Ottawa vs Quanzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ottawa Quanzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2236
$666
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4945
$1794
🏠 One person rent
$1327
$278
🏘️ Family rent
$2038
$393
🍽️ Food expenses
$603
$235
🚐 Transport expenses
$179
$74.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3150
$831
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
50
53
😀 Quality of life
89
50
🏙️ Population
1.02M
8.78M

The cost of living in Ottawa is 236% more expensive than in Quanzhou. Cities ranked 1290th and 7155th ($2236 vs $666) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 23rd and 142nd in Canada and China, respectively. Check Canada vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Ottawa compared to 1.2 months in Quanzhou. Ottawa ranked 12th best city to live in Canada vs Quanzhou ranked 57th in China, while ranked 167th and 6224th among best cities to live in the world.

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Ottawa Quanzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.6
$2.47
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$74.1
$25
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.2
$5.38
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.89
$1.41
☕ Cappuccino
$3.95
$3.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.31
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1288
$193
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1129
$257
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2131
$425
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1732
$327
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$113
$23.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$173
$36.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$53.5
$9.92
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.47%
3.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5242
$2834
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4784
$1563
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.78
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$94.4
$20
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.7
$3.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.35
$1.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.72
$1.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.35
$0.88
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.47
$1.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.7
$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$2.44
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$16.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.41
$2.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.26
$1.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.06
$1.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.79
$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.98
$1.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.28
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.17
$1.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.9
$12.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.56
$0.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.1
$2.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$3.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.37
$5.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.05
$1.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.54
$1.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.6
$51.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.2
$4.27
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$63.6
$23.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.3
$8.14
👖 Brand Jeans
$59
$43
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$89.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1037
$469
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$20100
$22902

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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

Cities near Quanzhou

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Jinjiang
$654
59 km or 36 mi Kinmen
$821
70 km or 44 mi Xiamen
$807
72 km or 45 mi Putian
$661
104 km or 64 mi Zhangzhou
$731
147 km or 92 mi Fuzhou
$706
159 km or 99 mi Longyan
$713
177 km or 110 mi Sanming
$642
197 km or 122 mi Nanping
$673
216 km or 134 mi Ningde
$683
218 km or 136 mi Changhua
$841
227 km or 141 mi Taichung
$931
229 km or 142 mi Miaoli
$698
240 km or 149 mi Douliu
$761
240 km or 149 mi Nantou
$818
241 km or 150 mi Hsinchu
$864
242 km or 150 mi Chaozhou
$592
245 km or 152 mi Zhubei
$828
247 km or 154 mi Chiayi
$707
257 km or 160 mi Shantou
$605
259 km or 161 mi Meizhou
$795
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$868
269 km or 167 mi Tainan
$841
271 km or 169 mi Jieyang
$691
289 km or 179 mi New Taipei
$1060
297 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1158
303 km or 188 mi Puning
$726
309 km or 192 mi Kaohsiung
$932
319 km or 198 mi Keelung
$1028
320 km or 199 mi Yilan
$745
321 km or 199 mi Wuyishan
$643
354 km or 220 mi Taitung
$801
379 km or 236 mi Rui'an
$719
381 km or 237 mi Ganzhou
$813
397 km or 247 mi Shangrao
$716
399 km or 248 mi Guixi
$634
400 km or 249 mi Wenzhou
$776
401 km or 249 mi Yingtan
$636
407 km or 253 mi Fuzhou
$618
408 km or 254 mi Shanwei
$1014