Quebec City vs Zhoukou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Quebec City	Zhoukou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1695	$598
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3907	$1639
🏠 One person rent	$873	$189
🏘️ Family rent	$1435	$293
🍽️ Food expenses	$558	$259
🚐 Transport expenses	$129	$65.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2900	$681
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	119 km
🎓 Higher education	38	14
😀 Quality of life	88	44
🏙️ Population	549K	9.03M

The cost of living in Quebec City is 184% more expensive than in Zhoukou. Cities ranked 3269th and 7960th ($1695 vs $598) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 113th and 226th 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 Zhoukou. Quebec City ranked 28th best city to live in Canada vs Zhoukou ranked 350th in China, while ranked 332nd and 7402nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Quebec City vs Zhoukou

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	Quebec City	Zhoukou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.5	$3.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$59.9	$27.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$4.87
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.49	$1.01
☕ Cappuccino	$3.83	$3.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.08	$2.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$863	$168
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$743	$142
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1500	$302
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1244	$217
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$61.3	$32.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$95	$49.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$44.8	$9.52
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.33%	3.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8196	$3158
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2969	$1613
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.76	$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$71.5	$18.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.2	$2.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.15	$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.29	$3.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.03	$2.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.99	$0.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.17	$2.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.5	$2.01
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$1.74
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$0.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.13	$2.43
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4	$1.06
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$0.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.81	$0.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.99	$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.88	$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.4	$25.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.05	$0.43
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.5	$3.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.92	$4.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.16	$4.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.29	$1.7
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.91	$1.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.4	$37.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.3	$5.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$81.6	$24.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$16	$4.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.4	$47.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96.6	$116
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$719	$239
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7052	$16685

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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 Zhoukou

Distance	City	Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi	Xiangcheng	$572
59 km or 36 mi	Luohe	$543
78 km or 49 mi	Jieshou	$556
88 km or 55 mi	Xuchang	$491
92 km or 57 mi	Zhumadian	$596
104 km or 65 mi	Changge	$509
110 km or 69 mi	Wugang	$526
120 km or 75 mi	Xinzheng	$518
123 km or 76 mi	Yuzhou	$520
125 km or 78 mi	Pingdingshan	$542
128 km or 80 mi	Shangqiu	$602
133 km or 83 mi	Kaifeng	$483
135 km or 84 mi	Fuyang	$601
154 km or 96 mi	Zhengzhou	$511
154 km or 96 mi	Xinmi	$516
170 km or 106 mi	Yongcheng	$581
173 km or 107 mi	Xingyang	$516
175 km or 109 mi	Xinyang	$596
175 km or 109 mi	Dengfeng	$518
177 km or 110 mi	Changyuan	$569
177 km or 110 mi	Ruzhou	$523
193 km or 120 mi	Heze	$803
197 km or 123 mi	Gongyi	$516
199 km or 123 mi	Xinxiang	$489
202 km or 125 mi	Huaibei	$581
205 km or 127 mi	Weihui	$498
208 km or 129 mi	Nanyang	$578
210 km or 131 mi	Yanshi	$514
215 km or 134 mi	Suzhou	$592
218 km or 136 mi	Huixian	$506
220 km or 137 mi	Jiaozuo	$489
223 km or 138 mi	Mengzhou	$506
226 km or 141 mi	Qinyang	$507
234 km or 146 mi	Luoyang	$525
236 km or 147 mi	Guangshui	$590
238 km or 148 mi	Hebi	$531
240 km or 149 mi	Puyang	$583
242 km or 150 mi	Zaoyang	$561
243 km or 151 mi	Suizhou	$594
245 km or 152 mi	Xuzhou	$514