Quebec City vs Yantai - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Quebec City	Yantai
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1644	$682
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3738	$1767
🏠 One person rent	$834	$329
🏘️ Family rent	$1281	$473
🍽️ Food expenses	$540	$223
🚐 Transport expenses	$134	$56.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2588	$1049
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	38 km
🎓 Higher education	38	49
😀 Quality of life	86	51
🏙️ Population	549K	7.1M

The cost of living in Quebec City is 141% more expensive than in Yantai. Cities ranked 2883rd and 6983rd ($1644 vs $682) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 110th and 66th 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 1.5 months in Yantai. Quebec City ranked 23rd best city to live in Canada vs Yantai ranked 53rd in China, while ranked 310th and 6160th 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	$15.4	$2.89
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$62.7	$18.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$4.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.58	$1.72
☕ Cappuccino	$3.8	$3.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.94	$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$790	$194
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$727	$300
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1395	$368
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1101	$411
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$52.8	$38.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$80	$59.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41.8	$10.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.07%	4.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8350	$3344
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3529	$5975
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.64	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$66.2	$8.96
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.3	$3.19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.18	$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.05	$1.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.05	$1.17
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.33	$0.91
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.9	$1.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$14.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$4.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$10.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.82	$1.34
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4	$1.23
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.29	$1.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$0.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$1.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.02	$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.82	$0.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.4	$14.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.99	$0.82
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.8	$3.29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.6	$4.38
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.99	$3.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.19	$0.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.86	$2.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.9	$22.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.5	$4.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$78.1	$24.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.9	$3.15
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.9	$72.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$110	$75.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$794	$333
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6012	$23251

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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 Yantai

Distance	City	Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi	Qixia	$622
59 km or 37 mi	Rushan	$609
68 km or 42 mi	Laiyang	$606
70 km or 43 mi	Haiyang	$605
74 km or 46 mi	Weihai	$610
77 km or 48 mi	Zhaoyuan	$600
88 km or 54 mi	Longkou	$605
88 km or 55 mi	Laixi	$594
111 km or 69 mi	Rongcheng	$596
120 km or 75 mi	Laizhou	$578
135 km or 84 mi	Pingdu	$569
162 km or 101 mi	Qingdao	$612
171 km or 106 mi	Dalian	$644
173 km or 107 mi	Jiaozhou	$574
176 km or 109 mi	Gaomi	$564
177 km or 110 mi	Changyi	$494
207 km or 128 mi	Weifang	$433
224 km or 139 mi	Anqiu	$514
227 km or 141 mi	Zhucheng	$561
232 km or 144 mi	Shouguang	$531
247 km or 154 mi	Dongying	$689
256 km or 159 mi	Wafangdian	$585
259 km or 161 mi	Qingzhou	$543
275 km or 171 mi	Rizhao	$566
287 km or 179 mi	Binzhou	$815
293 km or 182 mi	Zibo	$504
294 km or 183 mi	Zhuanghe	$543
318 km or 197 mi	Qinhuangdao	$664
318 km or 198 mi	Zouping	$553
343 km or 213 mi	Luanzhou	$635
347 km or 215 mi	Gaizhou	$517
348 km or 216 mi	Laiwu	$575
352 km or 219 mi	Xintai	$578
358 km or 223 mi	Binhai	$665
359 km or 223 mi	Laoling	$638
361 km or 224 mi	Xingcheng	$574
362 km or 225 mi	Huanghua	$655
364 km or 226 mi	Lianyungang	$536
366 km or 227 mi	Qian'an	$642
366 km or 227 mi	Tangshan	$702