Guangzhou vs Ottawa - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guangzhou Ottawa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$742
$2170
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2255
$4837
🏠 One person rent
$333
$1276
🏘️ Family rent
$834
$1943
🍽️ Food expenses
$262
$586
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.6
$181
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1117
$2926
😷 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 66% less expensive than in Ottawa. Cities ranked 6607th and 1355th ($742 vs $2170) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 54th 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 Guangzhou compared to 1.3 months in Ottawa. Guangzhou ranked 6th best city to live in China vs Ottawa ranked 10th in Canada, while ranked 955th and 117th 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
$4.17
$18.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.8
$79.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.84
$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.83
$5.99
☕ Cappuccino
$3.46
$4.2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$2.64
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$380
$1239
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$259
$1064
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1120
$2077
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$676
$1607
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.2
$119
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.2
$184
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.5
$57.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.66%
7.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10173
$8889
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4278
$6051
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$2.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.5
$95.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.51
$19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.01
$2.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.87
$2.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$3.27
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.62
$3.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4
$12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$3.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$2.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$3.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$2.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$2.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$1.09
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.16
$2.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.9
$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$2.55
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.89
$12.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.23
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.55
$4.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.34
$2.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.47
$1.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27.3
$48.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.94
$11.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.2
$60.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.8
$15.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$43.5
$62.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$73.6
$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$423
$1090
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18235
$21213

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Cities near Guangzhou

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$575
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$589
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$812
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$781
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$481
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$791
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$618
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$816
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$939
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1565
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$837
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$830
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2410
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2614
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$891
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$856
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$876
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$824
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$774
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$1083
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$785
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$831
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$857
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$752
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$738
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$799
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$716
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$806
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$812
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$588
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$589
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$777
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$735
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$525
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$584
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$596
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$611
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$530
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$713
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$620

Cities near Ottawa

Distance City Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Gatineau
$1530
19 km or 12 mi Kanata
$2220
87 km or 54 mi Cornwall
$1539
94 km or 58 mi Brockville
$1878
124 km or 77 mi Salaberry-de-Valleyfield
$2014
128 km or 80 mi Mirabel
$1797
130 km or 81 mi Vaudreuil-Dorion
$1894
138 km or 86 mi Saint-Jerome
$1757
141 km or 87 mi Saint-Eustache
$1827
143 km or 89 mi Kirkland
$1845
144 km or 89 mi Blainville
$1808
146 km or 90 mi Sainte-Therese
$1808
147 km or 91 mi Pointe-Claire
$1846
147 km or 91 mi Boisbriand
$1813
147 km or 91 mi Dollard-des-Ormeaux
$1835
147 km or 91 mi Kingston
$1412
150 km or 93 mi Le Ray
$1856
152 km or 94 mi Dorval
$1846
152 km or 94 mi Chateauguay
$1841
153 km or 95 mi Laval
$1874
157 km or 98 mi Saint-Lin-Laurentides
$1705
158 km or 98 mi Cote-Saint-Luc
$1840
160 km or 100 mi Mount Royal
$1821
162 km or 101 mi Watertown
$1746
163 km or 102 mi Terrebonne
$1820
163 km or 102 mi Westmount
$1808
166 km or 103 mi Saint-Constant
$1888
167 km or 104 mi Montreal
$1821
167 km or 104 mi Mascouche
$1772
170 km or 106 mi Saint-Lambert
$1869
170 km or 106 mi Candiac
$1912
170 km or 106 mi Longueuil
$1962
171 km or 106 mi La Prairie
$1949
175 km or 109 mi Brossard
$2105
176 km or 109 mi Boucherville
$1882
177 km or 110 mi Repentigny
$1783
178 km or 111 mi Varennes
$1835
183 km or 114 mi L'Assomption
$1659
183 km or 114 mi Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville
$1924
185 km or 115 mi Sainte-Julie
$1874