Ningbo vs Ottawa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Ningbo	Ottawa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$733	$2236
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2067	$4945
🏠 One person rent	$311	$1327
🏘️ Family rent	$607	$2038
🍽️ Food expenses	$281	$603
🚐 Transport expenses	$74	$179
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$758	$3150
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	61	50
😀 Quality of life	53	89
🏙️ Population	9.4M	1.02M

The cost of living in Ningbo is 67% less expensive than in Ottawa. Cities ranked 6747th and 1290th ($733 vs $2236) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 63rd and 23rd in China and Canada, respectively. Check China vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Ningbo compared to 1.4 months in Ottawa. Ningbo ranked 45th best city to live in China vs Ottawa ranked 12th in Canada, while ranked 6048th and 167th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ningbo vs Ottawa

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	Ningbo	Ottawa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.98	$17.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.4	$74.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.56	$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.44	$5.89
☕ Cappuccino	$3.38	$3.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.43	$2.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$359	$1288
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$233	$1129
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$783	$2131
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$472	$1732
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.8	$113
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58.3	$173
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$14.5	$53.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.73%	6.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5300	$5242
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3372	$4784
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$2.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$16.2	$94.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.42	$18.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.03	$2.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.41	$2.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$3.35
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.54	$3.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.9	$15.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.88	$12.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$14.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$4.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$3.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$4.06
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.74	$2.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$2.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$1.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.13	$2.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.42	$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.9	$2.56
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.37	$13.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.8	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.13	$4.37
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.5	$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.16	$1.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.6	$44.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.22	$11.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$14	$63.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.75	$15.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$46.3	$59
👟 Brand Sneakers	$64.1	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$616	$1037
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12898	$20100

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Cities near Ningbo

Distance	City	Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi	Zhoushan	$612
94 km or 58 mi	Shaoxing	$742
120 km or 75 mi	Linhai	$702
124 km or 77 mi	Jiaxing	$585
139 km or 87 mi	Hangzhou	$843
144 km or 89 mi	Shanghai	$1136
150 km or 93 mi	Pudong	$1028
156 km or 97 mi	Yiwu	$708
167 km or 104 mi	Wenling	$712
177 km or 110 mi	Kunshan	$749
178 km or 111 mi	Huzhou	$706
180 km or 112 mi	Taicang	$706
182 km or 113 mi	Suzhou	$1020
203 km or 126 mi	Jinhua	$731
212 km or 132 mi	Changshu	$718
216 km or 134 mi	Qidong	$738
224 km or 139 mi	Wuxi	$686
224 km or 139 mi	Lishui	$719
226 km or 140 mi	Wenzhou	$776
227 km or 141 mi	Haimen	$661
234 km or 146 mi	Yixing	$702
234 km or 146 mi	Guangde	$698
242 km or 150 mi	Zhangjiagang	$676
243 km or 151 mi	Nantong	$620
249 km or 155 mi	Rui'an	$719
257 km or 160 mi	Jiangyin	$685
260 km or 162 mi	Ningguo	$703
262 km or 163 mi	Liyang	$690
263 km or 163 mi	Changzhou	$729
267 km or 166 mi	Jingjiang	$674
278 km or 173 mi	Quzhou	$633
294 km or 182 mi	Xuancheng	$771
294 km or 183 mi	Taixing	$665
294 km or 183 mi	Rugao	$674
302 km or 187 mi	Danyang	$630
310 km or 193 mi	Yangzhong	$629
313 km or 194 mi	Huangshan	$694
313 km or 195 mi	Hai'an	$676
325 km or 202 mi	Jurong	$651
327 km or 203 mi	Zhenjiang	$538

Cities near Ottawa

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Gatineau	$1542
19 km or 12 mi	Kanata	$2336
87 km or 54 mi	Cornwall	$1677
94 km or 58 mi	Brockville	$2004
124 km or 77 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$2002
128 km or 80 mi	Mirabel	$1828
130 km or 81 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1921
138 km or 86 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1805
141 km or 87 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1839
143 km or 89 mi	Kirkland	$1897
144 km or 89 mi	Blainville	$1799
146 km or 90 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1785
147 km or 91 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1908
147 km or 91 mi	Boisbriand	$1751
147 km or 91 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1898
147 km or 91 mi	Kingston	$1791
150 km or 93 mi	Le Ray	$1828
152 km or 94 mi	Dorval	$1912
152 km or 94 mi	Chateauguay	$1964
153 km or 95 mi	Laval	$1996
157 km or 98 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1773
158 km or 98 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1890
160 km or 100 mi	Mount Royal	$1871
162 km or 101 mi	Watertown	$1686
163 km or 102 mi	Terrebonne	$1849
163 km or 102 mi	Westmount	$1861
166 km or 103 mi	Saint-Constant	$1912
167 km or 104 mi	Montreal	$1954
167 km or 104 mi	Mascouche	$1821
170 km or 106 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1873
170 km or 106 mi	Candiac	$1927
170 km or 106 mi	Longueuil	$1896
171 km or 106 mi	La Prairie	$1960
175 km or 109 mi	Brossard	$2057
176 km or 109 mi	Boucherville	$1878
177 km or 110 mi	Repentigny	$1823
178 km or 111 mi	Varennes	$1845
183 km or 114 mi	L'Assomption	$1740
183 km or 114 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1912
185 km or 115 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1884