Ottawa vs Quanzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Ottawa	Quanzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2122	$648
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4795	$1514
🏠 One person rent	$1248	$306
🏘️ Family rent	$2038	$417
🍽️ Food expenses	$575	$185
🚐 Transport expenses	$167	$82.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3638	$771
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	49	49
😀 Quality of life	91	71
🏙️ Population	1.02M	8.78M

The cost of living in Ottawa is 227% more expensive than in Quanzhou. Cities ranked 1688th and 7630th ($2122 vs $648) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 22nd and 134th in Canada and China, respectively. Check Canada vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Ottawa compared to 1.2 months in Quanzhou. Ottawa ranked 8th best city to live in Canada vs Quanzhou ranked 26th in China, while ranked 141st and 3354th 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	$15.2	$2.23
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.6	$22.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.1	$5.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.79	$0.89
☕ Cappuccino	$4.28	$2.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.14	$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1259	$245
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1072	$264
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2157	$440
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1775	$334
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$93.4	$31.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$142	$48.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$45.2	$13.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.27%	3.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4527	$2944
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4215	$1964
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.92	$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$96.3	$23.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.1	$3.93
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.43	$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.55	$0.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.51	$1.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$8.73
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$1.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.7	$5.12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.89	$1.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$0.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4	$0.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.86	$0.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$0.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.9	$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.98	$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.3	$7.33
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.77	$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.2	$2.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$3.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.19	$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.94	$1.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.36	$1.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.9	$53.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.4	$5.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$66.5	$24.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.7	$8.22
👖 Brand Jeans	$64.6	$20.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$87.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$899	$235
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17263	$9745

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Cities near Ottawa

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Gatineau	$1839
19 km or 12 mi	Kanata	$2189
87 km or 54 mi	Cornwall	$1674
94 km or 58 mi	Brockville	$1848
124 km or 77 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$1942
128 km or 80 mi	Mirabel	$1864
130 km or 81 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1906
138 km or 86 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1832
141 km or 87 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1926
143 km or 89 mi	Kirkland	$1914
144 km or 89 mi	Blainville	$1903
146 km or 90 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1928
147 km or 91 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1915
147 km or 91 mi	Boisbriand	$1913
147 km or 91 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1918
147 km or 91 mi	Kingston	$1451
150 km or 93 mi	Le Ray	$1929
152 km or 94 mi	Dorval	$1917
152 km or 94 mi	Chateauguay	$1905
153 km or 95 mi	Laval	$2058
157 km or 98 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1772
158 km or 98 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1870
160 km or 100 mi	Mount Royal	$1852
162 km or 101 mi	Watertown	$1816
163 km or 102 mi	Terrebonne	$1863
163 km or 102 mi	Westmount	$1828
166 km or 103 mi	Saint-Constant	$1905
167 km or 104 mi	Montreal	$1901
167 km or 104 mi	Mascouche	$1828
170 km or 106 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1856
170 km or 106 mi	Candiac	$1921
170 km or 106 mi	Longueuil	$1874
171 km or 106 mi	La Prairie	$1937
175 km or 109 mi	Brossard	$2051
176 km or 109 mi	Boucherville	$1861
177 km or 110 mi	Repentigny	$1817
178 km or 111 mi	Varennes	$1829
183 km or 114 mi	L'Assomption	$1702
183 km or 114 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1892
185 km or 115 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1875

Cities near Quanzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	Jinjiang	$643
59 km or 36 mi	Kinmen	$892
70 km or 44 mi	Xiamen	$729
72 km or 45 mi	Putian	$673
104 km or 64 mi	Zhangzhou	$702
147 km or 92 mi	Fuzhou	$679
159 km or 99 mi	Longyan	$705
177 km or 110 mi	Sanming	$640
197 km or 122 mi	Nanping	$689
216 km or 134 mi	Ningde	$672
218 km or 136 mi	Changhua	$874
227 km or 141 mi	Taichung	$942
229 km or 142 mi	Miaoli	$687
240 km or 149 mi	Douliu	$884
240 km or 149 mi	Nantou	$868
241 km or 150 mi	Hsinchu	$921
242 km or 150 mi	Chaozhou	$474
245 km or 152 mi	Zhubei	$889
247 km or 154 mi	Chiayi	$904
257 km or 160 mi	Shantou	$612
259 km or 161 mi	Meizhou	$682
265 km or 165 mi	Taoyuan	$989
269 km or 167 mi	Tainan	$938
271 km or 169 mi	Jieyang	$473
289 km or 179 mi	New Taipei	$1123
297 km or 185 mi	Taipei	$1248
303 km or 188 mi	Puning	$600
309 km or 192 mi	Kaohsiung	$971
319 km or 198 mi	Keelung	$979
320 km or 199 mi	Yilan	$792
321 km or 199 mi	Wuyishan	$617
354 km or 220 mi	Taitung	$844
379 km or 236 mi	Rui'an	$717
381 km or 237 mi	Ganzhou	$758
397 km or 247 mi	Shangrao	$684
399 km or 248 mi	Guixi	$596
400 km or 249 mi	Wenzhou	$774
401 km or 249 mi	Yingtan	$603
407 km or 253 mi	Fuzhou	$603
408 km or 254 mi	Shanwei	$954