Chongqing vs Ottawa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Chongqing	Ottawa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$662	$2236
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2020	$4945
🏠 One person rent	$226	$1327
🏘️ Family rent	$439	$2038
🍽️ Food expenses	$255	$603
🚐 Transport expenses	$91.6	$179
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$890	$3150
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	87	50
😀 Quality of life	72	89
🏙️ Population	32.1M	1.02M

The cost of living in Chongqing is 70% less expensive than in Ottawa. Cities ranked 7185th and 1290th ($662 vs $2236) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 146th and 23rd in China and Canada, respectively. Check China vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Chongqing compared to 1.4 months in Ottawa. Chongqing ranked 8th best city to live in China vs Ottawa ranked 12th in Canada, while ranked 1966th and 167th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chongqing vs Ottawa

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	Chongqing	Ottawa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.96	$17.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22.3	$74.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.29	$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.8	$5.89
☕ Cappuccino	$3.3	$3.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.5	$2.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$272	$1288
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$155	$1129
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$523	$2131
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$333	$1732
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.5	$113
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58.4	$173
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.98	$53.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.52%	6.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2378	$5242
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1355	$4784
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$2.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$30.2	$94.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.18	$18.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.1	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.84	$2.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.26	$2.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$3.35
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2	$3.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$15.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4	$12.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$14.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$4.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$3.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$4.06
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$2.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$2.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.42	$1.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.11	$2.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.3	$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.95	$2.56
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.72	$13.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.18	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.09	$4.37
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.97	$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.34	$1.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$28.5	$44.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.51	$11.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$59.4	$63.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.18	$15.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.3	$59
👟 Brand Sneakers	$72.2	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$330	$1037
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27717	$20100

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Cities near Chongqing

Distance	City	Cost of living
97 km or 60 mi	Huaying	$575
103 km or 64 mi	Guang'an	$607
120 km or 75 mi	Longchang	$618
127 km or 79 mi	Luzhou	$642
140 km or 87 mi	Suining	$609
140 km or 87 mi	Neijiang	$682
145 km or 90 mi	Nanchong	$560
170 km or 106 mi	Zigong	$609
183 km or 113 mi	Shehong	$574
191 km or 119 mi	Ziyang	$625
194 km or 120 mi	Renhuai	$568
201 km or 125 mi	Yibin	$627
208 km or 129 mi	Dazhou	$600
209 km or 130 mi	Zunyi	$594
211 km or 131 mi	Jianyang	$611
232 km or 144 mi	Langzhong	$551
249 km or 154 mi	Lichuan	$577
258 km or 160 mi	Bazhong	$593
264 km or 164 mi	Meishan	$624
265 km or 165 mi	Chengdu	$660
266 km or 165 mi	Leshan	$588
266 km or 166 mi	Guanghan	$587
268 km or 167 mi	Deyang	$591
272 km or 169 mi	Mianyang	$550
277 km or 172 mi	Bijie	$612
285 km or 177 mi	Shifang	$572
292 km or 181 mi	Emeishan	$570
294 km or 183 mi	Pengzhou	$605
298 km or 185 mi	Enshi	$581
298 km or 185 mi	Mianzhu	$559
298 km or 185 mi	Chongzhou	$614
300 km or 186 mi	Jiangyou	$553
309 km or 192 mi	Qionglai	$604
316 km or 196 mi	Wanyuan	$555
320 km or 199 mi	Dujiangyan	$603
327 km or 203 mi	Guangyuan	$596
331 km or 206 mi	Guiyang	$576
331 km or 206 mi	Tongren	$596
342 km or 212 mi	Ya'an	$613
342 km or 213 mi	Jishou	$556

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