Ottawa vs Shangqiu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Ottawa	Shangqiu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2133	$602
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4730	$1657
🏠 One person rent	$1249	$246
🏘️ Family rent	$1952	$431
🍽️ Food expenses	$587	$218
🚐 Transport expenses	$172	$70
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3871	$688
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	49	17
😀 Quality of life	92	44
🏙️ Population	1.02M	7.82M

The cost of living in Ottawa is 254% more expensive than in Shangqiu. Cities ranked 1668th and 7914th ($2133 vs $602) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 27th and 207th 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 1.1 months in Shangqiu. Ottawa ranked 10th best city to live in Canada vs Shangqiu ranked 334th in China, while ranked 123rd and 7360th 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	$16.4	$2.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$62.9	$21.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$4.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.87	$0.87
☕ Cappuccino	$4.25	$2.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.1	$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1328	$233
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1047	$192
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2126	$431
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1662	$348
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$96.9	$37.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$148	$58.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$48.9	$8.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.48%	3.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4318	$2751
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3670	$1731
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.99	$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$99.5	$15.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.9	$4.01
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1	$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.18	$1.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.68	$1.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.89	$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.59	$1.23
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$3.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.8	$10.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.13	$1.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$1.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.85	$1.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4	$1.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.57	$0.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$0.67
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.84	$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.9	$12.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.74	$0.67
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.8	$2.86
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.8	$4.38
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.26	$3.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.99	$2.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.04	$1.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.4	$39
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11	$5.73
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$68.3	$28.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.7	$4.41
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.4	$33.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.3	$67.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$882	$303
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17337	$16802

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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 Shangqiu

Distance	City	Cost of living
92 km or 57 mi	Yongcheng	$581
92 km or 57 mi	Heze	$803
117 km or 73 mi	Huaibei	$581
121 km or 75 mi	Changyuan	$569
126 km or 79 mi	Kaifeng	$483
128 km or 79 mi	Zoucheng	$558
128 km or 80 mi	Zhoukou	$598
129 km or 80 mi	Xiangcheng	$572
132 km or 82 mi	Jieshou	$556
137 km or 85 mi	Jining	$548
142 km or 89 mi	Xuzhou	$514
150 km or 93 mi	Suzhou	$592
156 km or 97 mi	Tengzhou	$572
159 km or 99 mi	Puyang	$583
170 km or 106 mi	Fuyang	$601
174 km or 108 mi	Xuchang	$491
174 km or 108 mi	Changge	$509
176 km or 110 mi	Xinzheng	$518
178 km or 110 mi	Luohe	$543
178 km or 111 mi	Qufu	$563
181 km or 112 mi	Zaozhuang	$542
181 km or 113 mi	Weihui	$498
185 km or 115 mi	Zhengzhou	$511
188 km or 117 mi	Xinxiang	$489
192 km or 119 mi	Hebi	$531
202 km or 126 mi	Yuzhou	$520
204 km or 127 mi	Huixian	$506
208 km or 129 mi	Xinmi	$516
210 km or 131 mi	Xingyang	$516
217 km or 135 mi	Pizhou	$576
220 km or 137 mi	Anyang	$492
220 km or 137 mi	Zhumadian	$596
221 km or 137 mi	Feicheng	$550
227 km or 141 mi	Liaocheng	$505
229 km or 142 mi	Bengbu	$519
229 km or 143 mi	Pingdingshan	$542
233 km or 145 mi	Wugang	$526
236 km or 147 mi	Tai'an	$548
238 km or 148 mi	Jiaozuo	$489
240 km or 149 mi	Dengfeng	$518