Guangzhou vs Ottawa - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guangzhou Ottawa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$782
$2133
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2063
$4730
🏠 One person rent
$354
$1249
🏘️ Family rent
$619
$1952
🍽️ Food expenses
$262
$587
🚐 Transport expenses
$84.2
$172
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$829
$3871
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
96
49
😀 Quality of life
74
92
🏙️ Population
18.7M
1.02M

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 63% less expensive than in Ottawa. Cities ranked 6835th and 1668th ($782 vs $2133) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 32nd and 27th in China and Canada, respectively. Check China vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Guangzhou compared to 1.8 months in Ottawa. Guangzhou ranked 7th best city to live in China vs Ottawa ranked 10th in Canada, while ranked 2285th and 123rd 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
$2.86
$16.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.6
$62.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.05
$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.08
$5.87
☕ Cappuccino
$2.92
$4.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.51
$2.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$532
$1328
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$243
$1047
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$951
$2126
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$445
$1662
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.7
$96.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.4
$148
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.7
$48.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.62%
4.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8986
$4318
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3592
$3670
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.43
$2.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.5
$99.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.89
$15.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.86
$2.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.96
$2.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$2.89
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.59
$3.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16
$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.97
$13.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$16.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$4.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$3.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$2.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$3.08
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$1.05
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.32
$2.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.57
$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$2.74
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.78
$13.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.46
$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.71
$4.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.22
$1.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.72
$2.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$60.1
$44.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.05
$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29
$68.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.67
$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$41.3
$56.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$71.6
$89.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$400
$882
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16938
$17337

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Cities near Guangzhou

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$611
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$666
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$848
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$795
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$534
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$807
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$674
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$844
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$939
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1718
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$621
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$832
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2415
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2674
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$765
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$807
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$896
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$816
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$760
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$943
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$769
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$790
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$789
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$730
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$589
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$673
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$464
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$738
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$814
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$465
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$602
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$805
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$699
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$533
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$638
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$587
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$608
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$609
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$698
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$694

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