Ottawa vs Quanzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Ottawa	Quanzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2133	$634
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4730	$1479
🏠 One person rent	$1249	$301
🏘️ Family rent	$1952	$414
🍽️ Food expenses	$587	$179
🚐 Transport expenses	$172	$79.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3871	$759
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	49	49
😀 Quality of life	92	71
🏙️ Population	1.02M	8.78M

The cost of living in Ottawa is 237% more expensive than in Quanzhou. Cities ranked 1668th and 7679th ($2133 vs $634) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 27th and 137th in Canada and China, respectively. Check Canada vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Ottawa compared to 1.2 months in Quanzhou. Ottawa ranked 10th best city to live in Canada vs Quanzhou ranked 23rd in China, while ranked 123rd and 3611th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ottawa vs Quanzhou

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	Ottawa	Quanzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.4	$2.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$62.9	$21.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$5.06
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.87	$0.86
☕ Cappuccino	$4.25	$2.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.1	$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1328	$240
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1047	$258
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2126	$438
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1662	$328
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$96.9	$30.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$148	$47.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$48.9	$16
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.48%	3.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4318	$2900
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3670	$1919
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.99	$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$99.5	$22.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.9	$3.81
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1	$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.18	$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.68	$0.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.89	$0.94
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.59	$1.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$1.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.8	$5.07
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.13	$1.45
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$0.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.85	$0.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4	$0.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.57	$0.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.84	$1.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.9	$7.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.74	$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.8	$2.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.8	$3.36
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.26	$5.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.99	$1.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.04	$1.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.4	$52.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11	$5.73
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$68.3	$24.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.7	$8.21
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.4	$20.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.3	$85.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$882	$232
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17337	$9536

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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

Cities near Quanzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	Jinjiang	$630
59 km or 36 mi	Kinmen	$903
70 km or 44 mi	Xiamen	$723
72 km or 45 mi	Putian	$668
104 km or 64 mi	Zhangzhou	$696
147 km or 92 mi	Fuzhou	$656
159 km or 99 mi	Longyan	$698
177 km or 110 mi	Sanming	$634
197 km or 122 mi	Nanping	$682
216 km or 134 mi	Ningde	$654
218 km or 136 mi	Changhua	$888
227 km or 141 mi	Taichung	$957
229 km or 142 mi	Miaoli	$709
240 km or 149 mi	Douliu	$889
240 km or 149 mi	Nantou	$879
241 km or 150 mi	Hsinchu	$937
242 km or 150 mi	Chaozhou	$465
245 km or 152 mi	Zhubei	$882
247 km or 154 mi	Chiayi	$910
257 km or 160 mi	Shantou	$602
259 km or 161 mi	Meizhou	$673
265 km or 165 mi	Taoyuan	$941
269 km or 167 mi	Tainan	$910
271 km or 169 mi	Jieyang	$464
289 km or 179 mi	New Taipei	$1108
297 km or 185 mi	Taipei	$1257
303 km or 188 mi	Puning	$589
309 km or 192 mi	Kaohsiung	$999
319 km or 198 mi	Keelung	$997
320 km or 199 mi	Yilan	$796
321 km or 199 mi	Wuyishan	$610
354 km or 220 mi	Taitung	$841
379 km or 236 mi	Rui'an	$705
381 km or 237 mi	Ganzhou	$814
397 km or 247 mi	Shangrao	$665
399 km or 248 mi	Guixi	$586
400 km or 249 mi	Wenzhou	$763
401 km or 249 mi	Yingtan	$594
407 km or 253 mi	Fuzhou	$595
408 km or 254 mi	Shanwei	$943