Chengdu vs Ottawa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Chengdu	Ottawa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$660	$2236
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1808	$4945
🏠 One person rent	$251	$1327
🏘️ Family rent	$445	$2038
🍽️ Food expenses	$246	$603
🚐 Transport expenses	$87	$179
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$892	$3150
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	94	50
😀 Quality of life	72	89
🏙️ Population	20.9M	1.02M

The cost of living in Chengdu is 70% less expensive than in Ottawa. Cities ranked 7209th and 1290th ($660 vs $2236) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 151st and 23rd 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 Chengdu compared to 1.4 months in Ottawa. Chengdu ranked 7th best city to live in China vs Ottawa ranked 12th in Canada, while ranked 1933rd and 167th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chengdu vs Ottawa

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	Chengdu	Ottawa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.91	$17.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$25.5	$74.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.97	$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.42	$5.89
☕ Cappuccino	$3.65	$3.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.46	$2.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$319	$1288
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$175	$1129
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$586	$2131
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$329	$1732
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$34.4	$113
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$52.4	$173
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.3	$53.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.45%	6.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4168	$5242
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2205	$4784
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.43	$2.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27.5	$94.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.55	$18.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.19	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.98	$2.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.51	$2.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$3.35
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.84	$3.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$15.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.24	$12.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$14.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$4.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$3.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$4.06
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.7	$2.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.81	$2.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.39	$1.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.24	$2.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.8	$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.93	$2.56
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.38	$13.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.17	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.03	$4.37
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.45	$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.65	$1.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$32	$44.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.65	$11.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$23.1	$63.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.37	$15.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.6	$59
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83.4	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$389	$1037
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15153	$20100

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Cities near Chengdu

Distance	City	Cost of living
38 km or 24 mi	Chongzhou	$614
38 km or 24 mi	Pengzhou	$605
41 km or 25 mi	Guanghan	$587
53 km or 33 mi	Shifang	$572
55 km or 34 mi	Jianyang	$611
56 km or 35 mi	Dujiangyan	$603
60 km or 38 mi	Deyang	$591
65 km or 40 mi	Qionglai	$604
71 km or 44 mi	Meishan	$624
77 km or 48 mi	Mianzhu	$559
81 km or 50 mi	Ziyang	$625
110 km or 68 mi	Mianyang	$550
124 km or 77 mi	Leshan	$588
127 km or 79 mi	Ya'an	$613
127 km or 79 mi	Shehong	$574
131 km or 81 mi	Emeishan	$570
139 km or 87 mi	Jiangyou	$553
145 km or 90 mi	Suining	$609
153 km or 95 mi	Neijiang	$682
161 km or 100 mi	Zigong	$609
188 km or 117 mi	Longchang	$618
193 km or 120 mi	Nanchong	$560
208 km or 129 mi	Langzhong	$551
219 km or 136 mi	Yibin	$627
237 km or 148 mi	Luzhou	$642
247 km or 153 mi	Guang'an	$607
259 km or 161 mi	Guangyuan	$596
261 km or 162 mi	Huaying	$575
265 km or 165 mi	Chongqing	$662
288 km or 179 mi	Bazhong	$593
333 km or 207 mi	Dazhou	$600
341 km or 212 mi	Longnan	$584
353 km or 220 mi	Xichang	$595
372 km or 231 mi	Zhaotong	$620
388 km or 241 mi	Hanzhong	$569
390 km or 243 mi	Renhuai	$568
392 km or 244 mi	Bijie	$612
408 km or 253 mi	Wanyuan	$555
431 km or 268 mi	Zunyi	$594
459 km or 285 mi	Liupanshui	$591

Cities near Ottawa

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Gatineau	$1542
19 km or 12 mi	Kanata	$2336
87 km or 54 mi	Cornwall	$1677
94 km or 58 mi	Brockville	$2004
124 km or 77 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$2002
128 km or 80 mi	Mirabel	$1828
130 km or 81 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1921
138 km or 86 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1805
141 km or 87 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1839
143 km or 89 mi	Kirkland	$1897
144 km or 89 mi	Blainville	$1799
146 km or 90 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1785
147 km or 91 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1908
147 km or 91 mi	Boisbriand	$1751
147 km or 91 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1898
147 km or 91 mi	Kingston	$1791
150 km or 93 mi	Le Ray	$1828
152 km or 94 mi	Dorval	$1912
152 km or 94 mi	Chateauguay	$1964
153 km or 95 mi	Laval	$1996
157 km or 98 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1773
158 km or 98 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1890
160 km or 100 mi	Mount Royal	$1871
162 km or 101 mi	Watertown	$1686
163 km or 102 mi	Terrebonne	$1849
163 km or 102 mi	Westmount	$1861
166 km or 103 mi	Saint-Constant	$1912
167 km or 104 mi	Montreal	$1954
167 km or 104 mi	Mascouche	$1821
170 km or 106 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1873
170 km or 106 mi	Candiac	$1927
170 km or 106 mi	Longueuil	$1896
171 km or 106 mi	La Prairie	$1960
175 km or 109 mi	Brossard	$2057
176 km or 109 mi	Boucherville	$1878
177 km or 110 mi	Repentigny	$1823
178 km or 111 mi	Varennes	$1845
183 km or 114 mi	L'Assomption	$1740
183 km or 114 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1912
185 km or 115 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1884