Guangzhou vs Ottawa - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guangzhou Ottawa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$763
$2236
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2294
$4945
🏠 One person rent
$333
$1327
🏘️ Family rent
$850
$2038
🍽️ Food expenses
$279
$603
🚐 Transport expenses
$76.2
$179
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1294
$3150
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
97
50
😀 Quality of life
75
89
🏙️ Population
18.7M
1.02M

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 66% less expensive than in Ottawa. Cities ranked 6602nd and 1290th ($763 vs $2236) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 49th and 23rd in China and Canada, respectively. Check China vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Guangzhou compared to 1.4 months in Ottawa. Guangzhou ranked 6th best city to live in China vs Ottawa ranked 12th in Canada, while ranked 1036th and 167th 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
$3.58
$17.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.8
$74.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.95
$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.86
$5.89
☕ Cappuccino
$3.43
$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
$457
$1288
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$236
$1129
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1125
$2131
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$688
$1732
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.8
$113
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$61.3
$173
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13
$53.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.41%
6.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10222
$5242
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4345
$4784
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$2.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.8
$94.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.63
$18.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2
$2.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.94
$2.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$3.35
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.65
$3.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.7
$15.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.15
$12.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$14.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$4.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$3.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$4.06
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$2.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$2.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$1.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.19
$2.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$25.1
$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$2.56
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.15
$13.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.36
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.76
$4.37
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.38
$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.49
$1.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$26.4
$44.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.06
$11.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.9
$63.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.52
$15.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$35.2
$59
👟 Brand Sneakers
$69.9
$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$439
$1037
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15919
$20100

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Cities near Guangzhou

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$602
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$678
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$830
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$808
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$491
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$806
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$641
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$824
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$958
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1590
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$629
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$839
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2427
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2753
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$801
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$852
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$895
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$819
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$783
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$1014
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$780
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$774
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$774
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$746
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$726
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$795
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$691
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$794
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$813
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$592
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$605
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$781
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$725
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$538
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$618
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$607
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$623
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$611
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$713
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$671

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Distance City Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Gatineau
$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