Quebec City vs Yancheng - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Quebec City	Yancheng
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1644	$900
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3738	$1715
🏠 One person rent	$834	$523
🏘️ Family rent	$1281	$319
🍽️ Food expenses	$540	$218
🚐 Transport expenses	$134	$72
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2588	$854
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	38	21
😀 Quality of life	86	40
🏙️ Population	549K	6.71M

The cost of living in Quebec City is 83% more expensive than in Yancheng. Cities ranked 2883rd and 6043rd ($1644 vs $900) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 110th and 13th in Canada and China, respectively. Check Canada vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Quebec City compared to 0.9 months in Yancheng. Quebec City ranked 23rd best city to live in Canada vs Yancheng ranked 236th in China, while ranked 310th and 6955th 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	$15.4	$4.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$62.7	$24.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$3.88
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.58	$1.85
☕ Cappuccino	$3.8	$5.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.94	$0.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$790	$1065
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$727	$331
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1395	$389
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1101	$222
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$52.8	$32.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$80	$50.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41.8	$12.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.07%	3.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8350	$2495
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3529	$1901
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.64	$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$66.2	$16.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.3	$4.08
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.18	$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.05	$2.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.05	$0.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.33	$0.28
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.9	$1.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$6.56
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$2.47
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.82	$1.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4	$1.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.29	$0.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$0.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$0.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.02	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.82	$1.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.4	$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.99	$0.75
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.8	$3.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.6	$4.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.99	$7.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.19	$1.65
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.86	$2.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.9	$27
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.5	$3.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$78.1	$43.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.9	$3.32
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.9	$55.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$110	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$794	$456
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6012	$22179

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Cities near Quebec City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi	Levis	$1627
80 km or 50 mi	Thetford Mines	$966
89 km or 55 mi	Saint-Georges	$1449
102 km or 64 mi	Victoriaville	$1239
114 km or 71 mi	Trois-Rivieres	$1118
120 km or 74 mi	Shawinigan	$1368
142 km or 88 mi	Drummondville	$1330
166 km or 103 mi	Sherbrooke	$1395
169 km or 105 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1532
170 km or 106 mi	Riviere-du-Loup	$1468
178 km or 111 mi	Saguenay	$1411
180 km or 112 mi	Chicoutimi	$1436
187 km or 116 mi	Magog	$1457
188 km or 117 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1562
192 km or 120 mi	Joliette	$1433
195 km or 121 mi	Alma	$1460
196 km or 122 mi	Granby	$1106
201 km or 125 mi	L'Assomption	$1651
206 km or 128 mi	Beloeil	$1742
210 km or 131 mi	Repentigny	$1743
211 km or 131 mi	Varennes	$1764
212 km or 132 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1800
217 km or 135 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1836
218 km or 135 mi	Mascouche	$1735
218 km or 136 mi	Boucherville	$1804
220 km or 136 mi	Chambly	$1829
223 km or 138 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1690
223 km or 139 mi	Terrebonne	$1776
227 km or 141 mi	Longueuil	$1835
228 km or 142 mi	Brossard	$2004
229 km or 142 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1790
229 km or 143 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1769
231 km or 144 mi	Montreal	$1857
234 km or 146 mi	La Prairie	$1889
236 km or 146 mi	Westmount	$1773
236 km or 146 mi	Mount Royal	$1792
238 km or 148 mi	Laval	$1900
238 km or 148 mi	Candiac	$1852
241 km or 150 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1803
241 km or 150 mi	Boisbriand	$1732

Cities near Yancheng

Distance	City	Cost of living
57 km or 36 mi	Xinghua	$665
62 km or 39 mi	Dongtai	$665
93 km or 58 mi	Gaoyou	$621
94 km or 58 mi	Huai'an	$668
101 km or 62 mi	Hai'an	$643
104 km or 64 mi	Taizhou	$644
119 km or 74 mi	Rugao	$644
129 km or 80 mi	Yangzhou	$620
132 km or 82 mi	Tianchang	$613
132 km or 82 mi	Yangzhong	$603
136 km or 85 mi	Taixing	$636
146 km or 91 mi	Zhenjiang	$522
154 km or 96 mi	Yizheng	$592
155 km or 96 mi	Jingjiang	$643
160 km or 99 mi	Lianyungang	$536
164 km or 102 mi	Danyang	$607
166 km or 103 mi	Jiangyin	$657
172 km or 107 mi	Nantong	$602
173 km or 108 mi	Zhangjiagang	$640
177 km or 110 mi	Changzhou	$702
181 km or 113 mi	Suqian	$620
184 km or 114 mi	Jurong	$621
193 km or 120 mi	Haimen	$631
197 km or 122 mi	Nanjing	$746
198 km or 123 mi	Xinyi	$572
202 km or 125 mi	Changshu	$645
204 km or 127 mi	Wuxi	$670
211 km or 131 mi	Mingguang	$587
223 km or 138 mi	Pizhou	$575
226 km or 141 mi	Qidong	$701
227 km or 141 mi	Yixing	$695
228 km or 142 mi	Liyang	$654
234 km or 145 mi	Rizhao	$566
234 km or 146 mi	Taicang	$665
237 km or 147 mi	Suzhou	$868
237 km or 147 mi	Kunshan	$700
248 km or 154 mi	Linyi	$541
250 km or 155 mi	Ma'anshan	$666
264 km or 164 mi	Bengbu	$505
275 km or 171 mi	Pudong	$984