Nanyang vs Ottawa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Nanyang	Ottawa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$578	$2133
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1586	$4730
🏠 One person rent	$213	$1249
🏘️ Family rent	$366	$1952
🍽️ Food expenses	$227	$587
🚐 Transport expenses	$70.6	$172
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$723	$3871
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	83 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	17	49
😀 Quality of life	44	92
🏙️ Population	9.71M	1.02M

The cost of living in Nanyang is 73% less expensive than in Ottawa. Cities ranked 8149th and 1668th ($578 vs $2133) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 300th and 27th in China and Canada, respectively. Check China vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Nanyang compared to 1.8 months in Ottawa. Nanyang ranked 322nd best city to live in China vs Ottawa ranked 10th in Canada, while ranked 7322nd and 123rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Nanyang vs Ottawa

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	Nanyang	Ottawa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.37	$16.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$35.8	$62.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.32	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.19	$5.87
☕ Cappuccino	$4.1	$4.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.5	$2.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$213	$1328
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$149	$1047
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$384	$2126
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$271	$1662
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$41.2	$96.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$62.7	$148
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.72	$48.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.5%	4.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2935	$4318
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1639	$3670
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$2.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$16.9	$99.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.77	$15.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.1	$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.7	$2.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.54	$2.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.85	$2.89
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.29	$3.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.93	$13.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$16.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$4.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$1.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$3.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.56	$2.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.65	$3.08
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.39	$1.05
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.1	$2.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.5	$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.79	$2.74
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.05	$13.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.85	$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.7	$4.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.49	$1.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.77	$2.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.8	$44.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.08	$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$22.5	$68.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.18	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.2	$56.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$67.2	$89.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$278	$882
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14394	$17337

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Cities near Nanyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi	Dengzhou	$555
98 km or 61 mi	Wugang	$526
99 km or 62 mi	Zaoyang	$561
105 km or 66 mi	Laohekou	$544
108 km or 67 mi	Danjiangkou	$540
109 km or 68 mi	Pingdingshan	$542
110 km or 68 mi	Xiangyang	$570
134 km or 83 mi	Ruzhou	$523
140 km or 87 mi	Zhumadian	$596
145 km or 90 mi	Yicheng	$554
152 km or 95 mi	Luohe	$543
155 km or 96 mi	Yuzhou	$520
163 km or 101 mi	Suizhou	$594
165 km or 103 mi	Xuchang	$491
169 km or 105 mi	Shiyan	$553
169 km or 105 mi	Dengfeng	$518
174 km or 108 mi	Xinyang	$596
178 km or 110 mi	Changge	$509
185 km or 115 mi	Luoyang	$525
188 km or 117 mi	Xinmi	$516
191 km or 119 mi	Xinzheng	$518
193 km or 120 mi	Yanshi	$514
196 km or 122 mi	Guangshui	$590
199 km or 124 mi	Gongyi	$516
204 km or 126 mi	Zhongxiang	$575
208 km or 129 mi	Zhoukou	$598
214 km or 133 mi	Mengzhou	$506
214 km or 133 mi	Xingyang	$516
220 km or 137 mi	Jingmen	$589
221 km or 137 mi	Zhengzhou	$511
222 km or 138 mi	Anlu	$591
226 km or 140 mi	Xiangcheng	$572
226 km or 141 mi	Jingshan	$585
228 km or 142 mi	Lingbao	$517
232 km or 144 mi	Jiyuan	$518
233 km or 145 mi	Sanmenxia	$529
236 km or 146 mi	Qinyang	$507
249 km or 155 mi	Yingcheng	$599
251 km or 156 mi	Dangyang	$562
256 km or 159 mi	Jiaozuo	$489

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