Foshan vs Ottawa - Cost of Living Comparison

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Foshan Ottawa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$602
$2236
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1932
$4945
🏠 One person rent
$185
$1327
🏘️ Family rent
$415
$2038
🍽️ Food expenses
$273
$603
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.5
$179
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$864
$3150
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
95
50
😀 Quality of life
70
89
🏙️ Population
9.5M
1.02M

The cost of living in Foshan is 73% less expensive than in Ottawa. Cities ranked 7753rd and 1290th ($602 vs $2236) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 301st and 23rd in China and Canada, respectively. Check China vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Foshan compared to 1.4 months in Ottawa. Foshan ranked 11th best city to live in China vs Ottawa ranked 12th in Canada, while ranked 2359th and 167th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Foshan vs Ottawa

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Foshan Ottawa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.6
$17.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.8
$74.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.98
$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.14
$5.89
☕ Cappuccino
$3.26
$3.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.49
$2.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$200
$1288
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$111
$1129
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$569
$2131
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$277
$1732
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41.5
$113
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64.1
$173
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.9
$53.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.45%
6.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4523
$5242
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2043
$4784
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$2.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.4
$94.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.69
$18.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.99
$2.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.93
$2.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$3.35
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.93
$3.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$15.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.1
$12.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$14.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$4.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$3.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$4.06
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$2.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$2.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$1.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.95
$2.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.8
$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.93
$2.56
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.94
$13.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.61
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.69
$4.37
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.44
$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.14
$1.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$69.2
$44.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.08
$11.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17
$63.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.45
$15.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$44.4
$59
👟 Brand Sneakers
$69.6
$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$549
$1037
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24357
$20100

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$763
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$830
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$491
66 km or 41 mi Dongguan
$678
67 km or 42 mi Zhaoqing
$806
73 km or 45 mi Qingyuan
$808
84 km or 52 mi Kaiping
$824
96 km or 60 mi Zhuhai
$641
106 km or 66 mi Macau
$1590
110 km or 68 mi Yunfu
$839
112 km or 69 mi Shenzhen
$958
134 km or 83 mi Huizhou
$629
136 km or 85 mi Kowloon
$2427
137 km or 85 mi Hong Kong
$2753
176 km or 109 mi Yangjiang
$895
181 km or 112 mi Heyuan
$801
190 km or 118 mi Wuzhou
$819
203 km or 126 mi Shaoguan
$852
209 km or 130 mi Lianzhou
$783
221 km or 137 mi Hezhou
$780
230 km or 143 mi Shanwei
$1014
262 km or 163 mi Gaozhou
$774
272 km or 169 mi Maoming
$774
306 km or 190 mi Yulin
$794
308 km or 191 mi Chenzhou
$746
315 km or 196 mi Puning
$726
338 km or 210 mi Meizhou
$795
338 km or 210 mi Jieyang
$691
345 km or 214 mi Zhanjiang
$781
358 km or 222 mi Guigang
$725
362 km or 225 mi Ganzhou
$813
367 km or 228 mi Chaozhou
$592
369 km or 229 mi Shantou
$605
379 km or 236 mi Guilin
$538
403 km or 250 mi Laibin
$623
403 km or 250 mi Liuzhou
$607
410 km or 255 mi Yongzhou
$618
433 km or 269 mi Hengyang
$611
442 km or 274 mi Haikou
$671
447 km or 278 mi Beihai
$660

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$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