Changsha vs Ottawa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Changsha	Ottawa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$617	$2133
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1638	$4730
🏠 One person rent	$214	$1249
🏘️ Family rent	$363	$1952
🍽️ Food expenses	$246	$587
🚐 Transport expenses	$67.1	$172
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1009	$3871
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	90	49
😀 Quality of life	72	92
🏙️ Population	10M	1.02M

The cost of living in Changsha is 71% less expensive than in Ottawa. Cities ranked 7792nd and 1668th ($617 vs $2133) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 167th and 27th 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 Changsha compared to 1.8 months in Ottawa. Changsha ranked 16th best city to live in China vs Ottawa ranked 10th in Canada, while ranked 3307th and 123rd 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	$2.89	$16.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$24.3	$62.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.73	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.22	$5.87
☕ Cappuccino	$3.21	$4.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.47	$2.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$214	$1328
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$161	$1047
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$392	$2126
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$285	$1662
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$27.5	$96.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$42.3	$148
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$15	$48.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.47%	4.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2339	$4318
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3257	$3670
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.4	$2.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$14.4	$99.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.63	$15.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.1	$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.96	$2.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.32	$2.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$2.89
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.68	$3.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.6	$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.65	$13.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$16.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$4.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$1.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$3.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$2.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$3.08
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.27	$1.05
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.95	$2.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.2	$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.03	$2.74
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.86	$13.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.32	$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.7	$4.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.9	$1.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.29	$2.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$59.5	$44.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.44	$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$21.8	$68.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.14	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$87.1	$56.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$84.8	$89.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$330	$882
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8507	$17337

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Cities near Changsha

Distance	City	Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi	Xiangtan	$511
43 km or 27 mi	Ningxiang	$583
43 km or 27 mi	Zhuzhou	$572
76 km or 47 mi	Yiyang	$584
79 km or 49 mi	Liling	$564
107 km or 66 mi	Pingxiang	$602
108 km or 67 mi	Loudi	$584
131 km or 81 mi	Yueyang	$605
140 km or 87 mi	Lianyuan	$567
145 km or 90 mi	Yichun	$603
149 km or 93 mi	Linxiang	$583
150 km or 93 mi	Hengyang	$609
157 km or 97 mi	Changde	$498
162 km or 101 mi	Lengshuijiang	$554
178 km or 111 mi	Shishou	$563
182 km or 113 mi	Shaoyang	$601
186 km or 116 mi	Honghu	$599
192 km or 119 mi	Jinshi	$529
197 km or 122 mi	Xinyu	$588
198 km or 123 mi	Chibi	$596
225 km or 140 mi	Xianning	$634
231 km or 144 mi	Ji'an	$630
237 km or 147 mi	Yongzhou	$638
246 km or 153 mi	Xiantao	$615
247 km or 153 mi	Jingzhou	$610
249 km or 155 mi	Songzi	$568
264 km or 164 mi	Zhangjiajie	$567
267 km or 166 mi	Chenzhou	$730
285 km or 177 mi	Yidu	$552
285 km or 177 mi	Hanchuan	$624
287 km or 178 mi	Daye	$651
290 km or 180 mi	Nanchang	$539
295 km or 183 mi	Wuhan	$653
299 km or 186 mi	Huangshi	$682
305 km or 189 mi	Huaihua	$587
307 km or 191 mi	Ezhou	$645
311 km or 193 mi	Yingcheng	$599
311 km or 193 mi	Huanggang	$657
311 km or 193 mi	Wuxue	$602
314 km or 195 mi	Dangyang	$562

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