Chengdu vs Ottawa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Chengdu	Ottawa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$666	$2133
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1735	$4730
🏠 One person rent	$281	$1249
🏘️ Family rent	$485	$1952
🍽️ Food expenses	$235	$587
🚐 Transport expenses	$81.2	$172
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1050	$3871
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	89	49
😀 Quality of life	75	92
🏙️ Population	20.9M	1.02M

The cost of living in Chengdu is 69% less expensive than in Ottawa. Cities ranked 7467th and 1668th ($666 vs $2133) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 88th 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 Chengdu compared to 1.8 months in Ottawa. Chengdu ranked 5th best city to live in China vs Ottawa ranked 10th in Canada, while ranked 1710th and 123rd 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	$2.83	$16.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22	$62.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.93	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.61	$5.87
☕ Cappuccino	$3.33	$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	$362	$1328
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$207	$1047
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$663	$2126
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$367	$1662
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$30.6	$96.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$46.5	$148
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.7	$48.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.77%	4.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3917	$4318
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2027	$3670
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.43	$2.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$23.4	$99.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.67	$15.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.15	$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.95	$2.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.68	$2.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$2.89
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.73	$3.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.73	$13.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$16.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$4.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$1.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$3.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.73	$2.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.72	$3.08
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.42	$1.05
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.25	$2.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.92	$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.81	$2.74
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.4	$13.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.26	$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.14	$4.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.46	$1.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.66	$2.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$30	$44.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.89	$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$23	$68.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.43	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$40.8	$56.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$67.7	$89.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$286	$882
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13059	$17337

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Cities near Chengdu

Distance	City	Cost of living
38 km or 24 mi	Chongzhou	$625
38 km or 24 mi	Pengzhou	$617
41 km or 25 mi	Guanghan	$600
53 km or 33 mi	Shifang	$584
55 km or 34 mi	Jianyang	$621
56 km or 35 mi	Dujiangyan	$612
60 km or 38 mi	Deyang	$588
65 km or 40 mi	Qionglai	$611
71 km or 44 mi	Meishan	$629
77 km or 48 mi	Mianzhu	$566
81 km or 50 mi	Ziyang	$628
110 km or 68 mi	Mianyang	$540
124 km or 77 mi	Leshan	$595
127 km or 79 mi	Ya'an	$598
127 km or 79 mi	Shehong	$576
131 km or 81 mi	Emeishan	$581
139 km or 87 mi	Jiangyou	$553
145 km or 90 mi	Suining	$595
153 km or 95 mi	Neijiang	$679
161 km or 100 mi	Zigong	$607
188 km or 117 mi	Longchang	$612
193 km or 120 mi	Nanchong	$572
208 km or 129 mi	Langzhong	$564
219 km or 136 mi	Yibin	$599
237 km or 148 mi	Luzhou	$600
247 km or 153 mi	Guang'an	$608
259 km or 161 mi	Guangyuan	$606
261 km or 162 mi	Huaying	$581
265 km or 165 mi	Chongqing	$601
288 km or 179 mi	Bazhong	$627
333 km or 207 mi	Dazhou	$612
341 km or 212 mi	Longnan	$615
353 km or 220 mi	Xichang	$596
372 km or 231 mi	Zhaotong	$603
388 km or 241 mi	Hanzhong	$687
390 km or 243 mi	Renhuai	$566
392 km or 244 mi	Bijie	$591
408 km or 253 mi	Wanyuan	$594
431 km or 268 mi	Zunyi	$578
459 km or 285 mi	Liupanshui	$580

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