Ottawa vs Quanzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ottawa Quanzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2096
$621
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4619
$1442
🏠 One person rent
$1231
$296
🏘️ Family rent
$1937
$400
🍽️ Food expenses
$576
$176
🚐 Transport expenses
$166
$78
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3333
$889
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
50
53
😀 Quality of life
92
70
🏙️ Population
1.02M
8.78M

The cost of living in Ottawa is 237% more expensive than in Quanzhou. Cities ranked 1744th and 7641st ($2096 vs $621) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 24th and 138th in Canada and China, respectively. Check Canada vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Ottawa compared to 1.4 months in Quanzhou. Ottawa ranked 11th best city to live in Canada vs Quanzhou ranked 32nd in China, while ranked 129th and 4086th among best cities to live in the world.

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Ottawa Quanzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.1
$2.09
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$63.6
$21.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.8
$4.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.52
$0.84
☕ Cappuccino
$3.81
$2.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1295
$231
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1036
$251
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2109
$416
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1647
$315
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95.9
$29.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$150
$46
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$47.4
$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.23%
3.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4937
$2827
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3196
$1854
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.84
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$95.2
$22.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.2
$3.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.04
$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.35
$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.55
$0.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$0.91
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.53
$1.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.6
$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.7
$1.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.1
$4.93
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.9
$1.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$0.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.6
$0.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.88
$0.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.59
$0.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.16
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.99
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.77
$1.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.5
$6.97
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.61
$0.84
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.9
$2.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$3.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.18
$5.42
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.9
$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.76
$1.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.4
$51.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.7
$5.58
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$66
$23.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.8
$8.13
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.4
$19.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89
$82.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$783
$224
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15527
$9321

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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

Cities near Quanzhou

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Jinjiang
$615
59 km or 36 mi Kinmen
$901
70 km or 44 mi Xiamen
$707
72 km or 45 mi Putian
$634
104 km or 64 mi Zhangzhou
$681
147 km or 92 mi Fuzhou
$628
159 km or 99 mi Longyan
$697
177 km or 110 mi Sanming
$616
197 km or 122 mi Nanping
$671
216 km or 134 mi Ningde
$628
218 km or 136 mi Changhua
$914
227 km or 141 mi Taichung
$1006
229 km or 142 mi Miaoli
$695
240 km or 149 mi Douliu
$894
240 km or 149 mi Nantou
$894
241 km or 150 mi Hsinchu
$993
242 km or 150 mi Chaozhou
$454
245 km or 152 mi Zhubei
$868
247 km or 154 mi Chiayi
$914
257 km or 160 mi Shantou
$589
259 km or 161 mi Meizhou
$669
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$942
269 km or 167 mi Tainan
$894
271 km or 169 mi Jieyang
$451
289 km or 179 mi New Taipei
$1135
297 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1313
303 km or 188 mi Puning
$579
309 km or 192 mi Kaohsiung
$1002
319 km or 198 mi Keelung
$1030
320 km or 199 mi Yilan
$802
321 km or 199 mi Wuyishan
$600
354 km or 220 mi Taitung
$854
379 km or 236 mi Rui'an
$700
381 km or 237 mi Ganzhou
$897
397 km or 247 mi Shangrao
$650
399 km or 248 mi Guixi
$578
400 km or 249 mi Wenzhou
$753
401 km or 249 mi Yingtan
$586
407 km or 253 mi Fuzhou
$589
408 km or 254 mi Shanwei
$941