Quebec City vs Zhumadian - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Quebec City	Zhumadian
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1632	$580
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3776	$1519
🏠 One person rent	$826	$225
🏘️ Family rent	$1323	$382
🍽️ Food expenses	$538	$213
🚐 Transport expenses	$136	$70.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2731	$675
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	49 km
🎓 Higher education	38	19
😀 Quality of life	88	44
🏙️ Population	549K	7.01M

The cost of living in Quebec City is 181% more expensive than in Zhumadian. Cities ranked 3402nd and 7987th ($1632 vs $580) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 116th and 243rd 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 1.2 months in Zhumadian. Quebec City ranked 25th best city to live in Canada vs Zhumadian ranked 315th in China, while ranked 300th and 7223rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Quebec City vs Zhumadian

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	Quebec City	Zhumadian
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.8	$2.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.4	$21
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.8	$5.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.99	$0.78
☕ Cappuccino	$3.82	$2.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.85	$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$788	$207
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$714	$152
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1419	$374
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1141	$276
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$52.9	$49.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$82.2	$74.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$44.4	$12.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.88%	3.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9628	$3219
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3472	$1646
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.66	$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$67.5	$16.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.6	$3.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.16	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.17	$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.02	$1.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.05	$1
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.04	$1.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$2.85
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$12.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.97	$1.79
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$1.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.17	$1.18
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.96	$0.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$0.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$0.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.86	$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.7	$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.14	$0.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.6	$2.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.71	$4.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.04	$4.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.24	$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.89	$1.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.1	$37.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10	$5.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$79	$24.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.1	$5.17
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.8	$41.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$75.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$816	$319
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6103	$7830

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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 Zhumadian

Distance	City	Cost of living
59 km or 36 mi	Wugang	$526
67 km or 42 mi	Luohe	$553
92 km or 57 mi	Zhoukou	$582
95 km or 59 mi	Xinyang	$583
96 km or 60 mi	Xiangcheng	$567
108 km or 67 mi	Pingdingshan	$544
118 km or 73 mi	Xuchang	$507
128 km or 80 mi	Jieshou	$563
140 km or 87 mi	Nanyang	$581
140 km or 87 mi	Changge	$517
140 km or 87 mi	Yuzhou	$523
152 km or 94 mi	Zaoyang	$552
152 km or 95 mi	Guangshui	$574
153 km or 95 mi	Suizhou	$582
160 km or 100 mi	Xinzheng	$522
166 km or 103 mi	Fuyang	$595
173 km or 107 mi	Ruzhou	$525
184 km or 114 mi	Xinmi	$518
185 km or 115 mi	Dengzhou	$553
189 km or 117 mi	Dengfeng	$517
194 km or 121 mi	Anlu	$579
200 km or 124 mi	Zhengzhou	$504
203 km or 126 mi	Xiangyang	$555
204 km or 127 mi	Kaifeng	$478
210 km or 130 mi	Xingyang	$513
218 km or 135 mi	Yicheng	$542
219 km or 136 mi	Gongyi	$516
220 km or 137 mi	Shangqiu	$598
221 km or 137 mi	Macheng	$592
226 km or 140 mi	Yanshi	$510
228 km or 142 mi	Xiaogan	$629
230 km or 143 mi	Laohekou	$535
230 km or 143 mi	Yingcheng	$585
234 km or 145 mi	Jingshan	$570
238 km or 148 mi	Luoyang	$513
240 km or 149 mi	Danjiangkou	$533
243 km or 151 mi	Zhongxiang	$561
244 km or 151 mi	Mengzhou	$503
248 km or 154 mi	Yongcheng	$570
256 km or 159 mi	Qinyang	$506