Chongqing vs Ottawa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Chongqing	Ottawa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$634	$2055
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1938	$4624
🏠 One person rent	$224	$1212
🏘️ Family rent	$442	$1940
🍽️ Food expenses	$235	$563
🚐 Transport expenses	$87.1	$162
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$957	$3115
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	88	50
😀 Quality of life	72	90
🏙️ Population	32.1M	1.02M

The cost of living in Chongqing is 69% less expensive than in Ottawa. Cities ranked 7340th and 1701st ($634 vs $2055) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 145th and 25th in China and Canada, respectively. Check China vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Chongqing compared to 1.5 months in Ottawa. Chongqing ranked 8th best city to live in China vs Ottawa ranked 9th in Canada, while ranked 1675th and 162nd 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	$3.91	$16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.5	$65.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.63	$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.7	$5.54
☕ Cappuccino	$2.9	$3.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.42	$1.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$261	$1214
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$161	$1014
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$550	$2032
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$337	$1649
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$34.3	$109
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$53.1	$165
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$8.91	$49.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.37%	6.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2326	$4939
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1374	$4597
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$2.82
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$29.2	$92
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.83	$15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.71	$2.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.26	$2.62
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$2.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.87	$3.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.45	$12.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$14.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$4.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$1.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$3.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$3.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$2.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$2.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$1.03
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.09	$2.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.3	$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.89	$2.47
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.31	$12.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.08	$9.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.01	$4.15
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.94	$1.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.25	$1.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.5	$41.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.52	$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$56.5	$58.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.26	$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.1	$53.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$69.9	$88.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$315	$942
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$26796	$19030

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Cities near Chongqing

Distance	City	Cost of living
97 km or 60 mi	Huaying	$553
103 km or 64 mi	Guang'an	$584
120 km or 75 mi	Longchang	$593
127 km or 79 mi	Luzhou	$613
140 km or 87 mi	Suining	$579
140 km or 87 mi	Neijiang	$652
145 km or 90 mi	Nanchong	$526
170 km or 106 mi	Zigong	$584
183 km or 113 mi	Shehong	$546
191 km or 119 mi	Ziyang	$592
194 km or 120 mi	Renhuai	$540
201 km or 125 mi	Yibin	$590
208 km or 129 mi	Dazhou	$591
209 km or 130 mi	Zunyi	$554
211 km or 131 mi	Jianyang	$580
232 km or 144 mi	Langzhong	$530
249 km or 154 mi	Lichuan	$570
258 km or 160 mi	Bazhong	$610
264 km or 164 mi	Meishan	$590
265 km or 165 mi	Chengdu	$623
266 km or 165 mi	Leshan	$554
266 km or 166 mi	Guanghan	$554
268 km or 167 mi	Deyang	$549
272 km or 169 mi	Mianyang	$527
277 km or 172 mi	Bijie	$584
285 km or 177 mi	Shifang	$540
292 km or 181 mi	Emeishan	$540
294 km or 183 mi	Pengzhou	$572
298 km or 185 mi	Enshi	$575
298 km or 185 mi	Mianzhu	$529
298 km or 185 mi	Chongzhou	$581
300 km or 186 mi	Jiangyou	$532
309 km or 192 mi	Qionglai	$572
316 km or 196 mi	Wanyuan	$585
320 km or 199 mi	Dujiangyan	$570
327 km or 203 mi	Guangyuan	$599
331 km or 206 mi	Guiyang	$559
331 km or 206 mi	Tongren	$573
342 km or 212 mi	Ya'an	$573
342 km or 213 mi	Jishou	$539

Cities near Ottawa

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Gatineau	$1768
19 km or 12 mi	Kanata	$2202
87 km or 54 mi	Cornwall	$1633
94 km or 58 mi	Brockville	$1875
124 km or 77 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$1894
128 km or 80 mi	Mirabel	$1762
130 km or 81 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1830
138 km or 86 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1733
141 km or 87 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1768
143 km or 89 mi	Kirkland	$1807
144 km or 89 mi	Blainville	$1761
146 km or 90 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1753
147 km or 91 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1819
147 km or 91 mi	Boisbriand	$1732
147 km or 91 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1814
147 km or 91 mi	Kingston	$1704
150 km or 93 mi	Le Ray	$1814
152 km or 94 mi	Dorval	$1810
152 km or 94 mi	Chateauguay	$1841
153 km or 95 mi	Laval	$1900
157 km or 98 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1690
158 km or 98 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1803
160 km or 100 mi	Mount Royal	$1792
162 km or 101 mi	Watertown	$1658
163 km or 102 mi	Terrebonne	$1776
163 km or 102 mi	Westmount	$1773
166 km or 103 mi	Saint-Constant	$1824
167 km or 104 mi	Montreal	$1857
167 km or 104 mi	Mascouche	$1735
170 km or 106 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1790
170 km or 106 mi	Candiac	$1852
170 km or 106 mi	Longueuil	$1835
171 km or 106 mi	La Prairie	$1889
175 km or 109 mi	Brossard	$2004
176 km or 109 mi	Boucherville	$1804
177 km or 110 mi	Repentigny	$1743
178 km or 111 mi	Varennes	$1764
183 km or 114 mi	L'Assomption	$1651
183 km or 114 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1836
185 km or 115 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1800