Quebec City vs Zhumadian - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Quebec City	Zhumadian
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1648	$599
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3908	$1612
🏠 One person rent	$829	$215
🏘️ Family rent	$1438	$368
🍽️ Food expenses	$564	$237
🚐 Transport expenses	$124	$73.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2878	$752
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	49 km
🎓 Higher education	38	17
😀 Quality of life	87	44
🏙️ Population	574K	7.01M

The cost of living in Quebec City is 175% more expensive than in Zhumadian. Cities ranked 3402nd and 7983rd ($1648 vs $599) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 116th and 263rd 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 1.3 months in Zhumadian. Quebec City ranked 21st best city to live in Canada vs Zhumadian ranked 338th in China, while ranked 327th and 7353rd 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	$18	$2.97
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$66.9	$22
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.1	$6.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.34	$1.02
☕ Cappuccino	$3.71	$2.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.96	$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$907	$212
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$680	$156
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1526	$380
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1247	$281
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58.4	$36.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$89.6	$55.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$45.5	$12
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.49%	3.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6977	$3276
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2884	$1650
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.86	$0.26
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$71.5	$16.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.3	$3.89
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.04	$1.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.02	$1.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.04	$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.07	$1.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$3.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.33	$2.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.75	$1.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.96	$1.09
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$0.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$0.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.88	$1.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.4	$11.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.81	$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$15	$3.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.78	$4.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.1	$4.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.25	$1.59
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.89	$1.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.9	$36.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11	$5.93
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$79.9	$25.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.1	$5.28
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.2	$52
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.6	$70.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$703	$417
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8149	$8478

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Cities near Quebec City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi	Levis	$1638
80 km or 50 mi	Thetford Mines	$1002
89 km or 55 mi	Saint-Georges	$1457
102 km or 64 mi	Victoriaville	$1238
114 km or 71 mi	Trois-Rivieres	$1219
120 km or 74 mi	Shawinigan	$1441
142 km or 88 mi	Drummondville	$1365
166 km or 103 mi	Sherbrooke	$1421
169 km or 105 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1575
170 km or 106 mi	Riviere-du-Loup	$1504
178 km or 111 mi	Saguenay	$1122
180 km or 112 mi	Chicoutimi	$1289
187 km or 116 mi	Magog	$1533
188 km or 117 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1675
192 km or 120 mi	Joliette	$1421
195 km or 121 mi	Alma	$1384
196 km or 122 mi	Granby	$1199
201 km or 125 mi	L'Assomption	$1702
206 km or 128 mi	Beloeil	$1816
210 km or 131 mi	Repentigny	$1817
211 km or 131 mi	Varennes	$1829
212 km or 132 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1875
217 km or 135 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1892
218 km or 135 mi	Mascouche	$1828
218 km or 136 mi	Boucherville	$1861
220 km or 136 mi	Chambly	$1892
223 km or 138 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1772
223 km or 139 mi	Terrebonne	$1863
227 km or 141 mi	Longueuil	$1874
228 km or 142 mi	Brossard	$2051
229 km or 142 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1856
229 km or 143 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1850
231 km or 144 mi	Montreal	$1901
234 km or 146 mi	La Prairie	$1937
236 km or 146 mi	Westmount	$1828
236 km or 146 mi	Mount Royal	$1852
238 km or 148 mi	Laval	$2058
238 km or 148 mi	Candiac	$1921
241 km or 150 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1870
241 km or 150 mi	Boisbriand	$1913

Cities near Zhumadian

Distance	City	Cost of living
59 km or 36 mi	Wugang	$521
67 km or 42 mi	Luohe	$519
92 km or 57 mi	Zhoukou	$610
95 km or 59 mi	Xinyang	$596
96 km or 60 mi	Xiangcheng	$583
108 km or 67 mi	Pingdingshan	$533
118 km or 73 mi	Xuchang	$487
128 km or 80 mi	Jieshou	$567
140 km or 87 mi	Nanyang	$575
140 km or 87 mi	Changge	$504
140 km or 87 mi	Yuzhou	$516
152 km or 94 mi	Zaoyang	$562
152 km or 95 mi	Guangshui	$589
153 km or 95 mi	Suizhou	$593
160 km or 100 mi	Xinzheng	$514
166 km or 103 mi	Fuyang	$613
173 km or 107 mi	Ruzhou	$529
184 km or 114 mi	Xinmi	$520
185 km or 115 mi	Dengzhou	$555
189 km or 117 mi	Dengfeng	$522
194 km or 121 mi	Anlu	$595
200 km or 124 mi	Zhengzhou	$523
203 km or 126 mi	Xiangyang	$575
204 km or 127 mi	Kaifeng	$457
210 km or 130 mi	Xingyang	$520
218 km or 135 mi	Yicheng	$556
219 km or 136 mi	Gongyi	$522
220 km or 137 mi	Shangqiu	$612
221 km or 137 mi	Macheng	$610
226 km or 140 mi	Yanshi	$524
228 km or 142 mi	Xiaogan	$643
230 km or 143 mi	Laohekou	$545
230 km or 143 mi	Yingcheng	$600
234 km or 145 mi	Jingshan	$585
238 km or 148 mi	Luoyang	$540
240 km or 149 mi	Danjiangkou	$541
243 km or 151 mi	Zhongxiang	$573
244 km or 151 mi	Mengzhou	$513
248 km or 154 mi	Yongcheng	$588
256 km or 159 mi	Qinyang	$513