Quebec City vs Yantai - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Quebec City	Yantai
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1695	$705
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3907	$1732
🏠 One person rent	$873	$340
🏘️ Family rent	$1435	$491
🍽️ Food expenses	$558	$231
🚐 Transport expenses	$129	$59
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2900	$1080
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	38 km
🎓 Higher education	38	42
😀 Quality of life	88	55
🏙️ Population	549K	7.1M

The cost of living in Quebec City is 140% more expensive than in Yantai. Cities ranked 3269th and 7210th ($1695 vs $705) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 113th and 49th 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 1.5 months in Yantai. Quebec City ranked 28th best city to live in Canada vs Yantai ranked 63rd in China, while ranked 332nd and 6343rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Quebec City vs Yantai

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	Quebec City	Yantai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.5	$3.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$59.9	$18.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$4.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.49	$1.91
☕ Cappuccino	$3.83	$3.52
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.08	$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$863	$202
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$743	$309
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1500	$365
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1244	$430
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$61.3	$41.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$95	$63.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$44.8	$10.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.33%	3.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8196	$3115
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2969	$6250
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.76	$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$71.5	$10
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.2	$3.43
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.15	$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.29	$2.36
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.03	$1.31
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.99	$0.81
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.17	$1.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$16.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.5	$4.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$7.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$1.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$0.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.13	$1.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4	$1.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$0.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.81	$0.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.99	$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.88	$0.92
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.4	$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.05	$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.5	$3.14
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.92	$4.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.16	$3.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.29	$0.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.91	$2.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.4	$23.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.3	$5.04
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$81.6	$25.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$16	$3.32
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.4	$66.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96.6	$83.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$719	$338
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7052	$14357

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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 Yantai

Distance	City	Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi	Qixia	$626
59 km or 37 mi	Rushan	$597
68 km or 42 mi	Laiyang	$596
70 km or 43 mi	Haiyang	$595
74 km or 46 mi	Weihai	$491
77 km or 48 mi	Zhaoyuan	$590
88 km or 54 mi	Longkou	$598
88 km or 55 mi	Laixi	$578
111 km or 69 mi	Rongcheng	$551
120 km or 75 mi	Laizhou	$559
135 km or 84 mi	Pingdu	$545
162 km or 101 mi	Qingdao	$649
171 km or 106 mi	Dalian	$718
173 km or 107 mi	Jiaozhou	$457
176 km or 109 mi	Gaomi	$515
177 km or 110 mi	Changyi	$510
207 km or 128 mi	Weifang	$449
224 km or 139 mi	Anqiu	$523
227 km or 141 mi	Zhucheng	$541
232 km or 144 mi	Shouguang	$573
247 km or 154 mi	Dongying	$660
256 km or 159 mi	Wafangdian	$607
259 km or 161 mi	Qingzhou	$563
275 km or 171 mi	Rizhao	$549
287 km or 179 mi	Binzhou	$748
293 km or 182 mi	Zibo	$554
294 km or 183 mi	Zhuanghe	$559
318 km or 197 mi	Qinhuangdao	$574
318 km or 198 mi	Zouping	$566
343 km or 213 mi	Luanzhou	$626
347 km or 215 mi	Gaizhou	$532
348 km or 216 mi	Laiwu	$564
352 km or 219 mi	Xintai	$566
358 km or 223 mi	Binhai	$656
359 km or 223 mi	Laoling	$584
361 km or 224 mi	Xingcheng	$578
362 km or 225 mi	Huanghua	$630
364 km or 226 mi	Lianyungang	$553
366 km or 227 mi	Qian'an	$632
366 km or 227 mi	Tangshan	$697