Guangzhou vs Ottawa - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guangzhou Ottawa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$758
$2096
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1996
$4619
🏠 One person rent
$322
$1231
🏘️ Family rent
$570
$1937
🍽️ Food expenses
$267
$576
🚐 Transport expenses
$89.1
$166
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$792
$3333
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
97
50
😀 Quality of life
75
92
🏙️ Population
18.7M
1.02M

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 64% less expensive than in Ottawa. Cities ranked 6838th and 1744th ($758 vs $2096) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 36th and 24th in China and Canada, respectively. Check China vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Guangzhou compared to 1.6 months in Ottawa. Guangzhou ranked 6th best city to live in China vs Ottawa ranked 11th in Canada, while ranked 2100th and 129th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Guangzhou vs Ottawa

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Guangzhou Ottawa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.82
$16.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28
$63.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.46
$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.07
$5.52
☕ Cappuccino
$3.08
$3.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.48
$2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$472
$1295
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$222
$1036
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$862
$2109
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$410
$1647
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.4
$95.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.4
$150
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.1
$47.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.97%
5.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9090
$4937
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3370
$3196
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$2.84
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24
$95.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.76
$15.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.94
$2.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.16
$2.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$2.89
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.54
$3.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.7
$13.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.7
$13.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15
$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$3.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$3.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$3.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$2.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$3.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.44
$0.99
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.29
$2.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.34
$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$2.61
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.85
$12.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.35
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.52
$4.18
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.17
$1.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.68
$1.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.5
$42.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.25
$10.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29
$66
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.51
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$38.4
$56.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$70.3
$89
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$349
$783
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14783
$15527

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Cities near Guangzhou

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$589
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$662
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$829
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$777
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$518
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$794
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$662
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$827
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$878
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1746
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$608
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$816
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2414
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2718
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$766
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$818
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$892
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$809
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$765
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$941
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$766
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$780
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$773
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$750
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$579
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$669
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$451
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$726
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$897
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$454
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$589
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$790
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$693
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$546
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$634
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$574
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$598
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$622
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$697
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$677

Cities near Ottawa

Distance City Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Gatineau
$1802
19 km or 12 mi Kanata
$2166
87 km or 54 mi Cornwall
$1660
94 km or 58 mi Brockville
$1836
124 km or 77 mi Salaberry-de-Valleyfield
$1935
128 km or 80 mi Mirabel
$1782
130 km or 81 mi Vaudreuil-Dorion
$1850
138 km or 86 mi Saint-Jerome
$1753
141 km or 87 mi Saint-Eustache
$1806
143 km or 89 mi Kirkland
$1835
144 km or 89 mi Blainville
$1780
146 km or 90 mi Sainte-Therese
$1785
147 km or 91 mi Pointe-Claire
$1838
147 km or 91 mi Boisbriand
$1763
147 km or 91 mi Dollard-des-Ormeaux
$1829
147 km or 91 mi Kingston
$1437
150 km or 93 mi Le Ray
$1822
152 km or 94 mi Dorval
$1853
152 km or 94 mi Chateauguay
$1867
153 km or 95 mi Laval
$1930
157 km or 98 mi Saint-Lin-Laurentides
$1719
158 km or 98 mi Cote-Saint-Luc
$1835
160 km or 100 mi Mount Royal
$1820
162 km or 101 mi Watertown
$1649
163 km or 102 mi Terrebonne
$1805
163 km or 102 mi Westmount
$1814
166 km or 103 mi Saint-Constant
$1864
167 km or 104 mi Montreal
$1903
167 km or 104 mi Mascouche
$1766
170 km or 106 mi Saint-Lambert
$1828
170 km or 106 mi Candiac
$1892
170 km or 106 mi Longueuil
$1842
171 km or 106 mi La Prairie
$1911
175 km or 109 mi Brossard
$2055
176 km or 109 mi Boucherville
$1820
177 km or 110 mi Repentigny
$1767
178 km or 111 mi Varennes
$1786
183 km or 114 mi L'Assomption
$1671
183 km or 114 mi Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville
$1869
185 km or 115 mi Sainte-Julie
$1822