Chongqing vs Ottawa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Chongqing	Ottawa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$712	$2170
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2015	$4837
🏠 One person rent	$292	$1276
🏘️ Family rent	$474	$1943
🍽️ Food expenses	$244	$586
🚐 Transport expenses	$89.4	$181
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$748	$2926
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	87	50
😀 Quality of life	72	90
🏙️ Population	32.1M	1.02M

The cost of living in Chongqing is 67% less expensive than in Ottawa. Cities ranked 6733rd and 1355th ($712 vs $2170) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 79th and 25th in China and Canada, respectively. Check China vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Chongqing compared to 1.3 months in Ottawa. Chongqing ranked 11th best city to live in China vs Ottawa ranked 10th in Canada, while ranked 2233rd and 117th 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	$3.98	$18.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19	$79.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.12	$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.71	$5.99
☕ Cappuccino	$3.49	$4.2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.42	$2.64
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$609	$1239
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$156	$1064
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$658	$2077
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$346	$1607
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$35.6	$119
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$55	$184
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$10.3	$57.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.11%	7.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5354	$8889
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1622	$6051
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$2.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$29.6	$95.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.85	$19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.1	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.93	$2.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.23	$2.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$3.27
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.05	$3.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.05	$12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$3.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$1.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$2.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$3.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.72	$2.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$2.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$1.09
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.1	$2.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.3	$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.9	$2.55
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.16	$12.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.09	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.95	$4.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.94	$2.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.29	$1.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22.5	$48.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.06	$11.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$57.2	$60.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.22	$15.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$45.8	$62.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$73.7	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$346	$1090
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27785	$21213

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Cities near Chongqing

Distance	City	Cost of living
97 km or 60 mi	Huaying	$554
103 km or 64 mi	Guang'an	$564
120 km or 75 mi	Longchang	$625
127 km or 79 mi	Luzhou	$646
140 km or 87 mi	Suining	$545
140 km or 87 mi	Neijiang	$674
145 km or 90 mi	Nanchong	$435
170 km or 106 mi	Zigong	$597
183 km or 113 mi	Shehong	$530
191 km or 119 mi	Ziyang	$615
194 km or 120 mi	Renhuai	$570
201 km or 125 mi	Yibin	$620
208 km or 129 mi	Dazhou	$566
209 km or 130 mi	Zunyi	$580
211 km or 131 mi	Jianyang	$607
232 km or 144 mi	Langzhong	$525
249 km or 154 mi	Lichuan	$579
258 km or 160 mi	Bazhong	$559
264 km or 164 mi	Meishan	$625
265 km or 165 mi	Chengdu	$643
266 km or 165 mi	Leshan	$619
266 km or 166 mi	Guanghan	$594
268 km or 167 mi	Deyang	$598
272 km or 169 mi	Mianyang	$535
277 km or 172 mi	Bijie	$606
285 km or 177 mi	Shifang	$578
292 km or 181 mi	Emeishan	$589
294 km or 183 mi	Pengzhou	$608
298 km or 185 mi	Enshi	$577
298 km or 185 mi	Mianzhu	$562
298 km or 185 mi	Chongzhou	$611
300 km or 186 mi	Jiangyou	$548
309 km or 192 mi	Qionglai	$603
316 km or 196 mi	Wanyuan	$552
320 km or 199 mi	Dujiangyan	$602
327 km or 203 mi	Guangyuan	$566
331 km or 206 mi	Guiyang	$564
331 km or 206 mi	Tongren	$584
342 km or 212 mi	Ya'an	$596
342 km or 213 mi	Jishou	$548

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