Quebec City vs Zhumadian - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Quebec City	Zhumadian
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1644	$637
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3738	$1667
🏠 One person rent	$834	$260
🏘️ Family rent	$1281	$457
🍽️ Food expenses	$540	$217
🚐 Transport expenses	$134	$71.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2588	$745
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	49 km
🎓 Higher education	38	19
😀 Quality of life	86	38
🏙️ Population	549K	7.01M

The cost of living in Quebec City is 158% more expensive than in Zhumadian. Cities ranked 2883rd and 7314th ($1644 vs $637) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 110th and 137th 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 1.2 months in Zhumadian. Quebec City ranked 23rd best city to live in Canada vs Zhumadian ranked 304th in China, while ranked 310th and 7150th 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	$15.4	$3.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$62.7	$20.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$5.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.58	$0.95
☕ Cappuccino	$3.8	$2.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.94	$0.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$790	$231
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$727	$187
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1395	$450
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1101	$344
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$52.8	$50.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$80	$78.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41.8	$13.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.07%	4.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8350	$3149
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3529	$1823
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.64	$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$66.2	$18.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.3	$3.49
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.18	$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.05	$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.05	$1.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.33	$0.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.9	$1.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$3.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$12.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.82	$1.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4	$1.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.29	$1.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$0.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$0.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.02	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.82	$1.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.4	$8.61
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.99	$0.7
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.8	$3.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.6	$3.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.99	$4.21
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.19	$1.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.86	$1.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.9	$43.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.5	$6.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$78.1	$23.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.9	$5.05
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.9	$74.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$110	$88.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$794	$332
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6012	$8598

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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 Zhumadian

Distance	City	Cost of living
59 km or 36 mi	Wugang	$571
67 km or 42 mi	Luohe	$591
92 km or 57 mi	Zhoukou	$580
95 km or 59 mi	Xinyang	$655
96 km or 60 mi	Xiangcheng	$577
108 km or 67 mi	Pingdingshan	$591
118 km or 73 mi	Xuchang	$586
128 km or 80 mi	Jieshou	$591
140 km or 87 mi	Nanyang	$632
140 km or 87 mi	Changge	$547
140 km or 87 mi	Yuzhou	$552
152 km or 94 mi	Zaoyang	$591
152 km or 95 mi	Guangshui	$619
153 km or 95 mi	Suizhou	$621
160 km or 100 mi	Xinzheng	$538
166 km or 103 mi	Fuyang	$633
173 km or 107 mi	Ruzhou	$538
184 km or 114 mi	Xinmi	$528
185 km or 115 mi	Dengzhou	$600
189 km or 117 mi	Dengfeng	$529
194 km or 121 mi	Anlu	$615
200 km or 124 mi	Zhengzhou	$512
203 km or 126 mi	Xiangyang	$604
204 km or 127 mi	Kaifeng	$545
210 km or 130 mi	Xingyang	$519
218 km or 135 mi	Yicheng	$577
219 km or 136 mi	Gongyi	$522
220 km or 137 mi	Shangqiu	$736
221 km or 137 mi	Macheng	$630
226 km or 140 mi	Yanshi	$509
228 km or 142 mi	Xiaogan	$651
230 km or 143 mi	Laohekou	$582
230 km or 143 mi	Yingcheng	$600
234 km or 145 mi	Jingshan	$584
238 km or 148 mi	Luoyang	$505
240 km or 149 mi	Danjiangkou	$583
243 km or 151 mi	Zhongxiang	$577
244 km or 151 mi	Mengzhou	$505
248 km or 154 mi	Yongcheng	$600
256 km or 159 mi	Qinyang	$504