Quebec City vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Quebec City	Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1644	$512
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3738	$1559
🏠 One person rent	$834	$187
🏘️ Family rent	$1281	$431
🍽️ Food expenses	$540	$185
🚐 Transport expenses	$134	$64.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2588	$680
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	38	78
😀 Quality of life	86	66
🏙️ Population	549K	12.6M

The cost of living in Quebec City is 221% more expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 2883rd and 8544th ($1644 vs $512) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 110th and 499th 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 1.3 months in Zhengzhou. Quebec City ranked 23rd best city to live in Canada vs Zhengzhou ranked 33rd in China, while ranked 310th and 3982nd 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	$15.4	$2.08
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$62.7	$16.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$4.13
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.58	$0.83
☕ Cappuccino	$3.8	$2.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.94	$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$790	$174
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$727	$124
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1395	$451
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1101	$330
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$52.8	$42.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$80	$66.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41.8	$10.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.07%	4.89%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8350	$3147
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3529	$1568
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.64	$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$66.2	$13.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.3	$3.61
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.18	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.05	$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.05	$1.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.33	$0.86
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.9	$1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$2.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$11.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.82	$1.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4	$0.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.29	$1.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$0.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$0.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.02	$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.82	$1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.4	$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.99	$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.8	$2.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.6	$2.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.99	$3.24
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.19	$0.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.86	$1.02
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.9	$91
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.5	$5.17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$78.1	$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.9	$4.32
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.9	$45
👟 Brand Sneakers	$110	$75.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$794	$251
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6012	$19343

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 Zhengzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi	Xingyang	$519
35 km or 22 mi	Xinmi	$528
40 km or 25 mi	Xinzheng	$538
60 km or 37 mi	Changge	$547
62 km or 38 mi	Gongyi	$522
62 km or 39 mi	Kaifeng	$545
64 km or 40 mi	Xinxiang	$575
66 km or 41 mi	Jiaozuo	$479
66 km or 41 mi	Dengfeng	$529
69 km or 43 mi	Yuzhou	$552
77 km or 48 mi	Qinyang	$504
80 km or 50 mi	Huixian	$551
81 km or 50 mi	Yanshi	$509
81 km or 51 mi	Weihui	$571
82 km or 51 mi	Xuchang	$586
82 km or 51 mi	Mengzhou	$505
99 km or 61 mi	Ruzhou	$538
105 km or 65 mi	Jiyuan	$520
111 km or 69 mi	Changyuan	$787
111 km or 69 mi	Jincheng	$547
113 km or 70 mi	Luoyang	$505
118 km or 73 mi	Pingdingshan	$591
125 km or 78 mi	Hebi	$625
134 km or 83 mi	Luohe	$591
134 km or 83 mi	Gaoping	$573
147 km or 91 mi	Linzhou	$588
154 km or 96 mi	Zhoukou	$580
162 km or 101 mi	Anyang	$578
162 km or 101 mi	Wugang	$571
168 km or 104 mi	Puyang	$800
169 km or 105 mi	Changzhi	$726
170 km or 106 mi	Heze	$1385
185 km or 115 mi	Xiangcheng	$577
185 km or 115 mi	Shangqiu	$736
200 km or 124 mi	Zhumadian	$637
220 km or 137 mi	Handan	$610
221 km or 137 mi	Nanyang	$632
221 km or 138 mi	Wu'an	$587
225 km or 140 mi	Sanmenxia	$564
228 km or 142 mi	Jieshou	$591