Beijing vs Ottawa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Beijing	Ottawa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1016	$2055
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2879	$4624
🏠 One person rent	$575	$1212
🏘️ Family rent	$1275	$1940
🍽️ Food expenses	$245	$563
🚐 Transport expenses	$102	$162
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1443	$3115
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	100	50
😀 Quality of life	75	90
🏙️ Population	21.9M	1.02M

The cost of living in Beijing is 51% less expensive than in Ottawa. Cities ranked 5387th and 1701st ($1016 vs $2055) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 25th in China and Canada, respectively. Check China vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Beijing compared to 1.5 months in Ottawa. Beijing ranked 5th best city to live in China vs Ottawa ranked 9th in Canada, while ranked 989th and 162nd 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	$3.86	$16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.5	$65.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.36	$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.22	$5.54
☕ Cappuccino	$3.58	$3.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.46	$1.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$819	$1214
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$456	$1014
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1965	$2032
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1021	$1649
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33.6	$109
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$51.7	$165
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13	$49.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.78%	6.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$14717	$4939
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6695	$4597
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.69	$2.82
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.3	$92
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.77	$15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.76	$2.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.46	$2.62
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$2.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.84	$3.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.23	$12.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.64	$14.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$4.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$1.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$3.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$3.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$2.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$2.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$1.03
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.33	$2.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.26	$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.83	$2.47
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.43	$12.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.49	$9.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.51	$4.15
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.33	$1.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.93	$1.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.9	$41.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.3	$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33.2	$58.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.62	$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.8	$53.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$76.9	$88.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$698	$942
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22456	$19030

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Beijing

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Langfang	$716
58 km or 36 mi	Zhuozhou	$729
58 km or 36 mi	Sanhe	$756
78 km or 49 mi	Gaobeidian	$644
87 km or 54 mi	Bazhou	$649
109 km or 68 mi	Tianjin	$687
135 km or 84 mi	Renqiu	$586
137 km or 85 mi	Zunhua	$680
139 km or 87 mi	Baoding	$472
151 km or 94 mi	Binhai	$665
155 km or 97 mi	Tangshan	$702
163 km or 101 mi	Zhangjiakou	$634
164 km or 102 mi	Hejian	$592
176 km or 110 mi	Chengde	$711
182 km or 113 mi	Cangzhou	$679
189 km or 117 mi	Huanghua	$655
189 km or 118 mi	Anguo	$550
196 km or 122 mi	Dingzhou	$584
197 km or 122 mi	Qian'an	$642
198 km or 123 mi	Luanzhou	$635
204 km or 127 mi	Botou	$618
224 km or 139 mi	Shenzhou	$581
228 km or 142 mi	Xinle	$533
229 km or 142 mi	Pingquan	$629
239 km or 148 mi	Jinzhou	$544
241 km or 150 mi	Xinji	$564
249 km or 155 mi	Gaocheng	$524
249 km or 155 mi	Hengshui	$642
252 km or 156 mi	Laoling	$638
263 km or 164 mi	Shijiazhuang	$481
265 km or 165 mi	Datong	$703
272 km or 169 mi	Jizhou	$590
273 km or 169 mi	Qinhuangdao	$664
273 km or 170 mi	Dezhou	$638
281 km or 175 mi	Fengzhen	$616
282 km or 175 mi	Huairen	$624
294 km or 183 mi	Lingyuan	$620
296 km or 184 mi	Nangong	$600
302 km or 187 mi	Ulanqab	$620
314 km or 195 mi	Binzhou	$815

Cities near Ottawa

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Gatineau	$1768
19 km or 12 mi	Kanata	$2202
87 km or 54 mi	Cornwall	$1633
94 km or 58 mi	Brockville	$1875
124 km or 77 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$1894
128 km or 80 mi	Mirabel	$1762
130 km or 81 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1830
138 km or 86 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1733
141 km or 87 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1768
143 km or 89 mi	Kirkland	$1807
144 km or 89 mi	Blainville	$1761
146 km or 90 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1753
147 km or 91 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1819
147 km or 91 mi	Boisbriand	$1732
147 km or 91 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1814
147 km or 91 mi	Kingston	$1704
150 km or 93 mi	Le Ray	$1814
152 km or 94 mi	Dorval	$1810
152 km or 94 mi	Chateauguay	$1841
153 km or 95 mi	Laval	$1900
157 km or 98 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1690
158 km or 98 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1803
160 km or 100 mi	Mount Royal	$1792
162 km or 101 mi	Watertown	$1658
163 km or 102 mi	Terrebonne	$1776
163 km or 102 mi	Westmount	$1773
166 km or 103 mi	Saint-Constant	$1824
167 km or 104 mi	Montreal	$1857
167 km or 104 mi	Mascouche	$1735
170 km or 106 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1790
170 km or 106 mi	Candiac	$1852
170 km or 106 mi	Longueuil	$1835
171 km or 106 mi	La Prairie	$1889
175 km or 109 mi	Brossard	$2004
176 km or 109 mi	Boucherville	$1804
177 km or 110 mi	Repentigny	$1743
178 km or 111 mi	Varennes	$1764
183 km or 114 mi	L'Assomption	$1651
183 km or 114 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1836
185 km or 115 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1800