Nanyang vs Ottawa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Nanyang	Ottawa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$581	$2096
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1592	$4619
🏠 One person rent	$207	$1231
🏘️ Family rent	$355	$1937
🍽️ Food expenses	$238	$576
🚐 Transport expenses	$68.3	$166
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$623	$3333
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	83 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	18	50
😀 Quality of life	43	92
🏙️ Population	9.71M	1.02M

The cost of living in Nanyang is 72% less expensive than in Ottawa. Cities ranked 7983rd and 1744th ($581 vs $2096) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 239th 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 Nanyang compared to 1.6 months in Ottawa. Nanyang ranked 352nd best city to live in China vs Ottawa ranked 11th in Canada, while ranked 7334th and 129th 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	$2.81	$16.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$42.4	$63.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.17	$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.4	$5.52
☕ Cappuccino	$4.89	$3.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.44	$2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$209	$1295
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$145	$1036
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$369	$2109
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$264	$1647
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.6	$95.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58.7	$150
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$11.5	$47.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.53%	5.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2934	$4937
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1589	$3196
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$2.84
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$16.6	$95.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.29	$15.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.15	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.8	$2.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.68	$2.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.93	$2.89
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.51	$3.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$13.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.84	$13.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$3.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$1.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$3.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$3.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.65	$2.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.7	$3.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$0.99
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.06	$2.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.8	$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.68	$2.61
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.87	$12.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.77	$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.58	$4.18
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.44	$1.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.76	$1.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.1	$42.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.95	$10.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$22	$66
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.11	$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$44.6	$56.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$68	$89
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$330	$783
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12618	$15527

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Cities near Nanyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi	Dengzhou	$553
98 km or 61 mi	Wugang	$526
99 km or 62 mi	Zaoyang	$552
105 km or 66 mi	Laohekou	$535
108 km or 67 mi	Danjiangkou	$533
109 km or 68 mi	Pingdingshan	$544
110 km or 68 mi	Xiangyang	$555
134 km or 83 mi	Ruzhou	$525
140 km or 87 mi	Zhumadian	$580
145 km or 90 mi	Yicheng	$542
152 km or 95 mi	Luohe	$553
155 km or 96 mi	Yuzhou	$523
163 km or 101 mi	Suizhou	$582
165 km or 103 mi	Xuchang	$507
169 km or 105 mi	Shiyan	$543
169 km or 105 mi	Dengfeng	$517
174 km or 108 mi	Xinyang	$583
178 km or 110 mi	Changge	$517
185 km or 115 mi	Luoyang	$513
188 km or 117 mi	Xinmi	$518
191 km or 119 mi	Xinzheng	$522
193 km or 120 mi	Yanshi	$510
196 km or 122 mi	Guangshui	$574
199 km or 124 mi	Gongyi	$516
204 km or 126 mi	Zhongxiang	$561
208 km or 129 mi	Zhoukou	$582
214 km or 133 mi	Mengzhou	$503
214 km or 133 mi	Xingyang	$513
220 km or 137 mi	Jingmen	$575
221 km or 137 mi	Zhengzhou	$504
222 km or 138 mi	Anlu	$579
226 km or 140 mi	Xiangcheng	$567
226 km or 141 mi	Jingshan	$570
228 km or 142 mi	Lingbao	$505
232 km or 144 mi	Jiyuan	$515
233 km or 145 mi	Sanmenxia	$518
236 km or 146 mi	Qinyang	$506
249 km or 155 mi	Yingcheng	$585
251 km or 156 mi	Dangyang	$546
256 km or 159 mi	Jiaozuo	$489

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