Hangzhou vs Ottawa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Hangzhou	Ottawa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$826	$2096
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2298	$4619
🏠 One person rent	$375	$1231
🏘️ Family rent	$641	$1937
🍽️ Food expenses	$256	$576
🚐 Transport expenses	$90.8	$166
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$882	$3333
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	91	50
😀 Quality of life	72	92
🏙️ Population	11.9M	1.02M

The cost of living in Hangzhou is 61% less expensive than in Ottawa. Cities ranked 6563rd and 1744th ($826 vs $2096) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 20th and 24th 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 Hangzhou compared to 1.6 months in Ottawa. Hangzhou ranked 13th best city to live in China vs Ottawa ranked 11th in Canada, while ranked 2980th and 129th 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	$3.7	$16.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$26.2	$63.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.92	$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.11	$5.52
☕ Cappuccino	$4.06	$3.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.52	$2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$483	$1295
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$283	$1036
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$855	$2109
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$498	$1647
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$36.4	$95.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$55.6	$150
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$15.5	$47.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.69%	5.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7830	$4937
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4289	$3196
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.56	$2.84
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$19.2	$95.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.17	$15.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.86	$2.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.84	$2.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$2.89
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.93	$3.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15	$13.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.29	$13.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$3.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$1.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$3.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$3.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.79	$2.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.9	$3.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$0.99
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.35	$2.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.7	$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.89	$2.61
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.33	$12.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.49	$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.37	$4.18
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.37	$1.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.72	$1.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50.8	$42.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.15	$10.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$72.4	$66
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.64	$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$54.5	$56.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$74.2	$89
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$411	$783
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$28925	$15527

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Cities near Hangzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
49 km or 30 mi	Shaoxing	$740
69 km or 43 mi	Huzhou	$631
79 km or 49 mi	Jiaxing	$597
102 km or 63 mi	Guangde	$642
105 km or 65 mi	Yiwu	$672
121 km or 75 mi	Ningguo	$637
125 km or 78 mi	Suzhou	$771
129 km or 80 mi	Yixing	$674
137 km or 85 mi	Jinhua	$586
139 km or 87 mi	Ningbo	$713
146 km or 90 mi	Liyang	$639
147 km or 91 mi	Wuxi	$679
148 km or 92 mi	Kunshan	$696
156 km or 97 mi	Xuancheng	$659
161 km or 100 mi	Shanghai	$1128
161 km or 100 mi	Taicang	$673
165 km or 102 mi	Changshu	$632
170 km or 106 mi	Pudong	$1003
175 km or 109 mi	Changzhou	$601
182 km or 113 mi	Linhai	$666
185 km or 115 mi	Zhangjiagang	$648
185 km or 115 mi	Jiangyin	$634
188 km or 117 mi	Zhoushan	$576
188 km or 117 mi	Huangshan	$620
191 km or 118 mi	Quzhou	$604
195 km or 121 mi	Jingjiang	$621
202 km or 125 mi	Lishui	$696
202 km or 126 mi	Danyang	$597
205 km or 127 mi	Nantong	$547
206 km or 128 mi	Haimen	$612
210 km or 131 mi	Wuhu	$672
213 km or 132 mi	Jurong	$618
214 km or 133 mi	Taixing	$622
224 km or 139 mi	Yangzhong	$597
224 km or 139 mi	Qidong	$696
228 km or 142 mi	Zhenjiang	$531
237 km or 147 mi	Ma'anshan	$656
238 km or 148 mi	Wenling	$677
240 km or 149 mi	Rugao	$630
240 km or 149 mi	Nanjing	$753

Cities near Ottawa

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Gatineau	$1802
19 km or 12 mi	Kanata	$2166
87 km or 54 mi	Cornwall	$1660
94 km or 58 mi	Brockville	$1836
124 km or 77 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$1935
128 km or 80 mi	Mirabel	$1782
130 km or 81 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1850
138 km or 86 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1753
141 km or 87 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1806
143 km or 89 mi	Kirkland	$1835
144 km or 89 mi	Blainville	$1780
146 km or 90 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1785
147 km or 91 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1838
147 km or 91 mi	Boisbriand	$1763
147 km or 91 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1829
147 km or 91 mi	Kingston	$1437
150 km or 93 mi	Le Ray	$1822
152 km or 94 mi	Dorval	$1853
152 km or 94 mi	Chateauguay	$1867
153 km or 95 mi	Laval	$1930
157 km or 98 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1719
158 km or 98 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1835
160 km or 100 mi	Mount Royal	$1820
162 km or 101 mi	Watertown	$1649
163 km or 102 mi	Terrebonne	$1805
163 km or 102 mi	Westmount	$1814
166 km or 103 mi	Saint-Constant	$1864
167 km or 104 mi	Montreal	$1903
167 km or 104 mi	Mascouche	$1766
170 km or 106 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1828
170 km or 106 mi	Candiac	$1892
170 km or 106 mi	Longueuil	$1842
171 km or 106 mi	La Prairie	$1911
175 km or 109 mi	Brossard	$2055
176 km or 109 mi	Boucherville	$1820
177 km or 110 mi	Repentigny	$1767
178 km or 111 mi	Varennes	$1786
183 km or 114 mi	L'Assomption	$1671
183 km or 114 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1869
185 km or 115 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1822