Quebec City vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Quebec City	Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1632	$504
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3776	$1433
🏠 One person rent	$826	$190
🏘️ Family rent	$1323	$328
🍽️ Food expenses	$538	$185
🚐 Transport expenses	$136	$60.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2731	$575
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	38	77
😀 Quality of life	88	68
🏙️ Population	549K	12.6M

The cost of living in Quebec City is 224% more expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 3402nd and 8651st ($1632 vs $504) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 116th and 491st 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 1.1 months in Zhengzhou. Quebec City ranked 25th best city to live in Canada vs Zhengzhou ranked 36th in China, while ranked 300th and 4484th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Quebec City vs Zhengzhou

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	Quebec City	Zhengzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.8	$2.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.4	$17
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.8	$4.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.99	$0.78
☕ Cappuccino	$3.82	$2.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.85	$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$788	$176
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$714	$138
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1419	$311
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1141	$252
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$52.9	$35.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$82.2	$54.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$44.4	$9.48
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.88%	4.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9628	$2753
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3472	$1340
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.66	$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$67.5	$10.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.6	$3.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.16	$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.17	$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.02	$1.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.05	$0.84
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.04	$0.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$2.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.97	$1.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$0.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.17	$0.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.96	$0.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$0.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.86	$1.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.7	$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.14	$0.83
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.6	$2.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.71	$2.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.04	$3.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.24	$0.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.89	$1.05
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.1	$45.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10	$5.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$79	$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.1	$4.48
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.8	$55.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$65.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$816	$227
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6103	$19556

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Cities near Quebec City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi	Levis	$1622
80 km or 50 mi	Thetford Mines	$1019
89 km or 55 mi	Saint-Georges	$1470
102 km or 64 mi	Victoriaville	$1265
114 km or 71 mi	Trois-Rivieres	$1136
120 km or 74 mi	Shawinigan	$1388
142 km or 88 mi	Drummondville	$1363
166 km or 103 mi	Sherbrooke	$1420
169 km or 105 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1549
170 km or 106 mi	Riviere-du-Loup	$1455
178 km or 111 mi	Saguenay	$1077
180 km or 112 mi	Chicoutimi	$1223
187 km or 116 mi	Magog	$1486
188 km or 117 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1586
192 km or 120 mi	Joliette	$1449
195 km or 121 mi	Alma	$1304
196 km or 122 mi	Granby	$1120
201 km or 125 mi	L'Assomption	$1671
206 km or 128 mi	Beloeil	$1776
210 km or 131 mi	Repentigny	$1767
211 km or 131 mi	Varennes	$1786
212 km or 132 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1822
217 km or 135 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1869
218 km or 135 mi	Mascouche	$1766
218 km or 136 mi	Boucherville	$1820
220 km or 136 mi	Chambly	$1853
223 km or 138 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1719
223 km or 139 mi	Terrebonne	$1805
227 km or 141 mi	Longueuil	$1842
228 km or 142 mi	Brossard	$2055
229 km or 142 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1828
229 km or 143 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1805
231 km or 144 mi	Montreal	$1903
234 km or 146 mi	La Prairie	$1911
236 km or 146 mi	Westmount	$1814
236 km or 146 mi	Mount Royal	$1820
238 km or 148 mi	Laval	$1930
238 km or 148 mi	Candiac	$1892
241 km or 150 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1835
241 km or 150 mi	Boisbriand	$1763

Cities near Zhengzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi	Xingyang	$513
35 km or 22 mi	Xinmi	$518
40 km or 25 mi	Xinzheng	$522
60 km or 37 mi	Changge	$517
62 km or 38 mi	Gongyi	$516
62 km or 39 mi	Kaifeng	$478
64 km or 40 mi	Xinxiang	$502
66 km or 41 mi	Jiaozuo	$489
66 km or 41 mi	Dengfeng	$517
69 km or 43 mi	Yuzhou	$523
77 km or 48 mi	Qinyang	$506
80 km or 50 mi	Huixian	$511
81 km or 50 mi	Yanshi	$510
81 km or 51 mi	Weihui	$506
82 km or 51 mi	Xuchang	$507
82 km or 51 mi	Mengzhou	$503
99 km or 61 mi	Ruzhou	$525
105 km or 65 mi	Jiyuan	$515
111 km or 69 mi	Changyuan	$572
111 km or 69 mi	Jincheng	$537
113 km or 70 mi	Luoyang	$513
118 km or 73 mi	Pingdingshan	$544
125 km or 78 mi	Hebi	$527
134 km or 83 mi	Luohe	$553
134 km or 83 mi	Gaoping	$551
147 km or 91 mi	Linzhou	$534
154 km or 96 mi	Zhoukou	$582
162 km or 101 mi	Anyang	$484
162 km or 101 mi	Wugang	$526
168 km or 104 mi	Puyang	$585
169 km or 105 mi	Changzhi	$689
170 km or 106 mi	Heze	$807
185 km or 115 mi	Xiangcheng	$567
185 km or 115 mi	Shangqiu	$598
200 km or 124 mi	Zhumadian	$580
220 km or 137 mi	Handan	$552
221 km or 137 mi	Nanyang	$581
221 km or 138 mi	Wu'an	$543
225 km or 140 mi	Sanmenxia	$518
228 km or 142 mi	Jieshou	$563