Changsha vs Ottawa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Changsha	Ottawa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$592	$2096
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1571	$4619
🏠 One person rent	$202	$1231
🏘️ Family rent	$346	$1937
🍽️ Food expenses	$236	$576
🚐 Transport expenses	$66.5	$166
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$869	$3333
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	95	50
😀 Quality of life	72	92
🏙️ Population	10M	1.02M

The cost of living in Changsha is 72% less expensive than in Ottawa. Cities ranked 7882nd and 1744th ($592 vs $2096) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 200th and 24th in China and Canada, respectively. Check China vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Changsha compared to 1.6 months in Ottawa. Changsha ranked 19th best city to live in China vs Ottawa ranked 11th in Canada, while ranked 3381st and 129th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Changsha vs Ottawa

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	Changsha	Ottawa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.78	$16.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$21	$63.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.91	$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.11	$5.52
☕ Cappuccino	$2.81	$3.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.49	$2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$188	$1295
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$154	$1036
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$338	$2109
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$279	$1647
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$26.9	$95.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$41	$150
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$14.7	$47.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.64%	5.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2162	$4937
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3816	$3196
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$2.84
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$14	$95.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.49	$15.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.16	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.95	$2.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.33	$2.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.85	$2.89
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.72	$3.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16	$13.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.17	$13.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.1	$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$3.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$1.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$3.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$3.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.93	$2.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$3.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.26	$0.99
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.94	$2.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.6	$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.94	$2.61
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.79	$12.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.19	$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.59	$4.18
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.88	$1.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.27	$1.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$58.5	$42.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.91	$10.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$21.1	$66
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.06	$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$85	$56.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83.3	$89
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$322	$783
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7438	$15527

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Cities near Changsha

Distance	City	Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi	Xiangtan	$527
43 km or 27 mi	Ningxiang	$569
43 km or 27 mi	Zhuzhou	$595
76 km or 47 mi	Yiyang	$571
79 km or 49 mi	Liling	$584
107 km or 66 mi	Pingxiang	$612
108 km or 67 mi	Loudi	$584
131 km or 81 mi	Yueyang	$595
140 km or 87 mi	Lianyuan	$564
145 km or 90 mi	Yichun	$618
149 km or 93 mi	Linxiang	$572
150 km or 93 mi	Hengyang	$622
157 km or 97 mi	Changde	$487
162 km or 101 mi	Lengshuijiang	$551
178 km or 111 mi	Shishou	$547
182 km or 113 mi	Shaoyang	$603
186 km or 116 mi	Honghu	$587
192 km or 119 mi	Jinshi	$511
197 km or 122 mi	Xinyu	$593
198 km or 123 mi	Chibi	$590
225 km or 140 mi	Xianning	$625
231 km or 144 mi	Ji'an	$660
237 km or 147 mi	Yongzhou	$634
246 km or 153 mi	Xiantao	$599
247 km or 153 mi	Jingzhou	$596
249 km or 155 mi	Songzi	$548
264 km or 164 mi	Zhangjiajie	$545
267 km or 166 mi	Chenzhou	$750
285 km or 177 mi	Yidu	$534
285 km or 177 mi	Hanchuan	$609
287 km or 178 mi	Daye	$638
290 km or 180 mi	Nanchang	$526
295 km or 183 mi	Wuhan	$639
299 km or 186 mi	Huangshi	$671
305 km or 189 mi	Huaihua	$571
307 km or 191 mi	Ezhou	$632
311 km or 193 mi	Yingcheng	$585
311 km or 193 mi	Huanggang	$646
311 km or 193 mi	Wuxue	$598
314 km or 195 mi	Dangyang	$546

Cities near Ottawa

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Gatineau	$1802
19 km or 12 mi	Kanata	$2166
87 km or 54 mi	Cornwall	$1660
94 km or 58 mi	Brockville	$1836
124 km or 77 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$1935
128 km or 80 mi	Mirabel	$1782
130 km or 81 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1850
138 km or 86 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1753
141 km or 87 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1806
143 km or 89 mi	Kirkland	$1835
144 km or 89 mi	Blainville	$1780
146 km or 90 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1785
147 km or 91 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1838
147 km or 91 mi	Boisbriand	$1763
147 km or 91 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1829
147 km or 91 mi	Kingston	$1437
150 km or 93 mi	Le Ray	$1822
152 km or 94 mi	Dorval	$1853
152 km or 94 mi	Chateauguay	$1867
153 km or 95 mi	Laval	$1930
157 km or 98 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1719
158 km or 98 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1835
160 km or 100 mi	Mount Royal	$1820
162 km or 101 mi	Watertown	$1649
163 km or 102 mi	Terrebonne	$1805
163 km or 102 mi	Westmount	$1814
166 km or 103 mi	Saint-Constant	$1864
167 km or 104 mi	Montreal	$1903
167 km or 104 mi	Mascouche	$1766
170 km or 106 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1828
170 km or 106 mi	Candiac	$1892
170 km or 106 mi	Longueuil	$1842
171 km or 106 mi	La Prairie	$1911
175 km or 109 mi	Brossard	$2055
176 km or 109 mi	Boucherville	$1820
177 km or 110 mi	Repentigny	$1767
178 km or 111 mi	Varennes	$1786
183 km or 114 mi	L'Assomption	$1671
183 km or 114 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1869
185 km or 115 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1822