Ningbo vs Ottawa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Ningbo	Ottawa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$660	$2122
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1956	$4795
🏠 One person rent	$249	$1248
🏘️ Family rent	$431	$2038
🍽️ Food expenses	$266	$575
🚐 Transport expenses	$73.7	$167
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1198	$3638
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	53	49
😀 Quality of life	73	91
🏙️ Population	9.4M	1.02M

The cost of living in Ningbo is 69% less expensive than in Ottawa. Cities ranked 7558th and 1688th ($660 vs $2122) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 114th and 22nd in China and Canada, respectively. Check China vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Ningbo compared to 1.7 months in Ottawa. Ningbo ranked 13th best city to live in China vs Ottawa ranked 8th in Canada, while ranked 2343rd and 141st among best cities to live in the world.

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	Ningbo	Ottawa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.03	$15.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.6	$65.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.46	$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.25	$5.79
☕ Cappuccino	$3.29	$4.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.44	$2.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$345	$1259
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$177	$1072
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$614	$2157
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$316	$1775
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$31	$93.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47.5	$142
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$7.72	$45.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.12%	4.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4619	$4527
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2635	$4215
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.3	$2.92
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$14.7	$96.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.45	$15.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.81	$2.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.57	$2.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.7	$3.08
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.64	$3.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.5	$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.66	$12.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$15.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$3.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$1.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$3.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.59	$2.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.66	$2.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$1.03
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.51	$2.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.14	$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.78	$2.77
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.43	$14.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$14	$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.24	$4.19
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.57	$1.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.23	$2.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22.2	$43.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.82	$11.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$14.9	$66.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.84	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.8	$64.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$68.7	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$803	$899
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15801	$17263

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Cities near Ningbo

Distance	City	Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi	Zhoushan	$571
94 km or 58 mi	Shaoxing	$670
120 km or 75 mi	Linhai	$677
124 km or 77 mi	Jiaxing	$596
139 km or 87 mi	Hangzhou	$899
144 km or 89 mi	Shanghai	$1147
150 km or 93 mi	Pudong	$1030
156 km or 97 mi	Yiwu	$696
167 km or 104 mi	Wenling	$687
177 km or 110 mi	Kunshan	$726
178 km or 111 mi	Huzhou	$680
180 km or 112 mi	Taicang	$708
182 km or 113 mi	Suzhou	$798
203 km or 126 mi	Jinhua	$611
212 km or 132 mi	Changshu	$678
216 km or 134 mi	Qidong	$725
224 km or 139 mi	Wuxi	$686
224 km or 139 mi	Lishui	$686
226 km or 140 mi	Wenzhou	$774
227 km or 141 mi	Haimen	$643
234 km or 146 mi	Yixing	$663
234 km or 146 mi	Guangde	$667
242 km or 150 mi	Zhangjiagang	$652
243 km or 151 mi	Nantong	$581
249 km or 155 mi	Rui'an	$717
257 km or 160 mi	Jiangyin	$658
260 km or 162 mi	Ningguo	$661
262 km or 163 mi	Liyang	$657
263 km or 163 mi	Changzhou	$636
267 km or 166 mi	Jingjiang	$645
278 km or 173 mi	Quzhou	$628
294 km or 182 mi	Xuancheng	$684
294 km or 183 mi	Taixing	$651
294 km or 183 mi	Rugao	$659
302 km or 187 mi	Danyang	$623
310 km or 193 mi	Yangzhong	$627
313 km or 194 mi	Huangshan	$646
313 km or 195 mi	Hai'an	$664
325 km or 202 mi	Jurong	$644
327 km or 203 mi	Zhenjiang	$538

Cities near Ottawa

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Gatineau	$1839
19 km or 12 mi	Kanata	$2189
87 km or 54 mi	Cornwall	$1674
94 km or 58 mi	Brockville	$1848
124 km or 77 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$1942
128 km or 80 mi	Mirabel	$1864
130 km or 81 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1906
138 km or 86 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1832
141 km or 87 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1926
143 km or 89 mi	Kirkland	$1914
144 km or 89 mi	Blainville	$1903
146 km or 90 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1928
147 km or 91 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1915
147 km or 91 mi	Boisbriand	$1913
147 km or 91 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1918
147 km or 91 mi	Kingston	$1451
150 km or 93 mi	Le Ray	$1929
152 km or 94 mi	Dorval	$1917
152 km or 94 mi	Chateauguay	$1905
153 km or 95 mi	Laval	$2058
157 km or 98 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1772
158 km or 98 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1870
160 km or 100 mi	Mount Royal	$1852
162 km or 101 mi	Watertown	$1816
163 km or 102 mi	Terrebonne	$1863
163 km or 102 mi	Westmount	$1828
166 km or 103 mi	Saint-Constant	$1905
167 km or 104 mi	Montreal	$1901
167 km or 104 mi	Mascouche	$1828
170 km or 106 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1856
170 km or 106 mi	Candiac	$1921
170 km or 106 mi	Longueuil	$1874
171 km or 106 mi	La Prairie	$1937
175 km or 109 mi	Brossard	$2051
176 km or 109 mi	Boucherville	$1861
177 km or 110 mi	Repentigny	$1817
178 km or 111 mi	Varennes	$1829
183 km or 114 mi	L'Assomption	$1702
183 km or 114 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1892
185 km or 115 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1875