Ottawa vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Ottawa	Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2170	$1190
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4837	$3757
🏠 One person rent	$1276	$635
🏘️ Family rent	$1943	$1613
🍽️ Food expenses	$586	$308
🚐 Transport expenses	$181	$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2926	$1455
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	50	100
😀 Quality of life	90	78
🏙️ Population	1.02M	24.9M

The cost of living in Ottawa is 82% more expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 1355th and 4461st ($2170 vs $1190) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 25th and 6th in Canada and China, respectively. Check Canada vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Ottawa compared to 1.2 months in Shanghai. Ottawa ranked 10th best city to live in Canada vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 117th and 558th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ottawa vs Shanghai

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	Ottawa	Shanghai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.7	$4.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$79.9	$40.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$5.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.99	$1.7
☕ Cappuccino	$4.2	$3.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.64	$0.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1239	$901
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1064	$497
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2077	$2595
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1607	$1269
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$119	$39.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$184	$60.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57.8	$17.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.14%	4.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8889	$17366
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6051	$9346
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.78	$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$95.3	$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19	$6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.29	$2.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.49	$2.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.27	$1.47
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.46	$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$18.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$4.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$12.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.87	$2.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.93	$1.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.75	$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.41	$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.09	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.01	$1.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14	$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.55	$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.8	$3.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$6.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.28	$7.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.06	$1.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.67	$2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.9	$69.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.1	$8.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$60.9	$89.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.1	$12
👖 Brand Jeans	$62.1	$66.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$78.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1090	$1283
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21213	$28143

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Cities near Ottawa

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Gatineau	$1530
19 km or 12 mi	Kanata	$2220
87 km or 54 mi	Cornwall	$1539
94 km or 58 mi	Brockville	$1878
124 km or 77 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$2014
128 km or 80 mi	Mirabel	$1797
130 km or 81 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1894
138 km or 86 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1757
141 km or 87 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1827
143 km or 89 mi	Kirkland	$1845
144 km or 89 mi	Blainville	$1808
146 km or 90 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1808
147 km or 91 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1846
147 km or 91 mi	Boisbriand	$1813
147 km or 91 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1835
147 km or 91 mi	Kingston	$1412
150 km or 93 mi	Le Ray	$1856
152 km or 94 mi	Dorval	$1846
152 km or 94 mi	Chateauguay	$1841
153 km or 95 mi	Laval	$1874
157 km or 98 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1705
158 km or 98 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1840
160 km or 100 mi	Mount Royal	$1821
162 km or 101 mi	Watertown	$1746
163 km or 102 mi	Terrebonne	$1820
163 km or 102 mi	Westmount	$1808
166 km or 103 mi	Saint-Constant	$1888
167 km or 104 mi	Montreal	$1821
167 km or 104 mi	Mascouche	$1772
170 km or 106 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1869
170 km or 106 mi	Candiac	$1912
170 km or 106 mi	Longueuil	$1962
171 km or 106 mi	La Prairie	$1949
175 km or 109 mi	Brossard	$2105
176 km or 109 mi	Boucherville	$1882
177 km or 110 mi	Repentigny	$1783
178 km or 111 mi	Varennes	$1835
183 km or 114 mi	L'Assomption	$1659
183 km or 114 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1924
185 km or 115 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1874

Cities near Shanghai

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Pudong	$1074
47 km or 29 mi	Taicang	$731
53 km or 33 mi	Kunshan	$771
74 km or 46 mi	Qidong	$763
82 km or 51 mi	Suzhou	$1020
82 km or 51 mi	Jiaxing	$596
85 km or 53 mi	Haimen	$682
88 km or 55 mi	Changshu	$731
106 km or 66 mi	Nantong	$651
117 km or 73 mi	Zhangjiagang	$678
121 km or 75 mi	Wuxi	$687
135 km or 84 mi	Huzhou	$699
141 km or 87 mi	Jiangyin	$688
142 km or 88 mi	Zhoushan	$690
144 km or 89 mi	Ningbo	$677
148 km or 92 mi	Jingjiang	$675
155 km or 96 mi	Shaoxing	$755
158 km or 98 mi	Yixing	$707
159 km or 99 mi	Changzhou	$713
160 km or 100 mi	Rugao	$682
161 km or 100 mi	Hangzhou	$831
177 km or 110 mi	Taixing	$665
179 km or 111 mi	Hai'an	$679
191 km or 119 mi	Liyang	$694
197 km or 122 mi	Yangzhong	$625
198 km or 123 mi	Guangde	$707
201 km or 125 mi	Danyang	$625
208 km or 129 mi	Taizhou	$651
217 km or 135 mi	Dongtai	$703
223 km or 139 mi	Zhenjiang	$524
235 km or 146 mi	Yangzhou	$631
236 km or 146 mi	Jurong	$645
244 km or 152 mi	Ningguo	$720
246 km or 153 mi	Yiwu	$725
250 km or 155 mi	Xinghua	$696
250 km or 156 mi	Yizheng	$617
259 km or 161 mi	Linhai	$719
260 km or 161 mi	Xuancheng	$789
262 km or 163 mi	Gaoyou	$652
274 km or 170 mi	Nanjing	$740