Chongqing vs Ottawa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Chongqing	Ottawa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$601	$2133
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1793	$4730
🏠 One person rent	$205	$1249
🏘️ Family rent	$357	$1952
🍽️ Food expenses	$229	$587
🚐 Transport expenses	$77.6	$172
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1018	$3871
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	76	49
😀 Quality of life	74	92
🏙️ Population	32.1M	1.02M

The cost of living in Chongqing is 72% less expensive than in Ottawa. Cities ranked 7933rd and 1668th ($601 vs $2133) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 214th and 27th in China and Canada, respectively. Check China vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Chongqing compared to 1.8 months in Ottawa. Chongqing ranked 8th best city to live in China vs Ottawa ranked 10th in Canada, while ranked 2353rd and 123rd 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	$2.89	$16.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$21.8	$62.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.04	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.12	$5.87
☕ Cappuccino	$2.46	$4.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.44	$2.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$276	$1328
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$149	$1047
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$499	$2126
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$267	$1662
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$23.6	$96.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$36.5	$148
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$7.25	$48.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.79%	4.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2609	$4318
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1535	$3670
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.29	$2.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$21.8	$99.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.73	$15.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.56	$2.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.56	$2.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.62	$2.89
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.89	$3.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.1	$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.16	$13.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.67	$16.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$4.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$1.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$3.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.69	$2.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$3.08
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$1.05
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.95	$2.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.17	$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.84	$2.74
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.86	$13.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.92	$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.1	$4.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.12	$1.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.49	$2.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.7	$44.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.74	$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$60.1	$68.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.2	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$44.2	$56.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$68.7	$89.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$277	$882
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24477	$17337

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Cities near Chongqing

Distance	City	Cost of living
97 km or 60 mi	Huaying	$581
103 km or 64 mi	Guang'an	$608
120 km or 75 mi	Longchang	$612
127 km or 79 mi	Luzhou	$600
140 km or 87 mi	Suining	$595
140 km or 87 mi	Neijiang	$679
145 km or 90 mi	Nanchong	$572
170 km or 106 mi	Zigong	$607
183 km or 113 mi	Shehong	$576
191 km or 119 mi	Ziyang	$628
194 km or 120 mi	Renhuai	$566
201 km or 125 mi	Yibin	$599
208 km or 129 mi	Dazhou	$612
209 km or 130 mi	Zunyi	$578
211 km or 131 mi	Jianyang	$621
232 km or 144 mi	Langzhong	$564
249 km or 154 mi	Lichuan	$582
258 km or 160 mi	Bazhong	$627
264 km or 164 mi	Meishan	$629
265 km or 165 mi	Chengdu	$666
266 km or 165 mi	Leshan	$595
266 km or 166 mi	Guanghan	$600
268 km or 167 mi	Deyang	$588
272 km or 169 mi	Mianyang	$540
277 km or 172 mi	Bijie	$591
285 km or 177 mi	Shifang	$584
292 km or 181 mi	Emeishan	$581
294 km or 183 mi	Pengzhou	$617
298 km or 185 mi	Enshi	$580
298 km or 185 mi	Mianzhu	$566
298 km or 185 mi	Chongzhou	$625
300 km or 186 mi	Jiangyou	$553
309 km or 192 mi	Qionglai	$611
316 km or 196 mi	Wanyuan	$594
320 km or 199 mi	Dujiangyan	$612
327 km or 203 mi	Guangyuan	$606
331 km or 206 mi	Guiyang	$576
331 km or 206 mi	Tongren	$588
342 km or 212 mi	Ya'an	$598
342 km or 213 mi	Jishou	$556

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