Guangzhou vs Ottawa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Guangzhou	Ottawa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$774	$2055
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2226	$4624
🏠 One person rent	$352	$1212
🏘️ Family rent	$830	$1940
🍽️ Food expenses	$266	$563
🚐 Transport expenses	$79	$162
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1294	$3115
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	20 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	97	50
😀 Quality of life	75	90
🏙️ Population	18.7M	1.02M

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 62% less expensive than in Ottawa. Cities ranked 6548th and 1701st ($774 vs $2055) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 31st and 25th in China and Canada, respectively. Check China vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Guangzhou compared to 1.5 months in Ottawa. Guangzhou ranked 6th best city to live in China vs Ottawa ranked 9th in Canada, while ranked 1055th and 162nd 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	$3.42	$16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22.2	$65.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.78	$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.95	$5.54
☕ Cappuccino	$3.14	$3.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.49	$1.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$465	$1214
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$263	$1014
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1183	$2032
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$655	$1649
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.9	$109
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58	$165
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$11.1	$49.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.17%	6.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10125	$4939
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4029	$4597
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$2.82
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$19.2	$92
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.55	$15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.9	$2.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.09	$2.62
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$2.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.56	$3.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.2	$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.44	$12.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.2	$14.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$4.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$1.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$3.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$3.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.85	$2.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$2.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$1.03
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.26	$2.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$20.6	$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.9	$2.47
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.77	$12.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.18	$9.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.48	$4.15
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.16	$1.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.64	$1.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.9	$41.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.72	$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$27.7	$58.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.58	$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$39	$53.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$70	$88.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$408	$942
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14511	$19030

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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	$656
63 km or 39 mi	Jiangmen	$804
65 km or 41 mi	Qingyuan	$794
67 km or 42 mi	Zhongshan	$461
83 km or 52 mi	Zhaoqing	$793
100 km or 62 mi	Zhuhai	$653
102 km or 63 mi	Kaiping	$812
105 km or 65 mi	Shenzhen	$916
111 km or 69 mi	Macau	$1588
118 km or 73 mi	Huizhou	$601
127 km or 79 mi	Yunfu	$823
131 km or 81 mi	Kowloon	$2432
132 km or 82 mi	Hong Kong	$2737
162 km or 100 mi	Heyuan	$764
189 km or 117 mi	Shaoguan	$818
194 km or 121 mi	Yangjiang	$877
202 km or 126 mi	Wuzhou	$803
205 km or 127 mi	Lianzhou	$755
216 km or 134 mi	Shanwei	$936
225 km or 140 mi	Hezhou	$758
281 km or 175 mi	Gaozhou	$761
291 km or 181 mi	Maoming	$756
298 km or 185 mi	Chenzhou	$724
298 km or 185 mi	Puning	$569
319 km or 198 mi	Meizhou	$655
321 km or 199 mi	Jieyang	$443
323 km or 201 mi	Yulin	$771
345 km or 214 mi	Ganzhou	$761
349 km or 217 mi	Chaozhou	$451
352 km or 219 mi	Shantou	$581
364 km or 226 mi	Zhanjiang	$764
373 km or 232 mi	Guigang	$702
384 km or 239 mi	Guilin	$522
406 km or 252 mi	Yongzhou	$609
414 km or 257 mi	Liuzhou	$579
416 km or 259 mi	Laibin	$598
424 km or 264 mi	Hengyang	$590
440 km or 273 mi	Longyan	$649
460 km or 286 mi	Haikou	$650

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