Hefei vs Ottawa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Hefei	Ottawa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$654	$2133
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1731	$4730
🏠 One person rent	$218	$1249
🏘️ Family rent	$371	$1952
🍽️ Food expenses	$248	$587
🚐 Transport expenses	$105	$172
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$930	$3871
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	32 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	84	49
😀 Quality of life	71	92
🏙️ Population	9.37M	1.02M

The cost of living in Hefei is 69% less expensive than in Ottawa. Cities ranked 7557th and 1668th ($654 vs $2133) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 105th and 27th in China and Canada, respectively. Check China vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Hefei compared to 1.8 months in Ottawa. Hefei ranked 22nd best city to live in China vs Ottawa ranked 10th in Canada, while ranked 3551st and 123rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hefei vs Ottawa

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	Hefei	Ottawa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.98	$16.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$21.4	$62.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.34	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.89	$5.87
☕ Cappuccino	$2.25	$4.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.47	$2.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$217	$1328
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$167	$1047
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$384	$2126
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$298	$1662
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$26.4	$96.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$40.9	$148
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$14.4	$48.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.44%	4.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3689	$4318
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1986	$3670
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.29	$2.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$42.9	$99.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.47	$15.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.08	$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.56	$2.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.55	$2.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$2.89
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.94	$3.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.5	$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.32	$13.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$16.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$4.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$1.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$3.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.72	$2.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.68	$3.08
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.39	$1.05
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.14	$2.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.19	$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.84	$2.74
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.46	$13.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.29	$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.78	$4.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.95	$1.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.77	$2.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.4	$44.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.75	$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$29.1	$68.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.41	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.5	$56.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$60.7	$89.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$263	$882
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9430	$17337

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Cities near Hefei

Distance	City	Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi	Chaohu	$633
73 km or 45 mi	Huainan	$615
74 km or 46 mi	Lu'an	$647
95 km or 59 mi	Tongcheng	$603
103 km or 64 mi	Ma'anshan	$669
113 km or 70 mi	Tongling	$646
118 km or 73 mi	Wuhu	$680
119 km or 74 mi	Bengbu	$519
122 km or 76 mi	Mingguang	$594
135 km or 84 mi	Chizhou	$634
142 km or 88 mi	Nanjing	$765
152 km or 94 mi	Qianshan	$579
153 km or 95 mi	Anqing	$544
173 km or 107 mi	Xuancheng	$665
178 km or 110 mi	Jurong	$626
180 km or 112 mi	Fuyang	$601
183 km or 114 mi	Yizheng	$601
186 km or 116 mi	Tianchang	$623
199 km or 124 mi	Suzhou	$592
209 km or 130 mi	Zhenjiang	$525
211 km or 131 mi	Yangzhou	$618
213 km or 132 mi	Ningguo	$644
214 km or 133 mi	Liyang	$652
217 km or 135 mi	Danyang	$604
227 km or 141 mi	Macheng	$608
228 km or 141 mi	Gaoyou	$632
229 km or 142 mi	Guangde	$652
237 km or 147 mi	Huaibei	$581
238 km or 148 mi	Jieshou	$556
242 km or 151 mi	Yangzhong	$611
243 km or 151 mi	Yongcheng	$581
247 km or 153 mi	Yixing	$684
248 km or 154 mi	Suqian	$617
251 km or 156 mi	Huai'an	$661
254 km or 158 mi	Changzhou	$623
256 km or 159 mi	Taizhou	$675
259 km or 161 mi	Huangshan	$628
260 km or 162 mi	Taixing	$636
267 km or 166 mi	Xuzhou	$514
268 km or 167 mi	Xinghua	$677

Cities near Ottawa

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Gatineau	$1866
19 km or 12 mi	Kanata	$2229
87 km or 54 mi	Cornwall	$1703
94 km or 58 mi	Brockville	$1868
124 km or 77 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$1971
128 km or 80 mi	Mirabel	$1896
130 km or 81 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1924
138 km or 86 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1864
141 km or 87 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1948
143 km or 89 mi	Kirkland	$1930
144 km or 89 mi	Blainville	$1935
146 km or 90 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1950
147 km or 91 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1920
147 km or 91 mi	Boisbriand	$1934
147 km or 91 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1944
147 km or 91 mi	Kingston	$1476
150 km or 93 mi	Le Ray	$1927
152 km or 94 mi	Dorval	$1923
152 km or 94 mi	Chateauguay	$1914
153 km or 95 mi	Laval	$2047
157 km or 98 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1800
158 km or 98 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1893
160 km or 100 mi	Mount Royal	$1876
162 km or 101 mi	Watertown	$1733
163 km or 102 mi	Terrebonne	$1907
163 km or 102 mi	Westmount	$1862
166 km or 103 mi	Saint-Constant	$1910
167 km or 104 mi	Montreal	$1928
167 km or 104 mi	Mascouche	$1852
170 km or 106 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1875
170 km or 106 mi	Candiac	$1940
170 km or 106 mi	Longueuil	$1923
171 km or 106 mi	La Prairie	$1960
175 km or 109 mi	Brossard	$2080
176 km or 109 mi	Boucherville	$1897
177 km or 110 mi	Repentigny	$1846
178 km or 111 mi	Varennes	$1861
183 km or 114 mi	L'Assomption	$1723
183 km or 114 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1918
185 km or 115 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1891