Ottawa vs Shangqiu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Ottawa	Shangqiu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2055	$736
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4624	$1915
🏠 One person rent	$1212	$371
🏘️ Family rent	$1940	$643
🍽️ Food expenses	$563	$224
🚐 Transport expenses	$162	$69.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3115	$707
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	50	24
😀 Quality of life	90	38
🏙️ Population	1.02M	7.82M

The cost of living in Ottawa is 179% more expensive than in Shangqiu. Cities ranked 1701st and 6735th ($2055 vs $736) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 25th and 43rd in Canada and China, respectively. Check Canada vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Ottawa compared to 1 months in Shangqiu. Ottawa ranked 9th best city to live in Canada vs Shangqiu ranked 300th in China, while ranked 162nd and 7140th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ottawa vs Shangqiu

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	Ottawa	Shangqiu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16	$3.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.6	$19.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.6	$5.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.54	$1.06
☕ Cappuccino	$3.82	$2.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.97	$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1214	$296
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1014	$335
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2032	$464
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1649	$609
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$109	$34.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$165	$52.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$49.7	$10.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.14%	3.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4939	$3083
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4597	$1982
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.82	$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$92	$16.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15	$3.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.07	$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.38	$1.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.62	$1.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$0.83
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.53	$1.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$2.83
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.8	$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.03	$1.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.49	$1.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.8	$1.08
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.55	$0.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.95	$0.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.38	$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.3	$14.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.47	$0.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.3	$3.17
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.31	$4.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.15	$3.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.95	$2.19
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.46	$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.1	$39.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.5	$5.84
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$58.8	$27
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.9	$4.21
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.6	$45.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.5	$69.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$942	$371
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19030	$17921

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Cities near Ottawa

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Gatineau	$1768
19 km or 12 mi	Kanata	$2202
87 km or 54 mi	Cornwall	$1633
94 km or 58 mi	Brockville	$1875
124 km or 77 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$1894
128 km or 80 mi	Mirabel	$1762
130 km or 81 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1830
138 km or 86 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1733
141 km or 87 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1768
143 km or 89 mi	Kirkland	$1807
144 km or 89 mi	Blainville	$1761
146 km or 90 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1753
147 km or 91 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1819
147 km or 91 mi	Boisbriand	$1732
147 km or 91 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1814
147 km or 91 mi	Kingston	$1704
150 km or 93 mi	Le Ray	$1814
152 km or 94 mi	Dorval	$1810
152 km or 94 mi	Chateauguay	$1841
153 km or 95 mi	Laval	$1900
157 km or 98 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1690
158 km or 98 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1803
160 km or 100 mi	Mount Royal	$1792
162 km or 101 mi	Watertown	$1658
163 km or 102 mi	Terrebonne	$1776
163 km or 102 mi	Westmount	$1773
166 km or 103 mi	Saint-Constant	$1824
167 km or 104 mi	Montreal	$1857
167 km or 104 mi	Mascouche	$1735
170 km or 106 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1790
170 km or 106 mi	Candiac	$1852
170 km or 106 mi	Longueuil	$1835
171 km or 106 mi	La Prairie	$1889
175 km or 109 mi	Brossard	$2004
176 km or 109 mi	Boucherville	$1804
177 km or 110 mi	Repentigny	$1743
178 km or 111 mi	Varennes	$1764
183 km or 114 mi	L'Assomption	$1651
183 km or 114 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1836
185 km or 115 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1800

Cities near Shangqiu

Distance	City	Cost of living
92 km or 57 mi	Yongcheng	$600
92 km or 57 mi	Heze	$1385
117 km or 73 mi	Huaibei	$584
121 km or 75 mi	Changyuan	$787
126 km or 79 mi	Kaifeng	$545
128 km or 79 mi	Zoucheng	$660
128 km or 80 mi	Zhoukou	$580
129 km or 80 mi	Xiangcheng	$577
132 km or 82 mi	Jieshou	$591
137 km or 85 mi	Jining	$643
142 km or 89 mi	Xuzhou	$484
150 km or 93 mi	Suzhou	$602
156 km or 97 mi	Tengzhou	$591
159 km or 99 mi	Puyang	$800
170 km or 106 mi	Fuyang	$633
174 km or 108 mi	Xuchang	$586
174 km or 108 mi	Changge	$547
176 km or 110 mi	Xinzheng	$538
178 km or 110 mi	Luohe	$591
178 km or 111 mi	Qufu	$593
181 km or 112 mi	Zaozhuang	$548
181 km or 113 mi	Weihui	$571
185 km or 115 mi	Zhengzhou	$512
188 km or 117 mi	Xinxiang	$575
192 km or 119 mi	Hebi	$625
202 km or 126 mi	Yuzhou	$552
204 km or 127 mi	Huixian	$551
208 km or 129 mi	Xinmi	$528
210 km or 131 mi	Xingyang	$519
217 km or 135 mi	Pizhou	$575
220 km or 137 mi	Anyang	$578
220 km or 137 mi	Zhumadian	$637
221 km or 137 mi	Feicheng	$571
227 km or 141 mi	Liaocheng	$522
229 km or 142 mi	Bengbu	$505
229 km or 143 mi	Pingdingshan	$591
233 km or 145 mi	Wugang	$571
236 km or 147 mi	Tai'an	$561
238 km or 148 mi	Jiaozuo	$479
240 km or 149 mi	Dengfeng	$529