Beijing vs Ottawa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Beijing	Ottawa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1067	$2236
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3071	$4945
🏠 One person rent	$596	$1327
🏘️ Family rent	$1354	$2038
🍽️ Food expenses	$258	$603
🚐 Transport expenses	$112	$179
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1802	$3150
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	100	50
😀 Quality of life	77	89
🏙️ Population	21.9M	1.02M

The cost of living in Beijing is 52% less expensive than in Ottawa. Cities ranked 5141st and 1290th ($1067 vs $2236) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 23rd in China and Canada, respectively. Check China vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Beijing compared to 1.4 months in Ottawa. Beijing ranked 5th best city to live in China vs Ottawa ranked 12th in Canada, while ranked 763rd and 167th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Beijing vs Ottawa

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	Beijing	Ottawa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.04	$17.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.4	$74.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.94	$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.25	$5.89
☕ Cappuccino	$3.75	$3.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.53	$2.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$851	$1288
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$473	$1129
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2126	$2131
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1079	$1732
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$34.1	$113
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$53.1	$173
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.1	$53.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.04%	6.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$14636	$5242
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7425	$4784
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.71	$2.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$37.3	$94.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.07	$18.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.94	$2.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.44	$2.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$3.35
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.91	$3.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$15.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.37	$12.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$14.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$4.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$3.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$4.06
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$2.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$2.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.36	$1.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.38	$2.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.28	$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.91	$2.56
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.57	$13.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.63	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.6	$4.37
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.37	$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.02	$1.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$61.6	$44.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.51	$11.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$34.9	$63.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.52	$15.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$63.8	$59
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.6	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$782	$1037
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23714	$20100

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Cities near Beijing

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Langfang	$734
58 km or 36 mi	Zhuozhou	$769
58 km or 36 mi	Sanhe	$786
78 km or 49 mi	Gaobeidian	$675
87 km or 54 mi	Bazhou	$679
109 km or 68 mi	Tianjin	$710
135 km or 84 mi	Renqiu	$611
137 km or 85 mi	Zunhua	$714
139 km or 87 mi	Baoding	$482
151 km or 94 mi	Binhai	$700
155 km or 97 mi	Tangshan	$742
163 km or 101 mi	Zhangjiakou	$657
164 km or 102 mi	Hejian	$620
176 km or 110 mi	Chengde	$760
182 km or 113 mi	Cangzhou	$720
189 km or 117 mi	Huanghua	$693
189 km or 118 mi	Anguo	$572
196 km or 122 mi	Dingzhou	$614
197 km or 122 mi	Qian'an	$684
198 km or 123 mi	Luanzhou	$677
204 km or 127 mi	Botou	$649
224 km or 139 mi	Shenzhou	$605
228 km or 142 mi	Xinle	$555
229 km or 142 mi	Pingquan	$670
239 km or 148 mi	Jinzhou	$568
241 km or 150 mi	Xinji	$588
249 km or 155 mi	Gaocheng	$547
249 km or 155 mi	Hengshui	$677
252 km or 156 mi	Laoling	$668
263 km or 164 mi	Shijiazhuang	$507
265 km or 165 mi	Datong	$729
272 km or 169 mi	Jizhou	$616
273 km or 169 mi	Qinhuangdao	$720
273 km or 170 mi	Dezhou	$670
281 km or 175 mi	Fengzhen	$637
282 km or 175 mi	Huairen	$648
294 km or 183 mi	Lingyuan	$661
296 km or 184 mi	Nangong	$632
302 km or 187 mi	Ulanqab	$644
314 km or 195 mi	Binzhou	$869

Cities near Ottawa

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Gatineau	$1542
19 km or 12 mi	Kanata	$2336
87 km or 54 mi	Cornwall	$1677
94 km or 58 mi	Brockville	$2004
124 km or 77 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$2002
128 km or 80 mi	Mirabel	$1828
130 km or 81 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1921
138 km or 86 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1805
141 km or 87 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1839
143 km or 89 mi	Kirkland	$1897
144 km or 89 mi	Blainville	$1799
146 km or 90 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1785
147 km or 91 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1908
147 km or 91 mi	Boisbriand	$1751
147 km or 91 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1898
147 km or 91 mi	Kingston	$1791
150 km or 93 mi	Le Ray	$1828
152 km or 94 mi	Dorval	$1912
152 km or 94 mi	Chateauguay	$1964
153 km or 95 mi	Laval	$1996
157 km or 98 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1773
158 km or 98 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1890
160 km or 100 mi	Mount Royal	$1871
162 km or 101 mi	Watertown	$1686
163 km or 102 mi	Terrebonne	$1849
163 km or 102 mi	Westmount	$1861
166 km or 103 mi	Saint-Constant	$1912
167 km or 104 mi	Montreal	$1954
167 km or 104 mi	Mascouche	$1821
170 km or 106 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1873
170 km or 106 mi	Candiac	$1927
170 km or 106 mi	Longueuil	$1896
171 km or 106 mi	La Prairie	$1960
175 km or 109 mi	Brossard	$2057
176 km or 109 mi	Boucherville	$1878
177 km or 110 mi	Repentigny	$1823
178 km or 111 mi	Varennes	$1845
183 km or 114 mi	L'Assomption	$1740
183 km or 114 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1912
185 km or 115 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1884