Changsha vs Ottawa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Changsha	Ottawa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$533	$2170
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1438	$4837
🏠 One person rent	$178	$1276
🏘️ Family rent	$332	$1943
🍽️ Food expenses	$215	$586
🚐 Transport expenses	$62.5	$181
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$820	$2926
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	95	50
😀 Quality of life	70	90
🏙️ Population	10M	1.02M

The cost of living in Changsha is 75% less expensive than in Ottawa. Cities ranked 8258th and 1355th ($533 vs $2170) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 496th and 25th in China and Canada, respectively. Check China vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Changsha compared to 1.3 months in Ottawa. Changsha ranked 19th best city to live in China vs Ottawa ranked 10th in Canada, while ranked 2707th and 117th 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	$3.13	$18.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.7	$79.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.9	$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.97	$5.99
☕ Cappuccino	$2.85	$4.2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.4	$2.64
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$173	$1239
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$125	$1064
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$518	$2077
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$210	$1607
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$29.3	$119
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$45.4	$184
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$14.7	$57.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.23%	7.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2091	$8889
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5529	$6051
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$2.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.8	$95.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.78	$19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.19	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.75	$2.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.37	$2.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$3.27
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.54	$3.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.33	$12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$3.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$1.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$2.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$3.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.85	$2.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$2.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$1.09
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.93	$2.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.4	$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.71	$2.55
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.8	$12.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.19	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.44	$4.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.87	$2.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.24	$1.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.4	$48.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.46	$11.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$21.2	$60.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.05	$15.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$63.6	$62.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$76.9	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$306	$1090
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5569	$21213

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Cities near Changsha

Distance	City	Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi	Xiangtan	$578
43 km or 27 mi	Ningxiang	$555
43 km or 27 mi	Zhuzhou	$585
76 km or 47 mi	Yiyang	$575
79 km or 49 mi	Liling	$565
107 km or 66 mi	Pingxiang	$573
108 km or 67 mi	Loudi	$570
131 km or 81 mi	Yueyang	$604
140 km or 87 mi	Lianyuan	$554
145 km or 90 mi	Yichun	$587
149 km or 93 mi	Linxiang	$583
150 km or 93 mi	Hengyang	$530
157 km or 97 mi	Changde	$579
162 km or 101 mi	Lengshuijiang	$538
178 km or 111 mi	Shishou	$574
182 km or 113 mi	Shaoyang	$577
186 km or 116 mi	Honghu	$602
192 km or 119 mi	Jinshi	$558
197 km or 122 mi	Xinyu	$581
198 km or 123 mi	Chibi	$596
225 km or 140 mi	Xianning	$647
231 km or 144 mi	Ji'an	$613
237 km or 147 mi	Yongzhou	$584
246 km or 153 mi	Xiantao	$586
247 km or 153 mi	Jingzhou	$609
249 km or 155 mi	Songzi	$580
264 km or 164 mi	Zhangjiajie	$579
267 km or 166 mi	Chenzhou	$752
285 km or 177 mi	Yidu	$574
285 km or 177 mi	Hanchuan	$620
287 km or 178 mi	Daye	$669
290 km or 180 mi	Nanchang	$538
295 km or 183 mi	Wuhan	$646
299 km or 186 mi	Huangshi	$697
305 km or 189 mi	Huaihua	$585
307 km or 191 mi	Ezhou	$661
311 km or 193 mi	Yingcheng	$605
311 km or 193 mi	Huanggang	$685
311 km or 193 mi	Wuxue	$647
314 km or 195 mi	Dangyang	$574

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