Ottawa vs Shangqiu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Ottawa	Shangqiu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2122	$612
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4795	$1689
🏠 One person rent	$1248	$247
🏘️ Family rent	$2038	$424
🍽️ Food expenses	$575	$222
🚐 Transport expenses	$167	$73.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3638	$719
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	49	17
😀 Quality of life	91	44
🏙️ Population	1.02M	7.82M

The cost of living in Ottawa is 247% more expensive than in Shangqiu. Cities ranked 1688th and 7879th ($2122 vs $612) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 22nd and 222nd 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 Shangqiu. Ottawa ranked 8th best city to live in Canada vs Shangqiu ranked 350th in China, while ranked 141st and 7390th 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	$15.2	$2.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.6	$23.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.1	$4.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.79	$0.95
☕ Cappuccino	$4.28	$2.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.14	$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1259	$231
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1072	$188
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2157	$424
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1775	$330
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$93.4	$42.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$142	$67.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$45.2	$7.32
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.27%	3.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4527	$2811
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4215	$1703
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.92	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$96.3	$16
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.1	$4.25
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.43	$1.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.55	$1.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$1.12
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.51	$1.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$11.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$3.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.7	$11.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.89	$2.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$1.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4	$1.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.86	$1.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$0.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.9	$0.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.98	$1.24
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.3	$10.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.77	$0.68
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.2	$3.29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$4.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.19	$4.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.94	$2.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.36	$1.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.9	$36.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.4	$5.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$66.5	$29
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.7	$4.52
👖 Brand Jeans	$64.6	$33.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$69.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$899	$257
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17263	$19212

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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 Shangqiu

Distance	City	Cost of living
92 km or 57 mi	Yongcheng	$588
92 km or 57 mi	Heze	$811
117 km or 73 mi	Huaibei	$595
121 km or 75 mi	Changyuan	$555
126 km or 79 mi	Kaifeng	$457
128 km or 79 mi	Zoucheng	$575
128 km or 80 mi	Zhoukou	$610
129 km or 80 mi	Xiangcheng	$583
132 km or 82 mi	Jieshou	$567
137 km or 85 mi	Jining	$565
142 km or 89 mi	Xuzhou	$531
150 km or 93 mi	Suzhou	$605
156 km or 97 mi	Tengzhou	$585
159 km or 99 mi	Puyang	$589
170 km or 106 mi	Fuyang	$613
174 km or 108 mi	Xuchang	$487
174 km or 108 mi	Changge	$504
176 km or 110 mi	Xinzheng	$514
178 km or 110 mi	Luohe	$519
178 km or 111 mi	Qufu	$573
181 km or 112 mi	Zaozhuang	$557
181 km or 113 mi	Weihui	$491
185 km or 115 mi	Zhengzhou	$523
188 km or 117 mi	Xinxiang	$484
192 km or 119 mi	Hebi	$533
202 km or 126 mi	Yuzhou	$516
204 km or 127 mi	Huixian	$502
208 km or 129 mi	Xinmi	$520
210 km or 131 mi	Xingyang	$520
217 km or 135 mi	Pizhou	$590
220 km or 137 mi	Anyang	$507
220 km or 137 mi	Zhumadian	$599
221 km or 137 mi	Feicheng	$562
227 km or 141 mi	Liaocheng	$508
229 km or 142 mi	Bengbu	$523
229 km or 143 mi	Pingdingshan	$533
233 km or 145 mi	Wugang	$521
236 km or 147 mi	Tai'an	$560
238 km or 148 mi	Jiaozuo	$492
240 km or 149 mi	Dengfeng	$522