Quebec City vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Quebec City	Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1791	$522
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4030	$1600
🏠 One person rent	$919	$184
🏘️ Family rent	$1392	$432
🍽️ Food expenses	$591	$190
🚐 Transport expenses	$142	$69
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2544	$714
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	39	78
😀 Quality of life	86	66
🏙️ Population	549K	12.6M

The cost of living in Quebec City is 243% more expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 2544th and 8506th ($1791 vs $522) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 95th and 518th in Canada and China, respectively. Check Canada vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Quebec City compared to 1.4 months in Zhengzhou. Quebec City ranked 26th best city to live in Canada vs Zhengzhou ranked 30th in China, while ranked 316th and 3930th 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	$18.6	$2.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$72.3	$17.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.1	$4.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.62	$0.85
☕ Cappuccino	$4.48	$2.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.46	$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$837	$181
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$788	$129
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1444	$465
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1178	$343
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$71.5	$35.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$110	$55.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$50.3	$8.81
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.12%	4.91%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8764	$3232
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3034	$1608
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.8	$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$69.6	$14
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.4	$3.92
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.27	$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.09	$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.06	$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.62	$0.85
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.01	$1.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$14.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$2.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17	$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.96	$1.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$1.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.54	$0.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.21	$0.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$0.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.77	$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.21	$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.91	$1.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.2	$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.97	$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.3	$2.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.84	$2.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.19	$3.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.32	$0.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.98	$1.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.3	$95.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.2	$5.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$82.5	$14
💇 Haircut, simple	$16	$4.53
👖 Brand Jeans	$70.9	$47.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$77.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$850	$260
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6253	$19861

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Cities near Quebec City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi	Levis	$1766
80 km or 50 mi	Thetford Mines	$1462
89 km or 55 mi	Saint-Georges	$1509
102 km or 64 mi	Victoriaville	$1211
114 km or 71 mi	Trois-Rivieres	$1082
120 km or 74 mi	Shawinigan	$1410
142 km or 88 mi	Drummondville	$1645
166 km or 103 mi	Sherbrooke	$1449
169 km or 105 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1624
170 km or 106 mi	Riviere-du-Loup	$1613
178 km or 111 mi	Saguenay	$1544
180 km or 112 mi	Chicoutimi	$1566
187 km or 116 mi	Magog	$1539
188 km or 117 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1657
192 km or 120 mi	Joliette	$1540
195 km or 121 mi	Alma	$1582
196 km or 122 mi	Granby	$1187
201 km or 125 mi	L'Assomption	$1740
206 km or 128 mi	Beloeil	$1836
210 km or 131 mi	Repentigny	$1823
211 km or 131 mi	Varennes	$1845
212 km or 132 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1884
217 km or 135 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1912
218 km or 135 mi	Mascouche	$1821
218 km or 136 mi	Boucherville	$1878
220 km or 136 mi	Chambly	$1901
223 km or 138 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1773
223 km or 139 mi	Terrebonne	$1849
227 km or 141 mi	Longueuil	$1896
228 km or 142 mi	Brossard	$2057
229 km or 142 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1873
229 km or 143 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1843
231 km or 144 mi	Montreal	$1954
234 km or 146 mi	La Prairie	$1960
236 km or 146 mi	Westmount	$1861
236 km or 146 mi	Mount Royal	$1871
238 km or 148 mi	Laval	$1996
238 km or 148 mi	Candiac	$1927
241 km or 150 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1890
241 km or 150 mi	Boisbriand	$1751

Cities near Zhengzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi	Xingyang	$531
35 km or 22 mi	Xinmi	$541
40 km or 25 mi	Xinzheng	$559
60 km or 37 mi	Changge	$568
62 km or 38 mi	Gongyi	$535
62 km or 39 mi	Kaifeng	$623
64 km or 40 mi	Xinxiang	$588
66 km or 41 mi	Jiaozuo	$502
66 km or 41 mi	Dengfeng	$542
69 km or 43 mi	Yuzhou	$571
77 km or 48 mi	Qinyang	$525
80 km or 50 mi	Huixian	$565
81 km or 50 mi	Yanshi	$521
81 km or 51 mi	Weihui	$586
82 km or 51 mi	Xuchang	$610
82 km or 51 mi	Mengzhou	$517
99 km or 61 mi	Ruzhou	$555
105 km or 65 mi	Jiyuan	$533
111 km or 69 mi	Changyuan	$819
111 km or 69 mi	Jincheng	$567
113 km or 70 mi	Luoyang	$511
118 km or 73 mi	Pingdingshan	$611
125 km or 78 mi	Hebi	$648
134 km or 83 mi	Luohe	$612
134 km or 83 mi	Gaoping	$591
147 km or 91 mi	Linzhou	$608
154 km or 96 mi	Zhoukou	$599
162 km or 101 mi	Anyang	$602
162 km or 101 mi	Wugang	$587
168 km or 104 mi	Puyang	$826
169 km or 105 mi	Changzhi	$747
170 km or 106 mi	Heze	$1433
185 km or 115 mi	Xiangcheng	$598
185 km or 115 mi	Shangqiu	$775
200 km or 124 mi	Zhumadian	$659
220 km or 137 mi	Handan	$634
221 km or 137 mi	Nanyang	$655
221 km or 138 mi	Wu'an	$609
225 km or 140 mi	Sanmenxia	$554
228 km or 142 mi	Jieshou	$619