Hengyang vs Ottawa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Hengyang	Ottawa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$622	$2096
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1492	$4619
🏠 One person rent	$246	$1231
🏘️ Family rent	$312	$1937
🍽️ Food expenses	$216	$576
🚐 Transport expenses	$84.3	$166
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$704	$3333
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	46 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	43	50
😀 Quality of life	49	92
🏙️ Population	6.65M	1.02M

The cost of living in Hengyang is 70% less expensive than in Ottawa. Cities ranked 7637th and 1744th ($622 vs $2096) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 136th 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 Hengyang compared to 1.6 months in Ottawa. Hengyang ranked 143rd best city to live in China vs Ottawa ranked 11th in Canada, while ranked 6726th and 129th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hengyang vs Ottawa

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	Hengyang	Ottawa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.7	$16.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$16.8	$63.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.11	$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.23	$5.52
☕ Cappuccino	$3.06	$3.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.34	$2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$280	$1295
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$189	$1036
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$492	$2109
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$203	$1647
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$23.8	$95.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$36.4	$150
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$14.8	$47.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.65%	5.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2989	$4937
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2356	$3196
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.33	$2.84
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$28.2	$95.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.5	$15.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.06	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.77	$2.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.01	$2.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$2.89
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.7	$3.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$13.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.17	$13.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.1	$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$3.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$3.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$3.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$2.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$3.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.26	$0.99
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.99	$2.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11	$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.81	$2.61
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.6	$12.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.26	$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.42	$4.18
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.71	$1.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.66	$1.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22.3	$42.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.37	$10.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$25.1	$66
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.26	$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$85.3	$56.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$63.2	$89
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$317	$783
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7438	$15527

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Cities near Hengyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
110 km or 68 mi	Loudi	$584
110 km or 68 mi	Yongzhou	$634
110 km or 69 mi	Xiangtan	$527
117 km or 73 mi	Shaoyang	$603
119 km or 74 mi	Zhuzhou	$595
124 km or 77 mi	Liling	$584
127 km or 79 mi	Lianyuan	$564
130 km or 81 mi	Chenzhou	$750
144 km or 90 mi	Lengshuijiang	$551
149 km or 93 mi	Pingxiang	$612
150 km or 93 mi	Changsha	$592
158 km or 98 mi	Ningxiang	$569
189 km or 118 mi	Yiyang	$571
204 km or 127 mi	Yichun	$618
236 km or 146 mi	Lianzhou	$765
238 km or 148 mi	Ji'an	$660
252 km or 156 mi	Xinyu	$593
254 km or 158 mi	Shaoguan	$818
254 km or 158 mi	Changde	$487
262 km or 163 mi	Hongjiang	$543
262 km or 163 mi	Ganzhou	$897
270 km or 168 mi	Huaihua	$571
280 km or 174 mi	Yueyang	$595
293 km or 182 mi	Guilin	$546
295 km or 183 mi	Hezhou	$766
299 km or 186 mi	Linxiang	$572
312 km or 194 mi	Jinshi	$511
315 km or 195 mi	Shishou	$547
322 km or 200 mi	Zhangjiajie	$545
323 km or 200 mi	Jishou	$537
336 km or 209 mi	Honghu	$587
348 km or 216 mi	Chibi	$590
348 km or 216 mi	Tongren	$568
360 km or 224 mi	Qingyuan	$777
368 km or 229 mi	Xianning	$625
373 km or 232 mi	Songzi	$548
381 km or 237 mi	Nanchang	$526
383 km or 238 mi	Jingzhou	$596
391 km or 243 mi	Fuzhou	$589
396 km or 246 mi	Xiantao	$599

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