Ningbo vs Ottawa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Ningbo	Ottawa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$677	$2170
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1957	$4837
🏠 One person rent	$261	$1276
🏘️ Family rent	$557	$1943
🍽️ Food expenses	$278	$586
🚐 Transport expenses	$73.6	$181
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$828	$2926
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	61	50
😀 Quality of life	56	90
🏙️ Population	9.4M	1.02M

The cost of living in Ningbo is 69% less expensive than in Ottawa. Cities ranked 6976th and 1355th ($677 vs $2170) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 122nd and 25th in China and Canada, respectively. Check China vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Ningbo compared to 1.3 months in Ottawa. Ningbo ranked 36th best city to live in China vs Ottawa ranked 10th in Canada, while ranked 5865th and 117th 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	$3.95	$18.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20	$79.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.79	$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.39	$5.99
☕ Cappuccino	$3.61	$4.2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.44	$2.64
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$256	$1239
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$197	$1064
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$599	$2077
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$456	$1607
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$36.9	$119
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$57.6	$184
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$15.5	$57.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.19%	7.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5184	$8889
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3305	$6051
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$2.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$16.1	$95.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.47	$19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.1	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.98	$2.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.23	$2.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$3.27
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.6	$3.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.4	$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.7	$12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$3.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$1.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$2.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$3.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.75	$2.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.8	$2.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.46	$1.09
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.1	$2.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.26	$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.7	$2.55
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.25	$12.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.8	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.99	$4.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.45	$2.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.09	$1.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$20.8	$48.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.11	$11.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$14	$60.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.6	$15.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$43	$62.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$65.5	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$544	$1090
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9922	$21213

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Cities near Ningbo

Distance	City	Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi	Zhoushan	$690
94 km or 58 mi	Shaoxing	$755
120 km or 75 mi	Linhai	$719
124 km or 77 mi	Jiaxing	$596
139 km or 87 mi	Hangzhou	$831
144 km or 89 mi	Shanghai	$1190
150 km or 93 mi	Pudong	$1074
156 km or 97 mi	Yiwu	$725
167 km or 104 mi	Wenling	$735
177 km or 110 mi	Kunshan	$771
178 km or 111 mi	Huzhou	$699
180 km or 112 mi	Taicang	$731
182 km or 113 mi	Suzhou	$1020
203 km or 126 mi	Jinhua	$811
212 km or 132 mi	Changshu	$731
216 km or 134 mi	Qidong	$763
224 km or 139 mi	Wuxi	$687
224 km or 139 mi	Lishui	$741
226 km or 140 mi	Wenzhou	$787
227 km or 141 mi	Haimen	$682
234 km or 146 mi	Yixing	$707
234 km or 146 mi	Guangde	$707
242 km or 150 mi	Zhangjiagang	$678
243 km or 151 mi	Nantong	$651
249 km or 155 mi	Rui'an	$744
257 km or 160 mi	Jiangyin	$688
260 km or 162 mi	Ningguo	$720
262 km or 163 mi	Liyang	$694
263 km or 163 mi	Changzhou	$713
267 km or 166 mi	Jingjiang	$675
278 km or 173 mi	Quzhou	$644
294 km or 182 mi	Xuancheng	$789
294 km or 183 mi	Taixing	$665
294 km or 183 mi	Rugao	$682
302 km or 187 mi	Danyang	$625
310 km or 193 mi	Yangzhong	$625
313 km or 194 mi	Huangshan	$713
313 km or 195 mi	Hai'an	$679
325 km or 202 mi	Jurong	$645
327 km or 203 mi	Zhenjiang	$524

Cities near Ottawa

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Gatineau	$1530
19 km or 12 mi	Kanata	$2220
87 km or 54 mi	Cornwall	$1539
94 km or 58 mi	Brockville	$1878
124 km or 77 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$2014
128 km or 80 mi	Mirabel	$1797
130 km or 81 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1894
138 km or 86 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1757
141 km or 87 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1827
143 km or 89 mi	Kirkland	$1845
144 km or 89 mi	Blainville	$1808
146 km or 90 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1808
147 km or 91 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1846
147 km or 91 mi	Boisbriand	$1813
147 km or 91 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1835
147 km or 91 mi	Kingston	$1412
150 km or 93 mi	Le Ray	$1856
152 km or 94 mi	Dorval	$1846
152 km or 94 mi	Chateauguay	$1841
153 km or 95 mi	Laval	$1874
157 km or 98 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1705
158 km or 98 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1840
160 km or 100 mi	Mount Royal	$1821
162 km or 101 mi	Watertown	$1746
163 km or 102 mi	Terrebonne	$1820
163 km or 102 mi	Westmount	$1808
166 km or 103 mi	Saint-Constant	$1888
167 km or 104 mi	Montreal	$1821
167 km or 104 mi	Mascouche	$1772
170 km or 106 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1869
170 km or 106 mi	Candiac	$1912
170 km or 106 mi	Longueuil	$1962
171 km or 106 mi	La Prairie	$1949
175 km or 109 mi	Brossard	$2105
176 km or 109 mi	Boucherville	$1882
177 km or 110 mi	Repentigny	$1783
178 km or 111 mi	Varennes	$1835
183 km or 114 mi	L'Assomption	$1659
183 km or 114 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1924
185 km or 115 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1874