Ningbo vs Ottawa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Ningbo	Ottawa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$671	$2133
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1938	$4730
🏠 One person rent	$264	$1249
🏘️ Family rent	$462	$1952
🍽️ Food expenses	$269	$587
🚐 Transport expenses	$71.2	$172
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$892	$3871
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	53	49
😀 Quality of life	71	92
🏙️ Population	9.4M	1.02M

The cost of living in Ningbo is 69% less expensive than in Ottawa. Cities ranked 7431st and 1668th ($671 vs $2133) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 80th 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 Ningbo compared to 1.8 months in Ottawa. Ningbo ranked 26th best city to live in China vs Ottawa ranked 10th in Canada, while ranked 3738th and 123rd 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	$3.57	$16.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$28.8	$62.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.34	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.39	$5.87
☕ Cappuccino	$3.42	$4.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.44	$2.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$341	$1328
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$196	$1047
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$599	$2126
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$357	$1662
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$31.7	$96.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$48.7	$148
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$7.55	$48.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.43%	4.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4479	$4318
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2802	$3670
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.29	$2.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$14.4	$99.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.35	$15.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.82	$2.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.84	$2.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.82	$2.89
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.59	$3.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18	$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.61	$13.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$16.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$4.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$1.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$3.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.63	$2.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.78	$3.08
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.33	$1.05
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.5	$2.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.5	$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.78	$2.74
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.32	$13.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$13.9	$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.16	$4.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.53	$1.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.16	$2.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.6	$44.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.6	$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13.9	$68.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.73	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.1	$56.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$66.3	$89.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$693	$882
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15051	$17337

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Cities near Ningbo

Distance	City	Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi	Zhoushan	$584
94 km or 58 mi	Shaoxing	$680
120 km or 75 mi	Linhai	$661
124 km or 77 mi	Jiaxing	$594
139 km or 87 mi	Hangzhou	$860
144 km or 89 mi	Shanghai	$1126
150 km or 93 mi	Pudong	$1002
156 km or 97 mi	Yiwu	$667
167 km or 104 mi	Wenling	$677
177 km or 110 mi	Kunshan	$696
178 km or 111 mi	Huzhou	$643
180 km or 112 mi	Taicang	$669
182 km or 113 mi	Suzhou	$782
203 km or 126 mi	Jinhua	$598
212 km or 132 mi	Changshu	$644
216 km or 134 mi	Qidong	$701
224 km or 139 mi	Wuxi	$683
224 km or 139 mi	Lishui	$697
226 km or 140 mi	Wenzhou	$763
227 km or 141 mi	Haimen	$620
234 km or 146 mi	Yixing	$684
234 km or 146 mi	Guangde	$652
242 km or 150 mi	Zhangjiagang	$667
243 km or 151 mi	Nantong	$557
249 km or 155 mi	Rui'an	$705
257 km or 160 mi	Jiangyin	$650
260 km or 162 mi	Ningguo	$644
262 km or 163 mi	Liyang	$652
263 km or 163 mi	Changzhou	$623
267 km or 166 mi	Jingjiang	$636
278 km or 173 mi	Quzhou	$617
294 km or 182 mi	Xuancheng	$665
294 km or 183 mi	Taixing	$636
294 km or 183 mi	Rugao	$646
302 km or 187 mi	Danyang	$604
310 km or 193 mi	Yangzhong	$611
313 km or 194 mi	Huangshan	$628
313 km or 195 mi	Hai'an	$647
325 km or 202 mi	Jurong	$626
327 km or 203 mi	Zhenjiang	$525

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