Hangzhou vs Ottawa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Hangzhou	Ottawa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$805	$2055
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2398	$4624
🏠 One person rent	$369	$1212
🏘️ Family rent	$751	$1940
🍽️ Food expenses	$253	$563
🚐 Transport expenses	$84.8	$162
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1212	$3115
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	91	50
😀 Quality of life	72	90
🏙️ Population	11.9M	1.02M

The cost of living in Hangzhou is 61% less expensive than in Ottawa. Cities ranked 6419th and 1701st ($805 vs $2055) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 23rd 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 Hangzhou compared to 1.5 months in Ottawa. Hangzhou ranked 10th best city to live in China vs Ottawa ranked 9th in Canada, while ranked 1916th and 162nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hangzhou vs Ottawa

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	Hangzhou	Ottawa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.66	$16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$23.6	$65.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.86	$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.94	$5.54
☕ Cappuccino	$3.9	$3.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.47	$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	$282	$1014
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$985	$2032
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$603	$1649
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$36.5	$109
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$56.6	$165
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$14.2	$49.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.97%	6.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8089	$4939
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4179	$4597
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.41	$2.82
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18.2	$92
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.71	$15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.09	$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.93	$2.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.05	$2.62
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$2.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.87	$3.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.7	$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.06	$12.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$14.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$4.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.95	$1.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$3.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$3.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.75	$2.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$2.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$1.03
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.31	$2.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.2	$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.85	$2.47
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.99	$12.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.35	$9.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.31	$4.15
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.34	$1.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.67	$1.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.5	$41.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.93	$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$70.5	$58.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.51	$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.9	$53.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$69.9	$88.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$441	$942
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$31296	$19030

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Cities near Hangzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
49 km or 30 mi	Shaoxing	$716
69 km or 43 mi	Huzhou	$670
79 km or 49 mi	Jiaxing	$573
102 km or 63 mi	Guangde	$650
105 km or 65 mi	Yiwu	$677
121 km or 75 mi	Ningguo	$642
125 km or 78 mi	Suzhou	$868
129 km or 80 mi	Yixing	$695
137 km or 85 mi	Jinhua	$587
139 km or 87 mi	Ningbo	$708
146 km or 90 mi	Liyang	$654
147 km or 91 mi	Wuxi	$670
148 km or 92 mi	Kunshan	$700
156 km or 97 mi	Xuancheng	$672
161 km or 100 mi	Shanghai	$1097
161 km or 100 mi	Taicang	$665
165 km or 102 mi	Changshu	$645
170 km or 106 mi	Pudong	$984
175 km or 109 mi	Changzhou	$702
182 km or 113 mi	Linhai	$661
185 km or 115 mi	Zhangjiagang	$640
185 km or 115 mi	Jiangyin	$657
188 km or 117 mi	Zhoushan	$590
188 km or 117 mi	Huangshan	$642
191 km or 118 mi	Quzhou	$616
195 km or 121 mi	Jingjiang	$643
202 km or 125 mi	Lishui	$682
202 km or 126 mi	Danyang	$607
205 km or 127 mi	Nantong	$602
206 km or 128 mi	Haimen	$631
210 km or 131 mi	Wuhu	$691
213 km or 132 mi	Jurong	$621
214 km or 133 mi	Taixing	$636
224 km or 139 mi	Yangzhong	$603
224 km or 139 mi	Qidong	$701
228 km or 142 mi	Zhenjiang	$522
237 km or 147 mi	Ma'anshan	$666
238 km or 148 mi	Wenling	$671
240 km or 149 mi	Rugao	$644
240 km or 149 mi	Nanjing	$746

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