Beijing vs Ottawa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Beijing	Ottawa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1044	$2133
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2705	$4730
🏠 One person rent	$596	$1249
🏘️ Family rent	$1053	$1952
🍽️ Food expenses	$250	$587
🚐 Transport expenses	$102	$172
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$711	$3871
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	100	49
😀 Quality of life	73	92
🏙️ Population	21.9M	1.02M

The cost of living in Beijing is 51% less expensive than in Ottawa. Cities ranked 5341st and 1668th ($1044 vs $2133) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 27th in China and Canada, respectively. Check China vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Beijing compared to 1.8 months in Ottawa. Beijing ranked 11th best city to live in China vs Ottawa ranked 10th in Canada, while ranked 2718th and 123rd 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	$4.36	$16.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$26.1	$62.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.05	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.02	$5.87
☕ Cappuccino	$3.03	$4.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.57	$2.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$861	$1328
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$471	$1047
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1589	$2126
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$839	$1662
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$32.4	$96.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$50.2	$148
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.9	$48.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.39%	4.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$12544	$4318
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6280	$3670
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.58	$2.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$33.4	$99.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.68	$15.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.1	$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.95	$2.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.81	$2.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$2.89
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.89	$3.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.38	$13.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$16.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$4.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$1.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$3.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.82	$2.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.91	$3.08
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$1.05
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.21	$2.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.65	$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.86	$2.74
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.61	$13.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.71	$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.63	$4.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.73	$1.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.02	$2.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$63.8	$44.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8	$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$34.7	$68.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.08	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$59	$56.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$81.3	$89.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$725	$882
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25165	$17337

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Cities near Beijing

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Langfang	$716
58 km or 36 mi	Zhuozhou	$734
58 km or 36 mi	Sanhe	$767
78 km or 49 mi	Gaobeidian	$645
87 km or 54 mi	Bazhou	$646
109 km or 68 mi	Tianjin	$663
135 km or 84 mi	Renqiu	$572
137 km or 85 mi	Zunhua	$673
139 km or 87 mi	Baoding	$468
151 km or 94 mi	Binhai	$656
155 km or 97 mi	Tangshan	$697
163 km or 101 mi	Zhangjiakou	$657
164 km or 102 mi	Hejian	$562
176 km or 110 mi	Chengde	$709
182 km or 113 mi	Cangzhou	$621
189 km or 117 mi	Huanghua	$630
189 km or 118 mi	Anguo	$528
196 km or 122 mi	Dingzhou	$558
197 km or 122 mi	Qian'an	$632
198 km or 123 mi	Luanzhou	$626
204 km or 127 mi	Botou	$564
224 km or 139 mi	Shenzhou	$512
228 km or 142 mi	Xinle	$524
229 km or 142 mi	Pingquan	$629
239 km or 148 mi	Jinzhou	$521
241 km or 150 mi	Xinji	$525
249 km or 155 mi	Gaocheng	$519
249 km or 155 mi	Hengshui	$466
252 km or 156 mi	Laoling	$584
263 km or 164 mi	Shijiazhuang	$493
265 km or 165 mi	Datong	$770
272 km or 169 mi	Jizhou	$508
273 km or 169 mi	Qinhuangdao	$574
273 km or 170 mi	Dezhou	$492
281 km or 175 mi	Fengzhen	$655
282 km or 175 mi	Huairen	$666
294 km or 183 mi	Lingyuan	$618
296 km or 184 mi	Nangong	$562
302 km or 187 mi	Ulanqab	$640
314 km or 195 mi	Binzhou	$748

Cities near Ottawa

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Gatineau	$1866
19 km or 12 mi	Kanata	$2229
87 km or 54 mi	Cornwall	$1703
94 km or 58 mi	Brockville	$1868
124 km or 77 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$1971
128 km or 80 mi	Mirabel	$1896
130 km or 81 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1924
138 km or 86 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1864
141 km or 87 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1948
143 km or 89 mi	Kirkland	$1930
144 km or 89 mi	Blainville	$1935
146 km or 90 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1950
147 km or 91 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1920
147 km or 91 mi	Boisbriand	$1934
147 km or 91 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1944
147 km or 91 mi	Kingston	$1476
150 km or 93 mi	Le Ray	$1927
152 km or 94 mi	Dorval	$1923
152 km or 94 mi	Chateauguay	$1914
153 km or 95 mi	Laval	$2047
157 km or 98 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1800
158 km or 98 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1893
160 km or 100 mi	Mount Royal	$1876
162 km or 101 mi	Watertown	$1733
163 km or 102 mi	Terrebonne	$1907
163 km or 102 mi	Westmount	$1862
166 km or 103 mi	Saint-Constant	$1910
167 km or 104 mi	Montreal	$1928
167 km or 104 mi	Mascouche	$1852
170 km or 106 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1875
170 km or 106 mi	Candiac	$1940
170 km or 106 mi	Longueuil	$1923
171 km or 106 mi	La Prairie	$1960
175 km or 109 mi	Brossard	$2080
176 km or 109 mi	Boucherville	$1897
177 km or 110 mi	Repentigny	$1846
178 km or 111 mi	Varennes	$1861
183 km or 114 mi	L'Assomption	$1723
183 km or 114 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1918
185 km or 115 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1891