Beijing vs Ottawa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Beijing	Ottawa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1065	$2170
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3114	$4837
🏠 One person rent	$605	$1276
🏘️ Family rent	$1364	$1943
🍽️ Food expenses	$253	$586
🚐 Transport expenses	$108	$181
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1709	$2926
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	100	50
😀 Quality of life	78	90
🏙️ Population	21.9M	1.02M

The cost of living in Beijing is 51% less expensive than in Ottawa. Cities ranked 4887th and 1355th ($1065 vs $2170) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th and 25th in China and Canada, respectively. Check China vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Beijing compared to 1.3 months in Ottawa. Beijing ranked 5th best city to live in China vs Ottawa ranked 10th in Canada, while ranked 583rd and 117th 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	$3.9	$18.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.6	$79.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.54	$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.4	$5.99
☕ Cappuccino	$3.83	$4.2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.5	$2.64
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$843	$1239
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$487	$1064
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2089	$2077
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1102	$1607
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$32.7	$119
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$50.3	$184
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.6	$57.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.35%	7.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$14972	$8889
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8057	$6051
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.69	$2.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$35.5	$95.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.9	$19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.19	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.01	$2.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.53	$2.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$3.27
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.97	$3.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.23	$12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$3.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$1.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$2.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$3.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$2.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$2.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$1.09
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.29	$2.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.5	$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.9	$2.55
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.64	$12.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.55	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.54	$4.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.33	$2.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.94	$1.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.2	$48.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.44	$11.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33.8	$60.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.69	$15.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$62.7	$62.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.6	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$896	$1090
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27310	$21213

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Cities near Beijing

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Langfang	$733
58 km or 36 mi	Zhuozhou	$713
58 km or 36 mi	Sanhe	$772
78 km or 49 mi	Gaobeidian	$633
87 km or 54 mi	Bazhou	$650
109 km or 68 mi	Tianjin	$688
135 km or 84 mi	Renqiu	$583
137 km or 85 mi	Zunhua	$678
139 km or 87 mi	Baoding	$466
151 km or 94 mi	Binhai	$667
155 km or 97 mi	Tangshan	$677
163 km or 101 mi	Zhangjiakou	$658
164 km or 102 mi	Hejian	$587
176 km or 110 mi	Chengde	$700
182 km or 113 mi	Cangzhou	$633
189 km or 117 mi	Huanghua	$607
189 km or 118 mi	Anguo	$539
196 km or 122 mi	Dingzhou	$549
197 km or 122 mi	Qian'an	$643
198 km or 123 mi	Luanzhou	$637
204 km or 127 mi	Botou	$594
224 km or 139 mi	Shenzhou	$592
228 km or 142 mi	Xinle	$525
229 km or 142 mi	Pingquan	$633
239 km or 148 mi	Jinzhou	$545
241 km or 150 mi	Xinji	$569
249 km or 155 mi	Gaocheng	$527
249 km or 155 mi	Hengshui	$650
252 km or 156 mi	Laoling	$572
263 km or 164 mi	Shijiazhuang	$486
265 km or 165 mi	Datong	$707
272 km or 169 mi	Jizhou	$598
273 km or 169 mi	Qinhuangdao	$667
273 km or 170 mi	Dezhou	$621
281 km or 175 mi	Fengzhen	$640
282 km or 175 mi	Huairen	$643
294 km or 183 mi	Lingyuan	$620
296 km or 184 mi	Nangong	$587
302 km or 187 mi	Ulanqab	$640
314 km or 195 mi	Binzhou	$506

Cities near Ottawa

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Gatineau	$1530
19 km or 12 mi	Kanata	$2220
87 km or 54 mi	Cornwall	$1539
94 km or 58 mi	Brockville	$1878
124 km or 77 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$2014
128 km or 80 mi	Mirabel	$1797
130 km or 81 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1894
138 km or 86 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1757
141 km or 87 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1827
143 km or 89 mi	Kirkland	$1845
144 km or 89 mi	Blainville	$1808
146 km or 90 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1808
147 km or 91 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1846
147 km or 91 mi	Boisbriand	$1813
147 km or 91 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1835
147 km or 91 mi	Kingston	$1412
150 km or 93 mi	Le Ray	$1856
152 km or 94 mi	Dorval	$1846
152 km or 94 mi	Chateauguay	$1841
153 km or 95 mi	Laval	$1874
157 km or 98 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1705
158 km or 98 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1840
160 km or 100 mi	Mount Royal	$1821
162 km or 101 mi	Watertown	$1746
163 km or 102 mi	Terrebonne	$1820
163 km or 102 mi	Westmount	$1808
166 km or 103 mi	Saint-Constant	$1888
167 km or 104 mi	Montreal	$1821
167 km or 104 mi	Mascouche	$1772
170 km or 106 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1869
170 km or 106 mi	Candiac	$1912
170 km or 106 mi	Longueuil	$1962
171 km or 106 mi	La Prairie	$1949
175 km or 109 mi	Brossard	$2105
176 km or 109 mi	Boucherville	$1882
177 km or 110 mi	Repentigny	$1783
178 km or 111 mi	Varennes	$1835
183 km or 114 mi	L'Assomption	$1659
183 km or 114 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1924
185 km or 115 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1874