Hefei vs Ottawa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Hefei	Ottawa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$625	$2055
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1708	$4624
🏠 One person rent	$205	$1212
🏘️ Family rent	$435	$1940
🍽️ Food expenses	$231	$563
🚐 Transport expenses	$105	$162
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$991	$3115
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	32 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	93	50
😀 Quality of life	66	90
🏙️ Population	9.37M	1.02M

The cost of living in Hefei is 70% less expensive than in Ottawa. Cities ranked 7405th and 1701st ($625 vs $2055) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 160th and 25th in China and Canada, respectively. Check China vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Hefei compared to 1.5 months in Ottawa. Hefei ranked 31st best city to live in China vs Ottawa ranked 9th in Canada, while ranked 3963rd and 162nd 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	$3.46	$16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$13.7	$65.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.78	$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.84	$5.54
☕ Cappuccino	$2.37	$3.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.44	$1.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$205	$1214
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$156	$1014
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$481	$2032
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$358	$1649
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$25.4	$109
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.1	$165
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.3	$49.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.17%	6.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3736	$4939
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2103	$4597
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.34	$2.82
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$40.9	$92
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.59	$15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.15	$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.61	$2.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.56	$2.62
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$2.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.86	$3.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.54	$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.6	$12.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.8	$14.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$4.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$1.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$3.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$3.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.62	$2.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$2.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$1.03
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.15	$2.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$20.8	$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.9	$2.47
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.76	$12.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.2	$9.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.57	$4.15
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.93	$1.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.68	$1.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$83.3	$41.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.84	$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$28	$58.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.43	$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.3	$53.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$60.1	$88.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$237	$942
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8278	$19030

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Cities near Hefei

Distance	City	Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi	Chaohu	$621
73 km or 45 mi	Huainan	$608
74 km or 46 mi	Lu'an	$664
95 km or 59 mi	Tongcheng	$600
103 km or 64 mi	Ma'anshan	$666
113 km or 70 mi	Tongling	$632
118 km or 73 mi	Wuhu	$691
119 km or 74 mi	Bengbu	$505
122 km or 76 mi	Mingguang	$587
135 km or 84 mi	Chizhou	$611
142 km or 88 mi	Nanjing	$746
152 km or 94 mi	Qianshan	$576
153 km or 95 mi	Anqing	$555
173 km or 107 mi	Xuancheng	$672
178 km or 110 mi	Jurong	$621
180 km or 112 mi	Fuyang	$633
183 km or 114 mi	Yizheng	$592
186 km or 116 mi	Tianchang	$613
199 km or 124 mi	Suzhou	$602
209 km or 130 mi	Zhenjiang	$522
211 km or 131 mi	Yangzhou	$620
213 km or 132 mi	Ningguo	$642
214 km or 133 mi	Liyang	$654
217 km or 135 mi	Danyang	$607
227 km or 141 mi	Macheng	$630
228 km or 141 mi	Gaoyou	$621
229 km or 142 mi	Guangde	$650
237 km or 147 mi	Huaibei	$584
238 km or 148 mi	Jieshou	$591
242 km or 151 mi	Yangzhong	$603
243 km or 151 mi	Yongcheng	$600
247 km or 153 mi	Yixing	$695
248 km or 154 mi	Suqian	$620
251 km or 156 mi	Huai'an	$668
254 km or 158 mi	Changzhou	$702
256 km or 159 mi	Taizhou	$644
259 km or 161 mi	Huangshan	$642
260 km or 162 mi	Taixing	$636
267 km or 166 mi	Xuzhou	$484
268 km or 167 mi	Xinghua	$665

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