3.56
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.2	$45.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.6	$80.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$703	$431
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8149	$16158

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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 Yancheng

Distance	City	Cost of living
57 km or 36 mi	Xinghua	$693
62 km or 39 mi	Dongtai	$691
93 km or 58 mi	Gaoyou	$644
94 km or 58 mi	Huai'an	$672
101 km or 62 mi	Hai'an	$664
104 km or 64 mi	Taizhou	$693
119 km or 74 mi	Rugao	$659
129 km or 80 mi	Yangzhou	$623
132 km or 82 mi	Tianchang	$635
132 km or 82 mi	Yangzhong	$627
136 km or 85 mi	Taixing	$651
146 km or 91 mi	Zhenjiang	$538
154 km or 96 mi	Yizheng	$620
155 km or 96 mi	Jingjiang	$645
160 km or 99 mi	Lianyungang	$571
164 km or 102 mi	Danyang	$623
166 km or 103 mi	Jiangyin	$658
172 km or 107 mi	Nantong	$581
173 km or 108 mi	Zhangjiagang	$652
177 km or 110 mi	Changzhou	$636
181 km or 113 mi	Suqian	$633
184 km or 114 mi	Jurong	$644
193 km or 120 mi	Haimen	$643
197 km or 122 mi	Nanjing	$789
198 km or 123 mi	Xinyi	$587
202 km or 125 mi	Changshu	$678
204 km or 127 mi	Wuxi	$686
211 km or 131 mi	Mingguang	$602
223 km or 138 mi	Pizhou	$590
226 km or 141 mi	Qidong	$725
227 km or 141 mi	Yixing	$663
228 km or 142 mi	Liyang	$657
234 km or 145 mi	Rizhao	$550
234 km or 146 mi	Taicang	$708
237 km or 147 mi	Suzhou	$798
237 km or 147 mi	Kunshan	$726
248 km or 154 mi	Linyi	$523
250 km or 155 mi	Ma'anshan	$674
264 km or 164 mi	Bengbu	$523
275 km or 171 mi	Pudong	$1030